Since its founding in 2000 as a sustainable non-profit in Cape Town, South Africa, MonkeyBiz has encouraged its more than 400 bead artists to grow creatively and translate a traditional African art into contemporary one-of-a-kind pieces.
Profits from worldwide sales go back into projects such as a Wellness Clinic, Soup Kitchen, Skills Workshops, a Burial Society.
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In "Bead by Bead", Rutger Hauer comments, "MonkeyBiz is food on the table and food for thought."
Whether it is a couple on a bench, she drinking a "hot cup" and he reading a newspaper, or a fanciful animal, each MonkeyBiz piece is worth owning for the quality of the craft and because they are guaranteed to make you smile.