ABOUT US

​From an early age I was intrigued by the simplicity of form, shades, colours, compositions and found the natural world around me fascinating. To this day, I find my inspiration from simply being an observer - seeing the extraordinary nature of all that is so easily viewed as ordinary.

My journey started in London, where I lived for seven years. Here I bought my first camera. For the first time, I could start capturing all I admired. Living abroad also exposed me to another interest of mine; designer furniture. I was fascinated by British designer Sir Terence Conran, founder of Ikea, Ingvar Kamprad and the work of furniture designers Philippe Starck, Mies van der Rohe and Hans Wegner. ​

When we returned to South Africa in 2005, I found it difficult to find someone who could print, frame and distribute my photographic work. I decided to start my own printing business:

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I sold my images to Weylandts Home store in the same year and have been a supplier to them ever since. I have since worked with many interior decorators, architects, retail stores and corporate companies. Up to date Think Images has sold over 50 000 canvasses nationwide.

​In 2011 I felt that we needed to expand the business as we became aware that solid wood furniture was only to be found in antique shops. I wanted to buy simplistic, well crafted, heirloom pieces for my home but could not find any.  The beautifully designed pieces I saw in Belgium, Holland and Germany were just not available. I was given the opportunity to use a gallery space to start the business, which we named:

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The combination of teak furniture and photographic wall art turned out to work very well together. Home ware, decor, glassware and ceramic pieces followed.​

Moving away from mass production and focusing on what is unique and worth keeping for the rest of your life is what I strive for. ​ All the furniture are manufactured by a team of qualified carpenters who were trained and are from Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Looking forward to meeting you.

Tanja Hansen 

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