Colour Compact

Interior designer Kim Stephen’s terraced home in Barnes, London, combines her signature flair for colour with a clever use of its relatively compact spaces

Paris Panache

Designer Robert Normand’s unerring eye for colour and aesthete’s appreciation of decor, objects and art are on full display in his Paris home, where a series of interleading, beautifully dressed spaces each contributes something unique to a house that is an artwork in perpetual progress

The Art Of Chic

The ideal recipe for eclectic chic 21st-century style? Combine the classic details of a Haussmannian apartment with owner Emmanuel de Bayser’s eye for the finest mid-century furniture and design objects – plus a growing collection of contemporary art. Parfait!

In The Zone

A tightly knit curation of design-savvy details, furniture and finishes makes for an innovative spin on apartment living in Cape Town

The Fabric Of All Things

With a nod to traditional English decorating and with references to its Asian locale, this Singaporean family home is a visual tapestry of pastels and patterns

Brute Force

Referencing the industrial architecture of Chicago and New York, the stylish design of a Sydney home offsets raw, Brutalist surfaces and hardware with softer, seductive furnishings

Black Magic

Dark colours and graphic forms combine to create an urban ‘bush lodge’ look in this luxe family home on KwaZulu-Natal’s north coast. The result is serendipitously sexy

I'll Take Manhattan

...and Italian summers too. A New York City loft remains true to its industrial roots while undergoing an upgrade inspired by the warm light and soft textures of the Med

Quiet Riot

By offsetting elegant restraint with strong notes of natural, artistic and design exuberance, architect Frederic Berthier’s Paris apartment combines architectural stillness with human energy to beautiful and refreshing effect

Fresh Start

Interior designer Lynne Harris-Whitfield has melded old and new in her relaxed family home in Cape Town, which combines considered space planning with a trove of creative touches

Artistic Expression

This reinvigorated late modernist home at the foot of Table Mountain has become an ever-evolving personal exhibition space for its gallerist owners and their young family

Where The Heart Is

Johannesburg architect Anthony Orelowitz has designed a home for his family that reinvents what it means to make a haven in the city

Far From The Madding Crowd

Country life doesn't get more idyllic for this family of five. Nestled amongst the orchards of their Elgin Valley fruit farm, home is a charming celebration of living both indoors and out

Stable Mates

This decorator couple's English countryside home is a converted stable block that's eclectically decorated and designed for easy living

The Farm Kitchen

This mysterious little barn-like building on a farm in the Cradle of Humankind im Gauteng-essentially a kitchen with an accompanying organic vegetable garden-was hand crafted over four years reusing salvaged materials

Still Life

A heritage cottage in South Africa's arid outback is saturated with expressive furnishings, magpie finds and earthy hues to set a new tone for a couple's retreat

Material Honesty

A nuanced interior and subtle architecture make this barn-style holiday home in the Cape winelands a prime retreat

Best Of Times

A sensitively renovated heritage farmhouse on South Africa’s Garden Route seamlessly combines old and new, with bold design choices giving it new life

New Cooks On The Block

The restaurants to head to in Cape Town and Joburg this season