Decor Sweet spot Decor August 13, 2013 Sweet spot Soet Emporium, a coffee shop-cum-bakery, boutique and interior design studio, owned by Leigh Leonard and Zillah Brits brings a new fashion statement to the corner of Durbanville’s Oxford Street and Wellington Road. Full Article
Lifestyle When in New York Lifestyle August 12, 2013 When in New York There’s no denying that, when it comes to weekend hangouts, markets are the new malls. Now if there’s one market in the world worth dropping by, it would have to be the Brooklyn Flea in New York — arguably the original bazaar of cool. Full Article
Design Africa to a tea Design August 12, 2013 Africa to a tea We featured the dynamic and inspiring woman behind Yswara tea, Swaady Martin-Leke in VISI 67 Escape to the Country. But boy can she talk! Pour yourself a cup of tea and settle in to read more of what the connoisseur of African luxury has to say. Full Article
Lifestyle Call for public art Lifestyle August 12, 2013 Call for public art For all those who have taken a wander down the Sea Point Promenade and complained about the pitiful lack of public art, here is your chance. Seeking submissions by 2 September, Art54 is a public art exhibition taking place along the Atlantic Seaboard. Full Article
Design Open sesame Design August 8, 2013 Open sesame The Open Design Cape Town festival runs from 21 to 31 August and hopes to ignite the enthusiasm for the World Design Capital 2014. We asked the brains and passion behind the festival, Y Tsai from Tsai Design Studio, a couple of questions. Full Article
Design VISI Picks of the Week Series – Week 22 Design August 8, 2013 VISI Picks of the Week Series – Week 22 Low-cost housing, painting with food, a 3D-printed Aston Martin and a pop-up museum in an elevator shaft… That’s just half of the VISI team’s picks of the week. Full Article
Decor A fine balance Decor August 6, 2013 A fine balance We featured artist slash designer Dahla Hulme in the winter editon of VISI, Escape to the Country. Now she has sent us some pics of her new work on show in her Art Is Design Is Art exhibition showing at the Tina Skukan Gallery in Pretoria until 22 August. Full Article
Decor Italian with edge Decor August 6, 2013 Italian with edge We have written about Kevin Boyd’s fresh design of Stretta Cafe in Durban before. After three years, the restaurant recently moved premises and expanded its offering from “simple fresh Italian” to include an artisanal coffee edge. We chatted to Kevin. Full Article
