News tagged with 'Namibia'

2015 Top Lot successfully resold for Namibian children

As promised, Dutch farmer and businessman Mr. Rien Leeyen  brought back to Kopenhagen Fur a world class package of Mahogany Velvet skins from the September 2015 auction.

• Top lot
• Namibia

Swakara contributes meaningfully to rural economy

According to the Namibian newspaper New Era, Swakara farming has made a significant contribution to Namibian economy...

• Swakara
• Namibia

Chinese fur businesses falls in love with swakara

A group of 13 business leaders from the Chinese fur industry who recently graduated from the Tsinghua University in Beijing's E-MBA...

• Namibia
• China
• Swakara

Video: Kopenhagen Fur's Namibian kindergartens are growing

Since 2006 Kopenhagen Fur has supported kindergartens in a big slum area in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. So far...

• Namibia
• Kindergarden
• Kopenhagen Fur

Video: Mark Tan inspires Namibian designers

The Danish designer Mark Tan visited Namibia to learn about the production of Swakara skin. In that connection he met some Namibian...

• Mark Kenly Domino Tan
• Swakara
• Namibia

Video: Sharing knowledge in Namibia

Kjetil Aas and Tilde Bay Kristoffersen, two designers from Scandinavia, have just recently completed their fur styles made with Swakara skins. These designs will be used to promote this unique skin type from Namibia, and this week these designs will be promoted in Hong Kong during the international fur fair.

• Namibia
• Swakara