Winter was made for curling up on the couch with a magazine. Our latest issue of VISI will not only take your mind away from the near-Nordic temperature outside, it will rouse you with new ideas to embrace it wholeheartedly.
As always, this issue is a blend of awe and inspiration. Aside from featuring two magnificent dream homes in Paternoster and Marble Hall respectively, there’s an emphasis on cosier spaces that come to life with the infusion of personality.
Take for example the home of Sascha Berolsky and Nina van Reenen in Green Point. Though humble in scale, the unusual combination of its owners diverging passions for mid-century and antique décor – combined with a shared love of local art – creates a unique and excruciatingly desirable family home. The cosy white “sanctuary for the senses” Shelly Street has created for her and her daughter in Gardens will also get your mind racing with possibilities to do likewise in your own home.
In a similar vein, we introduce a new feature called ‘My Place’, offering you a glimpse into the homes of six young South Africans – including Naledi King, Nabeel Essa and Aparna Ramani – who have done a lot with a little. Their dream homes might only exist in an imagined near-future, but you’ll undoubtedly be impressed by what they’ve created in the here and now.
Though winter tends to be the season most of us can’t wait to end, we defy these apprehensions by offering no less than 32 reasons to celebrate it. Whether it’s throwing an unforgettable party, finding the ideal wine rack or drinks trolley, adding Instagrammable touches to your living room, or retreating to the privacy of your own ‘acoustic cocoon’, we have 66 pages brimming with indispensable advice and gorgeous imagery. And if you’d still rather just curl up on the couch and watch television all winter, we even have some superb references for TV units, curved plasma screens and ambient lighting to help you do so in style.
It’s another visual feast from cover to cover, though by now many of you will be familiar with (and looking forward to) our essays section, where some of the country’s most original thinkers offer insights into the notion of home and place. Look out for sterling contributions from Carol-Ann Davids, Lesego Rampolokeng, Jo-Anne Richards, and Koos Kombuis.
Finally, we’re giving away a designer piece from Mae Artisan Rugs to the best foot photographer. Sounds odd, we know, but #floorcore is the new #shelfie, so send us some interesting first-person views of intriguing floor/shoe combinations to stake your claim to this incredible prize. More details here.
VISI 73 hits the shelves today, so make sure you buy a copy and curl up in style. Better yet, take out or renew a subscription and stand a chance to win one of two portable LotusGrills from Mobelli – the ultimate portable braai and versatile cooking companion.
