Designer Porky Hefer’s Endangered works invite a weep and a cuddle
South African designer Porky Hefer’s new artworks depict a kingdom of giant soft toys. Called Endangered, the collection will make you weep. The day before the sculptures were shipped off to Switzerland to be exhibited, a group of journalists were invited to a private...
Talking Rubbish: “The more I refuse, the more plastic I find to give up”
Welcome to Twyg, Sarah Robyn Farrell! Talking Rubbish is Sarah’s new monthly column about living as lightly as she possibly can. She writes about the trials and tribulations of reducing, recycling and refusing, and of finding ways to lessen her carbon...
Message in a bottle: Thirza Schaap makes plastic ocean art that is both beautiful and scary
When you walk along the Atlantic coast’s sandy white beaches in Cape Town, it’s easy to be distracted by the startling magnificence of the scenery. The ice blue waves crash down onto beaches and smash into black brown rocks. On sunny days men and women,...
Bolt Threads makes a new “leather” from mushroom roots
You’ll remember Bolt Threads from a striking yellow dress designed by Stella McCartney last year. She used a spider silk grown in Bolt Threads’ laboratory. The fabric innovators this week introduced the world to its second new-generation material. Called Mylo,...Trending
11 Shoe brands we’re loving right nowWe’ve been on the lookout for sustainable footwear brands on the South Afri...
- Mr Price launches ‘Local Business Love’
Mr Price has launched its Local Business Love initiative to connect custome...
- 4 Ethical underwear brands made in South Africa
Spring has sprung and for many it means a closet clean-out. When it comes t...
