How we do business- an interview with our founder and creative director
SEEING BUSINESS DIFFERENTLY – HOW BALLO OWNER ALISTAIR BARNES PUTS THE PLANET BEFORE PROFIT. Interview by: Daniel Fabre, Yoco Global warming is a h...
Read moreRecycled packaging and carbon neutral shipping
SEEING BUSINESS DIFFERENTLY – HOW BALLO OWNER ALISTAIR BARNES PUTS THE PLANET BEFORE PROFIT. Interview by: Daniel Fabre, Yoco Global warming is a h...
Read moreIf you are gonna buy, which you probably will at Christmas, the best thing you can do is buy local.
Read moreIs it a jacket? Is it a shirt? It’s quite possible that it’s neither… Inspired by Japanese workwear, the Noragi fits into an elusive corner of th...
Read moreGreat to welcome the BBC to our workshop and tell our story! Click here to Watch Video
Read moreBallo is an Ethical Fashion brand. Established in 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa, we began producing handmade eyewear from recycled and upcycled m...
Read moreBallo’s core principles are sustainability, functionality and durability. Staying true to these we have developed a range of hemp teeshirts, vests...
Read moreDomestic Buffalo horn is one of the earliest materials used to make eyewear. It is an organic by-product of domestic water buffalo farming and is ...
Read moreNew kid on the block- The Burge is sure to heat things up this summer. *Pictured in Raw Imbuia wood with Cyan Mirror lens.
Read moreMost opticians will tell you they won't work with wooden frames as the frame will split. We'll tell you different. At the core of every eyewood ...
Read moreIntroducing a world first from Ballo- ShweShwe sunglasses, handmade in Woodstock, Cape Town.
Read moreOver the past few months Ballo been working with local artist Atang Tshikare, zabalazaa.com. Atang is the first in the new Artist Eyewood Prog...
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