Cow Hide Co. have expanded their range to what they’re calling a “Bold” mix with new designs from Jordyn Pollock.
textile design
Mungo presents – The Vadoek
Vadoek (n.) Fa-duk. The Afrikaans word for a multipurpose cloth for kitchen usage. Mungo’s new 100% cotton Vadoek is a vibrant checkered kitchen cloth that certainly checks all the boxes – colour, texture, absorbency and ultimate utility all in one. This contemporary take on the traditional plaid tea towel will […]
Creative Womxn 2017| The Ninevites’s Nkuli Mlangeni gets real about diversity in design
“Find your voice and be fearless.” Designer maker Nkuli Mlangeni opens up to us about representation in the South African design industry and the importance of womxn creating together.
A tribute to the quintessential graphic tee
A brief history of the graphic tee: a flirtation, a poem, a placard and the mouthpiece of a street style generation.
The Most Beautiful Object in South Africa: A Q&A with Nkuli Mlangeni about The Sankara Rug
Nkuli Mlangeni carried on traditional craft methods to make her Design Indaba award winning Sankara Rug. We spoke to the artist and entrepreneur about the necessity of artisanship today.
From Childhood Tea Time to Helé de Beer’s Enchanting Textile Patterns
For her project ‘Die Smaak Van Onthou’, Helé de Beer draws off Afrikaans culinary traditions to create contemporary textile designs.
Oh Wow! – La Vie Est Belle, Roots Music and the Place of Gold.
In Oh Wow! this week: the amazing cover art for Petite Noir’s upcoming album and volume 3 of a cross-continental music project.
Patterns of Potchefstroom | A Textile Project by Amanda van der Walt
Amanda van der Walt’s project ‘Dorp’ is an intimate visual map of Potchefstroom, the town she used to live in as a student at North West University. The series consists of 8 patterns each inspired by an area within the town.
Oh Wow! – Prehistoric Joburg, A Minimalistic Zine and a Furniture Collaboration.
Big (Oh) Wow’s this week with a line-up of colour co-ordinated studio installations, an illustrated vision of prehistoric Johannesburg, a minimalistic zine based on the seasons and a fashion editorial photographed for Vice.
Skinny laMinx launches Flower Dreams range
Decor label Skinny laMinx, by designer and illustrator Heather Moore, has just launched a new collection of floral-inspired fabrics called Flower Dreams.
Featured: WE-FLOCK by Claudette Maskell
Graphic designer, illustrator and screenprinter, Claudette Maskell, has launched her first collection of hand-printed fabrics called WE-FLOCK.
New prints from Skinny laMinx
Fans of Skinny laMinx will be happy to know that there are new prints available at shop.skinnylaminx.com.
Mungo Design – Making Bread
Mungo Design, based in Plettenberg Bay, produces fabrics and came up with this novel and creative way to show the many different colourways and textile designs they have on offer.
