2. Flower Constructions by Anne Ten Donkelaar : Spring is most definitely in the air and our heads, as the VISI team just can’t get enough floral. Content director Sumien Brinks enthuses: “I am inspired by what Anne Ten Donkelaar makes with found and cut-out flowers.|
8. HM4 Thunderbolt by Maximillian Büsser and Friends : “A watch that flies higher than most,” gushes art director Anton Pietersen. “Aviation-inspired, limited-edition and available in three variations, each made up of 300+ components, they took three years to develop… I guess great things do come in threes!”|
6. 13-inch MacBook Air by Apple : Brand manager Cecilia Boughen cannot stop showing off her brand spanking new little baby: “It's pretty exciting being back on a Mac, and also having a computer that doesn’t take 10 minutes to start up in the morning!”|
5. Furniture by Muller Van Severen : “Looking at and daydreaming about this chair is giving me so much life right now,” says editor-at-large Malibongwe Tyilo. “No seriously , can I live? If I owned it, I don't think I'd even sit on it, or let anyone else sit on it, except for my cats.”|
1. Garden cabin by architect Ville Hara and designer Linda Bergroth : “Now this is my kind of bedroom,” says deputy ed Annemarie Meintjes about this Finnish prefab. “A lot can be said about people who live in glass houses. They are definitely dreamers. They must also be brave and have a solid storage system in place!"|
4. Tyre garden chairs by Chris Lawrence : Wandering around Milnerton Market on rainy Sunday, features writer Debbie Loots happened on this clever idea: “At only R120 each, you can request any color and do your bit for SA entrepreneurship as well as the environment.”|
3. Autumn / Winter 2012 Haute Couture by Dior : “It being spring, there are blossoms and flowers all over, which reminded me of this show with its gazillions of flowers, floor-to-ceiling, all colors and types — peonies, dahlias, carnations, orchids and more,” grins managing ed Lise Avis.|
9. Jewellery by Kallie : Like a crow, account director Cat Anderson is drawn to all things small and shiny: “I love the way Kallie is giving a second life to old coins. If you're as patriotic and Saffa-mad as I am, you just want to wear her simple, beautiful pieces all the time.”|
7. Adhesive notes for iPhone by Paperback : “How many times have I just wanted to scribble something down, dug in my bag for a notebook, remembered that I now have a Smartphone and then not written it down because I couldn’t decide which app to use,” bemoans online and features ed Nadine Botha.|
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Spring is most definitely here and the sun has even been spotted in Cape Town, albeit briefly. Nonetheless there’s nothing but flowers, the outdoors and fresh starts in the daydreams of this week, in anticipation of the new VISI 68 Springloaded that lands in shops next week. Flick through the gallery above to see Annemarie’s sleeping beauty, Sumien and Lise’s floral fantasia, Mali and Debbie’s chairs to soak up the sun, Cecilia and Nadine’s efforts to get organised, and Anton and Cat’s drool-worthy bling. Here are the top VISI picks of the week series – week 26.
Tell us which is your favourite in the comments below.