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Feed 1 person in need for 1 month with R50 donation with CBD CAN

Feed 1 person in need for 1 month with R50 donation with CBD CAN

We are working with Cape Town CBD Community Action Network (CAN). They are helping us distribute 1 for 1 mask donations. They are also doing an in...

Ballo launches on Design-Milk.com

When I was at university Blogs were big and the first (and pretty much only) blog I discovered that I liked was Design-Milk.com. It was a fresh s...

Alistair Barnes - Ballo Creative Director

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...

The best thing you can do for the planet today, this Black Friday and this Christmas is...

If you are gonna buy, which you probably will at Christmas, the best thing you can do is buy local.

Ballo tree planting with GreenPop

Plant trees- we do. There are few better things we can do for this planet than plant trees. So we have pledged to do more of this with our Tree Pla...

A NEW HOME FOR BALLO

The shop…or is it the workshop? Maybe it’s the Work-Shop or even the Work/Shop. Whatever it is, Ballo has a new home at 54 Newmarket Street, Cape ...

BALLO MEETS JAPAN WITH THE HEMP NORAGI

Is 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...

Ballo- Exporting South African waste to faces all over the world

Nice to meet you. I started Ballo in 2013 in Cape Town. We make high quality sunglasses from waste and export them alll over the world. At Ballo w...

Ballo popup with Dear Rae and Asha Eleven at 99 Juta St, Braamfontein

In the first week of April we joined jewelry brand Dear Rae and Asha Eleven for a popup in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. 99 Juta St is the home of Do...

Ballo featured on BBC

Great to welcome the BBC to our workshop and tell our story! Click here to Watch Video

The Ballo Beach Club Hemp Rugby jersey capsule drop at Rowing Blazers NYC

Ballo is an Ethical Fashion brand. Established in 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa, we began producing handmade eyewear from recycled and upcycled m...