by Catherine Del Monte | Nov 6, 2020 | Fashion
On a regular basis, the fast fashion industry’s model renders a lot of what we have in our wardrobes, dormant. It has created a consumer culture of ‘buying more and wearing less’, often due to the poor quality of the cheap clothing and the drive to buy the next...
by Catherine Del Monte | Nov 2, 2020 | Fashion
In a bid to move away from producing environmentally unsustainable and unethical textiles, fabric innovation has taken a front seat in the fashion industry and entrepreneurs are looking in their fruit baskets and at their local flora and fauna for inspiration to...
by Catherine Del Monte | Oct 23, 2020 | Fashion
LUNAR is a South African eco-conscious fashion and lifestyle brand that was founded in the mid 1990s by Karen Ter Morshuizen and Dominique Gatland. Fast-forward to present-day and designers Nicola Luther and Sonja Stanislaus-Kaw Di-Aping have picked up the baton from...
by Petra Mason | Oct 18, 2020 | Places
There are few pleasures in life as a restorative escape. In this case, it was to a place where efforts are made to lower impact on the planet and increase positive social impact. Visiting Stellenbosch earlier this year I stumbled across Wonderland Escapes who...
by Catherine Del Monte | Oct 16, 2020 | Food
People are hungry. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that over 2 billion people across the globe do not have regular access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food. According to the organisation, in one year an additional 10...