Patty Mulauzi: Colour consultant, legacy builder, joy spreader
Patty Mulauzi Officially, she’s Plascon’s colour consultant. Unofficially? She’s a self-declared colour sorcerer: part digital strategist, part interior empath, part [...]
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Nominate your #fav eatery, store or small business – they could win, and so could you!
Individual shopping preferences and retail statistics come together in resoundingly positive alignment at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront. Public testimonials consistently [...]
Echoes of Elsewhere – on until 27 August 2025 – invites you to rethink and reflect
Lionel Mbayiwa_Divided and Rule Step into imagined futures, reclaim lost histories and reflect on the now through powerful works by 18 South African artists, as curated by [...]
Drench your space in colour: the return of maximalism
If you’re over the minimalist aesthetic and Japandi style has you feeling anything but calm, then you’re not as alone as that single Scandinavian chair placed carefully [...]
Beyond the label: Building brands that live in people’s minds
‘Products are made in factories, but brands are created in minds.’ Advertising executive Leo Burnett’s timeless insight has never rung truer, especially in the world of [...]
Why the judges matter – prestigious adjudication panel deepens the merits and legitimacy of the V&A Waterfront Neighbourhood Awards
Driving entries is one aspect of the build-up to the 2025 V&A Waterfront Neighbourhood Awards, an annual awards programme that is open to all retail tenants at this [...]
Local design, global vision at 100% Design Africa 2025
The countdown has begun to 100% Design Africa, returning to the Sandton Convention Centre from 24 to 27 July. Co-located with Decorex Joburg, Africa’s flagship design and [...]
Many Libuta’s provocative new exhibition The Red Apple opens in Cape Town in June
With some governments rolling back climate protections at an alarming pace, the question of how human choices affect the planet has never felt more critical. Against this [...]
Driving excellence in retail supports economic resilience – the call for entries for the annual V&A Waterfront Neighbourhood Awards is now open
Having generated over R10 billion in sales in 2024 and coming off the back of the best December on record, with a 24% increase in international customer sales, the [...]
A new selection of natural, organic tones aims to create spaces that feel grounded yet full of character
When it comes to decor, the classic natural palette is an evergreen, can’t-go-wrong option for interior and exterior colour schemes. It’s an especially popular choice [...]
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