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Six collaborations shaping circular design in Southern Africa

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 Johannesburg’s waste...

January 24, 2021

Q&A: At Mors Design old tyre tubes are turned into bags

Fashion

Q&A: At Mors Design old tyre tubes are turned into bags

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...

December 18, 2020

Phygital retailer EGG launches with ambitions to boost local product

Fashion

Phygital retailer EGG launches with ambitions to boost local product

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...

December 5, 2020

Winners of Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020 announced

2020 Awards Fashion

Winners of Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020 announced

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:...

November 20, 2020

Fashion

Q&A: Rebirth SA prioritises sustainable fashion in a post pandemic world

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...

November 13, 2020

Artist Seth Pimentel creates pollution-eating mural in downtown Joburg

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Artist Seth Pimentel creates pollution-eating mural in downtown Joburg

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....

November 12, 2020

Part One: Preferred South African animal fibre textiles

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Part One: Preferred South African animal fibre textiles

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....

November 10, 2020

Fashion

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation: A vision of a circular economy for fashion

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...

November 6, 2020

Press Release: Twyg Awards 2020 finalists announced

2020 Awards Fashion

Press Release: Twyg Awards 2020 finalists announced

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 fashion’s relationship with nature...

October 27, 2020

Thankyou flips the system in a bid to change the world

Opinion

Thankyou flips the system in a bid to change the world

Have you heard about the Australian company called Thankyou? Not yet? You will soon. This company has come up with an audacious business model to “flip consumerism and change the world.” When co-founder and managing director of Thankyou, Daniel Flynn...

October 7, 2020

Vegan leather made from mushrooms could mould the future of sustainable fashion

Opinion

Vegan leather made from mushrooms could mould the future of sustainable fashion

Postdoctoral researcher from Vienna University of Technogoly, Mitchell P. Jones explores the viability of vegan leather as an alternative to animal leather. Seven millennia since its invention, leather remains one of the most durable and versatile natural materials. However, some...

September 22, 2020

Fashion

Fashion brands Lukhanyo Mdingi and REIGN step into the global market

Two South African brands, REIGN and Lukhanyo Mdingi, recently completed an accelerator programme with the Ethical Fashion Initiative. As part of a cohort of six hand-picked African fashion brands from across the continent, they spent four-months tailoring their businesses to...

September 17, 2020

South African government commits to advancing circularity and sustainable consumption

Opinion

South African government commits to advancing circularity and sustainable consumption

We’re very excited that the South African government has committed to pursuing circularity and sustainable consumption. It has passed the National Waste Management Strategy 2020 which promotes the waste hierarchy and circular economy principles, while achieving both socio-economic benefits and...

September 15, 2020

Kate Sekules: “Mending is a rebellion against the status quo”

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Kate Sekules: “Mending is a rebellion against the status quo”

New York-based visible mender, Kate Sekules, writes that decorative repair encompasses “a rebellion against the fashion status quo, a refusal to dress correctly, and thus a refusal to further line the pockets of a few over-rich, white male, conscience-free titans...

September 10, 2020

Why more aggressive recycling is necessary

Opinion

Why more aggressive recycling is necessary

In this article by Andrew Tomita and Rob Slotow argue that it’s critical to increase recycling but ask why waste sites have to be close to where people live, especially the marginalised and socioeconomically vulnerable. There has been considerable public...

August 17, 2020

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Author: Reporter

Six collaborations shaping circular design in Southern Africa

Q&A: At Mors Design old tyre tubes are turned into bags

Phygital retailer EGG launches with ambitions to boost local product

Winners of Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020 announced

Q&A: Rebirth SA prioritises sustainable fashion in a post pandemic world

Artist Seth Pimentel creates pollution-eating mural in downtown Joburg

Part One: Preferred South African animal fibre textiles

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation: A vision of a circular economy for fashion

Press Release: Twyg Awards 2020 finalists announced

Thankyou flips the system in a bid to change the world

Vegan leather made from mushrooms could mould the future of sustainable fashion

Fashion brands Lukhanyo Mdingi and REIGN step into the global market

South African government commits to advancing circularity and sustainable consumption

Kate Sekules: “Mending is a rebellion against the status quo”

Why more aggressive recycling is necessary

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