Design VISI’s guide to Open Design Design August 15, 2013 VISI’s guide to Open Design Jam-packed with 10 days of events, Open Design Cape Town from 21 to 31 August aims to showcase the beautiful diversity of design and its vital impact on our lives. Here’s VISI’s selection of highlights. Full Article
Lifestyle Call for public art Lifestyle August 12, 2013 Call for public art For all those who have taken a wander down the Sea Point Promenade and complained about the pitiful lack of public art, here is your chance. Seeking submissions by 2 September, Art54 is a public art exhibition taking place along the Atlantic Seaboard. Full Article
Decor Behind closed doors Decor July 15, 2013 Behind closed doors Paul Duncan’s new book, Hidden Cape Town, showcases the interiors of 30 Cape Town buildings. Mostly open to the public, these places are some of the lesser-known gems of the Mother City. We’re giving away three copies. Full Article
Design Cool capital Design May 8, 2013 Cool capital No longer the fuddy-duddy administrative capital of SA, Pretoria is stepping into the limelight as a thriving metropolis alive with cool creatives, a buzzy nightlife and massive opportunities. Full Article
Design Design for purpose Design April 5, 2013 Design for purpose Aram Lello, an Italian architect and freelance designer based in the Mother City, brings together European and South African ideas in his clean-cut functional designs. Full Article
Design Alayne Reesberg Named CEO of Cape Town Design NPC for World Design Capital 2014 Design March 26, 2013 Alayne Reesberg Named CEO of Cape Town Design NPC for World Design Capital 2014 Only four days until the cut off for the first call for proposals for Cape Town’s World Design Capital 2014 festival! We chatted to Alayne Reesberg, the newly appointed CEO of Cape Town Design NPC, the company in charge of the WDC2014 arrangements. Full Article
Design Annemarie a WDC2014 curator Design March 25, 2013 Annemarie a WDC2014 curator VISI’s very own deputy editor, Annemarie Meintjes, has been selected to be a curator for the World Design Capital 2014 programme. We’re excited and so is she — here’s what she has to say. Full Article
Design Launched at Design Indaba Design March 11, 2013 Launched at Design Indaba The list of designs that VISI liked at the Design Indaba is endless. Here are a few of our highlights among these brand new designs – from paper proteas and miniature mosaics to brass-plated wire vases and nifty storage solutions. Full Article