Person wearing colorful bracelets holding a starfish on a beach.

Marzipan Jewellery creates handmade pieces in small batches,

using hand-dyed beads,

natural materials, and considered colour stories.

About us

Marzipan Jewellery began quietly in 2002, near the sea, where days move a little slower and time has room to stretch. From the beginning, Marzipan Jewellery has been a creative expression shaped by coastal living, and a deep appreciation of colour, texture, and mixed materials coming together.

Working primarily with beads, Marzipan brings together wood, glass, shell, crystal, and nickel-free metal components, sourced locally where possible and combined by hand. Materials are chosen for how they feel, how they age, and how they sit together — never for perfection, always for how they live with you.

Beads are gathered. Inspiration is collected. Materials are chosen and sourced with care. Each piece takes the time it needs, allowing room for curiosity, play, and the unexpected.

At Marzipan, sustainability means working steadily, producing responsibly, and creating meaningful employment within our community. Skills are shared, work is paid fairly, and making is treated as something worthy of time and respect.

Over the years, many hands have shaped Marzipan. What has remained is the feeling, colour without chaos, a quiet sense of freedom, jewellery that settles into your life with ease. Pieces that feel familiar, as though they’ve been with you longer than they have.

The story of Marzipan is still being written. It continues with each person who wears a piece, each set of hands that makes one, each place it finds its way to. What began on one shoreline now travels further, carried gently to other shores, other lives, other moments of pause.

At its heart, Marzipan is about calm. Made by hand, respect for the process and the people involved.

About choosing less noise.

These are carefully made pieces, assembled using quality components and thoughtful processes. They are not intended to last a lifetime — but with care, they can accompany you for years, changing gently with use.

Jewellery to be worn, lived in.

Jewellery you reach for without thinking, because it feels right.

A small pause.

A feeling you can return to.

A story still unfolding.

Get in touch

We always enjoy hearing from you. If you have a question about an order, a piece you’re drawn to, or simply want to say hello, you’re welcome to get in touch.

You can contact us via email or WhatsApp — please include as much detail as possible so we can assist you in the best way. We’ll be in touch as soon as we can.

Business hours: Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 16:00

Whatsapp: +27 73 872 0881

Email: info@marzipan.co.za

Delivery Address: 1 Curch Street, Ladismith, Western Cape, 6655

Wholesale

We design and produce small, carefully curated collections using natural, locally sourced materials and a colourful, eclectic design approach.

Marzipan Jewellery is offered to a limited number of considered retail partners.

If you’re a shop owner, boutique buyer, or retail curator interested in stocking vibrant, handmade South African jewellery with a coastal inspired aesthetic, who values the time, skill, and people behind handmade work, we invite you to apply for a wholesale account.

Please send us an email to info@marzipan.co.za and include the following information:

Your name and surname

Mobile number

Business/trading name

Business delivery address

Social links

All wholesale applications are reviewed manually, and we’ll be in touch once your details have been considered — please allow 2–3 working days for review.

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