A hand carved wooden sign for African Kirikara Arts & Craft, Hout Bay

Who is the Sign Carver?

A Graphic designer by trade, Ivan Hunter bravely left the humdrum of his advertising career in 1994 to pursue his passion of sculpture and carving. In the transition from pixels to woodchips, Ivan showed great talent and craftsmanship and eventually decided to launch the Sign Carver business.

Since then, the Sign Carver has never looked back and this year, we celebrate 22 years in this exciting trade.

The Sign Carver lives by his mantra "Follow your joy" and by the looks of it, he's always happiest amongst a pile of woodchips.

African Kirikara Art & Craft

African Kirikara Art & Craft, Swartkopmund, Namibia is a true African gem. They offer hand crafted art sourced from all corners of Africa.

From jewellery, hand woven rugs & carpets, ceramics & pottery, contemporary & tribal art, everything you see at African Kirikara is an incomparable piece of hand-crafted African art exquisitely hand made with natural materials, in an authentic African style.

So when African Kirikara opened up a new store in Hout Bay, Cape Town, their signage needed to make a proud and powerful statement.

Photographed: A hand carved wooden sign for African Kirikara Arts & Craft, Hout Bay

Naturally, they contacted the Sign Carver, who crafted a large hand carved wooden cartouche surround. This was then supported by two elephants carved in Kiaat (also known as African Teak) by Namibian sculptors.

The sign was proudly displayed on the roof of African Kirikara in Hout Bay