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Momentum of Bentley
In February Bentley Fragrances launched a new scent for the modern traveller – Bentley Momentum Unlimited – an addition to its bestselling Momentum line. A fresh, bracingly masculine fragrance with a sleek, modern presentation, it will be launched through Bentley...
Fabri – Afterglow of Satisfaction
The intrinsic values of the Fabri brand result from an intense research activity. The Fabri group currently has one production unit, three showrooms in Portugal and one in South Africa. The multidisciplinary team creates and develops residential design solutions that...
Casarredo – Purism In Design
These Gallotti & Radice products demonstrate timeless designs that are made in Italy and exclusively available in South Africa at Casarredo. The Audrey sofa, by Massimo Castagna, is in non-deformable foam polyurethane and in different density and polyester fibre...
ELDC – Unlimited Portability
Our world is fast evolving and things are made to be better, faster, basically more efficient. Various designers and architects have really put this forward with the creation of lighting that is both easy to manage and sustain. This is achieved aesthetically through...
Walls & Windows: Space Capsule
Vertical surfaces need to be handled with care. They can be coated or clad with a variety of materials and in many finishes: paint, wallpaper / fabric, tiling of different textures and dimensions; and panelling in wood, stone, various metals, glass and mirror; the...
Bathrooms – Trends ’18
Accepting that kitchens and bathrooms are the most costly interior spaces to update, they can quite possibly make or break a home’s value. Bathroom design for 2018 is eclectic and broad, but it’s unlikely to leave end users indifferent; even the most familiar palettes...
Kitchens – Trends ‘18
It’s accepted that the 2018 kitchen represents the core of the home and to some extent will influence interior style, layout – depending on space – and overall ambiance. Especially in contemporary examples, where an open plan format merges kitchen / dining / living...
Contemporary Connectivity
This new home on a Pretoria estate could be described as an aesthetically organised assembly of rectangular shells on two levels.
Effortless Luxury
Geoffrey Bradfield summarises: ‘The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Here, the result is an informal primer of basic design principles and simplicity.’
Die Punt
This windswept dune and rock peninsula represents a unique 10 500 square metre location in the Kogelberg Nature Reserve.
Forti Grill & Bar
Fortunato Mazzone (fondly known as Forti) is a man of many contrasts: a high-tech enthusiast who runs an old-school kitchen equipped with a pot of master, state-of-the-art stock; a qualified economist who has studied opera and law and a chef with no fear of expressing...
Smooth Mover
overview: Colin Sharp | images: Carla Leopold | price from: R599 900 Three years after its introduction, the NX 300 mid-range SUV has cemented its status as a leading model in the Lexus range. The 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol version has received a substantial...
Louise Almon
‘Present in Absence’ (works on paper by Louise Almon) was exhibited in September 2017 and evolved from the many years she has lived in Johannesburg working from a studio in Fordsburg, a historically significant suburb in this old part of the City of Gold. Says the...
Flexform: Este Sofa
The Este sofa, designed by architect Antonio Citterio, is a linear component sofa raised off the floor on a metal base covered with cowhide. The original structure adds character to the product; a light shell of metal sheets covered in cowhide that flares from the...
Berlin: Das Stue Hotel
A demographic, economic, and aesthetic shift has quietly taken place in Berlin and the capital has a hotel that transcends the über-hipness of the city’s eastern districts. Das Stue (living room in Danish) is bringing back the concept of the drawing room with a sense...