As the season’s change, start getting inspired for spring and endless outdoor living with Designers Guild Mediterranean blues (a steely blue is Dulux’s Colour of the Year, after all), turquoise and mints, monochrome, and riotous florals; the latter a décor motif applied for the new Christian Lacroix range, too.

Osborne & Little’s Enchanted Gardens and Other Stories, a mix of glamorous and whimsical designs, vibrant colours, and luxuriously textured fabrics, will summon up warmer weather, while York’s moody, sophisticated and luxe wallcoverings in neutral hues inspires cosy winter scenes. Arte, AS Creations, Carlucci, JAB Anstoetz and Tess also have new offerings.

Go to Home Fabrics to explore the ranges in full.

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From designer water bottles and a car with emotional intelligence to an entire kitchen unit made from recycled bottles, these are the top VISI picks of the week series – week 166.

1. ShooShoos’ A/W 2017 Collection

“We’ve featured ShooShoos’ adorable footwear for kids as a Pick of the Week before, but we just couldn’t resist sharing their brand-new collection,” says Online Editor Lindi Brownell Meiring. “As there are over 150 new styles to choose from, it was tough to pick my favourites!”

Image credit: shooshoos.com

2. Honda Emotion Engine Car

“This cute-as-a-button concept car called NeuV is equipped with an artificial intelligence system that picks up on the habits and emotions of the driver, which means it can do awesome things like detect the driver’s emotions based on their actions,” explains Freelance Junior Content Producer Cheri Morris. “It would then be able to make music recommendations based on the driver’s current mood.”

Image credit: dezeen.com

3. IKEA Plastic Bottle Kitchen

“How pretty is this kitchen unit designed by Swedish studio Form Us With Love?” says Acting Managing Editor Samantha Charles. “It’s IKEA’s first kitchen unit to be made entirely from recycled plastic bottles and upcycled industrial wood.”

Image credit: dezeen.com

4. Maison Christian Lacroix X Evian

“I love glass bottles with prints on them and this collaboration between Maison Christian Lacroix and Evian is just too pretty not to share!” exclaims Editor-in-Chief Sumien Brink. (You can read more about this collaboration on page 174 in VISI 87)

Image credit: evian.com

5. Emirates ecoTHREAD Blankets

“If I needed another reason to give Emirates the thumbs up, the airline’s new ecoTHREAD blankets made from recycled bottles would be a good one,” says Assistant Editor Tracy Greenwood.

Video credit: emirates.com

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From snug pet homes and Africa’s largest living wall to fun pasta packaging and designer notebooks by Christian Lacroix, these are the top VISI picks of the week series – week 124.

1. Curver Knit Collection For Pets

“Curver’s new ‘Cozy Pet Homes’ may be made with cats and dogs in mind, but I know for a fact that my pet bunny Matisse would be very happy snuggled up in one of these too, ” says online editor Lindi Brownell Meiring.

Image credit: Ania Wawrzkowicz and Daniel Lailah via knitbycurver.com

2. Nikita Konkin’s Pasta Packaging 

“These pasta packaging designs by Russian designer Nikita Konkin cleverly use the pasta contents to create hairstyles for the female faces depicted on the packaging,” says special projects manager Cecilia du Plessis. “If only more packaging was this much fun!”

Image credit: boredpanda.com

3. Organic Space’s Living Wall

Editor-at-large Malibongwe Tyilo loves the concept of this new living wall, the largest of its kind in Africa, installed at Johannesburg’s Rosebank Mall.

Image credit: organicspace.co.za

4. Avihai Shurin’s Bready Made For Monkey Business 

Content producer Michaela Stehr might be coaxed into doing more cooking with these really cute Bready Made toast cut-outs by designer Avihai Shurin.

Image credit: kickstarter.com

5. Christian Lacroix’s Stationery Collection For Libretto

“I can’t wait to get my hands on one, or even two, of these fabulous notebooks,” says editor-in-chief Sumien Brink.

Image credit: libretto-group.com

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Wallpaper is making a comeback. Give the walls of your home or office the wow factor with eye-catching designs, bright colours or textured prints.

Browse the gallery above for 24 fantastic options.

1. Christian Lacroix Nouveau Monde Collection – Design & Colour: Canopy Turquoise

2. Christian Lacroix Nouveau Monde Collection, Design & Colour: Parati Grenade

3. Eijffinger Bloom Collection – Design: No. 340051

4. Living Walls Werner Aisslinger Collection – Design: No. 95579-2

5. Living Walls Werner Aisslinger Collection – Design: No. 95577-2

6. Osborne & Little Pasha Collection – Design & Colour: Kayin Dark Steel Blue / Metallic Pewter

7. Pierre Frey Racines Collection – Design & Colour: Cajon Jaune

8. Osborne & Little Intarsia Vinyls Collection – Design & Colour: Zirconia Cappuccino / Dark Linen / Metallics

9. Harlequin Anthology 01 Collection – Design: No. EREE110758

10. Osborne & Little Pasha Collection – Design & Colour: Rombico Silver Holographic

11. Designers Guild Shanghai Garden Collection – Design & Colour: Shanghai Garden Fuchsia

12. Osborne & Little Pasha Collection – Design & Colour: Tulipan Multi / Caco

13. Eijffinger Bloom Collection – Design: No. 340033

14. Living Walls Werner Aisslinger Collection – Design: No. 95582-3

15. Pierre Frey Les Dessins Collection – Design & Colour: Boheme Taupe

16. Christian Lacroix Nouveau Monde Collection – Design & Colour: Mariposa Perroquet

17. Designers Guild Shanghai Garden Collection – Design & Colour: Bamboo Lemongrass

18. Osborne & Little Pasha Collection – Design & Colour: Pantanal Metallic Silver / Stone

19. Osborne & Little Pasha Collection – Design & Colour: Folyo Aqua / Metallic Gilver

20. Osborne & Little Pasha Collection – Design & Colour: Marmara Hyacinth / Sapphire

21. Scion Levande Collection – Design & Colour: Kelda Pebble

22. Zimmer + Rohde Treasure Collection – Design & Colour: Feather 50030 982

23. Pierre Frey Racines Collection – Design & Colour: Maracas Argile

24. Zimmer + Rohde Treasure Collection – Design & Colour: Tree 50024 888

Not sure where to find these beautiful wallpapers? Find the relevant stockist below.

Black Fabrics stocks the Harlequin and Scion wallpaper ranges: blackfabrics.co.za

Dreamweaver Studios stocks Eijffinger: dreamweaverstudios.co.za

Home Fabrics stocks Christian Lacroix, Designers Guild, Osborne & Little, Living Walls and Zimmer + Rohde: hf.co.za

Mavromac stocks Pierre Frey: mavromac.co.za

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Patsy and Edina* must be over the moon with Christian Lacroix Maison’s Love Who You Want porcelain gift collection.

Based on the fashion label’s theatrical couture pieces, the range can be mixed and matched as you see fit. A collaboration between Lacroix and Vista Alegre, the range cleverly combines familiar designs with new and unexpected elements.

*In case you’re not familiar, Patsy and Edina (played by Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders, respectively) are the main characters in the iconic BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.

For more information, visit christian-lacroix.com.

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