by Habitat Magazine | Nov 1, 2017 | Industry Leaders
Steve Palmer was born in Kingston on Thames, London and was a mere eight months old when his parents decided to emigrate from the UK to South Africa. Consequently, he considers himself to be a true South African. He recalls: ‘I was...
by Habitat Magazine | Nov 1, 2017 | Industry Leaders
The Türalihus is a stately home in the village centre of Valendas in the Swiss Alps. Its core construction goes back to the year 1485, making it one of the most historically valuable of buildings and thus under monument protection. Karin Briefer from Selected...
by Habitat Magazine | Sep 6, 2017 | Industry Leaders
Liam Gawne was born in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal and grew up in Kloof, north of Durban. After finishing school he took a gap year in London, which was to prove pivotal in his professional career before returning to Johannesburg where he has lived ever since. He...
by Habitat Magazine | Jul 17, 2017 | Industry Leaders
It’s very seldom that we get to take a peek into the mind of a design genius, so imagine the delight of architects and designers across South Africa on finding out that they would have the chance to interact with Roberto Palomba of Palomba Serafini Associati. It is...
by Habitat Magazine | Jul 5, 2017 | Industry Leaders
Philip Richards recalls: ‘The road to blu_line began over 15 years ago. The company was formed by my brother and myself in the basement flatlet of our parents’ home. I was 18 at the time, finishing up my final matric exams and my brother was a computer programmer who...
by Habitat Magazine | Apr 26, 2017 | Industry Leaders
Signor Palomba was in South Africa recently to visit Sandton-based Cattelan stockist p.Maldini. His overview on Cattelan and where it is in the international marketplace is enlightening. He says: ’A family controlled company, Cattelan is now one of the largest Italian...
