YOUR WEEKLY DOSE OF CREATIVE COOL – celebrating creative women: Creative Women Spotlights for Women’s Month 2022, Brutal Fruit ZA x Kelly Roland, Plaiin debuts Spring szn facial oil, and Kolisi Foundation x Black Betty

Photography and Fashion Model: Mieke Olivier. IMAGE COURTESY OF ilyathelabel. I Love You Anyway The Label: Creative Women Spotlight This Tumblr-Born fashion brand harnesses the allure of femininity, sexuality and fashionable kink. Check out ilyathelable – a womenswear fashion label founded by South African designer Kajal Shah (Kaj). The Durban...

07 Sep, 2022

ZERO SHTUNK! With Smellmaipits

We spoke to Simone, CEO and Founder of Smellmaipits about her quirky and super fun brand. From B.O induced anxiety to learning as much as you can while in the dermatologists chair, Simone has done and tried it all to try combat the tangy smell...

19 Apr, 2022

2021 FRIENDMAS GIFT GUIDE

It's almost Friendmas again and we're super excited to share our top picks for this year! Whether your friends like artsy mirrors or sparkly jewellery, we have something for everyone. Check our guide out below! --- We're Not Really Strangers Self Love Edition We're Not Really Strangers is...

17 Dec, 2021

IG HEROES BUSINESS WINNER: KIFF KAK!

Congratulations to Courtney Hodgson aka Kiff Kak on being July's IG HERO under the Business category. Instagram Heroes is our ongoing monthly award series that celebrates not only businesses and creatives, but campaigns as well. We caught up with Courtney to learn more about her...

10 Sep, 2021

On keffiyehs, masculinity and sex: Ghanaian artist Priscilla Kennedy weaves a compelling narrative

The recent winner at Absa L'Atelier talks to Hakeem Adam about masculinity, the politics of art and using the keffiyeh as her canvas....

20 Oct, 2017

The art of craft: 5 artists put a modern spin on ancient thread practice

Embroidery is not an enemy of the digital age. Five artists from across Africa share their groundbreaking works and thoughts on the age-old art form....

26 Sep, 2017

Andie Reeves’ handcrafts perfectly tribute pop culture and ‘old-fashioned practices’

Behold, the hoop art of your dreams! We take a look at the needlework of Cape Town-based designer-maker Andie Reeves....

07 Jun, 2017

Cynthia Fan: SA’s florist giving local flavour to the Japanese art of flower arrangement

Cynthia Fan's floral designs are loose and fluid, accentuating the beauty of their individual elements. See arrangements of her stunning stems here....

04 Apr, 2017

Iced Gems: A Q&A with the bakers behind LionHeart pâtisserie

Owning a small business is full of risk and rewards. Get to know the entrepreneurs behind online-based Pâtisserie Studio, LionHeart....

06 Mar, 2017

Making perfume at the House of Gozdawa

Patience and play go hand in hand when making perfume. We visited fragrance alchemist Agata Karolina to learn how it's done. ...

07 Apr, 2016

Marie Antoinette Inspired Graphic Collages by Debbie Turner

Debbie Turner’s day job as a senior digital designer at Liquorice Agency had her eager to experiment with a more tactile art form. The medium of collage fit this bill. ...

11 Nov, 2015

Oh Wow! – Making a Racket, Strange GIFs and Layered Electronica.

A beautifully embroidered vintage racket, some totally bizarre but delightful illustrated GIFs and an EP that’s at once danceable and intriguing....

09 Oct, 2015

WAIF’s SS15 ‘Cotyledon Capsule’ Inspired by the Asymmetry of Nature

Rounded corners, non-symmetrical shapes, weird, unshapely shapes, shapes like ears and the outlines of eyes – these are the many shapes of WAIF. ...

30 Sep, 2015

RAKKY’s Playful Contemporary Jewellery Pieces

RAKKY is for people who find joy in wearing something unusual, who appreciate the peculiar and who aren’t averse to a bit of anti-minimalism....

27 Aug, 2015

Dayfeels | Simple Line Drawings and Ceramic Pieces by Amor Coetzee

For Amor Coetzee, creating is the ultimate freedom, a standpoint which led her to establish Dayfeels as an outlet for the simple line drawings and clay pieces that she creates....

20 May, 2015