Design
Memories are Made with Talis M54 – A Wise Asset to our Kitchens
Cooking is more than just a necessity. It brings passion into the kitchen and can be a valuable outlet for creative culinary experiments. The kitchen is a place for impressing guests and expressing love by providing sustenance for the people who matter the most in...
A Home’s Moving Façade Facilitates Intimacy and Awareness
Mobilia has teamed up with Perth-based architectural and interior designer studio, State Of Kin, to furnish Shutter House, a forward-thinking home designed for the modern family and furnished with some of the world’s most renowned and decorated brands; carefully...
Intimate Zones at the Centre of Endless Horizons from 2005
This archival moment we share with you from 2005 issue 190 is, as always, one we’ve chosen that insists timelessness in style. The owner was a young entrepreneur based abroad. He also owned properties on other continents and travelled a lot, yet he selected Cape...
Experiments with Versatile Surfaces: How to Conceive, Select, Complete
Continua are importers of premium surfaces across floors, walls and countertops and provide a special interactive surface selection design service that’s value engineered. To achieve a high-end look at a fair and competitive price, be guided through every detail and...
Family Getaway Between Water and Forest Breathes New Life into Remote Canadian Town
The aesthetic approach that Cape Town-based architecture firm SAOTA took might seem like a radical departure from the traditional architecture in the region, but the architects were conscientious to keep the design unobtrusive and sensitive to its setting, while still...
People’s Car to Pocket Rocket – MINI John Cooper Works GP
In 1959, as an early teen in north-west England, I clearly recall my first look at the MINI. This was a low, Spartan-looking, boxy little car with a shallow bonnet indicating its transversely mounted engine. But it was a car for the time. The Suez crisis in 1956 had...
Easy Access to Bespoke Tiles Aligned with Leading Design Houses
Founded just over two years ago, Decobella has become one of the leading go-to companies when searching for décor tiles. As European decorative tile specialists they distribute products through a chain of reputable merchants in Africa and neighbouring countries....
A Stone, Timber, Glass and Render Residence in a Martian Landscape with Aboriginal History
More or less 100km from Melbourne and 500km north of Adelaide in South Australia’s outback, the landscape is more than 600 million years old. The rugged peninsula, weathered peaks and rocky gorges of the Flinders Ranges forms some of the most dramatic and beautiful...
Fishermen, Beach and Iron Kite Houses on the Cape Coast Inform the Lightness of this 2007 Holiday Home
This holiday home, featured in habitat magazine more than a dozen years back, is located on a subdivision from the front garden of the established house on the upper side. Interpreting the local vernacular resulted in barn-shaped buildings as the most appropriate...
Be at Large in Sumptuous Shangri-La Tranquility and Support Local Tourism
Stunning architecture, harmonious interiors and warm hospitality remind you what your purpose is at Arambrook Boutique Hotel. Along the Liesbeek River in Bishops Court, Cape Town, the venue oozes composure. According to Amy Bradfield, CEO of Arambrook, the philosophy...
Elevating the Collective Spirit: Feet on the Floor and Out that Door
With a unique concept tailored to the identity and needs of the client, Tétris was tasked with designing a new client centre to cater for international guests and visitors at the global law firm, Hogan Lovells. Located in Sandton, this law firm was in need of formal...
A Passion Investor’s Dream Marries Gold and Glass to Rhapsodise Over the Emblematic French Cognac’s Legacy
The blend was originally created by Maurice Hennessy and Emile Fillioux in 1870 and to mark the occasion of 150 years of X.O cognac – in a time of global transformation and the end of the 2020 harvest – Maison Hennessy commissioned an impressive World Odyssey. The...
The Italian Sports Car Marque Redefines Elegance, Performance and Safety
Immediately recognisable anywhere, the Maserati range of cars has produced amazing personalities. Their style, technology and character enchant demanding tastes. Ambassadors of this heritage are the Quattroporte flagship, the Ghibli sports sedan, and the Levante,...
The Epitome of Early 21-st Century Island Life: Shingle Roofs Blend with Lush Tropical Flora
Banyan Tree Seychelles adds even more – for those with deep pockets – on the sleepy, tropical paradise that is Mahé, Seychelles. Six new, two-bedroom beachfront villas are joined by a new clubhouse; each villa has no less than two swimming pools. Architecture displays...
A Revival of History Bridges with Modern Progress in Nourishing Details
Through combining history, art and culture, the St Vincent’s Place Residence is ultimately a place of rebirth. Whilst simultaneously reviving an exceptional period home, the project cultivates a place of renewal that elevates the client's quality of life. As a modern...