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Things I'm loving now

Franchesca Watson on her current favourite garden aesthetics

How Bali Got Its Groove Back

Your next island getaway just got way more Instagrammable thanks to an upsurge of cool-factor hotels in the Indonesian island’s trendiest towns that offer an immersive experience for travellers with design on their mind

Love, Actually

Through a quiet elegance, decorator Sumari Krige celebrates the interiors of this Cape Town heritage home

Green House Effect

Artisanal coffee meets an antique-market-slash-inner-city-nursery that’s making the most of a blossoming affinity for all things green

A Place Called Home

With his new Innovation Studio in Cape Town, chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen returns to his roots

Crowd Pleaser

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. If you’ve cooked from the book or watched the show, you love Samin Nosrat. We all do. Which is why we just had to meet her and find out: why can we not get enough?

Roman Holiday

South African designer Tristan du Plessis has brought his brand of gritty glam to Italy’s capital, discovers Piet Smedy

A Fare To Remember

At The Moveable Feast, Cape Town’s unusual new bistro, nothing is as it seems.

Makes Perfect Sense

Dedicated to anticipating, learning and adapting to our preferences, habits and needs, Whirlpool takes a very human approach to applying innovative design and meaningful technology to our kitchens. H&G counts the ways

The Chelsea Report

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show sets the pace for gardening worldwide and this year small spaces, urban gardening and local plant life lead the way, writes George Plumptre.

Going Solo

Create maximum impact in your garden by planting a collection of the same plant type. Landscape designer Franchesca Watson explains

Origin Story

The redesign of Singita’s Pamushana Lodge is an exploration of Zimbabwe’s Shangaan heritage

Sleeping Beauty

A formerly abandoned estate in the Italian countryside undergoes an enchanting evolution

True Romance

The wedding garden at Vrede en Lust in Franschhoek is a painterly oasis that sets the stage with a bold design and curated colour palette fit for a bride. We let you in on how to achieve the look

Playing By The Rules

Faced with creative constraints, designer John Jacob triumphs with this stylish sanctuary geared towards easy family living

Lateral Thinking

Jessica Antola drove west to east across Africa to photograph the ways people define themselves through dress and ritual, work and play in sub-saharan africa. Here she describes  Benin and Ethiopia

My First Dinner Party - Siba Mtongana

The Domestic Goddess, Television Star And ColCacchio Ambassador Looks Back At The Dinner Party That Kicked It All Off.

The Wild Bunch

Light, bright, bold the home of fashion blue blood Margherita Missoni is a riot of zigzag swag.

Crossing Currents

The new creative guard are diversifying their portfolios, are collaboration savvy and establishing themselves as omni-platform producers of art, design and culture – and David Brits and Nicholas Coutts are leading the charge

Boss With Gloss

The new mood for offices – in a high-rise or at home – is light, plush and deceptively casual. Here we demonstrate how to create one using classic furniture and modern texture

Concrete Connection

From the outside Michael Fitzgerald’s Cape Town pad has grit appeal but inside, it’s curated perfection.

Haute Pursuit

Ligne Roset South Africa takes on a new life, helmed by a group of dynamic design devotees

Coasting Seaside

In picturesque Yzerfontein, an outmoded bolthole gets a sunshine-savvy, ground-up renovation fi t for a full house

Empire State Of Mind

In the most unexpected location, a lush coastal garden champions a global approach

Into The Woods

It took the trained eye of one of South Africa’s most respected interior designers to turn this simple, rustic barn in Hout Bay into a relaxed, multifunctional home for five.

Art Major

Crisp lines and clean colour meet contemporary works and retro classics.

The New Norval

Inside the Cape Town museum that’s democratising the world of high art

The Gritty And Often Controversial Photographer Roger Ballen Tells Us What He's Learnt

The Gritty And Often Controversial Photographer Roger Ballen Tells Us What He's Learnt

The September Style Checklist

Tastemakers and trendsetters taking centre stage this month