Why companies need more than good intentions Many companies want to become more sustainable, but sustainability needs to be practical. It must move beyond statements and become something that can be seen, measured and shared. This is where Nic&Nic’s work offers real value. We help companies take retired banners, gazebos, billboards and promotional materials and turn them into functional products. But beyond the products themselves, we also help tell the story of the impact c

The community behind every Nic & Nic product Nic &Nic is based in Shiyalongubo, a rural community in the Barberton-Makhonjwa Mountains of Mpumalanga. This is not a typical place for a design and manufacturing business, but it is the place we call home. Our work began with a simple belief: meaningful products can be created from waste, and meaningful opportunities can be created in rural communities. For us, design is not only about the final product. It is also about the hand

How Nic &Nic gives discarded inner tubes a second life At Nic&Nic, one of our core materials is the discarded tyre inner tube. What many people see as waste, we see as a strong, flexible and beautiful material with the potential to become something useful again. Tyre inner tubes are often overlooked once they can no longer serve their original purpose. They may be thrown away, stored, burned or left to become part of the growing waste problem. Yet the material itself is durab

In 2016, we left corporate work to begin a journey of creating something meaningful with our own hands. That journey first took us to Bushbuckridge, where the Mashile family opened their leather workshop to us and allowed us to use their equipment while we taught ourselves how to make bags and accessories. With our newly developed skills, we moved to Hazyview, where Nick managed In-Da-Belly at Perry’s Bridge. It was there that we sold our products directly to customers for th