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A film celebrating secondhand clothes wins first prize at Bokeh Film Festival

The 2018 winner of the best film in the fashion category of Bokeh Fashion Film Awards is Picha Marangi. This two-minute long film starts with seconds of smoky, depressing landfill imagery, but quickly segues into a film that leaves you...

September 24, 2018

Features

Q+A: Hanri Taljaard on the slow clothing consumption habits of South African women

With a passion for the natural environment and a fascination with the secret language we all speak through our clothes, Hanri Taljaard is currently knee-deep in a PhD study, focusing on “voluntary simplistic” clothing consumption practices in South Africa. Nadia...

September 20, 2018

Opinion

What is the effect of your savings on dirty energy companies?

You may have noticed the work of an organization called Fossil Free South Africa. It’s currently running a social media campaign, Spotlight, calling for SA’s biggest pension and investment funds to help savers divest from coal, gas and oil. To...

September 12, 2018

Features

Redress Design Awards finalists turn waste into want

On the first day of New York Fashion Week, slow fashion had its moment in Hong Kong. Last Thursday 11 emerging sustainable designers from around the world showed their collections at the Grand Final of the Redress Design Award 2018,...

September 11, 2018

Fashion

How a love for knitting led to the launch of new knitwear label Wrapt

On the small mezzanine level of a house in Johannesburg, the Wrapt team is busily working at knitting machines. It’s been a few months since they joined Hannelie Bekker’s new knitwear label but already Oupa Nhovela, Anna Setloboko and Felicity...

September 7, 2018

Fashion

Part 2: Extract from Dirty Fashion report: why viscose production needs to transform

When Dirty Fashion was released in June last year, most of us woke up to the horrific production processes of viscose. The Changing Markets Foundation which researched and compiled the report has since established a roadmap to better production processes...

August 28, 2018

Fashion

Part 1: Find out what is being done about viscose’s dangerous chemical pollution

We all love the feel of viscose. It’s soft and luxurious to the touch. So, it shouldn’t surprise you much that after it was first commercially produced in 1905 it was often called “artificial silk”. The silkiness is obvious. But...

August 28, 2018

Features

This kickass Slovakian sneaker brand pulls at our heartstrings

Shoes aren’t an easy product to make sustainably. Most mainstream mass shoe manufacturing involves toxic glues and plastics and unsustainably-sourced rubber and leather. A few companies have succeeded in making a shoe that is credibly sustainable and looks cool too....

August 17, 2018

Opinion

Talking Rubbish: “Make environmentally-friendly choices when it comes to your periods”

Two years ago I made the switch from conventional tampons to a menstrual cup. I wanted to reduce the amount of waste for which I was responsible. I also wanted to limit my exposure to the synthetic, and often harmful,...

August 13, 2018

Features

Damned if we don’t

Wrapped in post-consumer plastic, Rati Lekalakala imagines being an animal in the same situation. This is not much of a stretch of her imagination: high concentrations of plastic materials have been found blocking the airways and stomachs of hundreds of ...

July 29, 2018

Fashion

Will WWF save the planet by selling one polyester jacket at a time?

You may have seen the World Wildlife Fund’s promoted posts on Facebook and on Instagram. WWF South Africa has launched a technical apparel project in South Africa. I’m a huge fan of innovation in the garment sector and the fact...

July 25, 2018

Fashion

Ben Nivison’s new textiles are woven yarns of two cultures

In the Kullu Manali Valley valley lies Bhutti, a small hard-to-access village on the foothills of the Himalayas in Northern India. It’s here you’ll find one of the world’s last hand-weaving societies in the world. And it is here that...

July 19, 2018

Fashion

Take a look who will be showing at the Helsinki Fashion Week

With a few short weeks to go before the eco Helsinki Fashion Week, there is growing excitement about this big and relevant event happening in a small Nordic country. Founded by Evelyn Mora, the three-year-old fashion week in Finland sponsors...

July 9, 2018

Features

Traditional-style veldskoen now made without the vel

When Werner Winterboer provided leather veldskoen for a bridal shoot, he had no idea that this would lead to his making a collection of vegan vellies. Sapmok was founded in 2015 by Werner, an outdoor enthusiast and entrepreneur with a deep...

July 4, 2018

Opinion

Talking Rubbish: “A R5 swear jar is my commitment to Plastic Free July”

With Plastic Free July underway, now is the time to take stock of my zero-waste journey. This month-long campaign raises awareness of our global plastic waste problem while encouraging people to avoid single-use plastic through the #choosetorefuse challenge. I have...

July 2, 2018

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Tag: circular design

A film celebrating secondhand clothes wins first prize at Bokeh Film Festival

Q+A: Hanri Taljaard on the slow clothing consumption habits of South African women

What is the effect of your savings on dirty energy companies?

Redress Design Awards finalists turn waste into want

How a love for knitting led to the launch of new knitwear label Wrapt

Part 2: Extract from Dirty Fashion report: why viscose production needs to transform

Part 1: Find out what is being done about viscose’s dangerous chemical pollution

This kickass Slovakian sneaker brand pulls at our heartstrings

Talking Rubbish: “Make environmentally-friendly choices when it comes to your periods”

Damned if we don’t

Will WWF save the planet by selling one polyester jacket at a time?

Ben Nivison’s new textiles are woven yarns of two cultures

Take a look who will be showing at the Helsinki Fashion Week

Traditional-style veldskoen now made without the vel

Talking Rubbish: “A R5 swear jar is my commitment to Plastic Free July”

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