Reaching out to loved ones

“Whether it’s celebrating a special occasion, brightening someone’s day, or conveying condolences, we will deliver your blooms in a personal, caring way.”
— Kim du Plessis

Petal & Post, mainly an e-commerce store’s Joburg branch is in 44 Stanley. The brainchild of Kim du Plessis. Petal & Post is a female-owned business at reaching loved ones when hands aren’t able to. 

A mere three years after establishing the Cape Town branch, Petal & Post expanded to Johannesburg and Durban. 

With Covid-19, we are grateful for Petal & Post to reach our loved ones when we can’t. Read the rest of the article here.

Film festival to inspire: ARIFF 2021

“The ARIFF seeks to address issues of accessibility, empowerment and development for previously and currently disadvantaged segments of society.” - Naledi de Wee

The 4th annual Africa Rising International Film Festival (ARIFF), first hosted in 2018, boasted a hybrid model this year with online viewings, in-person events and talks.

A variety of films, from countries like Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Egypt and Kenya was shown. This film festival also partnered with Tik-Tok, a short form video social media platform, a first for the continent.

Read the rest of the article here

Remembering History

“But I also think it’s important that within the life of the library, it’s not a library about archives. It’s essentially a living library, so we start to collect and transfer material on to vinyl.”
— Kudzanai Chiurai

Artist Kudzanai Chiurai opened The Library of Things We Forgot to Remember was opened in 44 Stanley in May 2021.
Journalist Atiyyah Khan chatted to Kudzanai about this space.

A worthy location!

44 Stanley was recently named iAfrica.com list of 5 Insta-worthy locations in Johannesburg!
📷 Tag us to be featured: @44_stanleyavenue #44stanley.

Photo credit: Robyn Davie

Salvation Cafe was recommended by IOL, as one of two locations in Johannesburg as a brunch-worthy spot.

Fun Fashion at 44 Stanley

The Cape Town mother and daughter team, Kelly-Grace and Betina, recently opened their first storefront for the South African fashion brand Me & B at 44 Stanley.

Bizcommunity spends time with them to learn more about the brand, their operations and the future.

Design Joburg Summer Collective: 2021

The Design Joburg Summer Collective is a showcase held in the Kramerville District with 44 Stanley as one of two fringe districts.

As part ot the collective we’ll be hosting talks and conversations in the Bioscope by experts in our community.

See the full line-up below.

Thursday 28 Oct

12pm - Why Good Design Matters (The Bioscope) 

Although we may not be aware of it, design is one of the most powerful forces in our lives. It has been at the core of the 44 Stanley precinct since its inception and impacts every aspect of the community and the businesses within it. From spaces to experiences to products and how they are packaged and sold, the panel will look at good design and how it is essential to the success of all business going forward.

Bookings can be made here

Fri, 29 Oct

10am - I Love You, I Hate You by Love Jozi (The Bioscope) 

Bradley Kirshenbaum presents a hugely entertaining fast-paced 40-minute talk that distills the ethos behind Love Jozi's unique imagery and how the city of Joburg, with all its inherent challenges and surprises, became the brand's distinctive muse. 

Book your spot here

Sat, 30 Oct 

10am - Made it to the life raft: art and fashion in a post covid moment (The Bioscope) 

Visual artists Cintha Sifa Mulanga and Puleng Mongale in conversation with SA designer Lisa Jaffe of Guillotine Design about the intersection of contemporary art and fashion on the occasion of the new Latitudes Online x L’MAD collection of silk scarves. 

Bookings made here

11am - Fashion is industry, style is culture by Blue Canvas Life’s Thando Made (The Bioscope) 

Glenn O’Brien, American writer and GQ’s long standing ‘Style Guy’ wrote that ‘fashion is industry, style is culture. Ideas and themes, arts and rituals, the things that constitute culture.’ Together with fellow denim aficionado, Rodney Mudzengerere from IFUKU vintage denim and men’s store, Thando talks to how more people are looking at style as a form of self-expression and how communities are being created around this within 44 Stanley, Jozi and beyond. 

Book you spot here

12pm - Triptych : Prayer Protest Peace a listening session presented by DJ Kenzhero (The Library of Things we forgot to Remember)

The Library is an interactive audio-visual archive of black resistance. It was founded in 2017 by Zimbabwean artist Kudzanai Chiurai, and includes his extensive vinyl record collection of music related to different liberation movements in southern Africa from the 1970s-80s. The library has travelled and hosted exhibitions in Harare, Cape Town, Kalmar, Södertälje, and Johannesburg and is heading to Paris. 

DJ Kenzhero, veteran Johannesburg DJ and long-time friend and collaborator of Kudzanai will be presenting a listening session in the space. 

Look out for DJC on social media #DJC21SUMMER.

PEACHY IN THE PRESS

The Morning Show SA did an interview with Peachy owner Matt Suttner on what makes it special.
Watch the interview here.