EXTERIOR This new interpretation of the BMW face with the split headlamp and grille has a unique light signature that will only be seen in BMW's halo models, like this i7, the X7 and the upcoming BMW XM.
THE CREW AT BMW LOVE A BIT OF BRUTALISM. As curvy and svelte as many of their models usually are, every now and again up pops a BMW that owes more to that architectural school's monolithic, unadorned functionalism than it does to easy-on-the-eye lines sculpted in a wind tunnel. In fact, Brutalism is coded into BMW's DNA - see the brand's Karl Schwanzer-designed museum in Munich - and it has manifested in models like the 7 Series of 2001-2008, the current BMW IX, and now the new 7 Series launched in South Africa earlier this year.
It's also an aesthetic that, by its very nature, is eternally polarising. Brutalism leaves no-one indifferent - you either love it or you hate it. And the new 7 Series has not escaped that adjudication. As I was for its 2000s-era Chris Bangledesigned predecessor, I am in the "love it" camp when it comes to this new Beemer. As too, obviously, is its creator Adrian van Hooydonk, the BMW Group's design director.
"The design is at the crossroads between engineering and art," says Adrian, who also served his apprenticeship under Bangle. "Art can inspire people in very personal ways. Often, modern art is an experience for all senses, and that is exactly what we wanted to create with the design of the BMW i7. It's an experience designed around comfort, space and privacy, and tailored to our most discerning customers."
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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.