The winners of the 2019 100% Design South Africa Awards have been announced, including this year’s South African Designer of the Year.

The event, held from 7 – 11 August 2019 alongside Decorex Joburg, showcases a selection of top local designers across a variety of disciplines, from textiles and furniture to homeware and lighting.

The winners were chosen by an independent judging panel, including VISI Deputy Editor Annemarie Meintjes, Creative Director Tracy Lynch, architect Nisha van der Hoven, interior designer Tristan du Plessis, Ntombenhle Shezi of Kaya FM and Malibongwe Tyilo of Maverick Life.

The award for South African Designer of the Year was jointly awarded to Thabisa Mjo of Mash. T Design Studio and Mpho Vackier of The Urbanative.

South African Designers of the Year: Thabisa Mjo of Mash. T Design Studio and Mpho Vackier of The Urbanative, with 100% Design South Africa’s Creative Director Cathy O’ Clery.

Here, in no particular order, are the seven category winners:

Best Furniture Design: Preservation Bench by Houtlander for AHEC

Preservation Bench by Houtlander for AHEC

Best Textile Design: Ronel Jordaan

Best Lighting Design: Memphis Lighting Collection by Wiid Design and Ceramic Matters

Best Surface Design: MAXHOSA wallpaper by Laduma Ngxokolo

MAXHOSA Wallpaper by Laduma Ngxokolo

Best Product Design: Raw Studios for Inhouse

Best of 100% New Talent: Sifiso Shange of Afri-Modern, in collaboration with John Vogel

Best Stand: Wolkberg Casting Studios and Jacobs Collection

For more information, visit 100percentdesign.co.za.

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This stately family home in the Cape Winelands was designed with the intention of capturing the sweep of a spacious country estate.

Built from scratch in collaboration with Chris de Hart Architects, its aesthetic touches were inspired by the film Casablanca. The house features large custom-made French doors that open outwards onto courtyards and verandas and make the most of the setting. Inside, the house is made up of spacious rooms with high ceilings that feature ornate moulding and coffer details, key elements chosen to soften the vastness of the space by design studio Inhouse, who completed the interiors.

The brief was to incorporate the client’s large collection of antique furniture. The manor’s main living room features key antique pieces set before an austere floor-to-ceiling black fireplace. The ceiling boasts moulded designs around which concealed cove lighting has been fitted. Additional lighting is supplied by two elaborate chandeliers.

The living area leads, via an archway, into the first of two kitchens where the large marble island, the timber of the wine barrel ceiling, the exposed brickwork, and a cast-iron Aga oven imported from the UK all combine to create an inviting and homely kitchen environment. The manor house was established with the intention of holding large functions, so the scullery, pantry and “prep” section, complete with floor-to-ceiling pantry cupboards accessed via stepladder, were included to accommodate any catering requirements. The ceiling is made up of a collection of original pressed panels framed with a contemporary bulkhead that has been lined with concealed cove lighting.

The home’s sleeping quarters are comprised of the main en-suite bedroom, guest suite and children’s room, which is whimsically decorated with several umbrella lamps suspended from the ceiling. In addition to the bedrooms, the manor also includes a light, bright family study room.

Inhouse made use of a neutral palette and quality natural finishes, such as marble and timber, to produce a stylish canvas for the pre-existing collection of antiques to be composed against. The result is simultaneously comfortable and luxurious.

Missed the feature we did on a Sea Point penthouse apartment designed by Inhouse? Find it here.

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Local interior design studio Inhouse brought paint, purpose and refined elegance to the renovation of this double-volume penthouse at The Fairmont in Cape Town’s Sea Point.

This three-bedroom abode overlooks the burly Atlantic, ideally situated to offer arresting daybreak and nightfall vistas from a multitude of viewpoints at any given time.

Inhouse was tasked with making the initially grey concrete box as alluring as its surroundings. Opting for flow with an air of masculinity, the design sees an open-plan layout coupled with a dark colour palette. Entertainment spaces feature prominently darker hues while private spaces, such as bedrooms and bathrooms, offer a softer, more subdued palette.

Natural elements like glass, steel, marble and mirrors make for timelessly elegant yet contemporary style. Walls and floors covered in various marbles whisper opulence beneath the rays of light shed by pendant fixtures and recessed LEDs. Wandering through the marble passageways will bring you to a whiskey room encased in glass and a statement spiral staircase. Upon traversing the staircase, you are lead to a rooftop bordered by unending panoramic seaboard views.

Check out other projects by Inhouse here.

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Travelstart, one of Africa’s leading online travel agencies, has moved into new, stylishly designed offices inspired by the movie The Intern.

The CEO of the booking agency, now in its second decade of successful business, wanted the new office in Longkloof Studios, just off of the bustling Kloof Street in Cape Town, to showcase Travelstart’s brand identity while simultaneously expressing a sense of creative and collaborative functionality.

Designed by South African design studio Inhouse, the space features a reception room with a wow-factor. The main counter was made in light of Travelstart’s logo and dominates most of the reception area. It is made up of a massive circular blue light box and backed by a coffee bar and a twenty-four seater communal work table that was carved from a large tree trunk and tastefully set on a contrasting steel frame.

A two-metre long model aeroplane hangs from the ceiling of the triple volume space, lending a playful nod to one of the travel agency’s main functions. The spacious area sees Travelstart’s colour scheme (blue, grey and white) used as a prominent theme throughout. The office boasts a kitchen, stadium seating space, a meditation room, recreation rooms, various offices, a main boardroom and glass panelling that allows for a degree of privacy without interrupting the open plan flow of the easily accessible workspace.

View more projects by Inhouse here.

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