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	<title>Design News &#187; Lauren Shantall</title>
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		<title>The private life of plants explored in painting</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people regard plants as less sentient, less important than people, yet our existence is linked with them. Research shows that plants communicate with one another, respond to their environments and, most likely, interact with humans on the level of energetic transfer. It’s these largely unknown but intriguing characteristics that artist Lauren Shantall has captured in her exhibition ‘Plant Babies’, a series of plant portraits in acrylics that will run in the gallery space at The Yard Cape Town, located in the Silo District in the V&#38;A Waterfront, from 9 February until 9 March 2023. Shantall, who runs the award-winning communications agency Scout PR &#38; Social Media, is often called on as a public speaker focusing on lifestyle trends, and she points out that social media abounds with botanical styling, potplant hashtags, and masterclasses on how to style your house plants for the urban jungles of now. From a macro perspective, she is fascinated by this pervasive plant movement and what it says about our society. ‘It makes me happy when I see the plant world taking pride of place in urban homes and spaces, and how the two seem to be moving closer together,’ she says of the trend, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join us for trendtalk#10: It&#8217;s élan (not Milan)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Held in Cape Town during the annual Milan fair period, the next trendtalk www.trendtalk.co.za will serve as a dose of trends inspiration for local creatives and designers and takes place on 17 April 2015 at the Inner City Ideas Cartel Auditorium. An on-the-pulse event co-hosted by www.laurenshantall.com and Inhouse Brands Architects, the line-up for trendtalk#10 sports seasoned trend forecasters and thought leaders who will share their insights on trends in lifestyle, décor and design. trendtalk#10 is open to all parties at no cost, but the event is held in aid of design charity, Rock Girl. Voluntary donations are welcome. The session will run from 15h30 to 17h00. Key speakers at the event include global shaper, Saint-Francis Tohlang, accomplished architect and head of GIFA, Daniel van der Merwe of PPC, and partner at Trend+Design Solutions, Peter Gordon. In addition, Trend+Design Solutions will be running a pop-up bookshop that will carry the latest trend publications such as Viewpoint, View on Textiles, Bloom, Mix, Trend Bible, and others. Guests can look forward to lucky draw giveaways by Church Original Projects and Rafaeli. Complimentary refreshments will be served by Sir Juice and Tribe Coffee. Seating is unreserved so guests are advised to come early [...]]]></description>
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