Orchard Creek Designs and Swahili African Modern Tropical Decorative Accents

Handpainted monkey and palm leaves design vase.
Orchard Creek Designs services a wide spectrum of diverse customers. The mediums of products we work in include wood, iron, porcelain, bronze, crystal as well as glassware and stained glass items.

Malian textile artisans apply an updated mudcloth technique to create this bold woven cotton throw blanket. Brown, black, white and olive green tones mingle in an array of geometric shapes based on traditional and contemporary African symbols.
Hemmed borders at top and bottom. Patterns will vary. For best care, hand wash in cool water and air dry.

Malian textile artisans apply an updated mudcloth technique to create this bold woven cotton throw blanket. Deep blue, green and dark brown tones mingle in an array of geometric shapes based on traditional and contemporary African symbols.
Hemmed borders at top and bottom. Patterns will vary. For best care, hand wash in cool water and air dry.

Handpainted blue and cream elephant vase.
Orchard Creek Designs services a wide spectrum of diverse customers. The mediums of products we work in include wood, iron, porcelain, bronze, crystal as well as glassware and stained glass items.

Handpainted monkey and palm leaves design vase.
Orchard Creek Designs services a wide spectrum of diverse customers. The mediums of products we work in include wood, iron, porcelain, bronze, crystal as well as glassware and stained glass items.

Handpainted monkey and palm leaves design vase.
Orchard Creek Designs services a wide spectrum of diverse customers. The mediums of products we work in include wood, iron, porcelain, bronze, crystal as well as glassware and stained glass items.

Perched ceramic cockatoo figurine with with a distressed red finish.

Perched ceramic cockatoo figurine with with a distressed white finish.

At Tonderai Metal Works in Zimbabwe, metal sculptors transform colorful red, yellow, white and blue oil drums into fashionable garden art elephant sculptures. Each sculpture is finished with varnish to protect against the elements. Weathering is to be expected if the sculpture is exposed to elements over time. Because this is a handcrafted item, each will vary.