Parusha Naidoo describes herself as a “dabbler of sorts”, currently dabbling in making art of the food-related digital illustration variety and telling food stories of history and memory. She was born in Durban and is a 6th generation South African Indian. She likes to call herself Afro-Asian and focuses on food and stories from Africa…
People: Thabiso Musi
Thabiso Musi is a multi-disciplinary storyteller, creative, thinker, and designer who uses fashion as a medium for expression. I have followed Thabiso on Instagram for a while now and have always been so in awe of his deeply intentional design practice and his grounded, slow fashion lens. His practice, ideas, and blueprint for change make…
Part 4: Loved Clothes Last
It’s been a little while, but we are back with our Loved Clothes Last series and this time, we got to chat to Thembela Madliki (@the_mad_looks on Instagram) about one of her favourite wardrobe items. Thembela is a theatre maker and she teaches acting at AFDA, in Cape Town. Her Instagram page is dedicated to…
The necessity of criticising fashion
By Holly Bell Beaton For today’s article, we are so thrilled to share with you our first guest feature on cnscs_by our dear friend Holly Bell Beaton. Holly is a brilliant writer and her written, visual, and creative practice focusses on interrogating the imposed structures of society across multiple creative disciplines in fashion, philosophy, art,…
An Introduction to Cultural Sustainability and Slow Fashion
We’ve spoken about the fact that sustainability cannot exist without ethics and the importance of environmental and social justice as two sides of the same coin. Today, we want to speak about another important aspect of sustainability – cultural sustainability. Cultural sustainability is a vast and deeply nuanced topic, but for this article we will…
People: Chandra Mophethe
Both of us have always said that one of our most favourite parts of creating cnscs_ is the interviews we get to do. Each person shows up in the world in such a unique way and has such a different focus, but each time we end the interview, our hearts are full from having learnt…
People: Tourmaline Berg
Music touches all of our lives, in many many ways. And in the past year, even though live shows became almost a distant memory, music remained a source of comfort, affirmation, a welcome escape or just provided the vibes for a solo dance session! When it comes to the local music industry, Tourmaline Berg has…
Part 2: Lessons From Transition Towns
In Part 1, we chatted about the origins and potentials of Transition Towns and used (probably) a few too many big words. So, we wanted to follow that article up with Part 2 to share two Transition Initiatives, in South Africa, and the practical lessons we can learn from them. First up, we have the…
Part 1: An Introduction to Transition Towns
The first time we stepped into a Transition Town was when we went on a road trip to Greyton in December 2020. Actually, we wouldn’t even have known that Greyton was a Transition Town if Masego’s mom hadn’t mentioned it right before we left. We wandered along the main road and ended up spending a…
Thoughtful Thrifting (Part 2): Becoming A More Ethical Thrifter
Welcome back to another ‘Thoughtful Thrifting’ article! In Part 1, we shared our thoughts on the conversations around whether thrifting is becoming gentrified and being mindful of our privileges when thrifting. To continue the conversation started in Part 1, we wanted to share a few ways that we can all become more mindful and ethical…
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