Located at the Middle Star mall, Hazelwood houses a sizable retail store, as well as a workshop, and all the items sold in the shop - ranging from jewellery, household items to wall hangings - are manufactured in the workshop. A walk into the shop reveals that this is indeed no ordinary shop as every worker is busy piecing together something; some vanishing wood, and others putting together eye-catching jewellery.
The owner Wendy Heyns proudly shared with Arts & Culture that almost all the products sold in the shop are made in her workshop, adding that the products are inspired by Botswana culture and nature. Heyns, who is very enthusiastic about what she does, believes that it is possible for Batswana to produce their own goods and reduce the flow of imports into the country. She also believes Botswana can actually export her goods to other countries. Her workshop, does many works, which include jewellery making, decoupage work, pewter work, mosaic work, and plaster curving mostly using local raw materials, including semi-precious stones.
