Design Meeting the makers Design September 20, 2011 Meeting the makers What could be more inspiring than to interact with the best of Cape Town’s creators in their natural habitats? Nadine Theron gives us the low-down on Creative Week Cape Town’s Meet the Makers studio tours. Full Article
Design Fashion goes industrial Design September 20, 2011 Fashion goes industrial Interior and graphic design students at Cape Town’s Inscape Design College is putting on a fashion show with a twist this evening. Forget wool and cotton garments – each student will be modelling outfits made from building materials. Full Article
Lifestyle Art in Clay Lifestyle September 20, 2011 Art in Clay It was 77 000 years ago that the oldest known artwork in the world was made. And this piece of pottery is being celebrated in the month of October at art galleries across Franschhoek. Full Article
Lifestyle Festive tipple Lifestyle September 20, 2011 Festive tipple Southern Comfort is wrapped up and ready for the festive season. Playing on the brand’s birthplace, the New Orleans, award-winning illustrator Christian Northeast has designed a shrink-wrapped bottle that is very merry indeed. Full Article
Design Bia van Deventer Design September 20, 2011 Bia van Deventer We interview Cape Town creative Bia van Deventer – the designer behind our fabulous “Perdry op Noordhoekstrand” and “The pigeon on my balcony” desktop wallpapers. Full Article
Design A new dimension for Patricia Urquiola Design September 20, 2011 A new dimension for Patricia Urquiola Nope, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. Spanish architect Patricia Urquiola’s new Kettal Vieques furniture collection has taken fabric three-dimensional. Using texture and height, this fabric is one (dimension) up from the rest. Full Article
Design Taking the bored out of boardroom Design September 19, 2011 Taking the bored out of boardroom We’re seriously crushing on Lemon Décor’s latest offering: writing boards that bring a zing of creativity to the office. Full Article
Design SA style icons celebrated Design September 19, 2011 SA style icons celebrated South Africa’s top interior designers and decorators have been hand-picked by author Paul Duncan and neatly bound up in the first local book celebrating creatives in this field, aptly titled Style Icons: Top South African Designers & their Interiors. Full Article