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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...
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...
Heino Schmitt Design: The (he)X Table
Heino Schmitt has become renowned in the world of bespoke furniture design and manufacturing. His brand includes a celebration of collectible furniture and lighting pieces - all unique, handcrafted, functional and aesthetically profound. Habitat was invited to view...
Corian® Design introduces best-in-class premium technology
The Corian® Design business has developed a new manufacturing process and know-how called Resilience Technology™, enabling the production of Corian® Solid Surface featuring superior damage forgiveness, easier and quicker stain removal, and less need for maintenance....
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...
Record year for GROHE Design
GROHE Blue Home received in 2017 the most design awards at GROHE With eleven awards in 2017, the new GROHE Blue Home tap water system was the most successful. Most importantly, all new GROHE product innovations continue to receive a record number of accolades: GROHE...
KOHLER Presents: CERIC and VEIL, a new age in freestanding baths
These new showstopper baths from Kohler are bound to impress. The simple, clean curves of the Ceric convey a minimal craft shape with ceramic detailing, expressing contemporary warmth and a soft appeal. The linear lines and symmetry are also appealing whilst the...
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...
Good Looking Glass
REFLECTION, the word, the action, and its layered meaning hold a fascination for us at OKHA. We have experimented and explored the concept of reflection and seeing; we have distorted it, abstracted it, and our skilled artisans have polished, oxidised and etched...
Duravit: White Harmony
The color white is particularly appropriate in rooms where hygiene and cleanliness are important. It lends the room a brighter look and enables us to take in its full extent. The positive qualities of pure white can be multiplied by overlaying tone on tone: a matt...
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...