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The Seen Collective was born after a search for the perfect jumper

When Steph Mundy first moved to Johannesburg from London, she looked for the perfect jumper. Unable to find what she wanted, she looked for someone who could knit her one from a sketch she had drawn. When others saw it,...

September 2, 2019

What is Levi’s doing about its social and environmental responsibilities?

Fashion

What is Levi’s doing about its social and environmental responsibilities?

There is a good chance that when you read “denim”, Levi Strauss & Co will spring to mind. Not only because the brand has been around for 166 years, but because it has been grabbing headlines recently. Levi’s is one...

August 25, 2019

The wellbeing economy offers seeds of hope at Victoria Yards

Places

The wellbeing economy offers seeds of hope at Victoria Yards

In Joburg’s eastern suburbs, developers, residents and craftspeople are forging a new sense of neighbourliness and trying to do business in ways that do not exclude or marginalise people. There’s a cappuccino divide – the worlds of those who can...

August 12, 2019

Seven South African Women to Follow this Women’s Day

Opinion

Seven South African Women to Follow this Women’s Day

Women’s Day in South Africa marks the anniversary of the 1956 women’s march on the Union Buildings protesting the extension of pass laws. It is a day to celebrate them and all of the women who fought and died in...

August 8, 2019

Features

What We Did This Plastic Free July

For the month of July, the nationwide #PlasticFreeMzansi campaign addressed the careless use of plastic. Led by WWF South Africa, The Beach Co-op and Twyg, influencers and volunteers focussed on reducing the use of plastic earbuds stems, chip packets and...

August 1, 2019

Midlands Trashion Show Makes Recycled Plastic look Fantastic

Fashion

Midlands Trashion Show Makes Recycled Plastic look Fantastic

Crisp packets litter the landscape of many Midlands villages. Tetrapak is often burnt, plastic bottles bob in wetlands and take-way plastic tubs clog gutters. There is one ton of plastic for every person on Earth, much of it is packaging...

July 24, 2019

There is a new space in Woodstock where good things are happening

Spaces

There is a new space in Woodstock where good things are happening

Woodstock, a bustling Cape Town suburb known for its narrow streets, urban art and tucked-away treasures, is the home of GOODWoodstock, a new community-focused, mixed-use space. Its emphasis is on sharing economies and bringing together people in a multi-layered space...

July 8, 2019

Why you should give up these 3 items this Plastic Free July

Features

Why you should give up these 3 items this Plastic Free July

Peter Ryan has been studying the impact of plastic on marine life since the 1980s. Here he explains why The Beach Co-op, WWF South Africa and Twyg are challenging South Africa to give up certain plastics this July. Peter is...

July 1, 2019

A Cherry on Mx Blouse: Rap Artist blooms in Amanda Laird Cherry

Fashion

A Cherry on Mx Blouse: Rap Artist blooms in Amanda Laird Cherry

Mx Blouse, the gender non-conforming musician whose pronouns are they/them, was delighted when Amanda Laird Cherry’s head designer Brendan Sturrock offered to dress them for their recent Durban concert. The outcome of the one-night opportunity turned into a series of...

June 17, 2019

Why Upcycling Suits Katekani Moreku’s Design Style

Fashion

Why Upcycling Suits Katekani Moreku’s Design Style

Katekani Moreku who was brought up in a small village in Bushbuckridge in the north east part of South Africa is as surprised as his family that he has become a fashion designer. Welverdiend is not a place where art...

June 7, 2019

Fashion

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

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

Fashion

SA Fashion Week: Lucilla Booyzen’s labour of love comes of age

Everyone in the SA Fashion Week office in Rosebank is wearing black. Founder and director Lucilla Booyzen is trim, her neatly cut red hair lightly touches her shoulders. She wears a cardigan, black of course, which, she says, has been...

October 26, 2018

Spaces

Architect of Change 5: Lewis Levin on the Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre

Using donated and recycled materials, architect Lewis Levin has created a memorial centre on a busy road in Johannesburg. The design of the centre was informed by discussions with survivors of the Holocaust and the Rwandan genocide. Lewis is one...

October 26, 2018

Spaces

Architect of Change 4: Malcolm Campbell on the greening of a government building

Aimed at increasing resource efficiency and making a positive contribution to the central business district in Khayelitsha, this office building has a five start green star rating from the Green Building Council. Malcolm Campbell from ACG Architects and Development Planners...

October 25, 2018

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The Seen Collective was born after a search for the perfect jumper

What is Levi’s doing about its social and environmental responsibilities?

The wellbeing economy offers seeds of hope at Victoria Yards

Seven South African Women to Follow this Women’s Day

What We Did This Plastic Free July

Midlands Trashion Show Makes Recycled Plastic look Fantastic

There is a new space in Woodstock where good things are happening

Why you should give up these 3 items this Plastic Free July

A Cherry on Mx Blouse: Rap Artist blooms in Amanda Laird Cherry

Why Upcycling Suits Katekani Moreku’s Design Style

LUNAR shines a bright light on South African sustainable fashion

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

SA Fashion Week: Lucilla Booyzen’s labour of love comes of age

Architect of Change 5: Lewis Levin on the Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre

Architect of Change 4: Malcolm Campbell on the greening of a government building

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