RELIC. With a profound interest in considered and sincere design this season collection yields the Lukhanyo Mdingi label in creating meticulously made pieces. The intention is to ensure a pragmatic and mindful approach in product development. Working with artisans specifically within the textile field, select pieces such as the Felted Kid Mohair and Merino Wool blend items adhere to the principles of what mindful & collaborative design means to us; looking into human ingenuity as the provenance in creating design that is honest, steady and strong.

UBUNTU. I AM BECAUSE WE ARE. Africans believe that a person is a person through other persons. That my humanity is caught up, bound up, inextricably, with yours. When I dehumanize you, I dehumanize myself. The solitary human being is a contradiction in terms. Therefore you seek to work for the common good because your humanity comes into its own in community, in belonging. Regardless of our individual pursuits, we have to be a team grinding towards greatness. To be a group of people on a quest to make the world better, not just different.

IMBOKODO. This season we wanted to challenge the narrative of a women’s place in society, especially in African cultures. We dove into the world of cultural influenced women living in a modern space, woman who encompass domestic features and in spite of patriarchal notions can still hold primary positions in business, politics and society.