Decor Smart Idea: Get sorted Decor March 17, 2014 Smart Idea: Get sorted With open-plan living, there’s no space for drawers and handy bits and bobs. So we turned some stackable tomato-on-the-vine boxes, found in a greengrocer’s backyard, into a nifty (and cool-looking) storage kit. Full Article
Decor Smart Idea: Swinging cellar Decor March 17, 2014 Smart Idea: Swinging cellar Turn a small collection of wine bottles into a talking point by storing them in a hanging cellar. Full Article
Decor Smart Idea: The ABC of accent walls Decor March 12, 2014 Smart Idea: The ABC of accent walls Tired of one-dimensional walls? Add depth and texture with Styrofoam letters. Full Article
Design Smart Idea: Take the lid off Design March 10, 2014 Smart Idea: Take the lid off We found an extraordinary use for a rather ordinary kitchen utensil, turning it into a one-of-a-kind mood light. Full Article
Decor Smart Idea: Funnel vision Decor February 25, 2014 Smart Idea: Funnel vision Want to light up your space quickly and inexpensively? It’s easy, but you need to do some alternative shopping, says deputy editor Annemarie Meintjes. Full Article
Design Boards of blue Design February 26, 2013 Boards of blue When Gavin Rooke of craft initiative Dutchmann met master surfboard shaper Spider Murphy, it spurred an idea for art in a new form. The result is the Delft series of surfboards, hand-shaped by Spider and embellished by South African artists and designers. Full Article
Architecture As die (groen) skip inkom… Architecture January 28, 2013 As die (groen) skip inkom… ’n Kinderhuis in Midrand wat met skeepsvraghouers gebou is, het nie net die lewe van die mense wat daar woon verander nie, maar ook die ingesteldheid van die ontwerpers daaragter. Dié storie oor ’n gemeenskap met gees en ontwerp het VISI se hart gesteel. Full Article
Architecture A sculpture on the skyline Architecture January 21, 2013 A sculpture on the skyline A box of colour on the rooftop of the Main Change building in Joburg’s Maboneng Precinct, is not an apartment or even a bar, but a “functionalised sculpture” conceptualised and realised by Swiss artist Kerim Seiler. Full Article
