Design Ply high Design January 7, 2014 Ply high The cheapie offcuts of the hardware industry are popping up everywhere from wall cladding and flatpack furniture to home accessories and what’s more, Inga Gubeka from Indalo Decor, has even managed to charm it into ingenious plywood backpacks! Full Article
Design embryo alight Design January 6, 2014 embryo alight Design has been part of his life since he was a young boy, says Ebrahim Assur, one of Design Indaba’s 2013 Emerging Creatives and final-year student at Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Loving the playfulness of his Boomerang lamp we find out more. Full Article
Design One leg up Design January 2, 2014 One leg up Get into the spirit of WDC2014 with some quirky, local design eye candy by Nicole Long from The Striped Flamingo in Durban. Full Article
Design Benchmark design Design December 20, 2013 Benchmark design When industrial design meets fine art, magic of a different kind is born and we couldn’t help but fall for the latest addition to the Wiid Design bench collection — an unlikely collaboration between designer Laurie Wiid van Heerden and artist Lionel Smit. Full Article
Design Top hotels and resorts for 2013 Design December 19, 2013 Top hotels and resorts for 2013 Imagine staying in a hotel in Chile shaped by the wind, a private African island floating in the ocean, or at a lodge at the foot of a crater in Tanzania where wild animals roam free. Here are the top 10 hotel and resorts picks. Full Article
Design Meet the Curator Design December 13, 2013 Meet the Curator The new Museum of African Design (MOAD) in Maboneng opened with the jaw-dropping annual Southern Guild exhibition, but where to from here? We sat down with museum director Aaron Kohn, a man who has travelled the continent more extensively than most. Full Article
Design The best and the worst of 2013 Design December 13, 2013 The best and the worst of 2013 The year with the unlucky-for-some number has come and gone, with so much in between. We ask some of VISI’s favourite designers, architects, curators, authors and opinionistas what their highlights and lowlights are. Full Article
Design Picks of the Week Design December 13, 2013 Picks of the Week Our team’s collection — including a swinging daybed, photoshopped animals, top-notch mixologist kit, cat magazine and out-of-office office — all testify to the fact that we are just about ready to kick back and ease into the festive holiday season. Full Article
