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
Architecture Modern Australian Family Home Architecture November 7, 2019 Modern Australian Family Home Architect Neil Cownie is behind the design of Roscommon House, a family home inspired by the natural beauty and brutalist architecture of Western Australia’s Floreat suburb. Full Article
Art Alexis Christodoulou’s Digital Artworks Art August 14, 2018 Alexis Christodoulou’s Digital Artworks What began as a hobby for Alexis Christodoulou – winemaker at Ambeloui Estate in Hout Bay and artist in his spare time – has turned into a portfolio of works featuring imagined architectural spaces. Full Article
