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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...
FABER Welcomes Chef Dale Stevens
As Autumn begins to settle in at the Cape, FABER Restaurant on Avondale Wine Estate welcomes in the season with extra enthusiasm with the news that Chef Dale Stevens is to take up the reins in the kitchen. Born and raised in Mossel Bay under the strong guidance of his...
Southern Guild Celebrates Collectible Design
Southern Guild launches its 10th anniversary with Extra Ordinary, an exhibition of specially commissioned pieces by a group of multidisciplinary artists, opening 14 February 2018 at its gallery in Cape Town’s Silo District. In the spirit of bold originality that has...
Waverley Hills
A few years into this millennium, Waverley Hills was singled out for both exemplary farming practices and exceptional wine. It was the first organic wine producer to achieve the Biodiversity and Wine Initiative’s Champion status with a string of other awards included...
Candice Berman – Berman Contemporary
She explains: ‘I attended Michael Mount Waldorf Primary School in Bryanston. The Waldorf education addresses the child as no other education does and learning is imbued with life, and so with joy, which is the only true basis for later study. By the time they reach...
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...
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...
Jaguar Restarts Production of Legendary D-Type Race Car
Jaguar Classic is re-starting production of the iconic D-type race car in Coventry, 62 years after the last example was built in 1956. The first Jaguar D-type to be assembled by Jaguar Classic, an engineering prototype, will make its world debut at the Salon...
De Toren: The Highest Rated SA Wine by Wine Enthusiast
The year 2018 started off on an exceptional high for De Toren and they couldn’t be more thrilled with the De Toren wine range’s most recent reviews and spectacular ratings, as published by the esteemed USA publisher, Wine Enthusiast Magazine: De Toren Fusion V 2015...
Giorgetti At The Düsseldorf Boat Show With Monte Carlo Yachts
Giorgetti strengthens its collaboration with Monte Carlo Yachts by participating at the indoor boat show in Düsseldorf, from 20 to 28 January 2018. For Boot Düsseldorf, in fact, the leading brand in contemporary design has furnished over 200 square metres inside the...
Strauss & Co To Launch Contemporary Sale In South Africa’s Oldest Working Harbour
Strauss & Co is pleased to announce details of its first-ever dedicated contemporary art sale, due to be held on 17 February 2018. The venue for the 71-lot sale is an impressive former warehouse overlooking the Duncan Docks, a harbour facility at the Port of Cape...
Mosaic Magic Comes To Spier
Eight, Spier’s acclaimed farm-to-table restaurant, has a new neighbour. The next time you come for lunch, arrive a little earlier and pop into the new Spier Artisan Studio – Stellenbosch next door. In this airy, light-filled space, rows of jars containing brightly...
Exhibition For Charity: The Gift of Water: Chapter III
This coming month, artist and visual activist SaySay.Love will reveal his highly acclaimed body of work, ‘The Gift of Water: Chapter III’ to Johannesburg audiences at a charity event. The body of work seeks to grow awareness of the water crisis facing the Western Cape...