Ekhowley Co is a Cape Town catalogue house for stoneware, linen, woven baskets and the plain kitchen tools you actually reach for. Everything is listed by room and material, with size, care notes and the studio it came from.
Whether you are furnishing a first flat in Observatory or hunting for a gift that outlasts the season, the range is small on purpose. Trade buyers from guesthouses and interior studios can request samples separately.
Trade or bulk enquiry? Get in touch and we will send the current trade sheet.
Most people start with one mug and end up with a runner, a basket, and a board. These three sit well beside each other on a counter or a long table, and they cover the small daily jobs a first flat or a guest room usually asks for.
Sizes, care notes and the studio behind each piece are listed on the item page, so you can check before you add anything to a quote list.
Stoneware
Four hand-thrown mugs in speckled clay, glazed matte oat. Around 320 ml each, comfortable for a long morning coffee. Wall thickness varies slightly piece to piece, which is how you can tell they were thrown rather than pressed.
See the mug setLinen
Stonewashed twice so it arrives soft, 180 by 40 cm, in a deep olive that fades gently over the first year. Works on a dining table, a sideboard, or folded at the foot of a bed. Machine wash cold, line dry in shade.
See the linen runnerWoven fibre
Hand-woven in KwaZulu-Natal with a fitted lid, roughly 40 cm across and 45 cm high. Holds a folded throw, a week of laundry, or guesthouse bedding. Wipe with a dry cloth and keep it out of long direct sun.
See the basketIf you are kitting out a guesthouse or styling a shoot, the full range sits in the catalogue, and trade sample requests are handled through the usual contact line.
Every listing carries its size, material origin and care notes, so you can shortlist stoneware, linen or woven storage without guessing. Add what fits your room or your guesthouse order, and send the list through when you are ready.
Setting up a first flat in Observatory or Sea Point? Begin with mugs, a runner and one basket. Stylists and guesthouses can request samples before committing to a larger order.
Send a trade enquiryEvery listing is written to be used, not just looked at. Before anything goes into the range, we handle it, wash it, and check how it behaves after a few weeks on a real shelf in a real kitchen.
Dimensions, capacity, weight and material origin sit next to the photo, so you can check whether a bowl fits your shelf before you order it.
Stoneware, flax, palm fibre and enamel each age differently. We write the washing, drying and storage instructions per piece, not per category.
Kitchen, table, bedroom, bathroom. Then clay, linen, cotton, wood, woven fibre. Useful when you are furnishing one room at a time.
Collect what you are considering, adjust quantities, and send it through when you are ready. Handy for a first flat or a slow gift list.
Stylists, guesthouses and small retailers get a separate line: sample requests, repeat quantities and delivery scheduling across South Africa.
Each piece carries a line on who made it and where the material came from, so you know whether you are buying from a two-person studio or a weaving cooperative.
Start with the full product range, or read how we work with trade and guesthouse buyers.