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Take a Seat
This is Habitat’s annual FOCUS on contemporary seating and how best to choose and use it. 2018 looks to spell out change for South Africa and not only in terms of politico-economics. At home, the use of furniture in multifunctional living areas is illustrating...
Urban Fusion
This apartment is located in a new high-rise tower in the city of Tel Aviv and was designed for a family with two small children.
Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate
The art of contemporary cuisine encourages the use of the freshest local ingredients that are in season, and a simplified preparation that allows for flexibility. Located in Franschhoek, the heartland of South African wine country, Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate...
Fenster Aluminium – Ultimate European Quality
Backed by more than 25 years of experience in high end residential fenestration, Fenster Aluminium is recognized as a leading supplier. It employs Europe’s best aluminium systems and by manufacturing and supporting it locally, provide clients with flexible solutions...
B&B Italia – Personal Balance
B&B Italia expands to include a new subject: SAKé, the new seating system designed by Piero Lissoni. Seats are available in three sizes, with embracing or linear backs and arms of various dimensions to adapt the set-up to personal space and taste. The system is...
Tanya Bonello
The artist was born in South Africa in 1972 and graduated with a BA (FA) in 1994 from Michaelis, University of Cape Town. Today, her sought-after works can be found in private and corporate collections, nationally and internationally. Trying to bring to the fore a...
Wild Side
Mjejane Game Reserve lies within the southern reaches of the Kruger National Park and is the only freehold development within the Greater Kruger.
Touch of Class – Bathroom Butler
Developers Berman Brothers strategically positioned ‘The Estate on St John’s Road’ at the base of Signal Hill, overlooking the cerulean expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. It offers captivating views and is situated in the heart of Cape Town’s Sea Point. [gallery...
Bushveld Organics – Singita Lebombo Lodge
Since 2006, Singita Lebombo has been a celebration of cutting-edge design in an African context. Comprising 13 suites and a private villa, guests are treated to a front-row seat of the Kruger National Park from contemporary open plan dwellings suspended above the...
Sublime Stinger
Following growing public interest after its surprise appearance at the 2017 SA Motoring Experience at Kyalami, KIA Motors South Africa has confirmed that the multiple award-winning KIA Stinger is set to make its local debut later this year. A runaway success across...
Mall of Africa presents The Art Collective: Seasons in Partnership with Julie Miller Investment Art
Lovers of arts, culture and beauty are in for a treat from the 6-29th April as Mall of Africa turns into an artistic extravaganza. Africa finds itself in a cultural resurgence, with contemporary art at its epicentre, the world's eye has been captured by the vibrant...
Avoova – Luxurious Africa
Tom Goddard, the UK born CEO of luxury brand Avoova, tells Habitat about his passion for furniture design, appetite for creating quality pieces with an African twist - and working with ostrich eggshells. Having no formal training in design, Goddard’s career was...
Haldane Martin – Kunjani Wines
An innovative interior design project by Haldane Martin Iconic Design has opened on the Stellenbosch Wine Route – a new wine estate called Kunjani Wines. Combining traditional architecture with contemporary design and a distinctive African flavour, Kunjani Wines is...
Sealy Sleeps With Better Rhythm & Less Blues
The slogan for World Sleep Day 2018 is “Join the Sleep World, Preserve Your Rhythms to Enjoy Life”. This emphasises how achieving healthy sleep requires us to respect the circadian rhythms that prompt humans’ age-old cycle of sleep and waking. This is so important,...
BMW X2 – Classy Compact
overview: Colin Sharp BMW’s new X2 is a clever vehicle in more ways than two. X2 shares some underpinnings with the Mini Countryman and duplicates certain power units – so is it a Mini with a new BMW body slapped on? Not at all. For me Countryman is an ugly steroid...