International design bible Wallpaper magazine has given South Africans 20 reasons why we should stay exactly where we are, while showing foreigners what they are missing out on.
The November issue highlights our country’s top designers, eateries, hotels and landmarks, and they’re all spot on. Wallpaper featured nine other territories they deem top travel spots. In each country the magazine handed over the reins to locals, who shared their top reasons why it’s a dream to live in their country.
This is an issue of Wallpaper that every proud South African should own, and although we don’t want to spoil all the fun, we thought we’d share the top 20 with you. You’ll have to buy the mag to see why they made the cut.
1. Soweto’s Soccer centre, which is in the running for a World Architecture Award
2. Jungle Jim magazine
3. Cape Town’s Hippo Hotel
4. Enmasse massage house
5. Milliner Crystal Birch
6. Artist Mary Sibande
7. Leather “africanado” Chloe Townsend’s Missibaba
8. Jewellery line Fathom
9. Jewellery designer Steffany Roup
10. Juta Street
11. Monaghan Farm housing estate
12. Durban illustrator Victoria Verbaan
13. Nkuli Mlangeni
14. Mountain House in Cape Town
15. Fashion designer Laduma Ngxokolo
16. Fashion designer Cindy Poole
17. Designer Liam Mooney
18. Cape Town’s Jason Bakery
19. Coffee shop and design gallery Haas Collective
20. Designer Peet Pienaar
More information: www.wallpaper.com
