The centre has partnered with green design and lifestyle product resource, Green Elephant Collective to curate the Cavendish Square LIFTED project; working with local design talents to create an environment within the centre that will bring a smile to shoppers’ faces, whilst also providing them direction to the various alternative entrances to the centre.

Part of this pioneering project includes collaboration between these artists and local school children who will create a magical forest on the lower ground floor of Cavendish Square, as part of the Cavendish Square LIFTED School Arts Project in association with Plascon.

“A magic forest of cardboard trees and plastic leaves will be fixed to the hoarding, along with birds and flowers painted by scholars aged 12 to 13 years. Plascon has very generously sponsored the paints that the scholars will be using to create their forest masterpieces,” said project curator Ute Faure

Plascon has donated paints from the 2012 Plascon Colour Palette; including Memory, Mystery, Expression and Origin. Each school will paint an area in accordance with one of these themes.

“We are very excited to see what the learners create and, with the expert guidance of recycled paper designer Keri Muller and installation artist Lizanne Visser, we have no doubt that the art installations will be of the highest standard.” said Cavendish Square centre manager, Brenda Bibby

Monday, 20 February saw learners from Rondebosch Boys Prep School and Springfield Convent working side by side to create some incredible works of art. Look out for budding young artists in the centre this week from top local schools -
Tuesday, 21 February: Bishops and Rustenberg
Wednesday, 22 February: Reddam House and Grove Primary
Thursday, 23 February: SACS and Herschel

To show their appreciation for their loyal customers’ continued support, Cavendish Square has also implemented a parking promotion of maximum R10 parking per day during the escalator upgrade project.