Quivertree Publications
Coffee Shop in Cape Town

A boutique publishing house with a focus on spectacular South African design, fashion and food. Stunning photography, beautiful design and amazing food books.

We work with passionate authors with a single vision, and merge that with our skills in visual, typographical and editorial structures. We work in strong collaboration, which allows us to innovate and strengthen our content more than others. We constantly assess and rethink our structure and our process, always striving for excellence. With many accolades over the years, the latest being, 6 Gourmand World Cookbook awards in A radical idea, the book that would become Shack Chic did not receive support from local publishers. The duo realised that if this book would be born, they would have to do the work themselves, and started scouting for creative shack interiors on weekends. The reaction was incredible: people waited in lines to get to their stand and they returned to South Africa with loads of international interest. They were rewarded with a book deal; first from Thames & Hudson and then from Novib, a Dutch publisher that chooses only one book a year for their subscriptions. Shack Chic was published in 2002, to enormously positive reviews. To date, approximately 37 000 copies have been sold, with letters pouring in from all over the world, delivering accounts of how this local and international bestseller has changed people’s lives and perceptions. After this auspicious debut, the duo discovered that they had unwittingly laid the foundations for a publishing company. Eventually the success of their publishing business won out, and they decided to shift their full focus to Quivertree. Prickly Pears and Pomegranates winner of Best local cookbook in the world, at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. Fire Water, South African Brandy winner of best Wine and Spirits book in the world, at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. Quivertree Publications was chosen by Frankfurt bookfair to exhibit at the fair in 2009 along with 14 publishing companies from around the world. Craig Fraser, is one of fifteen South Africans chosen for the Decorex SA Walk of Fame as someone who has changed the face of decor in South Africa food book Awards. Find best-selling books and explore subjects including South African cooking, township art, aesthetics and gardening.