All fashion should be sustainable fashion. Change the business model. Slow down production. Produce only what sells. Insist on ethical labour conditions. Don’t let profit stand in the way of change. Pay fair wages. These are statements from a series of frank...
Design Futures Africa presents six stories about design and the circular economy in Southern Africa. In the first story, published on Sunday 24 January, Stefanie Jason speaks to South African industrial designer, Matthew Edwards, about his transformation of...
In 2015, Cape Town-based Raihana Govender co-founded Mors Design, an up-cycle initiative specialising in manufacturing bags made from recycled tyre tubes. When she met a designer who had made a bag out of old tyre tubing, she says, “I was so amazed by the beauty and...
Cavendish Square ushered in December with the grand opening of concept store best described as a collaborative retail platform and “omni-retail experience and platform redefining the retail landscape” and is pegged to be one of the most technologically advanced stores...
The second annual Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards took place last night at Rewoven's recycling textile warehouse in Cape Town. Amongst the prestigious awards handed out on the night, designer Lara Klawikowski took home the most coveted award of them all: she was named...
Recycling and upcycling denim from “deadstock” is on trend. We usually don't promote trends because they encourage wasteful consumerism. But we remain dedicated fans of upcycling old and reusable garments. Producing virgin denim is a hot topic in the sustainability...
A new “urban tree” in Maboneng, Johannesburg has joined the Converse City Forests. From Bangkok to Belgrade, the century-old shoe giant, Converse is collaborating with creative communities in cities to create giant murals with a paint that eats air pollutants....
This is part one in our series on preferred South African textiles and where to find them. It's a non-exhaustive list of natural animal fibres like wool, cashmere and mohair, their sourcing and processing practices, and where to find them. We are committed to...
Ten-year-old global ‘thought leader’ in circular-thinking, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation has released its vision of a circular economy for fashion. In a circular economy, waste and pollution are designed out, and products and materials are kept in use for as long as...
Twyg is honoured to announce the finalists of the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020. The awards celebrate South African designers leading sustainable, ethical, circular and regenerative practices in the fashion industry. The designers are intentionally improving...
Our work is in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 12, which aims to ensure sustainable consumption and production. Read More
