Holistic & Botanical: Stellenbosch Design Project Recognised in the Company of Other Luxury Winners Such As Chanel, Dom Perignon & Ferrari

by Emilie Froment | Aug 20, 2021 | Design & Architecture, Dining, Furniture, Lifestyle, Lighting, Posts, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows, Wine & Spirits

  Stellenbosch and Cape Town-based design group, Rumour Has It, was recently awarded Winner in the category of Best Luxury Commercial Interior Design in South Africa from the International Luxury Lifestyle Awards for their 360 integrated design work at Ernie Els...

The Birth of Boxed Micro-Living: Customised and Refined to a Flexible and Sustainable 13-Square Metre, Fully Equipped Home

by Emilie Froment | Aug 19, 2021 | Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Climate Control, Design & Architecture, Furniture, Home Decor, Lifestyle, Posts, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows

  With micro-spaces popping up all over the world, Cape Town-based interior design graduates transitioned from the design and manufacture of furniture and home décor to the design and creation of private and luxurious interior spaces in the form of micro-homes....

Etched into a Cliff with Jaw-Dropping Views and Design Cues from River Curves, a Textural Landscape and Luxury Yachts

by Emilie Froment | Jul 25, 2021 | Design & Architecture, Featured (Slider), Furniture, Home Decor, Kitchens, Lifestyle, Posts, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows

  Overlooking the Swan River, Infinity Views is nestled into the cliffside above Perth’s sought-after Blackwall Reach. The structure and composition of this residence is extremely efficient by necessity. Conceived as a mechanism to communicate the expertise of...

A Hidden Jewel Revolves Around a Tree & Brings Polished Bohemia to the Edge of a Favourite Surf Break

by Emilie Froment | Jun 10, 2021 | Bedrooms, Featured (Slider), Furniture, Garden Design & Decor, Home Decor, Lifestyle, Lighting, Posts, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows

  Free-flower-power-spirit here meets craftsmanship know-how and falls squarely within the aesthetic sensibility of California’s sweet spot. ‘There’s a sense of decompression when you walk onto the property. You can feel your blood pressure drop. That’s followed...

A Pioneering Initiative Takes South African Design to the World, Giving the Whole Local Creativity Plot the Calibre it Deserves

by Emilie Froment | Jun 10, 2021 | Art & Galleries, Design & Architecture, Events, Furniture, Home Decor, Lifestyle, Posts, Travel

  In 2020, she made history when she became the first South African designer ever to have her work collected by the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, for their permanent collection. Not a trivial detail, not in anyone’s books. . . anywhere in the world,...

Richard Forbes Beckons Us to Courageously Lean into Our Own Dreamy Abyss in a Northern Cape’s Desert Town

by Emilie Froment | Jun 3, 2021 | Art & Galleries, Lifestyle, Posts, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows

  From the outside, a dilapidated, stark white building with its silver roof stands bleached by the Karoo desert sun. We sense a subtle yet tempting invitation to step into the mystery through a rustic door that leads into a pitch-black space. Black Room is an...