Architecture Timmer-truuk Architecture August 15, 2011 Timmer-truuk Agter een van die karaktervolle ou Victoriaanse kothuise in Oranjezicht, Kaapstad, skuil deesdae ’n verrassend kontemporêre aanbouing, maar jy sal dit nooit raai nie — tensy jy ingenooi word. Full Article
Lifestyle The Flow Gallery goes Blue Lifestyle August 15, 2011 The Flow Gallery goes Blue VISI’s not the only one to go “blue” this month. The Flow Gallery in London has also embraced the colour and their current exhibition explores the different ways contemporary artists use the hue. Full Article
Decor Artful fabric Decor August 15, 2011 Artful fabric Louis Boshoff isn’t sure what inspired his limited range of bespoke signature artist fabrics. He says it could be the new Cecil Beaton monograph from Assouline, the re-release of Sanderson’s 50’s library or the last episode of Mad Men, season two. Full Article
Lifestyle Rock out Lifestyle August 15, 2011 Rock out There’s no need for a guitar or drum set to add some rock to your life. Joya’s new agate drusy crystal statement rings transform rock straight from the earth into African bling in surreal colours. Full Article
Design Deep-sea dining Design August 12, 2011 Deep-sea dining If you’ve ever had the urge to submerse yourself in the huge tank at Cape Town’s Two Oceans Aquarium or wondered whether Arial really did have it better “unda da sea”, then book your next holiday at this Maldives resort for dinner in a watery wonderland. Full Article
Architecture The Blue House Architecture August 12, 2011 The Blue House With a dramatic coat of paint, the architect couple Johan and Gardiol Bergenthuin have reinforced the main design concept of their Gordon’s Bay holiday home: that of go-between for mountain, sea and sky. Full Article
Architecture I love New York Architecture August 12, 2011 I love New York The unconventional High Line urban park in New York City not only offers city dwellers a welcome respite from the harshness of the concrete jungle but also a post-industrial view of nature. Full Article
Lifestyle The edge of eternity Lifestyle August 12, 2011 The edge of eternity Echoing the linearity of the landscape, the twenty chalets of the Fish River Lodge are strung like beads on a string or vertebrae on a spine along the western rim of the second largest canyon in the world. Full Article