In Process

Practically Everywhere is a bold new range of collectible design pieces by industry leaders Dokter and Misses.

- Robyn Alexander

The work that Katy Taplin and Adriaan Hugo have created for Dokter and Misses has always had an edge. The Johannesburg based duo emerged on the local design scene in 2007 with a collection of clean-lined decor accessories and furniture made from powder-coated sheet metal in primary colours. They reflected an aesthetic the brand itself accurately describes as ‘Bauhaus meets Dr Alban’. That early promise has more than paid off: in the past decade, Taplin and Hugo have progressed from being promising young designers to a force to be reckoned with. The pair design and manufacture a wide range of Dokter and Misses products from their base (now in Jeppestown) and also run 99 Juta, the design showcase in Braamfontein that houses the Dokter and Misses showroom as well as space for work by other creatives.

The brand’s relationship with design gallery Southern Guild, too, spans a decade so far: Taplin and Hugo created their Two-Man table for the Southern Guild showcase at Joburg Art Fair in 2009 before collaborating with Zander Blom on Die Laaste Braai for Southern Guild in 2010, and from 2012, their Kassena sideboard toured the world with the gallery’s showcase of cutting-edge African design.