The gardens on Esse's rural campus were designed by landscape artist Simon Clements.
EVERY FEW WEEKS, TEAMS OF DOCTORS and therapists from across the world travel to a small farm outside Richmond in rural KwaZuluNatal to train in the science of rewilding skin.
Trevor Steyn, a chemist, who started organic-skincare company Esse in 2002, wanted to host his training courses in a space that was practical, yet flexible enough to allow visitors to take swabs and grow samples, treat patients, train in biotechnology, chat over cocktails - and which, by design, automatically communicates what Esse is about.
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ROOTS
LOCATED WITHIN THE EXTRAORDINARY LANDSCAPES OF THE SINCLAIR NATURE RESERVE, NOOISHOF IS A PLACE OF SOUL-STIRRING BEAUTY THE RESULT OF A LIFELONG LOVE AFFAIR WITH SOUTHERN NAMIBIA.
REMINISCENT
A CREATIVE COUPLE COMBINED IMAGINATION, SIMPLICITY AND A GOOD DOSE OF ENERGY TO TRANSFORM THIS FRENCH FARMHOUSE AND ITS OUTBUILDINGS INTO A HOME THAT REMINDS THEM OF CAPE TOWN.
SIMPLIFICATION
A SMART, SAVVY AND BUDGET-FRIENDLY RENOVATION HAS MADE THE VERY MOST OF THIS YOUNG FAMILY'S HOME IN CAPE TOWN. HERE, JAPANDI-STYLE SIMPLICITY REIGNS - AND THE INDOOR-OUTDOOR LIVING IS EASY.
UP
SITUATED IN A GROVE OF INDIGENOUS MILKWOODS OVERLOOKING AN EXPANSIVE BEACH, THIS CONTEMPORARY TREEHOUSE EMBRACES THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ECO-CONSCIOUS ARCHITECTURE.
CLARITY
ON THE SHORES OF WALKER BAY IN THE WESTERN CAPE, A CONTEMPORARY HOME CREATED BY A PAIR OF GRAPHIC DESIGNERS COMBINES CLEAN-CUT ARCHITECTURAL LINES WITH FRESH INTERIORS.
GEM
DESIGNED AND PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY ONE OF THE GIANTS OF AMERICAN MODERNIST ARCHITECTURE, ARTHUR WITTHOEFFT, THIS UPSTATE NEW YORK HOUSE BUILT IN 1957 HAS BEEN SYMPATHETICALLY RESTORED BY ITS CURRENT OWNERS.
POTENTIAL
A CREATIVE, HANDS-ON COUPLE TRANSFORMED AN ORDINARY HOUSE INTO AN ENCHANTED WONDERLAND OF INTERCONNECTED SPACES WITH INSPIRED DESIGN COMBINATIONS AND EASY-GOING GLAMOUR.
LARGER THAN LIFE
Four South African MURAL ARTISTS are transforming the local URBAN LANDSCAPE, one attention-grabbing wall at a time.
IN STUDIO WITH ZYDIA BOTES
For the powerhouse behind SOMETHING GOOD STUDIO and ROMARIA KNITWEAR, it's all about collaborative design, making connections and a calm, happy workspace.
ANATOMY OF A CHAIR
Founders of local furniture brand PEDERSEN LENNARD, Luke Pedersen and James Lennard, talk us through the inspiration and design process behind their new TULBAGH CHAIR.
