Design VISI scoops two Pica Awards Design November 15, 2013 VISI scoops two Pica Awards At the annual Pica Awards for magazine excellence in South Africa, VISI was recognised with two high-profile prizes — the best cover for a consumer title (for our DIY cross-stitch cover) and the Philip Tyler Trophy for best magazine relaunch. Full Article
Decor Pot Luck Club styles at Eat Out awards Decor November 14, 2013 Pot Luck Club styles at Eat Out awards The winner of this year’s Boschendal Style Award at the illustrious annual Eat Out Awards is the Pot Luck Club. It’s no secret that VISI loves good food and beautiful interiors, so to find them together in one place is pure bliss! Full Article
Decor Weekend special Decor November 14, 2013 Weekend special Two Cape Town creatives drew inspiration from Japanese architecture and modernist pavilions to create a weekend home in the city’s southern suburbs that is all about flexible spaces and communal family living. Full Article
Design Picks of the Week Design November 14, 2013 Picks of the Week This week the VISI team was inspired by a pretty parasol lamp, an architectural delight perched on the edge of the Black Sea, two-in-one man bags, airbags for cyclists, fresh teas inspired by classic literature and even a piece of hand-embroidery Full Article
Lifestyle Life’s a bubble — and you can win it! Lifestyle November 14, 2013 Life’s a bubble — and you can win it! All of life’s a bubble, but not all bubbles are created equal. Most worthy locally is the Boschendal Grande Cuvée Brut 2009, which has won the Amorim Tsogo Sun Cap Classique Challenge 2013. And, to top it off, we’ve got a case of six up for grabs! Full Article
Architecture ArchitectureZA celebrates WDC2014 Architecture November 13, 2013 ArchitectureZA celebrates WDC2014 Next week’s ArchitectureZA workshop and exhibition have adopted the World Design Capital 2014 tagline — “Live Design, Transform life” — as inspiration. Full Article
Architecture The digital age of Aquaria Architecture November 13, 2013 The digital age of Aquaria An installation inspired by data, water and other environmental information, by architect Amir Gazit, will be on display at the Bookmarks Awards on Thursday 14 November at Artscape in Cape Town. Full Article
Decor Marvelous mohair Decor November 12, 2013 Marvelous mohair Although trapped in the backwaters of the Karoo, without a hipster or a flat white in sight, no one was going to pull the wool over Debbie Loots’s eyes about the avant garde future of mohair. Viva the Jansenville International Mohair Summit! Full Article