In the Celebration of Amanda’s Father and the Love of Land that inspired Evolution
Some dads teach through words. Others simply take you outside and let the landscape do the talking.
My dad was the second kind. He invested in a farm in the Waterberg, Kliphoek and Wildebosch Drift, and changed it from cattle farms to one of the first game farms in the area. This space was his happy place, and he made it ours too. Early morning game drives, the pale pink sunrise erupting over the mountains, the freedom to explore a landscape that felt ancient and alive all at once. He never had to explain why it mattered. Being there was enough.
The Waterberg stayed with me. The coarse sediments (conglomerate) in the 1900 million-year-old Waterberg rock formations, the colours of the veld, the sense that something extraordinary was always just beneath the surface. So much of what drives Evolution, the research into natural history, the connection to landscape, the belief that the land has stories worth telling, finds its roots in places like that farm and the man who took us there.
This Father's Day, we are thinking about all the dads who did the same. The ones who pointed out the name of a bird, who pulled over on a dirt road for a herd of something, who knew which berries to avoid and which rocks to turn over. The ones who passed on a love of the natural world without ever making it feel like a lesson.
For that dad, we have three pieces that carry the landscape he loves.
Our Rust Dolerite Jacquard Throw, part of the Call of the Karoo range, is woven in the rich rust tones of the Graaff-Reinet dolerite formations, made locally from bamboo, cotton, and linen, and built to last as long as the land that inspired it.
Our Microscope Man Panel honours the researchers who dedicate their lives to documenting and protecting South Africa's fossils, fauna, and flora, the very history my dad introduced us to on those early morning drives.
Our Kloof panel celebrates South Africa’s many gorges and kloofs. While the exact location remains unknown, the scene reflects the landscapes we have come to know and love. The gentle flow of water over moss-covered rocks and the quiet stillness of these hidden places capture a sense of peace and wonder.
This Father's Day, for the dad who loves the land.
— Amanda
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