BUILDING AN ICON

In the latest in our series celebrating classic South African buildings, architect JOHAN SWART takes us on a deep-dive into one of Tshwane's most majestic Modernist jewels - the art-filled TRANSVAAL PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

GARDEN OF DELIGHTS

Joburg's RMB LATITUDES art fair returns in May with a message of \"Co-emergence\".

HOW TO SPEND A...FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN ROSEBANK

Make sure you look good, your phone is charged and your taste buds are ready for this real JOHANNESBURG TREAT.

RISING STARS MARTIN TALLIE AND ZANI ALBERTS

The pieces designed by this pair and their DEFT brand are sustainable, practical and great-looking, and exemplify TOP TEAMWORK.

HEAVY METAL

Metal is used to craft the most DELICATE jewellery, yet it's so robust it can hold up a towering skyscraper. PRACTICAL and BEAUTIFUL, it inspires CREATIVITY, INVENTION and pushing design limits.

REVERENCE - NOORD-KENNEMERLAND HOUSE

A CHURCH IN THE COASTAL KENNEMERLAND REGION OF HOLLAND HAS BEEN REIMAGINED, REDESIGNED AND REBORN AS A BREATHTAKINGLY CREATIVE FAMILY HOME THAT WAS BOTH AN HOMAGE TO THE PAST AND FUNCTIONALLY FUTURE-FORWARD.

CONNECTED - MFULAWOZI WILDERNESS LODGE

IN KWAZULU-NATAL, A NEW OFF-THE-GRID LODGE WITH 12 LUXURIOUS VILLAS BONDS WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, THE FLORA - AND THE RESIDENT HERD OF ELEPHANTS.

SUNKEN - MONAGHAN FARM HOUSE

THE BOLD ARCHITECTURE AND RAW CONCRETE FINISHES OF THIS HIGHVELD HOME MAKE A SURPRISINGLY \"GENTLE INTERVENTION IN THE ENVIRONMENT\", AS ITS ARCHITECT PUTS IT.

ANGULAR - FOREST TOWN HOUSE

HIDDEN BEHIND A SIMPLE WHITE WALL AND TOWN'S FOREST ABUNDANT HIGHVELD SUMMER GREENERY IS THIS MODERNIST DESIGNED IN THE EARLY 1980s BY PANCHO SHOWSTOPPER GUEDES.

TRIBUTE - DURBAN HOUSE

WITH PURITY OF FORM, NUDE CONCRETE AND BALD BRICKWORK, THIS HANS HALLEN MASTERPIECE TEMPERS THE CLIMATE, REQUIRES MINIMAL MAINTENANCE, AND HAS GIFTED ITS OWNERS WITH FUEL FOR INVENTIVENESS.

LΕΙΤΜΟΤΙF - CAMPS BAY VILLA

HYGGE? SHE’LL PASS, SAYS GERMAN INTERIOR DESIGNER DANIELA GOTTSCHALK, WHOSE CAMPS BAY GUESTHOUSE HAS ATTRACTED ITS FAIR SHARE OF LOCATION SCOUTS AND INFLUENCERS WITH ITS IRREPRESSIBLY OTT INTERIOR.

ADD VIZOR

New in SA is the striking OPEL MOKKA - a small SUV crossover that heralds a FRESH, BOLD DESIGN language for the German brand, and one that should go a long way to revive its flagging fortunes.

LUXE AHOY

Concept yachts invite us to reimagine what life on the ocean could look like. VISI scoured the seas for the latest EYE-CATCHING DESIGNS, and fell in love with these six VESSELS that advance the field in both FORM AND FUNCTION. All aboard!

RISING STAR DANIELLA KILPATRICK

This Joburg INTERIOR ARCHITECT is spearheading timeless, thoughtful and well-made design.

SENSORY INSPIRATION

ALWAYS WELCOME's new SHOWROOM in Kramerville offers an immersive DESIGN JOURNEY.

Open

For its new HEADQUARTERS, local advertising agency Grey's brief was to combine a  CONTEMPORARY South African feel with a FRESH, MODERN, VIBRANT aesthetic. And the architectural design firm nailed it.

Light

A Pair of serial Renovators in Johannesburg have brought a mid - century GEM back to life with a sense of subtely

BUILDING A COMMUNITY

CAMPUSKEY's new Bordeaux development in Stellenbosch epitomises the idea that great design can make living, working and socialising in one space both PRACTICAL and STYLISH.

The Influencers’ Influences ANTHONY ORELOWITZ

Ever wondered who inspired our current generation of architects? ANTHONY ORELOWITZ, a founding director of Paragon Architects, counts encounters with sculptures among some of the most moving and influential moments in forming his sensibility.

UNMISTAKEABLE

The new RANGE ROVER SPORT has arrived in South Africa, showcasing the clean lines and muscular stance of the brand's REDUCTIVE MODERNIST DESIGN PHILOSOPHY.

NEXT IS NOW WITH THE ALL NEW LEXUS NX

The second generation of the LEXUS NX mid-sized luxury SUV opens the next chapter for the brand, heralding new directions in DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY and POWERTRAINS, and a leap forward in dynamic performance.

OF THE EARTH

A recent refurb at TSWALU KALAHARI - the biggest privately owned reserve in South Africa - has given the TARKUNI HOMESTEAD a makeover that both looks to the future and honours tradition. And then there's the breathtaking RESTAURANT KLEIN JAN...

DESIGN FOR LIFE

The EPIONE HEALTH VILLAGES team, in collaboration with architecture firm Frankie Pappas, transformed an old office building into a community-based healthcare facility - EPIONE HEALTH VILLAGE ROSEBANK.

The Influencers Influences YASMIN MAYAT

Ever wondered what INSPIRES our current generation of architects? For Johannesburg-based YASMIN MAYAT, it's not only who but also what, with inspiration coming from the CITY SHE LOVES and from South Africa's COMPLICATED PAST.

Puerto Escondido Hotel

Designed as a response to how ALIENS could imagine MANKIND to live, HOTEL TERRESTRE – a new luxury hotel on Mexico's PUERTO ESCONDIDO coastline - is an arresting piece of SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE that looks to both the past and the future.

PLAY IT AGAIN

Braamfontein's original SATURDAY MARKET is back and buzzing.

GET READY TO GRIN

In the KONA N and the i30 N, HYUNDAI has two new models, and both come wearing an N badge. In Hyundai-speak, that stands for "GOES VERY FAST" - but you can tell that just by looking at them.

Graaff-Reinet Pods

The remote wilderness pods at MOUNT CAMDEBOO PRIVATE GAME RESERVE harness the idea of the TINY HOUSE MOVEMENT for a powerfully IMMERSIVE AND LUXURIOUS experience of nature.

NO CARBON COPY

LUKE DALE ROBERTS'S TEST KITCHEN CARBON brings another top-tier restaurant to Joburg's OXFORD PARKS strip.

Bantry Bay Home

A fortuitous find in the MOTHER CITY was transformed into the modern FAMILY HOME the owners had always dreamed of.