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International office designers seek customised pieces says global furniture survey

May 27, 2024

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How can local designers better gear themselves to capture a larger portion of the international commercial market? While there are ever-increasing gains in retail and [...]

Your hot guide to Decorex Cape Town

May 27, 2024

With so much to see and all of it unmissable, we asked Decorex Africa’s Executive Creative Director Bielle Bellingham where to begin when planning a trip to Decorex Cape [...]

On-con drinking trends: a Jacuzzi for your brain

May 20, 2024

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Malu Lambert reports that consumers are increasingly curious, with a focus on wellness and sustainability, and this corresponds to mindful drinking habits and a departure [...]

Notes on tasting: How does ‘Cat’s Pee on a Gooseberry Bush’ grab you?

May 20, 2024

This could be one of wine tasting’s most (in)famous quotes. Occasionally, we do need to resort to brutal honesty or shock factor to describe wine, to define that which is [...]

From small screen to decor scene – inventive room sets to bring emojis to life!

May 14, 2024

Popstrukt
A Lookbook Studio production
Production and Styling by Storm Ross
Photography by Deon Lourens

A bright yellow face smiling at you from your phone, a red heart beating between messages in a chat, a thumbs up that reaffirms. The ideograms our society calls ‘emojis’ [...]

Journey through South Africa’s collective memory with 30 Years the Occupants at HUB Gallery

May 14, 2024

Hotel Yeoville Suite by Terry Kurgan_30yearstheoccupants

South Africa’s rich tapestry of history, marked by trauma, resilience, and triumphs, continues to be woven through the art of storytelling. As the nation continues to [...]

Spier Light Art 2025: Call for proposals

May 14, 2024

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Spier Light Art is set to illuminate the Stellenbosch wine farm for the seventh time next year, running from 21 March to 21 April 2025. Every year the choice of artworks [...]

Chasing the ‘Screen Dream’ – Nando’s HYD Talent Search 2024 entries are now open!

May 13, 2024

Wall-mounted steel woven screen by TheUrbanative at Nando’s Central Kitchen, Johannesburg.
Photographed by Elsa Young.

The Nando’s Hot Young Designer (HYD) talent search is back and invites young creatives to chase their dreams – their ‘Screen Dreams’! Each iteration of the biennial [...]

With more than 230 of Africa’s most exciting lifestyle companies on show, Decorex Cape Town 2024 will be a glittering showcase of design excellence

May 10, 2024

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Against the backdrop of one of the world’s most vibrant cities, Decorex Cape Town returns to impress decor and design enthusiasts from 6 to 9 June 2024 at the CTICC for [...]

Dive into a vibrant celebration of colour from top local interior designers

May 9, 2024

Hocus Pocus Enscape 2023 With a refreshing splash of aqua, an energising burst of orange or a calming hint of lavender, colour has the potential to shape the spaces we [...]

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