Architecture
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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.
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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.
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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.
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COUCHED IN MYSTERY
As journalist SARAH BUITENDACH laments, the quest for the perfect couch is an arduous one, with surprising parallels.
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SOFA SO GOOD
Author and editor LERATO TSHABALALA reminisces about matching lounge suites and days when plastic was left on sofas.
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EASY GOING GROWING
Plant experts Ashleigh Tumelo Machete and Negin Monkoe's crash course in cultivating your own HARDY, WATER-WISE SUCCULENTS.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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GARDEN OF DELIGHTS
Joburg's RMB LATITUDES art fair returns in May with a message of \"Co-emergence\".
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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RISING STAR DANIELLA KILPATRICK
This Joburg INTERIOR ARCHITECT is spearheading timeless, thoughtful and well-made design.
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SENSORY INSPIRATION
ALWAYS WELCOME's new SHOWROOM in Kramerville offers an immersive DESIGN JOURNEY.
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Open
For its new HEADQUARTERS, local advertising agency Grey's brief was to combine a CONTEMPORARY South African feel with a FRESH, MODERN, VIBRANT aesthetic. And the architectural design firm nailed it.
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Light
A Pair of serial Renovators in Johannesburg have brought a mid - century GEM back to life with a sense of subtely
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BUILDING A COMMUNITY
CAMPUSKEY's new Bordeaux development in Stellenbosch epitomises the idea that great design can make living, working and socialising in one space both PRACTICAL and STYLISH.
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The Influencers’ Influences ANTHONY ORELOWITZ
Ever wondered who inspired our current generation of architects? ANTHONY ORELOWITZ, a founding director of Paragon Architects, counts encounters with sculptures among some of the most moving and influential moments in forming his sensibility.
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UNMISTAKEABLE
The new RANGE ROVER SPORT has arrived in South Africa, showcasing the clean lines and muscular stance of the brand's REDUCTIVE MODERNIST DESIGN PHILOSOPHY.
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NEXT IS NOW WITH THE ALL NEW LEXUS NX
The second generation of the LEXUS NX mid-sized luxury SUV opens the next chapter for the brand, heralding new directions in DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY and POWERTRAINS, and a leap forward in dynamic performance.
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