This year’s VISI stand celebrates all the great South African designs that can be seen at the Nando’s Central Kitchen in Johannesburg, featured in detail in the VISI collaboration issue, #76 on sale now.

All you need to do is snap a pic of yourself ‘on the cover’ at the VISI stand and post it to Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. In order to stand a chance to win, make sure you tag VISI and use #DesignIndaba and #Casamento. Then you’ll automatically be entered into the draw! The winner will be randomly selected on Monday 2 March.

Not sure what to tag? We’re @visi_mag on Instagram, @VISI_mag on Twitter and @VISIMag on Facebook.

We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

P.S. Browse our gallery above to see behind-the-scenes pics of the exclusive chair being made. Master joiner Laurence Friedman together with his assistant Luke are working hard alongside Casamento’s upholstery team to get the chair ready in time for the Expo.

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This group of talented installation architects are made up of architect Leon Erasmus, set designer Giulia Odendaal and industrial designer Tim Richert. As well as working on large scale events, their diverse decor range consisting of steel, wood, copper, concrete and brass furniture accessories that VISI just loves. Leg Studios will be exhibiting for the first time at the 2015 Design Indaba Expo, so be sure to check them out.

What does design mean to you?

Design means to play, to experiment and to consider… we do this in our roles as installation architects and equally in our new roles as product designers.

Our diverse backgrounds in architecture, theatre design and interior design enable us to deliver richly collaborative projects in the stage, events and installation industries, all of which have looked after Leg Studios for nine years.

The LSD by Leg Studios venture only started at the beginning of 2014. For a while we had been keen to start playing in parallel creative realms, and product design allowed us that opportunity; an opportunity to ponder, play and have a point of view outside of the ‘brand’ related world, which we normally work in.

This new venture has and will continue to be a huge learning experience for us, but one we are happy to be taking on.

There is an interesting synergy between the designers at Leg Studios. Often we go off on lonely tangents, then come together again, realising a common thread and building on it. Those are the fun, collaborative moments out of which our products are born… as we streamline our materials, merge our textures and patterns, and play with detail.

Across the board, we love layering highly polished and beautifully finished material with honest, raw materials. Our detail is sharp, our lines are simple and there is little fuss; even if complex.

What are you most looking forward to experiencing at Design Indaba?

Feedback to our work is always important, so we are looking forward to getting local and international opinion and gauging how our products are received. We are also planning a very exciting collaborative project, which will bring together various artists and illustrators, featuring one of our furniture pieces.

Go to page 152 in VISI 76 to see three other exciting newbies at the Design Indaba Expo this year.

For more information about the LSD range, visit legstudios.co.za.

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With the theme for VISI 76 being all about collaboration, we were excited to hear more about this dynamic duo.

Fine artist Galia Gluckman and ceramist Martine Jackson have created a unique limited edition range we think is absolutely stunning. These organic clay, urn-like vessels are embellished with intricate transfers and are shaped using the traditional coil method.

There are six different pieces that have been created as part of the range, available through martineandgalia.com.

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Our Collaboration Issue is packed with exciting creatives coming together. Check out page 130 for Editor-at-Large Malibongwe Tyilo’s favourite colabs of the year and page 42 to see how Tracy Lynch and Nando’s worked together to revamp the chain’s Central Kitchen in Joburg.

A limited number of readers will be able to go on a VISI Great Spaces tour of this fantastic space. Email events@visi.co.za for all the details you need and to book your spot. We will also be hosting a Cape Town tour at the beautiful Southern Guild Gallery in Woodstock, featured on page 110. Make sure you reserve your place ASAP!

If you subscribe or renew your subscription to VISI while the new issue is on sale you stand a chance of winning a copy of Paul Duncan’s book, South African Artists at Home (Struik). Make sure you take a look at our exclusive extract on page 24, which includes a peek into the homes of artists such as Beezy Bailey and Conrad Botes. To subscribe, go to visi.co.za/subscribe.

Don’t forget to delve into our 26 Reasons To Love Inspired Art and Design on page 129.

Happy reading!

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