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International acclaim for Spier Arts Wine Collection’s eye-catching design
MARCH 13, 2017 | The Spier Arts Wine Collection has been awarded a Bronze medal in the Drinks International’s Wine Design Challenge 2017’s Best Design for a Wine Range category.
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Ouroboros: remnants of a rhino reborn
MARCH 07, 2017 | An intriguing new artwork made of bones has been installed at Spier on the banks of the Eerste River.
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Visit the Spier Mosaic Kraal, South Africa’s first outdoor mosaic exhibition
FEBRUARY 20, 2017 | From February 2017, visitors arriving at Spier Wine Farm will be greeted with the country’s first permanent outdoor exhibition of mosaic. Situated between the Wine Collection Point and the Tasting Room, at the entrance to the Werf, the Spier Mosaic Kraal features the works of 16 contemporary South African artists.
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Must-see artworks at Spier - Part 1
AUGUST 11, 2016 | From Spier's public spaces to displays in the Manor House and wine shop, art is as much part of Spier as good food and fine wine is. The artworks are rotated every year to give exposure to as many artists as possible, and to keep the spaces fresh for visitors and staff.
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COOP celebrates 150 years with a public sculpture commission for Spier Arts Academy graduate
MAY 03, 2016 | As part of Coop’s 150th birthday celebrations, CEO Peter Høgsted has commissioned a mosaic sculpture of the iconic Cirkelpigen – the much-loved logo of Coop’s coffee brand, Cirkel Kaffe. The logo was created in 1955 by artist Aage Sikker Hansen and won the Classics Prize awarded by the Danish Design Centre.
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Photo exhibition: Food (R)Evolution
NOVEMBER 12, 2015 | Currently there is a photo exhibition on the coral tree lane between the wine shop and the Eagle Encounters, titled: What I Eat: Around the World By Diet. The exhibition presents the stories people tell of the foods they eat in one day, from the frigid shores of Greenland to Africa’s Great Rift Valley.
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