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LUNAR shines a bright light on South African sustainable fashion

Today’s world of fashion gives ‘Zero Fs’ to the planet. The industry is mostly concerned with creating ever-changing trends and making dirt-cheap virgin clothing which is sold fast and cheaply via sales, bargains and two-for-one deals. All done without considering...

March 22, 2019

Fashion

Using high-tech design Kye Shimizu wants to change fashion for good

Kye Shimizu is not a fashion designer, but his Algorithmic Couture project has created a new convention for fashion. “I have used code to eliminate waste and make fashion sustainable,” he says. Kye is the co-founder of Tokyo-based research collective, Synflux,...

March 15, 2019

Make it Better: Join the climate strike and Fridays for Future movement

Features

Make it Better: Join the climate strike and Fridays for Future movement

Until very recently I held the belief that we were all responsible for the environmental breakdown and climate change we’re currently experiencing. I believed that if we multiplied the small actions of billions to live simpler, more sustainable lives, our...

March 13, 2019

Our Workshop: Township studio wins Design with Purpose Award

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Our Workshop: Township studio wins Design with Purpose Award

Before making his way to Our Workshop in the morning, Luvuyo Mpoza has already been up since 3am cleaning rubbish bins in Langa, a Cape Town township. When he started his small business almost eight years ago, the 32-year-old couldn’t...

March 12, 2019

Fashion

CLOSET WISE: My top 10 slow fashion ‘grammers

So you’re interested in learning more about sustainable fashion and about being a more conscious consumer in general? That’s great. But where do you go for information and who can you trust? With over 1 billion users globally, and almost...

March 8, 2019

Artist Robyn Penn reflects on a warming world

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Artist Robyn Penn reflects on a warming world

One of the most bewildering aspects of climate change is that, until your house has been burnt down by a runaway fire or until you’ve had to evacuate your city due to a flash flood, it remains an abstract projection,...

March 7, 2019

FVH X LM knits mohair with heritage of local craft and Karoo landscape

Fashion

FVH X LM knits mohair with heritage of local craft and Karoo landscape

When Leandi Mulder and Frances van Hasselt returned from a residency in Japan, they brought back a nugget of advice. Masaki Sato told the young designers, “Embrace what is unique to your situation”. After applying what they learnt from Sato,...

March 4, 2019

Opinion

Talking Rubbish: Sarah Farrell has sorted out her trash and tells us how to recycle ours

Recycling was one of the first changes I made when I decided to live more sustainably. At first I implemented a two-bin system in my home. One bin was for recyclables like plastic, glass, metal, Tetra Pak and cardboard, and...

March 2, 2019

NOT JUST A PUMA is about art, social impact and… shoes

Fashion

NOT JUST A PUMA is about art, social impact and… shoes

Why would PUMA, one of the world’s leading sports brands, collaborate with an 18-month-old South African design brand, which has in turn collaborated with an NPO? Not Just A Comb recently launched a collection of trainers with embellishments designed by...

February 24, 2019

Fashion

What will it take to fix our throwaway fashion habit?

Clothing in Britain is increasingly characterised by a high volume/low value approach to business. Judging by past precedent, consumers will discard some 680m items of clothing when they spring clean their wardrobes this year. Replacements are cheap: dresses can be bought for as...

February 22, 2019

The couple wear upcycled outfits and traditional beading: is theirs the flyest wedding in Africa?

Fashion

The couple wear upcycled outfits and traditional beading: is theirs the flyest wedding in Africa?

Is this the flyest wedding in Africa? When stylist and photographer Picha Marangi met Elizabeth Korikel in Turkana, a town in the northwestern part of Kenya, he found his creative soul mate. A short while later, he married the singer,...

February 19, 2019

Fashion

What’s the Stitch? How to put fashion waste to good use

At Greenpop’s Reforest Fest last year, the crew wore T-shirts made from recycled plastic bottles. You’re thinking “school design project”. Or, that it is a T-shirt made from clear plastic scales hot-glued together. Nope. These T-shirts look, feel and behave like...

February 10, 2019

Why boycotting palm oil might not be the best thing to do

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Why boycotting palm oil might not be the best thing to do

What do we do about palm oil? Boycott the products, look for ‘sustainable’ labels, challenge manufacturers, or wait for the industry to transform? A better understanding of the complexities of palm oil production might help us decide. The presence of...

February 7, 2019

Fashion

Lesley Whitter of Convoy and Heart & Heritage talks business of fashion

Lesley Whitter, founder of Heart & Heritage label and of Convoy, has opened a new shop and studio space in Johannesburg. Ever since she launched Heart & Heritage in 2013, she’s been working from her mother’s basement. “The time has come for...

January 30, 2019

Our house is on fire: Greta Thunberg calls for global climate action

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Our house is on fire: Greta Thunberg calls for global climate action

Ed’s note:The 16-year-old Swedish activist, Greta Thunberg delivered a powerful speech at Davos 2019. Here is her speech: Our house is on fire. I am here to say, our house is on fire. According to the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

January 25, 2019

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LUNAR shines a bright light on South African sustainable fashion

Using high-tech design Kye Shimizu wants to change fashion for good

Make it Better: Join the climate strike and Fridays for Future movement

Our Workshop: Township studio wins Design with Purpose Award

CLOSET WISE: My top 10 slow fashion ‘grammers

Artist Robyn Penn reflects on a warming world

FVH X LM knits mohair with heritage of local craft and Karoo landscape

Talking Rubbish: Sarah Farrell has sorted out her trash and tells us how to recycle ours

NOT JUST A PUMA is about art, social impact and… shoes

What will it take to fix our throwaway fashion habit?

The couple wear upcycled outfits and traditional beading: is theirs the flyest wedding in Africa?

What’s the Stitch? How to put fashion waste to good use

Why boycotting palm oil might not be the best thing to do

Lesley Whitter of Convoy and Heart & Heritage talks business of fashion

Our house is on fire: Greta Thunberg calls for global climate action

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