RECORD

A moody palette and exaggerated use of materials create drama in the self-designed clifftop home of two LOS ANGELES architects. Innovative artworks INSPIRED BY MUSIC complete the look.

UNEARTHED

A FORGOTTEN GEM- and a secret garden - were uncovered and celebrated in this CURVACEOUS ALTERATION that pays homage to its hidden architectural roots.

CONSIDERATION

THE DOMED FACADE OF PINE CONCRETE HOUSE IS AN ARCHITECTURAL EXCLAMATION MARK IN THE MIDST OF THE OTHERWISE-UNASSUMING SUBURBIA SURROUNDING IT ON THE SLOPES OF PAARL MOUNTAIN.

CURIOSITY

A tumbledown residence in the heart of PRINCE ALBERT has been lovingly and eccentrically REINVENTED as a boutique guesthouse, creative retreat and SOUTH AFRICAN showroom of sorts.

ELEMENTAL

BUILT NORTH MODERN BARN IN ICELAND IN MAY EMBRACE THE RUGGED 2010, TRADITIONAL HAVE ATLANTIC MORE THAN IT DOES AND THIS CURATED DESIGN, BUT ITS OWNERS OCEAN ICELANDIC BLUNTED ELEMENTS WITH A SIMPLE THE THOUGHTFULLY INTERIOR.

CONNECTIONS

An 18th-century monastery in the Cape Winelands later an AVANT-GARDE ARTIST'S STUDIO - has been converted into a SPIRITUAL RETREAT for a young family.

WIN ONE OF TWO DARK HORSE ARMCHAIRS

You could win one of two classically beautiful modern armchairs made by DARK HORSE in partnership with @HOME, each worth R17 999.

The Influencers Influences TWOFIVEFIVE ARCHITECTS

Architecture should be fun, say self-proclaimed '80s babies ANDRÉ KRIGE and THEO KRUGER, who draw as much inspiration from the first-ever PLAYSTATION CONTROLLER as they do from legends such as OLSON KUNDIG, RICHARD ROGERS and NORMAN FOSTER.

SEVEN YEARS OF SEAFARING SUSTAINABILITY

TOYOTA pushes the boundaries of sustainability with ENERGY OBSERVER, a revolutionary fuel-cell-powered boat that demonstrates the adaptability of Toyota's HYDROGEN FUEL-CELL TECHNOLOGY.

A DESIGN COMPETITION WITH 100 000 REASONS TO ENTER

The SWITCH DESIGN COMPETITION is an ACDC Express initiative that encourages up-and-coming South African designers to establish their personal brand and win a prize of R100 000. The 2022 winner, RYAN MCCALLUM, talks about the inspiration behind his winning entry.

SETTEE A TETE

Think sofas are just for sitting on? Not so fast! Writer and urban designer BOGOSI MAKHENE picks apart the seams of these life essentials and uncovers many layers.

COUCHED IN MYSTERY

As journalist SARAH BUITENDACH laments, the quest for the perfect couch is an arduous one, with surprising parallels.

SOFA SO GOOD

Author and editor LERATO TSHABALALA reminisces about matching lounge suites and days when plastic was left on sofas.

EASY GOING GROWING

Plant experts Ashleigh Tumelo Machete and Negin Monkoe's crash course in cultivating your own HARDY, WATER-WISE SUCCULENTS.

HOUSING THE ESSENCE OF BEAUTY

Richard Stretton's new building for skincare brand ESSE is a gem of progressive design in the KwaZulu-Natal farmlands.

SPIRITED AWAY

Although the DOXA DEO CHAPEL in Pretoria's Brooklyn be but little, it's a FIERCELY BEAUTIFUL - and quietly confident - addition to the suburban sprawl that surrounds it.

BRUTALISM AS CAR

The BMW i7 XDRIVE60 is the halo model of the new seventhgeneration 7 Series - and, like the monolithic design aesthetic it embodies, this BMW transforms unadorned functionalism into an ART FORM.

BUILDING AN ICON

In the latest in our series celebrating classic South African buildings, architect JOHAN SWART takes us on a deep-dive into one of Tshwane's most majestic Modernist jewels - the art-filled TRANSVAAL PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

GARDEN OF DELIGHTS

Joburg's RMB LATITUDES art fair returns in May with a message of \"Co-emergence\".

HOW TO SPEND A...FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN ROSEBANK

Make sure you look good, your phone is charged and your taste buds are ready for this real JOHANNESBURG TREAT.

RISING STARS MARTIN TALLIE AND ZANI ALBERTS

The pieces designed by this pair and their DEFT brand are sustainable, practical and great-looking, and exemplify TOP TEAMWORK.

HEAVY METAL

Metal is used to craft the most DELICATE jewellery, yet it's so robust it can hold up a towering skyscraper. PRACTICAL and BEAUTIFUL, it inspires CREATIVITY, INVENTION and pushing design limits.

REVERENCE - NOORD-KENNEMERLAND HOUSE

A CHURCH IN THE COASTAL KENNEMERLAND REGION OF HOLLAND HAS BEEN REIMAGINED, REDESIGNED AND REBORN AS A BREATHTAKINGLY CREATIVE FAMILY HOME THAT WAS BOTH AN HOMAGE TO THE PAST AND FUNCTIONALLY FUTURE-FORWARD.

CONNECTED - MFULAWOZI WILDERNESS LODGE

IN KWAZULU-NATAL, A NEW OFF-THE-GRID LODGE WITH 12 LUXURIOUS VILLAS BONDS WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, THE FLORA - AND THE RESIDENT HERD OF ELEPHANTS.

SUNKEN - MONAGHAN FARM HOUSE

THE BOLD ARCHITECTURE AND RAW CONCRETE FINISHES OF THIS HIGHVELD HOME MAKE A SURPRISINGLY \"GENTLE INTERVENTION IN THE ENVIRONMENT\", AS ITS ARCHITECT PUTS IT.

ANGULAR - FOREST TOWN HOUSE

HIDDEN BEHIND A SIMPLE WHITE WALL AND TOWN'S FOREST ABUNDANT HIGHVELD SUMMER GREENERY IS THIS MODERNIST DESIGNED IN THE EARLY 1980s BY PANCHO SHOWSTOPPER GUEDES.

TRIBUTE - DURBAN HOUSE

WITH PURITY OF FORM, NUDE CONCRETE AND BALD BRICKWORK, THIS HANS HALLEN MASTERPIECE TEMPERS THE CLIMATE, REQUIRES MINIMAL MAINTENANCE, AND HAS GIFTED ITS OWNERS WITH FUEL FOR INVENTIVENESS.

LΕΙΤΜΟΤΙF - CAMPS BAY VILLA

HYGGE? SHE’LL PASS, SAYS GERMAN INTERIOR DESIGNER DANIELA GOTTSCHALK, WHOSE CAMPS BAY GUESTHOUSE HAS ATTRACTED ITS FAIR SHARE OF LOCATION SCOUTS AND INFLUENCERS WITH ITS IRREPRESSIBLY OTT INTERIOR.

ADD VIZOR

New in SA is the striking OPEL MOKKA - a small SUV crossover that heralds a FRESH, BOLD DESIGN language for the German brand, and one that should go a long way to revive its flagging fortunes.

LUXE AHOY

Concept yachts invite us to reimagine what life on the ocean could look like. VISI scoured the seas for the latest EYE-CATCHING DESIGNS, and fell in love with these six VESSELS that advance the field in both FORM AND FUNCTION. All aboard!