Over 100 cultural and historical buildings, and countless homes in Gaza have been destroyed by Israeli attacks since 7 October 2023. Yet, in the apocalyptic wrecking of mosques, museums, and...
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Q&A: How KWA draws on Batswana traditions to create modern talismans
Afrocentrism lies at the heart of KWA’s design philosophy. The jewellery brand was founded to honour the culture and traditions of the Batswana people, using materials like cowrie shells and...
Global players at Allfashion Sourcing put spotlight on local stakes
Allfashion Sourcing Cape Town, an annual trade show, casts light on a globalised and complex supply chain with most product exhibited last week from China and other countries. Operating under German...
Fashion meets conservation in the Drakensberg
In the Southern Drakensberg near Matatiele in the Eastern Cape, a group of farmers and herders is part of a decade-long project supported by the H&M Group and World Wide Fund for Nature to...
Explainer: How to measure the true cost of your clothes
Do you know how to measure the true cost of your clothes? Read on to learn about Life Cycle Assessments. We’ll be learning about life cycle assessments (LCAs) on the first day of Africa Textile...
Explore low-impact luxury at Mhondoro Safari Lodge & Villa
Mhondoro Safari Lodge & Villa aims to offer a luxury safari experience that doesn’t compromise on care for the environment or people. With bubble baths overlooking herds of warthogs and zebras...
Beneath Karoo Skies: A sensory homage to South African wool
Set in an old sheep shearing shed, Wool World: Beneath Karoo Skies reimagined the space as a sanctuary of tactile beauty and unfolded through four sections that reflect the cyclical rhythm of...
What fashion represents at the Bonn Climate Change Conference
Most people with access to technology are aware of the climate crisis. But how governments and adjacent organisations respond to the crisis remains elusive to many. Climate change policy is...
Q&A with Mozambican textile maker Wacy Zacarias
For Mozambican designer, healer, and storyteller Wacy Zacarias, textiles are more than materials: they're tools for healing, remembering, and regenerating. "I don't just design with aesthetics in...
Explainer: The future of colour
The future of colour is brewing. Colorifix is on a journey to replace petrochemical-based textile dyes with ones made from microbes. The result? Vibrant dyes that use: 77% less water 19% less energy...
The Story of Ambani Fish Leather
Next-generation leather has been all the rage in the last 20 years. Leather has always been a no-brainer material in human societies, maximising what we can get out of the animals we hunt and farm....
How upcycling innovators show us how to rethink fashion
Every year, some 100 billion garments are produced worldwide, and 92 million tonnes of clothing waste end up in landfills. Given this enormous amount of waste, it is logical to think that the only...
Sustainable marketing: Lost Boy – wines for the wild
How does a young American with no knowledge of winemaking, no trust fund, and no friends or acquaintances in a strange country, far from home, create a brand on zero budget, exporting back to his...
Explainer: France vs ultra-fast fashion
More than half of all parcels sent to France in 2024 were from two brands: Shein and Temu. The French government is preparing to regulate imported fast fashion against the 800 million packages...
How University of Pretoria students learn to craft a better future
At the University of Pretoria, sustainability isn’t just taught — it’s practiced. From bread bags to denim offcuts, students are turning waste into tools for social change. The Department of...