Their families are both from the same village in Eastern Cape, South Africa, but they did not meet until years later in Johannesburg.  After 18 years as business and life partners, the opportunity arose to relocate to the United States.  They selected Cardiff, Calif. because it has a climate very similar to their home town.

Since the age of 18, Moira has studied and devoted many years to her passion, a love of fabric and design.  She designs and co-ordinates the fabric lines. Both her and Adam travel to Bali where they work closely with their production team to arrange the beautiful fabric groupings which they are always so thrilled to present at market.

Adam has a background in business development and production, and is responsible for company operations and planning. He has vast experience in international trade and multinational business relations. When he can get away he enjoys ocean kayaking and fly fishing.  Most importantly, Adam is the greatest fan of and support to Moira’s designing talent.  

Moira and Adam have a 12 yr old son, Alex, who is in 6^th grade in California. He is an artistic young boy, and loves traveling to Bali where he gets to design his own batik paintings.  His best friend is his dog, “Sipho”, which is a Zulu name meaning “gift”. Alex loves sports and is a talented first baseman.   

Melissa and Janean handle customer service in the office, as well as assist with shipping. Customer service is of utmost importance at Island Batik.  They are in constant contact with retail fabric accounts to ensure that customer expectations are met and orders shipped according to instruction. There are 20 sales representatives covering all the states in the US as well as distributors in Canada, Japan, Korea, Australia and Europe. All orders are received and shipped from the warehouse in Carlsbad, Southern California.