Opinion
May 29, 2020
Q&A: Artist Victor Ehikhamenor confronts environmental pollution and other hot topicsNigerian contemporary African artist, Victor Ehikhamenor is influenced by “culture and life” and is unafraid to explore current issues. Victor’s formative years were guided by his 87-year-old uncle, one of ...
May 19, 2020
Tips For Virus-Proofing Your Small BusinessThe Covid-19 crisis has had devastating consequences both socially and economically. As the number of lockdown days grow in South Africa, so too do the queues of the unemployed and ...
May 15, 2020
Can we rebuild South Africa’s clothing and textile industry one mask at a time?The South African clothing and textile industry responded swiftly to COVID-19 to protect workers, and many businesses are making personal protective gear. Is this enough to sustain a struggling sector? ...
May 8, 2020
What a sustainable circular economy would look likeby Anne Velenturf and Phil Purnell More than 100 billion tonnes of materials entered the global economy in 2017 to generate power, build infrastructure and homes, produce food, and provide ...
May 5, 2020
Unpacking secondhand clothes in AfricaThe sale of used clothing is a billion-dollar global industry. According to some estimates, almost 70% of garments that are donated globally end up on the African continent. This happens through a ...
May 3, 2020
5 Textiles You Could Wear SoonIt’s not only clothing, but textiles too, that have supply chains and an ecological impact on the planet. For this reason, the platform for fabric innovation, The Sustainable Angle, has ...
April 24, 2020
Dana Thomas: Are sewing robots good or bad for the fashion industry?We’re familiar with the negative impact of the industry, but what about the potential solutions? In this extract from Fashionopolis Dana Thomas explores the pros and cons of sewbots. I have heard ...
April 18, 2020
How you can support our waste reclaiming and recycling heroesReclaimers have been excluded from the list of essential services. As result these people, an integral part of our municipal waste management system, are barred from earning a living. Waste ...
April 7, 2020
Covid-19: Textile industry agrees on temporary relief for employeesRegulations giving effect to the government’s commitment to assist ailing industries and workers through the Unemployment Insurance Fund are being gazetted. The first agreement, gazetted on Tuesday, is between the ...
April 1, 2020
It’s time to sew masksFinally, general opinion, informed by a growing number of experts and virologists, is in favour of wearing face masks. The question whether to mask or not has led to increasingly ...
March 27, 2020
Lockdown blog: Fashion insiders share their storiesFor 21 days, we’re keeping a running blog with advice and comments from our community. What support can you offer? What are your hopes? What are your fears? Join the ...
March 24, 2020
21 essential things to do during lockdownSo much time, so much to do… where should you start? We’ve spent the last two days compiling this list for you. Whatever you choose, do it gently and kindly. ...
March 9, 2020
The best design mentor in the world is not humanThere is only one designer that has mastered the art of sustainability and does so without creating waste. That designer is nature. And, now after making a mess of nature, ...
February 11, 2020
Meet the storytellers exploring the future of circular design in AfricaWe’ve gathered six southern-African storytellers in Cape Town for the first stage of their Design Futures storytelling project. In December we put out a call for entries and a few weeks ...
February 6, 2020
Expert says fashion weeks represent an industry unwilling to changeAs the new season of fashion weeks kicks off, we publish an opinion by head of Ethical fashion Initiative, Simone Cipriani, who believes that fashion weeks represent an industry unwilling ...