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Ancient alchemy ~ from Ochre to Iron Red

Ancient alchemy, San Rock Art, and a childhood spent on red earth. Our newest dye colour, Iron Red, begins not with a mood board or a trend forecast, but with a rock face in the Waterberg and the ...

Bella's Gift: The Story That Led to Our First In-House Quilt Collection

A note from Amanda, Evolutions Founder. “Women hold up half of the sky,” wrote Mao Zedong - and for me, that truth has always lived in Bella, my mom, the person who first showed me what textiles co...

Stitches in Time ~ Sandy Harris of Callie Quilts, in conversation with Evolution

We have always used our linen offcuts with intention. Strips repurposed, remnants rehomed, nothing wasted if we can help it. But quilts, the kind that take real time, carry genuine craft, and becom...

Introducing 8 New Carpets in the ‘Call of the Karoo’ Collection

Two years after launching our first carpet collaboration with MONN, we are expanding the 'Call of the Karoo' collection with eight new designs. Rooted in memory, land, and the stories of the Karoo,...

RAPTUROUS RAVINES: THE MOSSES COLLECTION

- The Mosses - We fell in love with the beauty of mosses after reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel The Signature of All Things. The journey of the main character, Alma Whittaker, into botany, her e...

THE BOTANICAL BLUEPRINT COLLECTION

- Evolving the blueprints - Approximately two years ago I discovered an old guide book to the Melville Koppies, which are close to where I live. This hand-typed book was compiled in 1967 for the Jo...

INTRODUCING THE BLAGRAVE'S FERNS COLLECTION

- Blagrave's Ferns 1860 -   The Evolution team discovered an inspirational collection of evocative photograms while researching the history of South Africa’s botanical art. Thomas C. Blagrave, a re...

THE FIELD NOTES & VELD FINDS COLLECTION

- Field Notes & Veld Finds - Centuries ago the |xam and San communities were the first to collect and use plants for medicinal and ritual purposes. They depicted the invaluable flora on rock, a...

THE CAPE COLLECTION

- Cape Field of Vision - Watercolour paintings by well-known Dutch explorer-artist Robert Gordon and the less- known Jan Brandes were adapted for our latest collection. These artworks were created...