Heritage Month is coming up, and if you've ever handed someone a gift that actually meant something to them, you know it's rarely about the price tag. It's about whether the person giving it thought about who's receiving it.
That's the idea behind a handful of pieces in our range that were built around one thing: South Africa itself. Not as a theme bolted onto a product afterward, but as the actual starting point.
Here are three worth knowing about before the busiest weeks of the year hit.
A pen that carries the flag
The I am South African Ball Point Pen doesn't try to be subtle about it. The barrel is wrapped in a design built from the South African flag, and hidden inside that design are 45 national icons and 10 traditional tribal patterns. We won't spoil all of them, but people do sit and find them one by one, which says something about how the pen was designed in the first place.
It comes in black ink, priced to make sense as a bulk order, and it works just as well as a client gift as it does a "thinking of home" gift for someone who's moved abroad.
The Protea, done properly
The Sengetti Protea Heritage Ball Pen takes a different approach. Where the I am South African pen wears its pride loudly, this one is quieter about it. Chrome-plated brass, a fine Protea flower engraved into the barrel throughout, and a twist-action mechanism that feels the way a pen at this price has no business feeling.
It's the kind of pen you'd put in front of a client during a signing, not because it needs to make a statement, but because it already has.
For the ones who write it down
Pair that pen with the Afrique Illustration A5 Notebook and you get the Afrique Notebook & Heritage Pen set: local illustration work on every page, packaged with a complimentary gift bag. It's become one of our better-selling combinations for exactly the reason you'd expect. A pen on its own is a nice gift. A pen with somewhere to put your best ideas is a better one.
There's more on the way
Heritage Month has a way of sneaking up on procurement calendars, so if you're a reseller or an event company reading this: all three of the above are ready to order now, no waiting required.
We're also sitting on something new for later this month that we're not quite ready to show yet. Follow our social pages if you want to be first to see it.
Quick questions we get asked
What's the difference between the I am South African Pen and the Sengetti Protea Heritage Pen? The I am South African Pen is a bold, graphic design built around the flag and hidden national symbols. The Sengetti Protea Heritage Pen is a metal pen with multiple engraved Protea motifs, aimed at a slightly more understated, premium gift.
Can these be branded for corporate orders? Yes. Get in touch about branding options and reseller pricing for bulk orders ahead of Heritage Month.
Is the Afrique Notebook & Heritage Pen sold as a set or separately? As a set — the Afrique Illustration A5 Notebook and the Sengetti Protea Heritage Ball Pen together, in one gift box.
If what you just read sounds good, whether that's for your team, your clients, or just for you, the range is ready. Check out the collection today.
