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#UNMISTAKABLYTANQUERAY Standout Cocktail Recipes to Celebrate Summer
Back in the 1830s Charles Tanqueray set out to create the world’s most distinctive gin. He experimented over six years with over 300 recipes until he created the definitive London Dry Gin - made with just 4 simple botanicals (juniper, coriander, angelica root and...
Kettal’s Band Collection by Patricia Urquiola
The idea behind the BAND collection is the breakdown of structure. An object designed using an ensemble of pieces. The chair’s design intentionally challenges the classic sophisticated lines of furniture design and becomes something schematic, a conceptual programme....
AXOR Edge – Bathing with Style
The word is ‘architectonics’? It means the scientific study of architecture, and it’s how design mastermind Jean-Marie Massaud evolved a bathroom collection that intertwines design, practicality and beauty in one unique style. It’s called AXOR Edge. [gallery...
Custom Alpine Apartment
location: Canton of Grisons, Switzerland | interior design: Bernd Gruber Located in the Swiss Alps, this apartment was designed to fulfil very special functions. The entire area can be used as a single loft or separated into four units with the use of movable walls...
Green light | Luxury destination Villa Verte is a go
Tucked away in the hills of Hout Bay are two serene properties that offer the ultimate escape from it all –Villa Maison Noir and its brand-new neighbour, Villa Verte. These luxurious contemporary villas, built on the mountainside, are like a home away from home for...
New chef creates exciting farm-style summer food at the TOKARA Deli
Make the Tokara Delicatessen your go-to family summer destination for seasonal farm-fresh food, spectacular views, an inspiring sculpture garden adorned with beautiful art installations and an exciting new playground with plenty of room for the little ones to expend...
Ready for a home refresh? Try these five on-trend furnishing styles
Read this before you settle on a home redecorating plan! Anita Bloom, Creative Director for Decorex Africa, unpacks some of the trends of 2020 and reveals how we can transform our living spaces this year. 1. Get back to nature with Contemporary Organic style A major...
Bang & Olufsen’s Beovision Harmony now available in South Africa
Like a butterfly opening its wings, two meticulously crafted oak and aluminium fronts fan out, and a thin screen rises to perfect viewing height. Beovision Harmony is a stunning piece of design that once again demonstrates Bang & Olufsen’s uncompromising approach...
Plantation Shutters – One Small Change can Make a Big Difference
A new year has arrived and with it the chance to style your home, beautifully. It doesn’t have to be a major renovation, though, even a minor change can make a really big difference. Now is your chance to do all those smaller jobs you’ve been meaning to do for a...
Molteni&C l Dada – La Ricarda
Otherwise known as Casa Gomis, this iconic villa was designed in 1953-54 in an area of Barcelona surrounded by pine trees. Design input was primarily that of architect Antonio Bonet, in cooperation with the owners Ricardo Gomis and his wife, Agnes Bertrand Mata. The...
The Harri launches in Cape Town’s thriving East City Precinct
Perfectly in pace with Cape Town’s booming co-working office market, The Harri, a 39-unit studio/penthouse apartment development, will go up on Harrington Street in the thriving East City Precinct between the CBD and District Six. A first of its kind for this...
TriFlex HX1 sets standards in flexibility and user convenience
Almost one-third of vacuum cleaner purchasers in Europe now opt for a rechargeable model, with the trend continuing unabated. In South Africa, this is a new, emerging trend that is fast gaining momentum. To cater to this fledgeling market trend, Miele is set to launch...
WOMAG Tiles & Tops – Trend-tested for the next decade!
2020 is the year to take up the challenge to consider every flooring, countertop and wall feature choice you make for your home as an investment. Throw out the tactical trends and fads and refresh your home with timeless tile and countertop choices. Choosing the...
Living, breathing style | Cecile & Boyd’s shops are a décor masterclass
Experience Cécile & Boyd’s liveability and devotion to comfort at its two signature shops, which are located on fashionable Florida Road, Durban, and Kloof Nek Road, Cape Town, respectively. Both embody the ethos that company founders Cécile Tilley and Boyd...
Thunderbird Heights
location: Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California, USA | architects: Stuart Silk Architects | interior design: Maison Inc. | landscape architecture: Anne Attinger | photography: David Papazian Originally built in the 1960s, the challenge for the architects on this...