Nobanzi Sokhuthu, Author at twyg

Q&A: Eleazer Radebe of By Ele presents a new collection to soothe our souls

Designer Eleazer Radebe started his working life as a researcher in HIV / AIDS. It was another 10 years before he launched into fashion in 2012. While he wants to focus on natural fibres, sustainable fabrics are expensive in South...

March 5, 2021

Q&A: Sabine Matsheka says the natural elements are the soul of MARU

Fashion

Q&A: Sabine Matsheka says the natural elements are the soul of MARU

Sabine Matsheka makes clothes that make sense for a desert climate. She writes on her website that MARU is “inspired by life beneath the clouds, in the sun-baked Kalahari Desert, quenched by the wealth of the Okavango Delta. Elements of...

February 26, 2021

Q&A: iFele founder Reggie Xaba has given a traditional sandal a new look

Fashion

Q&A: iFele founder Reggie Xaba has given a traditional sandal a new look

Using shoes as his medium of expression, Reggie Xaba has interpreted a traditional shoe, applying modern materials to make a contemporary item. Born in Durban, he grew up in Umlazi township and graduated in clothing design from the Natal Technikon...

February 19, 2021

Fashion

Q&A: Michael Reid talks to us about his unisex brand Xavier Sadan

Xavier Sadan crept into our world when we noticed it after it was shortlisted for the SAFW Scouting Menswear Competition 2020. We weren’t the only ones to notice the work of designer Michael Reid. The collection The Circle of Life,...

February 5, 2021

Q&A: Zizipho Ntobongwana on how her film ‘Indlela Yethu’ decolonises sustainability

Features

Q&A: Zizipho Ntobongwana on how her film ‘Indlela Yethu’ decolonises sustainability

According to Zizipho Ntobongwana’s instagram bio she is decolonising sustainability. Not only is she an entrepreneur with a business that produces 100% organic cotton and biodegradable menstrual products, she is a creative director and a film producer. Last year her...

January 29, 2021

Q&A: House of Canvex turns recycled plastic bottles into interior textiles

Features

Q&A: House of Canvex turns recycled plastic bottles into interior textiles

House of Canvex is a six-year-old interior textiles business based in Durban, South Africa with an ethos developed around creating quality products “without sacrificing local connection and environment”. They are doing this with four revolutionary rPET (recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate) base...

January 21, 2021

Q&A: Ceramicist Lungiswa Joe channels her heritage through clay

Opinion

Q&A: Ceramicist Lungiswa Joe channels her heritage through clay

Lungiswa Joe is a Cape Town ceramicist and the founder of the Inxwala Slow Market. While working at the Craft Design Institute, she was exposed to various creative mediums. It was the ancient medium of clay that captivated her. Lungiswa...

December 11, 2020

Q&A with Jinae Heyns on how Matsidiso shoes take sustainable steps

Opinion

Q&A with Jinae Heyns on how Matsidiso shoes take sustainable steps

Founded in 2017 on a calculated whim, Jinae Heyns left her marketing career to co-found the ethical shoe brand, Matsidiso. Jinae had approached her mother-in-law about the family’s struggling dance-shoe factory which Jinae believed she could turn around. What makes...

October 9, 2020

We ask three elderly women about sustainability on Heritage Day

Opinion

We ask three elderly women about sustainability on Heritage Day

To commemorate Heritage Day, Twyg intern Nobanzi Sokhuthu spoke to three elderly family members about sustainability and about their memories of growing up in rural areas during apartheid. They were born in the Eastern Cape between 1947 (the year the...

September 24, 2020

Beauty

Beauty Spot: Ori Organics uses indigenous knowledge to promote slow living

Indigenous practices are being displaced by fast-paced, consumerist lifestyles according to Denisha Anand who intends to slow down this pace, and to reconnect people to these practices. Her business, Ori Organics, is a handmade body and skincare brand. It is...

September 23, 2020

Q&A: Jeanius Platform on becoming an artivist during lockdown

Fashion

Q&A: Jeanius Platform on becoming an artivist during lockdown

Langa-based designer and photographer Anele Cephus Nono launched his denim brand, Jeanius Platform, as a social movement in 2016. With friends, he started it to raise awareness about student issues during the time of Fees Must Fall, a time of...

August 14, 2020

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Author: Nobanzi Sokhuthu

Q&A: Eleazer Radebe of By Ele presents a new collection to soothe our souls

Q&A: iFele founder Reggie Xaba has given a traditional sandal a new look

Q&A: Michael Reid talks to us about his unisex brand Xavier Sadan

Q&A: Zizipho Ntobongwana on how her film ‘Indlela Yethu’ decolonises sustainability

Q&A: House of Canvex turns recycled plastic bottles into interior textiles

Q&A: Ceramicist Lungiswa Joe channels her heritage through clay

Q&A with Jinae Heyns on how Matsidiso shoes take sustainable steps

We ask three elderly women about sustainability on Heritage Day

Beauty Spot: Ori Organics uses indigenous knowledge to promote slow living

Q&A: Jeanius Platform on becoming an artivist during lockdown

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