Lifestyle Playoff Lifestyle July 11, 2011 Playoff Playoff is an extensive travelling exhibition of about 140 works that explore the human condition. Featuring sculptures and etchings by Gordon Froud and paintings by Lance Friedlande, it will be on show at artSPACE Durban from 18 July to 6 August. Full Article
Architecture Conversations on Architecture Architecture July 11, 2011 Conversations on Architecture The 2011 Conversations on Architecture (COA), held on the opening days of Decorex in both Joburg and Cape Town, plan to probe the zeitgeist of our era and the lean towards trend-thinking over lasting design. Full Article
Design Six of the sexiest tablet cases Design July 8, 2011 Six of the sexiest tablet cases In itself, an iPad or Kindle is a pretty hot design item to own, but when sheathed in one of these magnificent cases its covet-worthy status skyrockets. Full Article
Lifestyle Mascarpone origami tarts Lifestyle July 8, 2011 Mascarpone origami tarts VISI intern, Marize Conradie, whipped up a batch of these beauties for us today and we thought they were just too good not to share. Full Article
Decor Decorate like a pro Decor July 7, 2011 Decorate like a pro Does the thought of redecorating your home, or even a room in your home, leave you with pangs of worry? Cape Town interior designer Michelle Trimborn is erasing these doubts with workshops that shed light on the secrets of successful decorating. Full Article
Design Not just a knit Design July 7, 2011 Not just a knit Dutch textile designer, Nanna van Blaaderen, is one stitch in a global tapestry of crafts proving the predictions that a move back to knitwear in design is very much on trend. Full Article
Architecture Summer at the Serpentine Architecture July 6, 2011 Summer at the Serpentine Since 2000, the Serpentine Gallery in London’s Kensington Gardens has called on some of the world’s top architects to design summer pavilions — temporary structures that are erected next to the Gallery itself for a three-month period. Full Article
Design Mingo Lamberti Design July 6, 2011 Mingo Lamberti Illustrator Brad Hodgskiss is wearing a 30 Rock-inspired trucker cap with the words “karate sluts” silk-screened in black. Brad is in the silk-screening business himself, but humorous phrases don’t usually feature in his work. Fresh illustrations do. Full Article