DUKE Paints Bo-Kaap White To Launch Jive #DalaYourColour Campaign

To kick off the launch of the annual Jive summer campaign, DUKE, in collaboration with Mark1 and Positive Dialogue, created quite a stir in one of Cape Town’s most historic neighbourhoods. The agency painted four of the iconic, colourful Bo-Kaap homes, as well as the adjacent Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum in stark, plain white in order to draw attention to the significance of colour in our lives.

Explains DUKE Creative Director Gareth Cohen, “Jive is arguably the Western Cape’s most colourful beverage, so for this year’s festive campaign, we asked the public to #DalaYourColour. The bright, colourful homes of the Bo-Kaap, mimic Jive’s colourful culture and identity. But what if we stripped it of colour?”

As a PR stunt, for two days the standout white buildings stood in stark white. The stunt served as a reminder for South Africans to not take the heritage and traditions of the Bo-Kaap for granted. On 22nd October, with the help of Cape Town Mayor, Dan Plato, Jive restored the homes to their original bold hues again and gave the Iziko Museum a much-needed facelift.

Adds Jive Founder Sharief Parker, “Colour has always informed the cultural heritage of the Bo-Kaap and 2020 was a powerful reminder of the need to never take for granted our freedom, culture and individuality. The #DalaYourColour campaign is a tribute to the richness and resilience of the people of the Western Cape.”

The #DalaYourColour Bo-Kaap campaign, was further supported by a photojournalistic, documentary-style, online campaign that showcases the fascinating histories and stories of ten colourful, firmly entrenched personalities of the Cape.

Ends Cohen, “Everyone knows the Bo-Kaap for its colourful houses but what makes this neighbourhood and many others in the Western Cape truly unique, is not just the painted houses but actually the vibrant characters that live there. This summer we want to celebrate the colourful people of the Cape.”

To view a video of the Jive Bo-Kaap campaign, click here: https://vimeo.com/tintoy/review/475086564/0c5a547a97