On his future goals, he says, “The goal always changes. I think, to be honest, if I had to compare goals that I had for myself and the brand [from] when it started to now, you start realising that things always shift, just based on the fact that the world is always changing, your ideas are always changing. And that’s the nice thing about being an independent designer is that you can always change your mind. So I don’t like committing to an answer that says ‘in five years I want to have these goals’, the world is always changing. It’s one of those things [where] I don’t like committing to that, especially because I have the opportunity to not commit to anything and just allow the brand to grow as a brand. But growth is goal.”
Asked to describe his journey thusfar, he says “Very much Cape Town wind, keep the doors closed, anything can happen, it’s pretty but it can be ugly,” he says between chuckles. On the way forward he’s adamant about not settling into complacency. “I also do leave room for exploration and growth. I think those things are defined by ambition, and the ambition can go anywhere.”
From Nwa-MulaMula, to Martha (his grandmother) and Daisy (his mother), the strength and power of the matriarch is one that he constantly draws inspiration from and has used as the North Star in finding his place in the world. The journey is not without its challenges but he’s determined to keep walking.