Design Black Friday Design February 15, 2013 Black Friday Rock Girl, a design-led Cape Town activist group, have announced that they will be installing one of their iconic Safe Space benches in Bredasdorp in memory of 17 year-old Anene Booysen. Full Article
Design Handcrafted industrial Design February 14, 2013 Handcrafted industrial “Kraftisan’s story was born from the tale of handcrafted, quality goods, produced in an artisanal way, coming together with the modern revelation of industrial machinery,” says owner Lucas R Adams. We chat to this purveyor of fresh talent. Full Article
Design Putting the fun in functional Design February 14, 2013 Putting the fun in functional Durbanites Kathryn Rose du Toit and Sam Boylan are the creative minds behind the Nest Homegrown range of quirky, functional home accessories, as well as the curator-hoarders driving the 2COOL2BKITSCH collection. We uncover their fresh talent. Full Article
Design Light up Design February 11, 2013 Light up Sanet Stegmann is the brains behind Lanterna. As part of our fresh talent series we caught up with her to find out about the special lantern and her future plans. Full Article
Design Cross-stitch a mag cover? Design February 11, 2013 Cross-stitch a mag cover? In the out-of-the box world of VISI, old is new, DIY is hip, recycling is on trend and cross-stitching is no longer exclusively granny territory. Case in point: the stand-out cover of the 192-page DIY Deluxe issue of VISI. Full Article
Design Art touch Design February 11, 2013 Art touch Illustrator and designer Euodia Roets of Touchee Feelee is bringing a touch of art to such humble items as the placemat, serviette and eye masks. Here’s our fresh talent profile with the Limpopo-born Capetonian. Full Article
Design Memphis must-have Design February 8, 2013 Memphis must-have One of the most iconic pieces of the Memphis Design Movement, Ettore Sottsass’s Carlton Room Divider is going under the hammer in Cape Town next week. This less than a month after Li Edelkoort wrote about the Memphis revival in our DIY Deluxe edition. Full Article
Design Jewellery for your home Design February 8, 2013 Jewellery for your home Born in Cape Town, raised in Australia, attending a high-school in Japan, jeweller Lauren Joffe has returned to the Mother City with fresh talent and an international rep. Body adornment aside, bejewel your home with her gorgeous vessels! Full Article
