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		<title>Art smart!  Designer ‘art rugs’ and new look by Hesse Kleinloog at luxurious Molori private villas, the jewel of Madikwe</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Always known for its boldly eclectic aesthetic, Molori Safari chose the dynamic South African design team at Hesse Kleinloog to take a fresh look at its glamorous interiors. Known for their creative thinking from concept development to finishing touches, Megan Hesse and Andrea Kleinloog began to put together the new direction in the second quarter of 2020. Location: Molori’s Ngwedi LoungeRug Artist: Cameron PlatterPhotography: Inge PrinsVisual Production: Klara van Wyngaarden ‘Our initial involvement was meant to be a small, light intervention but the circular nature of the architecture meant that we had to marry our design with the organic structure of the lodge,’ said Kleinloog, who masterminded the new interiors. In addition, artworks from the owner’s diverse personal collection &#8211; by artists such as Norman Catherine, Lady Skollie and Edoardo Villa, among others &#8211; were to be added to the lodge, taking the guest art experience up another level. Very quickly, the talented interiors team realised that the organic floor spaces would be the place to start as many of the walls were curved and ideally suited to colourful rugs that would complement the bold new artwork. But as everyone in the industry knows, the choice of circular designer rugs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spier Light Art 2021: Call for proposals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 14:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spier is proud to announce the third edition of Spier Light Art, to be exhibited throughout the historic Stellenbosch wine farm from 26 February to 28 March 2021. Designers, architects, light-, sound- and video artists – as well as students and institutions – are invited to submit expressions of interest for projects and video-based artworks that are engaging to all age groups. COVID-19 has made both the present and future far more uncertain and unpredictable than before; toppling long-held assumptions and radically altering routines and rhythms. How do artists help us to make sense of what we are experiencing? More specifically, how do light artists envision works that illuminate the present moment and help us to imagine where we might be headed next? How can we play and dream? Thematic Directions The whimsical/ethereal: works can reflect a light-hearted engagement with one of multiple sites. The conceptual: works can reflect and integrate more topical conceptual interests that frame our current socio-political landscape as well as COVID-19 directly. Works could also reflect on our shifting relationship to technology and its disruptive influence. There is a specific call for existing video-based artworks produced during lockdown which reflect and integrate more topical conceptual interests [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The poetic architecture of Neri &amp; Hu</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Architect Daniel van der Merwe interviews Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, the founders of architectural design practice Neri &#38; Hu, who spoke at Design Indaba 2020. “Style changes, but if the idea of what you are creating is there, it will last a lifetime. We always like this quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: ‘We do not aspire to be eternal beings. We only hope that things do not lose their meaning.’” – Rosanna Hu I recently had the privilege to sit down and chat to the architectural powerhouses behind the brand Neri &#38; Hu: Shanghai-based husband and wife Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu. The duo spoke about their practice and their design philosophy at Design Indaba on 27 February 2020, and I met them after their wildly popular presentation. Neri &#38; Hu’s architecture is hauntingly poetic – it demonstrates an innate apprehension of beauty derived from experiencing a connection to space. “We believe that materials should relate to the human condition,” Rosanna Hu told me. “They are there not only for visual pleasure, but for a tactile connection to the spaces.” This careful, investigative approach and sensitivity to inviting and tactile materials deliver the rich and immersive experiences for which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greening architecture &#124; Design Indaba 2020 Speaker Kathryn Larsen thatches with seawood</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2020 13:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doing her bit to green the building industry is the ambition of bio-based designer and architectural technologist Kathryn Larsen. Larsen hails from America but is currently based in Denmark where she works as a construction architect at aNNeKS. From a young age, the itinerant designer was fascinated by vernacular architecture – how local constructions methods and materials can be adapted for use in modern buildings. After a gap year in Japan in 2013 – undertaken under the auspices of NGO CIEE, which specialises in international exchange – she found herself drawn to how other cultures design their lives. She studied Japanese intensively and documented her experiences in a sketchbook. When she returned to the US, she studied architecture at Cornel University from 2014-15, then transferred to the Copenhagen School of Design and Technology (KEA). Here, she finished her undergraduate degree in Architectural Technology and Construction Management, in 2019. For her dissertation, she focused on the seaweed houses of Læsø, and on eelgrass as a Danish building material – a topic without many English-language resources. She designed an original research project under the supervision of KEA Material Design Lab, called Seaweed Thatch Reimagined, and built prefabricated seaweed thatch panels designed for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Engineering the future&#124; Hanif Kara structures a better world</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 14:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s difficult to believe that Hanif Kara almost gave up on engineering when the United Kingdom was hit by a recession in 1996. The now celebrated structural engineer, whose career bridges the engineering and architectural disciplines through what he refers to as ‘design engineering’ has worked with some of the world’s leading architecture firms, like Adjaye Associates, BIG, David Chipperfield Architects, Heatherwick Studio, Foster + Partners, Zaha Hadid Architects, and the now defunct Will Architects. His own Studio AKT II has won more than 300 design awards. But the Ugandan-born maverick thought about making a clean break with the discipline, after becoming disillusioned with the type of engineering work he was doing at YRM Anthony Hunt, and opened up two dry-cleaning shops. It was his wife who persuaded him to start his own practice, so he co-founded AKT with Robin Adams and Albert Williamson-Taylor. The business was later renamed AKT II after a sale and later buy-back with new partners, and input from an angel investor. &#160; Kara has always done things differently. Forced to leave Uganda in 1972 when Idi Amin purged British Asians from the country, he finished school in Cheshire in England and went on to study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better and better &#124; Design Indaba announces 2020 dates as it celebrates 25 years of cultural invention.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 07:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Design Indaba’s yearly lineup is a highly anticipated event on the creative calendar. Having established itself internationally as one of the premier multidisciplinary programmes in the world, it consistently draws the globe’s luminaries to its stage. But it’s not just inspiration for inspiration’s sake that the conference advocates. With ‘a better world through creativity’ as their guiding principle, founder Ravi Naidoo and his team have continually shown their commitment to positive change through design-led thinking. In line with this powerful impetus, they’ve created a legacy for including speakers in the programme whose work seeks to better the world we live in – whether through technological advances, environmental advocacy, or simply social change that fosters healthier communities. The event can boast star-studded speaker alumni &#8211; leaders and achievers in a variety of fields – that constitute the who’s who of international design. Anyone from Thomas Heatherwick to Patricia Urquiola, Tom Dixon, Brian Eno, Yves Behar, Jaime Hayon, and scores of other global luminaries have graced Design Indaba’s stage to share their progressive work in genres as diverse as business innovation, product design, costume design, performance art, architecture, food design – and many more. The common denominator among its myriad speakers and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A sculptural ode to Tshwane City</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2019 12:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[South African architect and artist Lorenzo Nassimbeni’s oeuvre is known for its fusion and consolidation of elegant architecture and fine art, bringing the two disciplines together. One of his recent projects, a sculptural bas-relief moulded out of concrete and titled Landmark, encapsulates this unity. Landmark was completed in June 2018 for ABLAND Property Developers at a site called Loftus Park in Pretoria &#8211; now known as the City of Tshwane. The project was curated by Parts &#38; Labour and fabricated by Wolkberg Casting Studio. The site-specific artwork was created for the entrance of a hotel, which was designed by Studio 3 Architects (http://studio3designhouse.co.za). The sculpture represents prominent urban elements in Tshwane – particularly those immediately around Loftus Park – that are of historical significance. The suburb of Clydesdale, various distinguished schools in the area, and the Loftus Versfeld stadium are specifically represented in the artwork. Moreover, from an architectural point of view, the style of the sculpture directly references the Brutalism of Loftus Versfeld and pays homage to the Brutalist era of architecture in South Africa. Tshwane is unequivocally the muse for Nassimbeni’s piece. Sculpted from high-performance concrete, the piece is comprised of blocks and tiles that vary in form, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kloof 145, Cape Town, South Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2019 09:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Accessed from Kloof Road, which winds along the western slopes of Lion’s Head, this site is positioned in the wind-protected suburb of Clifton. Years before any development was introduced, this slope was conceivably covered by indigenous forest and fynbos. Today, however, the area is developed and enjoys spectacular views over the sandy beaches, boulder outcrops, and Twelve Apostles mountains towards the south and sunset views over the Atlantic Ocean. The first aspect of the project that required addressing was the steep slope that would have to be excavated to accommodate the structure. The home was conceived as an arrangement of staggered blocks that rise along the side of the mountain, with the upper, private levels becoming appropriately shielded from both visibility and street-level noise.   ‘The conceptual approach to the design was to reinstate the qualities of a natural landscape,’ says architect Phillippe Fouché of South African architectural firm SAOTA, who lead the project. The lower part of the building, an independent apartment, is then expressed as ‘a heavy stone plinth’, its gabion-walled exterior and cocooning interior of dark-stained oak and off shutter concrete reflecting the strata of the mountainside out of which they emerge. On top of this is a transitional space that is expressed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mosman, SAOTA’s first completed project in Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 12:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Set on the slopes of Mosman, Sydney, this bold and modern home maximises dramatic views and capitalises on the great climate and indoor-outdoor lifestyle in Australia. Designed by award-winning architecture company SAOTA, this home has been created as a primary home for a young Sydney family. With an international footprint in more than 86 countries, it is SAOTA’s first completed project in Australia. SAOTA teamed with highly respected Sydney-based, TKD Architects to bring the project to life. TKD brings together experts in contemporary architecture and interior design. “As Executive Architects, TKD worked closely with the client, ensuring that SAOTA’s detailed design was delivered and a dream home realized. Their creativity and commitment to design excellence was a key success factor,” comments SAOTA Junior Associate, Erin Gibbs. For interior decorating, design studio Alexandra Kidd Design succeeded in creating sophisticated spaces within the home. The style of the home is strong yet classic and inherently sophisticated. Entering the home, the drama is emphasised by a double volume entrance space with open Eastern views right through the house to Sydney Harbour and beyond. What makes this home unique in the area is its position on two adjacent sites, allowing generously proportioned open living [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leading South African architecture firm, SAOTA completes home in Miami, on the southern tip of Dilido Island</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2018 13:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Luxury island experience in the heart of Miami The setting for this Miami house is on a pie shaped lot on the southern tip of Dilido Island with superb views of the islands, downtown and South Beach. The SAOTA-designed house spills out onto the longer, waterfront elevation and draws on the jet-set lifestyle of Biscayne Bay, to evoke the experience of being on the deck of a super yacht. Multiple events unfold on this versatile terrace whose defining characteristic &#8211; the harmonious merging of internal and external living spaces – is a theme carried throughout the house. Entrance from the street, via the Venetian Causeway, is more restrained; lush planting skirts a generous in-out driveway, and a series of wall planes and volumes, held together by a curved screen of etched glass, signal a grand, double-volume entrance hall. Once inside, the splayed nature of the site becomes apparent as masses of programme pull apart to form a dramatic canyon whose volume frames the view out into the bay. This central void is animated with deliberately sculptural elements and artworks &#8211; including a bold spiral staircase, and a series of bronze screens which hang from the ceiling to create a double height [...]]]></description>
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