
— Here’s to the arty ones
Khula means ‘growth’. A name that originates in the desire to give a platform to the views of our artists; local South Africans coming to grips with the contrasts that surround them, in order for society at large to experience and engage with their work.
Artists’ paintings, illustrations, graffiti and photography are reproduced by digital print or hand-painted directly onto the bags. Each bag is tagged with an insight into the work and background of the artist – thereby enabling wearers to engage directly with the artwork and spread the word about the artists involved.
Bestsellers
KHULA Shopper – Behind me
R999.00KHULA Shopper – All Of Me
R999.00KHULA Holdall – Multiplicity
R1,399.00KHULA Shopper – Faded
R999.00

Shoppers
Artworks translated into high quality bags
KHULA Shopper – All Of Me
R999.00KHULA Shopper – Behind me
R999.00KHULA Shopper – Bree street
R999.00KHULA Shopper – Faded
R999.00
Laptop bags
Khula is wearable art
KHULA Laptop Bag – Cosmic Dance
R1,499.00KHULA Laptop Bag – Field Of Dreams
R1,499.00KHULA Laptop Bag – Fierce
R1,499.00KHULA Laptop Bag – Opportunity Awaits
R1,499.00
Backpacks
South Africa’s most talented artists
KHULA Backpack – All Of Me
R1,599.00KHULA Backpack – Cosmic Dance
R1,599.00KHULA Backpack – Fierce
R1,599.00KHULA Backpack – Hope
R1,599.00
Latest arrivals
Art with a strong message about South Africa’s society
KHULA Satchel – Reflections
R1,099.00KHULA Satchel – Opportunity Awaits
R1,099.00KHULA Satchel – Muse
R1,099.00KHULA Satchel – All of me
R1,099.00
Khula came to life when our founder Moniek van Erven moved from Amsterdam to Johannesburg and fell in love with its rhythm, diversity and people. She felt the need and desire to give a voice to the alternative narrative expressed in the artworks of South African artists – providing a canvas for their work, a ‘voice’ for their stories and providing additional income for the artists with an honest share for the sale of each bag.
In discovering the South African art scene, she found a country struggling to reconcile a tumultuous past with an uncertain future, yet bursting with potential and hope – yet a lack of platform for the voices she encountered to engage a larger worldwide audience. As an experienced social entrepreneur she seized the opportunity and got to work.
