by Habitat Magazine | Feb 23, 2017 | Industry Leaders
Elitza Giorgia is the Poltrona Frau Dealer Principal in South Africa whose flagship store is in Cape Town. She was born and educated in Sofia, Bulgaria before moving to South Africa with her architect husband, George Giorgio. She recalls: ‘I became enamoured by myself...
by Habitat Magazine | Dec 14, 2016 | Industry Leaders
left to right: Rens Rezelman, Kitty Douglas-Jones and Anthony Douglas-Jones Douglas Jones not only imports mosaics and wholesales them to select retailers around Southern Africa, but also has the in-house capability to design and make up mosaic mixes, patterns and...
by Habitat Magazine | Nov 15, 2016 | Industry Leaders
Sergio Galli was educated in the south of Johannesburg at Sir John Adamson High School, while his co-director Paul Couzis was schooled at King Edwards in Johannesburg’s northern suburbs; both currently reside in the Cape. Their paths were linked from an early age....
by Habitat Magazine | Oct 18, 2016 | Industry Leaders
Having designed numerous products for Austrian industry and for such traditional crafters as J&L Lobmeyr, Neue Wiener Werkstätten, Wiener Silver Manufactur, Augarten Porzellanmanufaktur, TON and Carl Mertens: Thomas Feichtner is an internationally established...
by Habitat Magazine | Aug 28, 2016 | Industry Leaders
Brian Slavin was born and educated in the UK and after grammar school he attended a two year Fine Art course in Cheshire, learning the basic fundamentals of painting and sculpture. He recalls: ‘This included the principles of drawing and the understanding of both line...
by Habitat Magazine | Aug 28, 2016 | Industry Leaders
Philip Richards recalls: ‘The company was inaugurated more than 14 years ago and over that time I’ve concentrated on taking blu_line from a small niche operation to one of the leading brands in SA’s luxury kitchen market. I’ve always focused on the relational aspect...
