07/02/2026
This is a lapel pin that I created for the PlatAfrica 2025 competition. The theme was ‘New Horizons’, so I chose to celebrate the delicate balance between beauty and preservation.
The piece is inspired by the little known Bearded Disa (Disa Barbata) or “Ouman met sy baard”, a critically endangered orchid found in one small location in Malmesbury, Cape Town.
Its fragile existence mirrors the urgent call for sustainability in our natural world.