Leandi Mulder | Spotlight on education and skills development in natural fibres
Fashion designer and educator Leandi Mulder shares her journey from discovering forgotten looms in a university storeroom to shaping a new approach to fashion education in South Africa. In this talk, she reflects on the power of mohair and wool, the importance of textile literacy, and why reconnecting design with fibre origin is essential for a more sustainable industry.
Danayi Madondo | Decentralised fashion manufacturing
Zimbabwean designer Danayi Madondo, founder of Haus of Stone, shares her journey of building a slow fashion brand rooted in collaboration, craftsmanship, and community. She reflects on what it means to create luxury from limitation, using waste materials, local weavers, and intuitive design to tell contemporary African stories through cloth.
Leandi Mulder | Spotlight on education and skills development in natural fibres
Fashion designer and educator Leandi Mulder shares her journey from discovering forgotten looms in a university storeroom to shaping a new approach to fashion education in South Africa. In this talk, she reflects on the power of mohair and wool, the importance of textile literacy, and why reconnecting design with fibre origin is essential for a more sustainable industry.
Dr Philippa Notten | Lifecycle Assessment
What does it really mean to measure the impact of fashion from fibre to finished garment, and beyond? In this talk, Dr Philippa Notten from The Green House unpacks life cycle assessment (LCA) and the fascinating insights it can bring when designing circular solutions for textiles.
Yayra Agbofah | Fighting fashion waste in Kantamanto Market
In this episode, we hear from Yayra Agbofah, founder of The Revival and winner of the H&M Foundation’s Global Change Award. From Accra’s Kantamanto Market, he’s taking on the influx of secondhand clothing waste arriving from the global north.
Maria Caley | Namibian indigenous aesthetic politics in textiles
Maria Caley, a lecturer at the University of Namibia, presents at the 2025 Africa Textile Talks. From leather to trade cloth: Namibian indigenous aesthetic politics in textiles
Tariffs and the South African (fashion) economy with Irshaad Kathrada.
With the global economy currently very unsettled by the USA’s new and ever-changing tariffs strategy, we will discuss the role tariffs play in global trade, manufacturing & retail, and what they mean for the clothing and textile industry in South Africa.