Design
Trends ’17 – Kitchens
Cover image: Siemens Home Appliances Several decades ago the kitchen was usually hidden away at the rear of the house, certainly it was the case in my North of England family home. This was a compact space always kept warm, where meals were prepared and most often...
Room Outside
In best case scenarios, outdoor furniture calls for materials that strike a balance between durability, sustainability and good design. For professionals and specifiers selecting these is vitally important when selecting outdoor furniture products for clients. But the...
Willowlamp’s Enchanted Forest Comes to Life
Since 2005, willowlamp has wowed consumers with its breathtaking, innovative sculptural lighting designs. From chandeliers to lamps, standard works to bespoke creations, the Cape Town-based company has added both light and lustre to numerous hotels and restaurants...
The Rug Company Visits Johannesburg for a 4-Day Pop-Up
The Rug Company will be hosting an exclusive Pop-Up at the Cube Gallery in Bryanston, Johannesburg, between 26 and 29 July 2017. Established in 1997 by Christopher and Suzanne Sharp, The Rug Company has come to be a leading name in handmade contemporary rugs. The...
Italtile: An Evening with Roberto Palomba
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...
BSH Home Appliances: The Home Connection Trend
Home Connect is already a prominent offering overseas for Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances allowing homeowners to control their household appliances using their smartphones or tablets. This means homeowners will be able to preheat the oven while they are still in the...
Philip Richards – blu_line
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...
Poise and beauty for the basin: GROHE adds new touchless faucets to its Essence E line
A worldwide design revolution for electronic faucets – this is what GROHE has set out to trigger with its restyled and re-engineered Essence E faucets. The new faucets feature arguably the most expressive and captivating designs in today’s infrared faucet sector. The...
Siemens: Design + genius – the smart aesthetic of the future
Smart aesthetics – Until recently, technology could hardly have been considered aesthetically pleasing. Devices and appliances bristled with functionality and capability within square shapes and unnerving bristles. Form was evaded in favour of functionality. The white...
Neolith® Sintered Stone – A Revolutionary Material
Headquartered in Castellón, Spain, TheSize was founded in 2009 with the objective of creating a new material category suitable for exterior and interior construction: kitchen and bath countertops, furnishings, flooring and facades.
Tracking Light
Since the turn of the millennium – within interior design’s upper echelons – there’s ongoing evidence of the increasing appreciation of lighting innovation. In 2017 leading minds are involved in the invention and engineering of new light sources, or luminaires, and...
Ground Rules ‘17
In the 2017 world of contemporary flooring carpeting is ever softer. Wood is becoming more roughed-up. And vinyl is getting more luxurious. Yet these are far from the only flooring products that are drawing consumer attention. Ground Rules is the annual Habitat focus...
bulthaup | living kitchens – Luxury Extended
Italian firm Rimadesio has been producing furniture for 60 years: doors, sliding panels, shelving units, walk-in wardrobes and a collection of complementary furniture. Rimadesio produces systems for sub-dividing environments and for the architectural definition of...
The Marina Sofa, exclusive to Mobelli Furniture + Living
As entertainment areas move indoors to avoid the crisp air this winter, a trendy, yet relaxing sofa is just what you need to complete one of the most important areas of your home. When buying a new sofa there are a few things to consider ensuring you find the perfect...
WOMAG unveils new collections at Pretoria store
WOMAG, South Africa’s leading supplier of natural stone and porcelain tiles, is proud to unveil four new collections debuting this winter in their Pretoria showroom. The collection features ground-breaking design developments in both the production and printing of...