The design team

Pete Woo – Pete is our character designer and illustrator. Visit Peter Woodbridge Illustration on Wordpress.
Elaine Woo – Elaine develops toy designs and prototypes using her extensive knowledge of the 3D form, materials and hand crafts.

Our sewing team

We are regularly assisted by our loyal, and highly skilled in-house sewing team. When appropriate we also use local factories and sewing co-ops.

• Daphne – Machinist and cutting. Daphne worked for many years in clothing and lingerie in the Western Cape where she learned to cut and machine sew very efficiently.
  
  
• Simone – Hand stitching, embroidery and stuffing. Orginally from Congo Brazzaville. After arriving in South Africa she sold her sewing crafts at street markets in Cape Town and worked in various sewing co-ops. Simone has extensive experience making and mending clothes and bags, doing crochet and embroidery.

• Rachel – Hand stitching and stuffing. Originally from DRC (Congo), she has a young son who was born in SA. Rachel works partly at home while taking care of him. Rachel is an expert hand stitcher.
  
  
• Barbara – Cutter and Guru. Barbara taught Elaine all about sewing and still assists her daughter with cutting and other tasks.