Rich in pattern and texture, the Whalebone Throw adds bold accent to your interior styling - making it as much of a decorative piece as a functional one. A versatile, companion for all seasons. Woven with 100% cotton, the Whalebone Throw is more than just a blanket—it’s an all-season essential. Soft to the touch, lightweight [...]
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The Organic Ruti Kikoi – a travel-ready wrap or sarong reimagined in GOTS-certified organic cotton and woven on traditional shuttle looms. Lightweight, multi-functional and versatile from beach to beyond.
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New products, new looms, international trade shows, a museum space underway, giving back through our CSR – and more. A round-up of 2024 highlights.
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Every year, Mungo’s corporate social responsibility program, MOVE, hosts a “Design Your Own Kikoi” workshop with students from Crags Primary School. All proceeds from the winning kikoi go towards funding a teacher at the school. This year’s winner is Jesslyn Windvogel with her “Galaxy” kikoi.
We chat to Master Weaver and Mungo Founder, Stu Holding, about his early days in the Textile Mills in Yorkshire and his journey to South Africa with a continued commitment to the art of weaving.
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“In the height of the season, there’s a reactiveness to the intensity. We move around a little faster, with a productive push. Buoyed by something energetic; a growing sense of excitement. But the cooling off inevitably comes…”
A reflection on seasonal changes. On growth and stillness. 
Someone once described the Mungo Mill as a ‘cathedral to weaving’, and perhaps this is a fitting way to see it. As a functional space, with noisy looms driving the process, the design of the building had to meet certain technical requirements. But as a space reflecting a creative process, it needed a sense of artistry. Such that could reflect the approach to craftsmanship happening within; the balance of good looks and good design that is interwoven into every Mungo product.
Read the full story here.
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There’s a bench outside our Plettenberg Bay shop. The plaque reads, ‘Loom with a View.’ From here, atop a seat pulled together from old loom parts, you have a full view of our mill. It’s a place to take pause. Slow down. To contemplate the idea of changing pace if you’re feeling introspective…
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A hard look at fast fashion and the importance of traceability. A call to action: to take a deeper look behind the seams.
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Step behind the threshold of the Mungo Mill, pass the curving Coral Tree and through the glass doors, and you’ll hear a distinctive sound – of looms in action. A swell of sound, an orchestra with several players. This is the fabric of our life. Read the full story.
