Ashanti

Top choice in Cape Town


Baskets, mats, lampshades, pillows, bags and cushions are among the many rainbow-coloured products on sale at this great artisan design shop that creates its own fabric from T-shirt offcuts that would otherwise go to landfill. No two pieces are alike and you can also buy their fabrics by the metre.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Cape Town attractions

1. Bertram House

0.18 MILES

The only surviving Georgian-style brick house in Cape Town dates from the 1840s. At the time of research it was closed for maintenance, so you may only be…

2. South African Planetarium

0.27 MILES

The displays and star shows here unravel the mysteries of the southern hemisphere’s night sky using images caught by the Southern African Large Telescope …

3. South African Museum

0.27 MILES

South Africa’s oldest museum was undergoing renovations at the time of research, so some galleries were closed. The museum contains a wide and often…

4. Cape Town Holocaust Centre

0.31 MILES

This small museum packs a lot in with a considerable emotional punch. The history of anti-Semitism is set in a South African context with parallels drawn…

5. Great Synagogue

0.34 MILES

It's worth making time to see the handsome Great Synagogue consecrated in 1905 and still in very active use. Volunteer guides will point out aspects of…

6. Delville Wood Memorial

0.35 MILES

This monument was built to honour the 2000-plus South African soldiers who fell during a five-day WWI battle. The ensemble’s elements include Alfred…

7. VOC Vegetable Garden

0.36 MILES

Installed in 2014 at the southern end of the Public Garden, but inspired by the original market garden laid out by Dutch settlers here over 350 years ago…

8. Centre for the Book

0.38 MILES

This grand domed Edwardian building first opened in 1913 as the headquarters of the now-defunct University of Good Hope. More recently it has become an…