You will have gathered that, to us, sustainability is about much more than environmental preservation – it has social, cultural and political focuses too. Fashion is filled to the brim with history. Even the most commonly worn items have origin stories, and often these histories involve stories of power and culture. Fashion is political. If…
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Part 2: Loved Clothes Last
When we first introduced this series, we mentioned that our friend, Marthe, is the one that inspired us to start this series and share more of the stories behind our loved items. But, the whole idea behind this series was to hear stories about other people’s loved items – not just our own. We’ve always…
The more you know, the less you need – in practice
“The more you know, the less you need” is by far one of our favourite quotes. To us, it encompasses what sustainability truly is. Sustainability is a way of thinking that influences your lifestyle habits and choices . When it comes to how we create more sustainable lifestyles for ourselves, one of our key focuses…
Visuals: Child’s Play
It’s been such a long time since we sat down and got crafty together! Actually, we were chatting about the fact that the last time we were at Stella’s dining room table, getting creative, was in January as we were preparing our first ever cnscs_ eye candy post – our 2020 Vision Moodboards. Oh how…
People: Zayaan Khan
Zayaan Khan is a food, land and seed activist, based in Cape Town. Zayaan’s enchanting fermentations and work with the Seed Biblioteek have fascinated us for ages, so we reached out and asked if she’d be willing to chat with us about all this, and more. This conversation holds a very special place in our…
The more you know, the less you need
San people believe that the more you know, the less you need. This meant that they had a deep understanding of what it meant to live well, in harmony with the land, and with very little. As we continue our journeys to becoming more conscious, aware, kind, and low-impact humans, we continue to come back…
Part 2: Secondhand September Haul
Last month, we shared our ‘come thrift with us’ vlog with you. Last week, as a follow up to the vlog and to say farewell to Secondhand September, we wanted to share a haul of all the preloved treasures we found throughout the month. Stella posted her haul first, if you missed it check it out here….
Part 1: Secondhand September Haul
Last week, we shared our ‘come thrift with us’ vlog with you. This week, as a follow up to the vlog and to say farewell to Secondhand September, we wanted to share a haul of all the preloved treasures we found throughout the month. We’re posting Stella’s haul first, but look out for Masego’s haul…
Visuals: Come thrift with us
The first time we ever properly hung out, we went on a thrift adventure. We both love looking for preloved gems, so (looking back) it only makes sense that our friendship really began in a thrift shop! Since we’ve been in our houses for most of the year, going thrift shopping hasn’t been much of…
People: Banji Chona
Banji is an artchivist and artivist from Zambia. She uses art as a means to communicate socio-political and cultural issues with her community. Banji is currently in Italy, completing her Masters Degree in Arts and Culture Management. We came across Banji on Instagram and were drawn to her warm energy, mindful approach to life, colourful…
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