Delegate gifts people actually take home.
Corporate gifting for conferences and events

Delegate gifts people actually take home.

The Joinery makes branded event gifts, from welcome totes to speaker keepsakes, handmade in the Cape Winelands using FutureFelt, made from recycled plastic bottles collected across South Africa.
How it's made

A gift with a story worth telling from the stage.

Every FutureFelt piece begins as a plastic bottle collected from South African streets and landfills, sorted and processed into felt by South African artisans. No new plastic. Just something considered, made from what was thrown away, handed to every delegate in the room.
1,000,000+
Plastic bottles diverted from South African streets and landfills so far
100%
Recycled felt, no virgin plastic used
A gift with a story worth telling from the stage.
Who makes it

A small team, cutting and stitching every piece by hand.

A small team, cutting and stitching every piece by hand.

Every delegate gift passes through the same hands, in the same Cape Winelands studio, cut and stitched by a team of artisans and women-led cooperatives rather than a factory line.

The offer

One event. A few moments worth marking properly.

Not every touchpoint of a conference needs a gift. We help you choose the few that do, and make sure delegates keep hold of it after the event ends.
Delegate welcome

A tote or pouch waiting on arrival, useful from the first session onward.

Speaker gifts

A considered piece for the people who gave their time on stage.

Sponsor recognition

Branded pieces that make a sponsor's name feel earned, not stuck on.

The take-home

Something delegates still use back at their own desk, weeks later.

Built to last

Still on their desk long after the conference ends.

A conference gift usually lasts until the flight home. Ours is backed by a Lifetime Repair Promise, repaired in Cape Town by the artisans who made it, so it keeps earning its place long after the delegate badge comes off.
Still on their desk long after the conference ends.
Made in one studio in the Cape Winelands, not shipped in from anywhere else.
Not a factory overseas

Made in one studio in the Cape Winelands, not shipped in from anywhere else.

Every delegate gift is cut and stitched in the same small studio, by the same team, rather than a factory line on the other side of the world. It's a real place, with a name on the door, not a supplier code.
From businesses we already work with

What our corporate clients say.

Ordered 80 custom laptop pouches as staff gifts. The team made the process painless and the final product landed beautifully. Nobody could believe they were made from plastic bottles.

Thandi K. Cape Town, Corporate gifting

We gifted the Weekender to our top conference speakers. The craftsmanship is unreal. You can feel the quality the moment you pick it up.

Sarah M. Johannesburg, Events

Our delegates kept asking where their welcome bags were from. That almost never happens with a conference gift.

Michael D. Cape Town, Conference organiser
Before you enquire

Questions we get asked about event gifting.

How many delegate gifts can you produce for one event?+

Production runs from 50 units up to 150,000 in a single run, so we can supply a small breakaway session or a full multi-day conference.

Can every gift be branded with our event or sponsor logo?+

Yes. Bespoke branding, embroidery, foiling and monogramming are all available, including individual delegate names where needed.

How sustainable is this, really?+

Every FutureFelt piece is made from plastic bottles collected from South African streets and landfills, processed with no new plastic added. Over a million bottles have been diverted this way so far.

What if a piece needs repair after the event?+

Every Joinery piece carries a Lifetime Repair Promise, repaired in Cape Town by the artisans who made the original.

Where is everything actually made?+

By hand, in our Cape Winelands studio, by a team of artisans and women-led cooperatives.

Get in touch

Request the Events catalogue.

Tell us about your event and roughly how many delegates you're catering for. We'll send the catalogue and a quote within two working days.

01Tell us about your event. Share the date, delegate numbers and what you have in mind.
02Get the catalogue and a quote. We come back with the full corporate catalogue and a quote, within two working days.
  • No minimum-spend pressure. Tell us your numbers and we'll tell you what's realistic.
  • Every quote includes branding and monogramming options.
  • Samples and swatches are available before you commit to a production run.
We typically reply with the catalogue and a quote within two working days.
Ready to talk event gifting? Catalogue and quote within two working days.
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