Celebrate the arrival of Spring. Pop open a tin of paint!
Winter is loosening its grip. The days are becoming longer and warmer, and as colour returns to the world through bud burst and bloom, the urge to reset your space is setting [...]
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Ready to light up SA: The Nando’s Hot Young Designer (HYD) LINEAR LIGHTS finalists announced!
South Africa’s longest-standing design mentorship programme, Nando’s Hot Young Designer (HYD), has announced the top 10 finalists in its latest talent search. The [...]
Plascon Orchard + Blooms: A colour world rooted in abundance, growth and everyday joy
Lush, generous and full of life, Orchard + Blooms is a colour world inspired by the sensory richness of fruit markets, garden centres and flourishing outdoor spaces. It [...]
Prep, fill and paint your walls like a pro
Few things satisfy quite like transforming your home with your own hands, especially when all that’s needed is a weekend, the right products and a little know-how. This [...]
Beautiful by design, responsible by nature: Belgotex launches Terranova, the sustainable carpet tile for the modern office
Walk into any forward-thinking office and you’re unlikely to find a sea of identical grey carpet stretching from reception to boardroom. Today’s best commercial interiors [...]
LAND + SEA: The colour world that connects us to the ground beneath our feet and the waters that shape it
Trends for 2026 see colour becoming a conduit for emotion, experience and place. Within this context, Land + Sea emerges as one of four distinct worlds within the Plascon [...]
Plascon partners with HOOD Youth Development Project to channel at-risk youth into community upliftment
For Plascon, coatings have always been about more than colour; it’s about how a fresh coat of paint can change environments for individuals and communities. That belief [...]
Are you a young South African designer ready to connect with opportunities and grow? It’s time to let your light shine in the 2026 edition of the Nando’s Hot Young Designer talent search
Careers have been launched. Dreams have been realised. Since 2016 the biannual Nando’s Hot Young Designer (HYD) talent search has surfaced the hottest emerging designers in [...]
The optimistic BUTTER + SKY “world” from Plascon’s 2026 Colour Forecast provides a breath of lightness to lift your mood
Expansive, uplifting and radiant, Butter + Sky celebrates light in all its forms. This “world” of colour is one of four inspiring worlds within Plascon’s ‘HAND, [...]
Don’t overlook these areas when weather-proofing your home
Before the seasons shift, autumn is a valuable window to protect your home from issues that only become obvious once winter is fully underway. Whether your home is heading [...]
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