Design
Nuvem by Slamp
Every Slamp piece is unique because the creative process does not stem from a 3D file. The creative process requires a designer to get their hands “dirty” as they cut, sew and sculpt the materials and pay respect to 25 years of grounded studious research and...
The Real Interior by Nthabi Taukobong
The Real Interior is an inspirational book, written by a remarkable businesswoman. Born in Soweto in the 1970s, during the height of apartheid, Nthabi Taukobong was taught early on in life to be excellent in all endeavours. She writes candidly about her upbringing,...
Fabric Bank – The Chair Party Collection
The brains behind the collaboration is Fabric Bank (a bespoke textile, design and print studio) alongside Weaversworld (known for their fabrics in the hardy commercial world of interiors) and Woodlam Interzign (a furniture manufacturing company for the commercial...
Generation at Salone del Mobile 2019
Every April hordes of designers, industry folks and curious jet-setters descend upon Milan, looking for inspiration at Salone del Mobile and Milan Design Week. The sky is the limit, as interior and fashion brands alike seek to outdo each other in the creation of...
Vibia – Behind the Design: Arik Levy’s North Floor-Pendant
Defined by its deconstructed design, the latest application in Arik Levy’s NORTH collection is an innovative synthesis of a floor and suspension fixture. Levy drew inspiration for his lamp from a desire to visually connect the floor and ceiling and to place light...
Take a Seat 2019
The pursuit of relaxation has become especially necessary in the current South African environment. For most of us in our residential lifestyles, chilling out and kicking back is an essential affair. Cover image by @home In this, Habitat’s annual FOCUS feature on...
Julia Day
Julia Day, interior designer and founder of Generation, returns to Design Joburg featuring Rooms on View with a CoLab stand: For ‘In-Residence’ the designer is creating a lounge that cocoons visitors, a space so convincing one would never imagine it was temporary....
Hansgrohe – An Ode To Sprays and Spouts
If your home is your haven, then your bathroom and kitchen are your sanctuaries. Which is why Hansgrohe has spent decades perfecting sprays and spouts so that these spaces are as functional as they are masterpieces of design.
Transitions – a rug by LABVERT
The boundaries between architecture and object design are fluent and ultimately a matter of perspective. Viennese architecture and design studio LABVERT headed by Stephan Vary appreciates the allure of this interplay between the different disciplines and sees it as a...
Linen Drawer – Quality Bed Linen
At Linen Drawer they produce and sell a comprehensive range of top quality bedding. To produce our fine bed linen, they use only the finest cotton imported from one of the top producers of pure cotton percale in the world. They use carefully selected, specialised...
Something Desired – Bright, Bold & Happy
Why should Winter be all doom and gloom? Something Desired has recently launched their bright, cheerful and bold range: Sorbet Collection 2019 - think cheerful colours and a variety of textures, fabrics and finishes. Launched in 2017, Something Desired is a...
BUIT – Design, Art and Innovation
BUIT is the new outdoor furniture collection designed by Mayice Studio for the GANDIABLASCO brand. Mayice is a multi-disciplinary studio with its headquarters in Madrid, founded in 2014 by architects Marta Alonso Yebra and Imanol Calderón Elósegui. Over recent years...
Belgotex Celebrates Grand Opening of New Durban Showroom
Durban, South Africa – Leading flooring specialist and modern African manufacturer has unveiled its brand-new Belgotex Durban Showroom in Umhlanga, along with introducing a new design-led, commercial flooring range, Grafica. On...
Gonsenhausers Presents (re)stitched landscape by Julia Swanepoel Pepler
‘(re)stitched landscape’ is the third instalment from artist and rug designer Julia Swanepoel Pepler for Gonsenhausers that continues on the theme of aerial photography. “In the vein of abstract art practice, I am intuitively...
AXOR MyEdition – Bringing the Fire to your Bathroom
Setting oneself apart from the masses. Gratifying the need for uniqueness. Striking out in a new direction. This is AXOR MyEdition’s mission statement; an ideal which is adhered to in every flawless curve and every perfect plane of their products. Innovation AXOR...