by Ky Bxshxff | Mar 23, 2021 | Opinion
As a lover of words, meaty and meaningful, it pains me that so many “just-right” words have been overworked and overused to the point of becoming stale shadows of their former selves. There are countless examples of words being reduced to near impotence. Many we drop...
by Cyril Naicker | Mar 4, 2021 | Fashion Revolution
The national co-ordinator of Fashion Revolution South Africa Cyril Naicker addressed a UN panel discussion on Sustainable Fashion for All: Examining the Industry through the Lens of Social Justice. Here is an edited transcript of his talk. Below the transcript is...
by David Aguacheiro | Feb 21, 2021 | Design Futures Africa, Features
When Mozambican designer Wacy Zacarias realised that most African textiles were not really African but imports from Holland and China, she shifted her focus from fashion design to reclaiming textiles for something more meaningful. “The tradition of African textiles,”...
by Mehryne Annooar | Jan 30, 2021 | Design Futures Africa, Features
Mahendra Gooroochurn lives on an island that Mark Twain supposedly compared to paradise on earth. Was Twain right? In Mauritius, people of diverse cultures live in harmony, near blossoming pink sugarcane, beautiful pearly-white beaches and indigenous forests. But all...
by Stefanie Jason | Jan 24, 2021 | Design Futures Africa, Features
Designer Matthew Edwards holds a three-dimensional cube in the palm of his hand. It is small with smoothed-over jagged sides. The deep blue and white colours dance together as if swirling in a slab of marble or like the calico shapes that pattern on a turquoise stone....