Much like unravelling a woolen jersey, it’s hard to say where creativity begins and ends. For Stephanie Bentum, the textile designer and maker behind some of South Africa’s most revered sustainable fashion collections, the origins of her creative practice can be...
Conscious capsules are Mother of Gao’s slow fashion statement
Fast fashion teaches that creativity requires abundance. You have to have more to do more—more clothing, more trends, more newness. Refreshingly, South African slow fashion designer, Katlego Mokwana, began her brand to remind us that this is simply not true....
Kaross embroiderers mend economic divides in rural Limpopo
In 1989, five women sat around a kitchen table embroidering cloth on a rural Limpopo citrus farm. Over three decades later, impact-driven business Kaross employs 1,000 embroiderers who work from home and create uniquely South African embroidered products while mending...
Meuse Farm’s natural dye garden opens the way for sustainable practices
Iming Lin is the farmer and co-founder of Meuse Farm — a small but mighty farm in Cape Town’s lush, urban foothills. Since 2020, Iming has been nurturing a natural dye garden on the farm where she experiments with plant knowledge that offers a lens into new conscious...
How fashion is connected to loss of biodiversity
Aside from the environmental degradation that happens as a result of textile production, textile waste is becoming a growing biodiversity concern too.
MUNKUS crafts timeless heirlooms and textile legacies for future generations
How Thando Ntuli of MUNKUS reimagines fashion, blending generational heritage with contemporary design and sustainable practices.
Ijeamaka Nwizu launched Diakwu Cloth to preserve the Nigerian weaving tradition
While growing up in Nigeria Ijeamaka Nwizu was enchanted by her grandmother’s traditional outfits. Specifically, those made from Akwete fabric – a traditional handwoven textile from Igboland. “I was attracted to the intricacy of the weave and how regal she looked...
7 Lifestyle guides for low-impact living
Creating a just and regenerative world takes daily acts of constant care. To make this easier for you, we have produced a series of guides filled with ideas on how to weave acts of care into everyday life. Most people - in their individual capacity - are not...
The Waste Guide: Refuse, reuse and recycle
Reason to care: Waste has become the symptom and symbol of our linear capitalistic economic system that prioritises overproduction and overconsumption. Convenience has become a key to maintaining our fast-paced lives. But, the waste we create in pursuit of convenience...
The Home Guide: Create an Earth-friendly home
Reason to care: For many of us, our homes are spaces of comfort and familiarity. When it comes to sustainable living, our homes are an important focus, because they are one of the few spaces we can control. There are many – often simple – ways to make sure your home...