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Potential VICTORIAN

A CAPE TOWN CREATIVE HAS RENOVATED A TERRACE HOUSE. BOTH INFUSING IT WITH CONTEMPORARY ALLURE & HONOURING ITS HERITAGE ROOTS.

RISING STARS ΑΝΑΝΤΑ

This SISTER-OWNED DESIGN STUDIO focuses on creativity and upliftment, reimagining traditional techniques to make products that put the FUN back in FUNCTIONAL.

FULL CIRCLE

CIRCULAR DESIGN was a theme at the core of this year's Salone del Mobile - and we asked SEAN WELDON, cofounder of SA-based initiative CIRCULAR SQUARED, to pick five noteworthy sustainable designs.

PERSPECTIVE

AT WILDERNESS BISATE, NATURE'S MAGNIFICENCE MEETS ARCHITECTURAL BRILLIANCE DEEP IN THE LUSH RAINFOREST OF RWANDA.

REVOLUTIONISING BUSINESS: A JOURNEY OF TRADITION AND INNOVATION

KRINESHEN REDDY, commercial interior designer at SHALOM INTERIORS, describes the company's journey from a SHOP-FITTING and JOINERY BUSINESS into the realm of INTERIOR DESIGN.

TWO FOLD HOME

BUILT FOR TWIN SISTERS - EACH WITH DIFFERENT TASTES - THIS IN AN ECO-ESTATE EXPLORES HOW A FUSION OF ART & ARCHITECTURE MAKES A HOME'S CONNECTION WITH ITS SETTING MORE PROFOUND AND MEANINGFUL THAN SIMPLY PROVIDING A PLEASANT VIEW.

A HUMAN-FIRST DESIGN

The all-new LEXUS RX is the ultimate embodiment of the HUMAN-FIRST DESIGN PHILOSOPHY, which merges humans with machines through the ancient Japanese principle of TAZUNA.

A DESIGN COMPETITION WITH 100 000 REASONS TO ENTER

The SWITCH DESIGN COMPETITION is an ACDC Express initiative that encourages up-and-coming South African designers to establish their personal brand and win a prize of R100 000. We chatted to 2022 runner-up PATRICK VICE about the inspiration behind his entry.

NEW TO DUBAI

If it's UNABASHED LUXURY you're after, say hello to DUBAI's newest resorts.

LINKED

THE FACADE OF A HERITAGE PROTECTED VICTORIAN COTTAGE IN THE HEART OF CAPE TOWN BELIES THE CONTEMPORARY EXTENSION THAT'S TRANSFORMED IT INTO A DUAL DWELLING.

TEMPLE

THANKS TO SMART DESIGN AND A FINE ATTENTION TO DETAIL, THE LUSH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SPACES OF THIS MEXICAN HOLIDAY HOME BECOME ONE.

IN STUDIO WITH...LAURIE WIID VAN HEERDEN

We caught up with the CREATIVE FORCE behind innovative furniture brand WIID DESIGN to find out more about his approach to design, and his studio space.

Revelation COASTAL VILLAGE.

After buying it sight unseen in a WESTERN CAPE this home's owner not only effected an EXTENSIVE REFURBISHIMENT but also found herself PERSONALLY TRANSFORMED by living here.

SOFA SO GOOD

Author and editor LERATO TSHABALALA reminisces about matching lounge suites and days when plastic was left on sofas.

RISING STARS HOOP

A Cape Town-based TRIO OF SIBLINGS create considered, functional everyday designs made from HONEST and QUALITY materials.

MODERN ICONS IN THE MOTHER CITY

With its beautifully restored HERITAGE BUILDING and strikingly modern FURNITURE and LIGHTING on offer, the INOVA CONCEPT STORE is well worth a visit.

A FIESTA OF DESIGN

Explore some of the best CONTEMPORARY DESIGN that MEXICO has to offer, from exceptional ARCHITECTURE and colourful INTERIORS to playful JEWELLERY and artisanal FURNITURE.

COUCHED IN MYSTERY

As journalist SARAH BUITENDACH laments, the quest for the perfect couch is an arduous one, with surprising parallels.

SETTEE A TETE

Think sofas are just for sitting on? Not so fast! Writer and urban designer BOGOSI MAKHENE picks apart the seams of these life essentials and uncovers many layers.

WIN ONE OF TWO DARK HORSE ARMCHAIRS

You could win one of two classically beautiful modern armchairs made by DARK HORSE in partnership with @HOME, each worth R17 999.

CONNECTIONS

An 18th-century monastery in the Cape Winelands later an AVANT-GARDE ARTIST'S STUDIO - has been converted into a SPIRITUAL RETREAT for a young family.

THE ART OF ELECTRICITY

MERCEDES-BENZ's head of design GORDEN WAGENER talks about his approach to designing the brand's new EV RANGE, now available in SA.

A DESIGN COMPETITION WITH 100 000 REASONS TO ENTER

The SWITCH DESIGN COMPETITION is an ACDC Express initiative that encourages up-and-coming South African designers to establish their personal brand and win a prize of R100 000. The 2022 winner, RYAN MCCALLUM, talks about the inspiration behind his winning entry.

ELEMENTAL

BUILT NORTH MODERN BARN IN ICELAND IN MAY EMBRACE THE RUGGED 2010, TRADITIONAL HAVE ATLANTIC MORE THAN IT DOES AND THIS CURATED DESIGN, BUT ITS OWNERS OCEAN ICELANDIC BLUNTED ELEMENTS WITH A SIMPLE THE THOUGHTFULLY INTERIOR.

CURIOSITY

A tumbledown residence in the heart of PRINCE ALBERT has been lovingly and eccentrically REINVENTED as a boutique guesthouse, creative retreat and SOUTH AFRICAN showroom of sorts.

DIGITAL VINTAGE

To add some MID-CENTURY MODERN MAGIC to your space, start your shopping spree by browsing through our pick of GREAT SUPPLIERS who operate on INSTAGRAM. Some have stand-alone websites and showrooms for your perusal - and all deliver throughout South Africa.

BEST IN SHOW

A recent furniture, lighting and pattern design exhibition by CLOUT/SA and NANDO'S proved yet again that great design begins with even greater stories.

CONSIDERATION

THE DOMED FACADE OF PINE CONCRETE HOUSE IS AN ARCHITECTURAL EXCLAMATION MARK IN THE MIDST OF THE OTHERWISE-UNASSUMING SUBURBIA SURROUNDING IT ON THE SLOPES OF PAARL MOUNTAIN.

RECORD

A moody palette and exaggerated use of materials create drama in the self-designed clifftop home of two LOS ANGELES architects. Innovative artworks INSPIRED BY MUSIC complete the look.

SEVEN YEARS OF SEAFARING SUSTAINABILITY

TOYOTA pushes the boundaries of sustainability with ENERGY OBSERVER, a revolutionary fuel-cell-powered boat that demonstrates the adaptability of Toyota's HYDROGEN FUEL-CELL TECHNOLOGY.