Who Gets to Write the Future of Fashion?
The mopani worm is one of Southern Africa’s most familiar delicacies. It is also, at the end of this month in Cape Town, the name attached to a silk, one of a slate of materials asking whether the continent’s next fibre industry is already here: in its rivers, farmlands and forests, in leathers tanned from […]
TWYG Africa Textile Talks 2025: Where Africa’s Textile Legacy Fuels Industry Change
This July, Cape Town will host a major gathering focused on the future of textiles in Africa. From 28 July to 1 August 2025, Africa Textile Talks returns with a three-day summit and a five-day exhibition at the V&A Waterfront. Set between Workshop17 and Church House, the event will bring together designers, researchers, artisans, policymakers, […]