Changing Facets

Changing Facets Changing Facets is a company that makes multidisciplinary work.

3D Printed vase inspired by shweshwe fabric.
24/04/2025

3D Printed vase inspired by shweshwe fabric.

Tswana fabric inspired brooch. Piece was sold and no longer available.
23/04/2025

Tswana fabric inspired brooch.

Piece was sold and no longer available.

Patlo — a special Tswana tradition meaning “to ask” — is the start of marriage negotiations. It’s when the groom’s famil...
22/04/2025

Patlo — a special Tswana tradition meaning “to ask” — is the start of marriage negotiations. It’s when the groom’s family officially visits the bride’s family to ask for her hand in marriage. Once the bogadi (bride price) has been agreed on and the process is done, the bride is dressed in traditional attire by her in-laws, showing that she’s now a makoti. It’s a beautiful celebration of love, family, and cultural heritage. Depending on the region the Tswana husband is from, some traditional attire items may differ in colour and style.

3D Printed vase inspired by the Pedi women's traditional dress..
21/04/2025

3D Printed vase inspired by the Pedi women's traditional dress..

Pedi Dipeta- Pedi Beads Piece: brooch pinSlide 2 & 3: Brooch can be worn to compliment a look and can be placed wherever...
15/04/2025

Pedi Dipeta- Pedi Beads
Piece: brooch pin
Slide 2 & 3: Brooch can be worn to compliment a look and can be placed wherever the wearer deems appropriate.

In the Abantu: Threads That Bind Us exhibition, I chose to blacken my skin across the photographic series to shift focus...
10/04/2025

In the Abantu: Threads That Bind Us exhibition, I chose to blacken my skin across the photographic series to shift focus from myself as the model and centre the clothing—each piece carrying stories of lineage, labour, and cultural meaning. This choice wasn’t about disguise or mimicry. It’s not a caricature, and it’s certainly not Blackface. It’s a deliberate move to interrupt the way Black bodies have historically been viewed—often flattened into stereotypes or expected to perform.

The colour black has long been burdened with negative associations—seen as threatening, invisible, or lacking value. In this work, I’m not celebrating those meanings. I’m undoing them. I’m using blackness to redirect the gaze, to challenge inherited ideas of beauty and worth, and to allow the garments to take up the space they deserve. These images speak to our heritage, our resilience, and the dignity stitched into the fabric of our skin.

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Model: Khanya Mthethwa
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This 3D printed vase draws inspiration from the iconic Basotho hat, Mokorotlo—a powerful symbol woven into Lesotho’s ide...
09/04/2025

This 3D printed vase draws inspiration from the iconic Basotho hat, Mokorotlo—a powerful symbol woven into Lesotho’s identity and even featured on the national flag. Its form echoes the country’s mountainous terrain.

Basotho inspired brooch. Handpainted silver brooch covered with clear resin. Piece sold during the exhibition.
03/04/2025

Basotho inspired brooch. Handpainted silver brooch covered with clear resin.

Piece sold during the exhibition.

The Seanamarena blanket, like all Basotho blankets, arrived as a product of colonial trade, introduced to replace tradit...
31/03/2025

The Seanamarena blanket, like all Basotho blankets, arrived as a product of colonial trade, introduced to replace traditional skin cloaks. But rather than merely adopting it, Basotho people transformed it into a cultural marker—imbued with meaning, worn with pride, and passed through generations. What was meant to assimilate became a symbol of defiance, a heritage woven into the fabric of tradition.

A representation of the Xhosa nation with our jewellery and fashion. Do pop into the FADA gallery to see the pieces on d...
16/03/2025

A representation of the Xhosa nation with our jewellery and fashion. Do pop into the FADA gallery to see the pieces on display. Exhibition is open until 28th March. Merchandise will be available on our new website soon.

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Inspired by the Xhosa pin called umgxashiso, a pin is used to decorate umbhaco (traditional Xhosa skirt), especially one...
16/03/2025

Inspired by the Xhosa pin called umgxashiso, a pin is used to decorate umbhaco (traditional Xhosa skirt), especially ones with no detailing in terms of beading. It can also tie together ibhayi (cape) when it's cold. I've turned it into a pendant.

Currently on display at the Abantu: Threads that Bind Us solo exhibition until the 28th March.

Xhosa women wearing traditional skirts called umbhaco. Image sourced from the internet.
16/03/2025

Xhosa women wearing traditional skirts called umbhaco.

Image sourced from the internet.

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