COMPASSION, GRATITUDE, RESILIENCE & RESOURCEFULNESS (& MASKS)

“Being able to practice social distancing is a privilege. Being able to wash your hands is a privilege. Being able to spend five weeks at home during lock down is a privilege. Having food whilst doing so is a privilege. Being able to work is a privilege.”

— Dax Holding, MD of Mungo

Some of you may have seen what Dax Holding, MD of Mungo Design wrote in a mailer sent out in the past couple of days. His words and message resonated with us.

Compassion, gratitude, resilience and resourcefulness are qualities that have become so evident during this time. So many of our business owners have moved quickly to see how best to support their employees and keep them safe all whilst working out how to keep their businesses afloat.

It’s not possible for everyone to work and it’s great to see those that can, are doing it in a kind, considerate way.

Masks have been something that have provided work, purpose and safety to many people around the world and it’s no different here.

Both Mungo Design and Rowdy Bags have shifted their production to making masks. Please order yours (and yes there are delivery costs to Johannesburg) but the couriers need business too.

Another initiative #10millionmasks (logo designed by Papersnap) is working to get 10 million masks to the people that need them. Have you seen this initiative? Perhaps there’s a way you can get involved.

We are proud to be associated with these businesses - thank you for all you are doing.

LOCKDOWN LOWDOWN

We know you want to support your 44 Stanley favourites so we’ve put together a quick guide in one place. All of the businesses below are either selling vouchers or products online (for delivery post lockdown) or are raising funds for their employees. Simply click on picture for those you’d like to support. We will be adding more as new stores move online.

THE ATELIER

BED BATH BODY

BEAN THERE

THE BIOSCOPE

CHOCOLOZA

GONE OUTDOOR

GUILLOTINE DESIGN

THE LEOPARD

LUNAR

MUNGO

PETAL & POST

ROWDY BAGS

SALVATION CAFE

WYATT HAIR

MR VINYL

PROXIES an exhibition curated by Nabeeha Mohamed, Kundai Moyo and Chloë Reid

proxies considers the persistence of flowers in contemporary South African art through the work of Fanie Buys, Erin Chaplin, Mia Chaplin, Githan Coopoo, Vanessa Cowling, Grace Cross, Ian Grose, Nonzuzo Gxekwa, Swain Hoogervorst, Nabeeha Mohamed, Anna Sango, Brett Seiler and Shakil Solanki.

The exhibition which was scheduled to open on the 28th March at the gallery is obviously not open due to the lockdown but you can view the full catalogue here.

MIA CHAPLIN

Dead Inside, 2020

acrylic on paper 420 x 594 mm

BRETT SEILER

Pansy, 2020

bitumen on canvas 615 x 430 mm

If you are interested in any of these works, please purchase the work before the end of the shutdown as it will enable the gallery and its partner, the atelier, to continue to operate and employ its staff. To contact them email info@gallerygallery.co.za.

Bucking the Black Friday trend

Given our ethos of ethical production and considered consumption - it simply doesn’t make sense for us to buy into Black Friday mass consumerism. The Financial Mail chatted to some of our business owners in their piece ‘Retailers who bucked the Black Friday Trend’.

HOUSE & LEISURE - ODRIN'S TAIRE AVBOVBO

House & Leisure chatted to Odrin founder, Taire to find out a little more about him. Check out the full profile here.