Fashion has a deforestation issue. More than 200 million trees are logged every year and turned into cellulosic fabric such as viscose, according to Canopy, a campaign group on a mission to save the world’s forests. Currently, forests in Indonesia, Canada’s...
Indoor plants are a great way to bring nature into the home. But when thinking about which plant to choose, do you consider whether or not it is local, and how it was grown? If you do, you will have discovered that it is not easy to find organically-grown, indigenous...
There 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, we are looking to it to help us figure out how to clean up our mess. Leading the discussion on...
As humanity seemingly heads towards extinction it’s hard not to be completely overwhelmed by the magnitude of climate change. Don’t feel gloomy. With arteBOTANICA’s inaugural showcase taking place at NIROX Sculpture Park on Saturday, South Africans have the...
It’s a bitterly cold morning deep in a kloof beside a rocky riverbed in the Eastern Cape. We emerge from our tents exhaling steam. The tops of the indigenous trees have only just started to catch the light. We need to be on the road by 8am if we’re to walk the...
