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I’m Aldené, founder and owner of Helena Aldené Atelier, a sustainable slow fashion brand based in Düsseldorf Germany. I was born and grew up in sunny South Africa. Sewing runs in our family. It started with my great grandmother who used to draft patterns straight on the fabric using a piece of chalk and cutting only from feeling. Being surrounded Read more…

Sharing our South-African-ness 🇿🇦 with Germany! VELDSKOEN™ – The legendary South African genuine leather shoe, sustainably handmade in South Africa by master craftsmen and women, using only premium quality materials. Now available online in Germany ➡️  www.veldskoenshoes.de Free shipping on orders over €50 within Germany. 20% discount for South Africans on first order. Use this discount code at checkout: SAFFAS20 Read more…

We are a South-African / German / British family and are renting out 2 guest rooms in our big house. We would love to host you for a little getaway in a tranquil setting. Our African themed room “Little Africa” sleeps two guests (140cm bed), offers river and windmill views and is located on the first floor. Our jungle themed room “Jungle Read more…

Anelia se oupa is in Mei 2020 in die Wes-Kaap oorlede. In Junie skryf haar ouma via Whatsapp: “Ek kon nie eers my maat groet nie… ek kon net vir oulaas by die hospitaal se ingang my elmboog teen syne druk. Hy het in sy laaste oomblikke na my geroep en ek kon nie daar wees nie.” Na aanleiding van Read more…

Traditional Indian cuisine is rich and diverse in flavours, originating in India and loved across all continents. Being proudly South African and embracing it in my all, I’ve also grown up in an Indian home with rich cultures and traditions. ​Having moved to Germany in 2019 (to my husband’s homeland), leaving behind the corporate industry of over 20 years of Read more…