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Iconic Collaboration
TAG Heuer and Bamford Watch Department unveil a brand new interpretation of its Monaco, with on-trend visual identity making it a contemporary classic. This first official in-house built collaboration watch is only available for purchase in TAG Heuer boutiques and...
Design Indaba 2019 – design activism and creativity takes center stage
Design Indaba, the internationally acclaimed creative conference, will take place in Cape Town from Wednesday 27 February to Friday 01 March 2019 and will once again set the standard for creative excellence, innovative entrepreneurship and lateral solutions-based...
Design Indaba – Most Beautiful Object in SA
This February, the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa will be decided by public vote. The polls officially opened on Friday 25 January 2019 and members of the public can submit anonymous votes online via the electoral commission more commonly known as the Design...
Lay of the Land
location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape | architecture: Hugo Hamity | interior design: by owner | photography: Nicky Coetzee This vacant plot on an estate in Stellenbosch in the Cape Winelands measures 910 square metres. Architect Hugo Hamity was tasked with designing a...
Design Joburg, featuring Rooms on View presented by Sanlam Private Wealth announces CoLab designers for 2019.
For its third instalment, Media 10’s Design Joburg, featuring Rooms on View presented by Sanlam Private Wealth, is thrilled to announce the 9 designers set to transform the Sandton Convention Centre into the nucleus of decor and design on the African continent. As a...
Domum – Infinite Quest
As curators and custodians of the finest brands and products for the home, Domum (Latin for homeward or bring home) brings the unparalleled quality and craftsmanship of bulthaup, Rimadesio, Carl Hansen & Søn and Dinesen to the African continent. Embodying the...
Gorgeous George on St George’s Mall
Gorgeous George, a new cool downtown hotel in the heart of Cape Town, will officially open in March this year. Created out of two beautifully restored heritage buildings, it’s the first hotel in Cape Town to join the Design HotelsTM stable, a hand-selected worldwide...
Woodbender introduces the Cala
Last year Woodbender was inspired to bring you the Malmo after noticing that low backrest seating was becoming increasingly popular. In 2018 they’ve adapted the Malmo and are now proud to offer you the Cala. The Cala is similar in shape to the Malmo but does not have...
Radisson Blu – Celebrating Summer
Finding cool solace from summer’s consuming heat is a favourite South African pastime and summer is all about chilled days spent outdoors and even more chilled beverages. When mirages of a tropical oasis begin to appear in the distance, it’s time to relax under an...
Chris Soal – Sticks and stones create a master piece
Chris Soal is an award-winning artist living and practicing in Johannesburg, South Africa. Using found materials as the departure point for his works, Soal’s sculptural and spatial approach to making art is driven foremost by formal concerns such as texture, light and...
Blancpain celebrates Chinese New Year
Blancpain's Traditional Chinese Calendar is a watchmaking masterpiece combining the fundamental principles of the age-old lunisolar calendar stemming from Chinese tradition with the date according to the Gregorian calendar. To celebrate Chinese New Year, the...
Poltrona Frau – Auspicious Decades
A hundred years after Achille’s birth anniversary and 50 years after Pier Giacomo’s death anniversary, Poltrona Frau wanted to celebrate Castiglioni brothers with the launch of a Limited Edition of the Sanluca armchair. Presented for the first time in 1960, at the XII...
Duravit – Oodi Central Library
The new Oode (English: ode) central library in downtown Helsinki opened on December 5, 2018, the day before the 101st anniversary of Finland’s independence. The parliament building, concert hall, Alvar Aalto’s Finlandia hall, and Steven Holl’s Museum Kiasma are all...
Miele – Dishwasher Buyers’ Guide
We speak to Liam Gawne from leading appliance manufacturer, Miele, on his top tips on what to look for when investing in a dishwasher. There is no denying that a dishwasher can be one of your most time-saving appliances in the kitchen – in fact, it is estimated that...
Grey Stone
Local architects practising the contemporary vernacular are fortunate to have witnessed the works of modern greats, such as Le Corbusier and Louis I. Kahn, seen in exceptional buildings. India poses very particular challenges, this due to differing contexts throughout the length and breadth of the country.