See: The Table Bay Hotel recycles traditional decorations

This December, guests of the V&A Waterfront's five-star Table Bay hotel will receive an African festive flair, celebrating local creativity.

Keeping sustainability at the centre of all its operations, the hotels' existing decorations were upcycled, making them more representative of Cape Town and South Africa.

The hotel commissioned local artist Glorinah Khutso Mabaso to reimagine the decor in an African pattern that will be exclusive to The Table Bay, symbolising a festive season at the tip of Africa. The pattern will be used to cover existing decorations, as well as on special wrapping paper and hotel menus.

The hotel also partnered with Monkeybiz, an organisation in Cape Town that works with 250 local crafters. Their designs include bowls, proteas, porcupines and even a fun African take on reindeers made from wire and beads. Each piece is handcrafted so no two decorations are the same.