Design
Say Hello to Block Basics
Looking for fun, functional and on-trend home decor staples? Block Basics might just be your new best friend. This just-launched online store is all about fresh, contemporary and accessible furniture pieces at the click of a button. Think decor staples you can mix and...
German Design Award – Paola Lenti Wins Gardening & Outdoor Living Category
Paola Lenti once again has won the German Design Award. After Agio, Amable, Kabà, Move, Rams, Kanji and Bistrò, this year the award Excellent Product Design has been given to Oasi, the outdoor seating collection designed by Francesco Rota, featured by a visible...
Lighting Trends to Switch You On
Which major lighting trends will transform our living spaces next year? Creative Director Anita Bloom enlightens us in her Decorex Africa Trend Report 2020. Decorex Africa’s Trend Report for 2020 gives us a teasing glimpse of what to expect from Decorex Durban, Cape...
Trend Forecast 2020 by Covet House
Covet House’s trendsetting brands such as: Boca Do Lobo, Delightfull, Brabbu, Koket, Maison Valentina, Circu, Luxxu, Essential Home, Rug’society, Pullcast, Foogo and Caffe Latte provide the tools needed to help design updated and luxurious projects. FROM COLOURS TO...
Inside Living – Atmosphere in the kitchen
Inside Living kitchen designers Charlene Taljaard and Juanita Hubinger weigh in on how to create atmosphere in the kitchen. WHAT MAKES THE KITCHEN THE HEART OF THE HOME? Charlene: Every member of the family or household has to eat. Whenever we get hungry we find...
Leading lights | SA Lighting Design Company Wows on the International Stage
willowlamp is no stranger to accolades. Creative Director and Founder Adam Hoets and his dedicated studio of artisans have repeatedly been recognised both locally and internationally over the years for their innovative designs and intricate one-of-a-kind art pieces....
4 Trends to Bring to Your Home in 2020
Entering a new decade promises new trends for décor – and as we start the new year, what better time update your home décor with a fresh look? “The trends that we can expect to see this year will cater to every taste, making them easy to adopt in any space and...
Studio DRIFT’s kinetic installations to light up #DI2020
If the thought of using technology to reproduce the patterns and processes of nature makes you anxious, you haven’t come across the glorious work of artist collective Studio DRIFT. The multidisciplinary studio, set up by visionary Dutch artists Lonneke Gordijn and...
Neolith® takes hyper-realism to the next level
Neolith®, a market-leading brand of Sintered Stone, is taking the design of its material even further with revolutionary Full Body Veining technology: a game-changing innovation that achieves an essential degree of detail the industry has struggled to achieve over the...
ICONIC AWARDS 2020: Innovative Interior for hansgrohe Rainfinity
On 12 January 2020 at the international furniture fair, imm cologne, the premium brand of the Hansgrohe Group was honored with the Best of Best distinction in the 2020 ICONIC AWARDS: Innovative Interior competition. The new Rainfinity family of showers came out as a...
Casarredo – Haute-couture designs by Bretz
Since 1985, the Bretz name has become synonymous with authentic upholstery tradition and the creation of one-of-a-kind items made in Germany. These masters of haute couture combine craftsmanship with passion, quality with fantasy and tradition with avant-garde. Their...
Everyday Luxury | Frans Alexander Interiors brings a sense of flair to Decorex Durban
A leading Durban interior designer driven by the satisfaction of his clients, Frans Alexander of Frans Alexander Interiors describes himself as a perfectionist: ‘I’m driven by the result and outcome of each project. Knowing that I have achieved the desired emotion is...
KOHLER’s Numi 2.0 Intelligent Toilet Named CES 2020 Innovation Awards Honoree
Kohler Co., a global leader in the design and innovation of kitchen and bath products, announced that the Numi 2.0 Intelligent Toilet has been recognized among CES® 2020 Innovation Awards Honorees in the smart home category. Products recognized as the honorees scored...
Trends in Surfacing Solutions
As our longing for a more tactile, less technologically invasive world grows, we’ll gravitate towards a cosier design aesthetic. This is the message delivered by Anita Bloom, Creative Director of Decorex Africa and 100% Design South Africa, in the latest Decorex...
Cosm, designed by Studio 7.5 for Herman Miller, named one of the 100 Best Inventions of ’19
Studio 7.5’s elegant task chair, the Cosm, has taken the design world by storm since launching at Salone Del Mobile in 2018. Celebrated for its sophisticated ergonomic design, the Cosm appears to be simplicity itself, yet it took a decade of form-making, engineering...