Design Seeing, making, doing Design October 4, 2012 Seeing, making, doing We meet the brains behind the compellingly Afro-Scandinavian MOS pop-up shop at 70 Juta Street, Braamfontein. Make sure to get there by Thursday 20 December 2012! Full Article
Design The Victorian postmodern Design October 3, 2012 The Victorian postmodern The world seems fascinated with reviving and repunking the past. We chatted to cultural critic, writer, researcher and editor Alex Dodd about one such nostalgic trend that has been given horns – the Victorian postmodern. Full Article
Design CT auction has De Stijl Design September 28, 2012 CT auction has De Stijl An original ‘Red Blue Chair’ by iconic De Stijl architect Gerrit Rietveld is one of the headline items at the Decorative and Fine Arts Auction at Stephen Welz & Co in Cape Town on 2 and 3 October. There’s more to this chair than its funkiness. Full Article
Design Dion Chang trend seminars Design September 26, 2012 Dion Chang trend seminars We have two double tickets to give away to trend guru Dion Chang’s seminars presenting his findings from this year’s Maison & Objet in Joburg and Cape Town. Enter by 4pm on Tuesday 2 October. Full Article
Design Cape furniture favourites Design September 26, 2012 Cape furniture favourites Local furniture designers and manufacturers stepped up in style for the second annual Proudly Capetonian Furniture Exhibition. Presented by the Western Cape Furniture Initiative, it formed part of Creative Week Cape Town. Full Article
Design Picture this Design September 21, 2012 Picture this Since VISI loves all things eyecandy, we chatted to two kids book illustrators — Emily Gravett and Alex Latimer — who are participating in the Open Book Festival, on until Monday 24 September. Full Article
Design Fancy braai Design September 20, 2012 Fancy braai It’s a long weekend and Monday is National Braai Day! This unique braai from Spain was designed specifically for the fancy patterns it leaves on your yummy charred meat. Full Article
Design The art of comics Design September 19, 2012 The art of comics Tomorrow the Open Book festival kicks off in Cape Town, including an entire day dedicated to comic book artists and illustrators on Saturday 22 September. We chatted to organiser Andy Mason, a legendary comic book artist himself. Full Article