Monkeybiz

23/12/2025

Nontle Beauty Matshaya standing proudly in front of her magnificent exhibition giraffe which was beaded for the amazing at

This neutral but striking piece can take our bead artists up to 2 months to complete as it stands at an astounding 140cm tall 🦒🦒💛✨

You can shop these and much more this festive season directly at the AAFRICAA Store in the Alfred Mall of V&A Waterfront.

**The Monkeybiz team will be taking a much needed break between 24 Dec - 5 Jan.
Happy Holidays to all our friends around the world 🌍💛

19/12/2025

As we settle in to the festive holidays, we wanted to share one last GIFT 🎁 with you!

Shop all your favorite beaded festive items on our online store at 20% OFF!!

Use code: HAPPYHOLIDAYS20 at checkout 💛✨
We ship worldwide 🌍✈

Discount runs from 19 - 22 Dec 🎅🏼

Image courtesy of

08/12/2025

A sneaky look at our summer fruity coaster collection, beaded with ❤️ ☀️ by our talented artists.

Exclusively available at the market this weekend at our stall🍎🍌🍒🌽🍓🍐

Each coaster is hand-woven using glass beads 🫶

DM us if you’re not in town & would like to place an order.

28/11/2025

27/11/2025

Black Friday Weekend is here and with Monkeybiz every purchase creates real change 🫶

SAVE up to 50% from 28 Nov - 1 Dec and take home one-of-a-kind beaded artworks made with incredible skill and heart 💛

By shopping with us, you’re not just choosing something beautiful for your space. You’re directly supporting our bead artists and helping create sustainable income in communities that need it most, that is the REAL GIFT this festive season 🎁

Shop the sale on our website this weekend and be part of something deeply meaningful.

*Discount will automatically apply at checkout ✨
We ship WORLDWIDE 🌍✈

MONKEYBIZ is a Cape Town-based nonprofit reviving beadwork and empowering women in underserved communities through creativity and social upliftment.

24/11/2025

This year we worked on a hand-woven beaded artwork that pushed our bead artists way out of their comfort zones. Seventeen talented Monkeybiz bead artists spent approximately 3 months beading this jig-saw landscape masterpiece which was designed by talented artist & for the .london exhibition.

Zanele Muholi
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2025
Glass beads
60.3 x 113.4 in. | 153 x 288 cm

Image credit: image courtesy of Lea Crafford/Southern Guild.crafford

14/11/2025

Such incredible talent lies in the heart of the township 🫶

For many of our bead artists, earning a living through art once felt like an impossible dream. In communities where daily life can be challenging, women were often taught to take any job they could find, commuting long hours across the city, leaving their children behind, and returning home late at night.

Monkeybiz helped change that narrative. 💪 We empower women to work from home, care for their families, and become self-sustaining breadwinners, all while keeping the beautiful tradition of beadwork alive. What super-women they are. ✨

12/11/2025

We are on festive countdown 🎁✨

Shop our range of beautifully hand-beaded reindeers, festive trees, baubles and much more, directly on our online store. Spread festive love with intentional gifts this season 🫶💛

10/11/2025

VEGGIES - BUT MAKE IT ART 🌽🍆🍅✨

It’s been a year since we launched our veggie collection, and we’re still obsessed! 😍

We’re so excited to announce that Monkeybiz will soon be launching at the brand-new market space! 🌿 Stay tuned for updates - we can’t wait for you to see our beautiful new stall! 💚

07/11/2025

One of the stand-out artworks from our exhibition is Phumla Mramba's beaded chair, which she named: "BOMKAZI". Phumla explains: "'“Bomkazi is an old saying at Monkeybiz, about how life goes on here and never allows you sit around doing nothing.”

This incredible piece consists of a thrifted vintage chair, makes use of recycled tennis balls and sculpted wire. Phumla brought this piece to life with her use of colour and fantastic imagination.

This once off piece is available to purchase directly on our website, DM for more info :)

05/11/2025

🎨✨ Our artists bring colour, creativity and hope to the townships of Cape Town: one bead at a time. Through their vibrant art, they transform everyday life into something joyful and deeply meaningful.

In return, art brings them sustenance, pride and purpose, a way to earn a living through creativity, and is a celebration of the beauty that exists within their communities. 💛

At Monkeybiz, we believe art doesn’t just decorate life, it uplifts it.