About us
Sanctuary Shop is a lifestyle boutique, proudly and wonderfully situated on the same premises as the beautiful Alice Art Gallery, in Ruimsig, Gauteng. The outlet is a collaboration between two Johannesburg-based creatives - Corne Senekal, a Fashion Designer / Creative and Monica Cserei, a Jewellery Designer and Artist.
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With both Designers having their own respective brands, Corne and Monica needed a suitable platform to showcase and market their products. Having met at Alice Art Gallery initially, and with an ideal shop space becoming available, they inevitably collaborated and Sanctuary Shop materialized.
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Corne and Monica are both passionately and proudly South African and Sanctuary allows South African artists and designers the opportunity to showcase their products within their space. The Sanctuary brand ethos is to promote, empower and share success with as many people as possible.
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There is plenty of success to go around and everyone must get a share of it. Corne and Monica share this philosophy and it is an important value within their business. Sanctuary is committed to supporting local small businesses and will therefore offer a variety of clothing, jewellery, ceramics, candles, garden and home accessories that are all locally produced, from various artists and designers.
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Monica Cserei - “The Lord has blessed us in order to be a blessing to others. I hope that our little ‘dream come true’ Shop will be as much of a liberating inspiration and motivation to each designer and customer alike, as it has been to me personally. I am truly blessed by The Lord and grateful - Jeremiah 29 vs 11 ‘For I know the plans I Have for you,” declares The Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
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Corne Senekal - “We are healed to help others. We are blessed to be a blessing. We are saved to serve, not to sit around and wait for Heaven.”
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We look forward to welcoming and meeting you soon. :)