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Miele: Upgrading to energy efficient appliances
Every home is filled with electrical appliances and as a group, they can account for up to 30% of the home’s energy usage. As energy prices rise, and our reliance on home appliances increases, choosing appliances that are energy efficient becomes ever more important. ...
Boffi Opens First Showroom in Africa
Boffi, the Italian front-runners in kitchen, bathroom and furniture design, have earned a global reputation for their sophisticated design sensibility and matchless quality. This month, the celebrated company opens its first monobrand store on the African continent in...
Soak up the sun with Mobelli’s sun loungers
Creating the perfect outdoor pool area gives any home a special sanctuary in which to relax on those summer days. Soaking up the sun with friends and family is a special treat that most of us cherish (and remember fondly in the long winter months). Sun loungers add...
Trends ’17 – Kitchens
It’s a globally acknowledged fact that kitchen design is vital in increasing home resale values, in addition to the enjoyment of a comfortable and efficient daily lifestyle. Contemporary design R&D helps define modern kitchen trends, improve the interior signature...
Trends ’17 – Bathrooms
Less than a century ago – outside of Hollywood – it was virtually an acknowledged fact that the bathroom was the dullest and least fashionable interior within the home; this being attributed to its functionality and prosaic means. However, it remains a residential...
Walls & Windows: Inside Out
We’ve said before that if the average interior shell can be likened to an empty box that requires decorating, then the vertical surfaces of walls and windows are high on the list of crucial factors for an eventual successful result.
Symmetry & Light
‘I was stunned by the sheer beauty and location; it was one of the most amazing sites I had seen in Cape Town.’
Timeless Signature
This apartment building was built circa 2013 in the ‘classic contemporary’ style.
Mayfair Townhouse
Located in London’s Mayfair, this terraced residential space was built in the 1730s
Rado – DiaMaster Grande Seconde
Rado is adding two new timepieces to its distinctive DiaMaster Grande Seconde family; a design notable for its asymmetrical dial, which features two stacked sub-dials, one for hours and minutes and the other for seconds. Roman numerals have been added, and a sunray...
Elitza Giorgia – Poltrona Frau
Elitza Giorgia is the Poltrona Frau Dealer Principal in South Africa whose flagship store is in Cape Town. She was born and educated in Sofia, Bulgaria before moving to South Africa with her architect husband, George Giorgio. She recalls: ‘I became enamoured by myself...
Dynamic Identity
For over 15 years House & Haven has been creating crafted, exclusive, bespoke furniture and décor pieces that compete with top international brands. House & Haven’s product range is for the discerning homemaker with a refined sense for decoration. Their focus...
Hard Core
With a growing speed of up to one metre per day, Moso bamboo is the fastest growing plant on earth. MOSO® Bamboo Solida is unique for its hardness while at the same time being fully ecological, consisting of 100 percent bamboo fibres. After harvesting, the mature...
Sensory Impact
The Belgotex Floors Design Centre showroom is a concept that offers the public and industry professionals a creative, easy to navigate and welcoming space where they can get an inspiring look at the full Belgotex range along with expertise from the on-site team. It’s...
Light Source
Euro Nouveau is a showroom concept that sees the designs of some of the foremost European lighting manufacturers exhibited in a luxurious space at the Eurolux Head Office in Cape Town. It showcases the work of 12 to 14 lighting designers, ranging from classics by...