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A Chair to Invest in and Merge with – Physically and Emotionally
The Spanish word for bull is Toro. When we conjure up an image of this animal, we etch a strong silhouette, a powerful, even sensual form – invariably dressed in black. The Toro dining chair’s stance is robust and firmly rooted, and it’s very comfortable. Its kinetic...
You Can Already See Bright Futures Reflected on its Glass Façades
Generous hospitality will meet holistic, pared-down design for the modern business traveller here. This forward-thinking lifestyle brand is manifesting an experimental, new hotel concept that has quietly been brewing in Jozi. The hotel brand positions itself as an...
The Brave Message in Spontaneous Confidence, Colour and Humility
Helder Batista is essentially a self-taught artist who was born in the south of France in 1964 and briefly attended evening classes at the École des Beaux-Arts (School of Fine Arts) in Paris. His work manifests in the mediums of sculpture and painting and his...
Great Gatsby-style Villa in Russian Wilderness
It was a wild place. The site of this monumental structure was natural countryside with neither gas nor electricity – pristine. Just a two-hour drive from the city, this lasting nest for a large family was built close to a lake, forests and animals, taking into...
A Defining Model Pushes its Pretty Performer Limits
The new Jaguar F-TYPE has arrived in SA. The distinctive crackle and pop on the overrun – synonymous with this model – remains; the sounds meticulously tuned to suit the range of powerful four-, six-, and eight-cylinder engines. The two-seat F-TYPE has...
Solid Liquid Totems Animate the Fluidity of Tradition and Technology
Aura and Astro, designed by Marco Piva for antoniolupi, are freestanding bathroom sinks with a strong personality and a sculptural presence that define the hierarchy of the environments in which they’re placed. Backlighting the products makes their statements more...
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...
Sparking a New Narrative for the Unfiltered Revolution of African Vodka
This premium copper distilled spirit is locally distilled in the KZN Midlands. Vusa in Zulu means ‘to awaken’ and the product demonstrates the power of African craft, culture and aesthetic, while challenging cultural bias on a global scale. Vusa Vodka has already...
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...