Design Flip the switch Design March 27, 2013 Flip the switch Known for directing alternative music videos and boundary-pushing commercials, super-talented Louis Minnaar’s range of lights is, well, turning us on. Full Article
Design Alayne Reesberg Named CEO of Cape Town Design NPC for World Design Capital 2014 Design March 26, 2013 Alayne Reesberg Named CEO of Cape Town Design NPC for World Design Capital 2014 Only four days until the cut off for the first call for proposals for Cape Town’s World Design Capital 2014 festival! We chatted to Alayne Reesberg, the newly appointed CEO of Cape Town Design NPC, the company in charge of the WDC2014 arrangements. Full Article
Lifestyle Portrait perfect Lifestyle March 26, 2013 Portrait perfect The new National Portrait Award launched by Sanlam Private Investments has reignited the conversation about what makes a good portrait. Craig Wylie, internationally renowned for his arresting paintings, shed some light. Full Article
Design Mysterious skin Design March 26, 2013 Mysterious skin Andile Dyalvane’s heartwarming tale of success — from living in a rural village in the Eastern Cape to becoming a top South African ceramicist — is the stuff of legend. We visited him in his Imiso Ceramics studio in Woodstock. Full Article
Decor Meet the collectors Decor March 26, 2013 Meet the collectors If there are more popular words than “vintage” or “mid-century” on Pinterest, then we want to hear them! Of course, we wholly endorse giving timeworn items a second chance at life. Not all old is gold, though, so we asked the experts for their advice. Full Article
Design Wood tattoos Design March 26, 2013 Wood tattoos Raoul Goetze is a multimedia designer by training, a tattoo artist by day, guitar player for psychedelic rock’n’roll band Wild Eastern Arches after hours, and between all of that he produces visual art, prints, drawings and etchings. Full Article
Decor Gender trending Decor March 26, 2013 Gender trending It’s 2013 and things are a-changing. Gender roles are morphing, and with them so are textile trends, according to the trend report from this year’s Heimtextil Fair in Frankfurt. Full Article
Decor Roses are… Decor March 26, 2013 Roses are… The Rainbow Rose phenomenon has divided the VISI team: is it kitsch or cool? Since autumn is the season of evocative colours, we thought we’d let you decide — and try it — for yourself. Full Article
