Style Should Be Effortless
Silk by Design is a family-owned business in Durban, South Africa and was started in 1998 by Sue McNair, who remains a director today. Throughout our history of trading, we have solidified our position as the market leader in quality and service in the silk flower, and more broadly, home décor industry.
We distribute our artificial silk flowers, artificial trees and silk flower arrangements throughout South Africa as well as export into Africa, Australia, the UK, and Europe.
Craft
We pride ourselves on our workmanship and our attention to detail and only use high-quality silk flowers in our silk flower arrangements. Our team of in-house florists, are passionate about their craft and love to see the reactions that their beautiful flower arrangements can uncover in our customers.
In addition, through our sales department, led by Debbie Chetty and Cheryl Naicker, we aim to ensure that our customers receive quality service that lives up to the quality of our flowers & arrangements.
Every member of our growing team plays a vital role in the success of the company, taking responsibility for their work and finding value in their contribution.
Creativity
We are inspired by local and international décor trends while still bringing our unique style to all of our hand-crafted flower arrangements. We achieve this by continuously striving to stay relevant, casting our view far and wide to appreciate the beautiful artistry of others.
Our ability to create bespoke arrangements & floral designs for our customers sets us apart from the competition and over the years we have worked on a number of large corporate plantscaping installations, shop fronts, exhibitions, and upmarket residential interiors.
Our Products
Our beautiful artificial floral arrangements are designed and constructed in-house in our Durban factory. The high-quality silk flowers are set in robust glass vases or containers and fixed in place by means of a water-like resin.
Varying in design and each with its own unique style and character, our artificial flower arrangements make the perfect bright & bold décor accessory for your home or office.
The trendy designs are ever-changing and seasonal, but firm favourites such as silk rose arrangements, silk tulip arrangements, silk peony arrangements, and silk protea arrangements can almost always be found.
Our realistic and life-like artificial over stem range is of the highest quality. Sourced from only the best international silk flower suppliers,
our range is built on a foundation of our favourite classics, including artificial roses, artificial orchids, and artificial tulips, with a wide variety of tropical flowers, including artificial proteas and artificial bird of paradise, expanding the selection.
Our silk flower stems are beautiful, standalone or arranged together, giving you endless opportunities to create your own design.
Our artificial Vertical Gardens are sold by the m² and can be customised to suit your space. Each 1m² garden is fitted to a metal frame and can
be easily mounted directly to a wall using the included mounting batons.
Our Vertical Gardens require virtually no maintenance and will make the ideal green touch to your setting.
Our growing range of artificial aloes & artificial succulents appear realistic and fleshy. They are striking and bold in appearance and are the perfect subtle addition to any setting. Some favourites include artificial agave plants, artificial cactus, and artificial echeveria.
Our wide range of artificial trees & silk plants vary in size and appearance, giving you multiple options to complete your setting with a
green finish that perfectly complements your own unique style.
Some favourites from our range include artificial ferns, artificial palm trees, and artificial fiddle leaf trees. These artificial trees are great for indoor use where live plants may not be suitable.
Custom Designs
Although we do our best to show off as many design combinations as possible on our website, with our extensive range of flowers, plants, trees, and containers, the possible combinations are almost limitless. This, coupled with the fact that we employ a team of in house florists means that we are always ready to put together new designs and work on new ideas for our customers.
Like it says in our name, one of our greatest strengths is design, so whether you are an architect, interior designer, or decorator needing a design and quote for a client, a hotel looking for a bespoke floral arrangement for your hotel lobby, or you simply can’t find quite what you’re looking for in our catalogue, drop us a line or a mail and we will assist with a custom quote.
The details are not the details. They make the design
Charles Eames