Design Fly your yellow flag Design July 27, 2011 Fly your yellow flag A gala dinner at the Gold of Africa Museum in Cape Town saw the culmination of two fast and furious days in which Cape Town had to impress the judges of the bid for the 2014 World Design Capital. Full Article
Decor Remedy for Braamfontein Decor July 26, 2011 Remedy for Braamfontein After enthusiastic responses at the Arts on Main market in Johannesburg, Remedy has found a permanent spot to sell their line of accessories and resurrected custom furniture. Full Article
Decor Be creative to win Decor July 26, 2011 Be creative to win Designers, you’re invited to take part in DO YOU LIGHT? I LIKE THE LIGHT! — an online contest by Italian lighting experts Foscarini. Full Article
Design Design by nature Design July 26, 2011 Design by nature Alex Dodd joins Karen Suskin, Haldane Martin and Helen van Zyl for a series of cross-pollination workshops aimed at getting designers to tune in to the logics of nature. Full Article
Architecture Q&A with architect Mokena Makeka Architecture July 26, 2011 Q&A with architect Mokena Makeka Cape Town architect Mokena Makeka launched his dream of establishing a design museum and centre for cultural innovation in Cape Town on Monday evening. He spoke to VISI editor Jacquie Myburgh Chemaly. Full Article
Design Reading time Design July 25, 2011 Reading time Words person? You’ll be pleased to know that the celebrated German Qlocktwo wall clock is now available in South Africa. Designed by Biegert & Funk, the clock won a Red Dot Award in 2010 for its quirky typographic time-telling. It’s about time! Full Article
Decor Green on the inside Decor July 25, 2011 Green on the inside There are more creative ways of displaying plants than piling them all onto the fridge. Here’s how to do indoor plants – the VISI way. Full Article
Design Unravelling Merino wool Design July 25, 2011 Unravelling Merino wool VISI’s direct link to upcoming trends – forecaster Li Edelkoort – predicts that eco textiles and ‘do-it-yourself’ pastimes like knitting will be big in 2012/3. Locally, Merino wool is picking up on these trends one de-fuzzed sheep at a time. Full Article