Architecture Forest Town House Architecture June 21, 2023 Forest Town House Hidden behind a simple white wall and Forest Town’s abundant Highveld summer greenery is this modernist showstopper designed in the early 1980s by Pancho Guedes. Full Article
Architecture Modernist Durban Home Architecture June 14, 2023 Modernist Durban Home With purity of form, nude concrete and bald brickwork, this Hans Hallen masterpiece tempers the climate, requires minimal maintenance, and has gifted its owners with fuel for inventiveness. Full Article
Design Influencer: Mokena Makeka Design November 4, 2021 Influencer: Mokena Makeka Ever wondered who inspires our current generation of architects? For the lauded Cape Town architect and urbanist Mokena Makeka, experiencing the work of the late Modernist Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in person struck a deep emotional chord. Full Article
Art Design Xee Summer’s Digital Paintings Art Design April 22, 2021 Xee Summer’s Digital Paintings Local designer, artist and illustrator Xee Summer (Xia Carstens) has added Modernist digital paintings to her extensive creative portfolio. We chat with her about the process. Full Article
Architecture Modernist Parktown North Home Architecture November 11, 2020 Modernist Parktown North Home A gem of Joburg Modernist design, architect Michael Sutton’s own Parktown North home created the template for a new local vernacular in the ’70s, and might just have envisioned a lifestyle for the post-COVID 21st century. Full Article
Architecture Berea Home Architecture October 21, 2020 Berea Home An architect’s decision to restore rather than renovate her 60-year-young modernist marvel of a home is a timely reminder of the movement’s roots – and a valuable lesson in the power of longevity. Full Article
Architecture Linksfield Ridge Home Architecture June 3, 2020 Linksfield Ridge Home Once the residence of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, this sensitively restored house of wood and stone preserves facets of Johannesburg’s past. Full Article
Architecture Westcliff Ridge Home Architecture February 19, 2020 Westcliff Ridge Home A slick and sexy machine for living, this Modernist renovation on the Eastern promontory of Westcliff Ridge is an architectural A-lister. Full Article
