Articles by Design News

Nature is calling with Plascon’s Colour Combination of the year for 2022, featuring earthy Africa-inspired hues

December 20, 2021

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With the New Year upon us, Plascon welcomes freshness and rejuvenation as we edge closer to a post-pandemic world. For South Africa’s foremost coatings brand, 2022 [...]

Cape Town’s newest retail hotspot, Design Lab opens its doors ahead of the festive season

December 17, 2021

Boasting break-out designer names and exclusive products and designs, Design Lab is a must-shop this summer season! Eight promising creative brands have been clustered [...]

Phone home – a conversation-starting collection of telewire pendants calls out to local design culture

December 13, 2021

Thabisa Mjo has done it again with an incredible new collaborative project that focuses on telephone wire weaving. The acclaimed local designer’s latest collection is [...]

Why a winelands visit is a must this summer

December 9, 2021

Along with world-class wines, the Cape’s wine routes deliver picturesque landscape settings, astounding architecture and generous hospitality. Which is why the winelands [...]

For all-over exterior protection with a low-sheen finish, Plascon Wall & All is unrivalled. And now this superior product comes with an impressive 15-year guarantee!

December 8, 2021

Engineered for exterior use, Wall & All truly lives up to its name. It’s not just for your walls. This versatile coating can be applied to suitably primed new and [...]

A gift that gives back to a rare tract of misbelt forest

December 3, 2021

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Astonishingly, only 0.5% of land in South Africa is forested. And within this, our increasingly rare mistbelt forests occupy an even tinier fraction. On the outskirts of [...]

Plascon now offers an incredible 15-year guarantee on its iconic Micatex

November 30, 2021

The trusted and proven duo of mica for stretch and marble for strength has made Plascon Micatex South Africa’s favourite exterior paint choice for decades. Due to its [...]

Spier Wine Experience at Indaba Hotel brings the best of the Cape Winelands to the heart of Gauteng

November 29, 2021

The Spier Wine Experience at the Indaba Hotel Tasting Room in Fourways, Johannesburg launched in October 2021. A beguiling piece of the Cape Winelands right in the heart of [...]

Walkabout of award-winning artist Nic Fredman’s retrospective

November 25, 2021

For one night only, on 30 November 2021, South African-born artist Nic Fredman will conduct an informative walkabout his landmark retrospective. Fredman is a multiple [...]

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