Lifestyle A Victorian mansion in Africa Lifestyle April 13, 2011 A Victorian mansion in Africa Built by Sir Stewart Gore-Browne in 1932, Zambia’s Shiwa Ng’andu is a stately Victorian treasure with a rich and varied history that’s integrated into a world-class private game reserve. Full Article
Decor Gone Rural Decor April 1, 2011 Gone Rural In VISI 51, we introduced you to Gone Rural — a non-profit organisation that creates Afro-chic home accessories and bold statement pieces. Now the creative team from Swaziland has launched a new collection in partnership with Lisa Strapp of Blancanvas. Full Article
Lifestyle Queen of vintage Lifestyle March 25, 2011 Queen of vintage Local fashionista Kate Chauncey — a.k.a. The Pessimiss — loves all things vintage. VISI interviews the popular blogger. Full Article
Lifestyle Lizelle Kruger at Salon91 Lifestyle March 22, 2011 Lizelle Kruger at Salon91 Award-winning fine artist Lizelle Kruger is exhibiting a body of works — with the “Voortrekker nude” as the main subject — in a solo exhibition at Salon 91 in Cape Town. Full Article
Lifestyle Drift scoops Eat In award Lifestyle March 22, 2011 Drift scoops Eat In award The Drift organic farm near Napier in the Overberg took home the Eat In Awards Small Produce Award: Earth, at the Eat In awards ceremony at the Old Biscuit Mill this week. Full Article
Decor A fresh approach Decor March 22, 2011 A fresh approach Modern living isn’t about overpriced flamboyance, kitsch decadence or pretentiousness; instead a much simpler and cleaner mode has taken precedence. The home and office collections at Furnish embody this philosophy. Full Article
Lifestyle Ashley Wood Lifestyle March 22, 2011 Ashley Wood Cape Town artist Ashley Wood has shown that beyond a tragedy lies beautiful art that expresses a journey of remembering, recollecting and reorganising. Full Article
Decor Die Stamboom Decor March 14, 2011 Die Stamboom Amanda du Plessis se huis in Riverclub, Johannesburg, is as ’t ware gedompel in die geskiedenis — antiek en modern — en vorm dus die perfekte skilderdoek vir haar nuwe lewe as ’n materiaalontwerper. Full Article