Architecture
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The Art of Buying Art
Art critic, writer and curator Sean O'Toole on how to navigate the unpredictable waters of BUYING, COLLECTING and INVESTING IN South African art.
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A Splash of Summer
LA PETITE COLOMBE's mixologist Chane van Zyl whips up the ultimate SUMMER COCKTAILS – playful and full of local flavour.
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Made by Hand
Plascon's CASHMERE RANGE of interior paint embraces \"Hand, Made\" – the brand's directional new COLOUR FORECAST for 2026.
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Newlands 1971
At the foot of TABLE MOUNTAIN, a rare heritage-protected MODERNIST GEM by legendary architects ADÈLE NAUDÉ SANTOS and ANTONIO DE SOUZA SANTOS still brings as much joy to the owner as it did when he commissioned it in 1971.
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Boston 1958
A beautifully preserved MID-CENTURY MODERN residence in Cape Town's northern suburb of BOSTON has given its cinematographer owner more good angles than can be shot in a lifetime.
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INTERNATIONAL DIRECTIONS AND INSPIRATIONS
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Deft: Adj. Skilful, Sharp.
DEFT STUDIOS founders MARTIN TALLIE and ZANI ALBERTS open up about their collaborative process, their design philosophy and their bold new Melkman Project.
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Reflections
Whether it's an ART PIECE, walls that make a HOUSE DISAPPEAR, floors that turn an ARCH INTO A TUNNEL, glasses to HIDE BEHIND, or even stretchable fabric that BREATHES, this is all about our fascination with reflections.
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Delicious Pages
Two iconic Mother City eateries – THE GENERAL STORE and HEMELHUIJS - celebrate milestone anniversaries with beautiful BOOKS.
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Where Hospitality Meets Art
Not only is THE PRESIDENT HOTEL a Mother City icon, it's also a hybrid HOSPITALITY and PUBLIC SPACE, where accommodation, social activity and cultural programming intersect.
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Shaping Space
Leading the BREEZE BLOCK trend are brick experts KLAY and there's no better example of their product than the new BENDEHUIS office space in the Old East Precinct, Pretoria.
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Rising Stars Tandem Design House
For the creative duo behind Tandem Design House, design is a balance between BOLD experimentation and THOUGHTFUL sustainability.
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Sydney 1939
We step right back in our timeline and travel to SYDNEY for this issue's bonus feature - a sensitively restored ART DECO apartment in POTTS POINT, with an interior that masterfully blends CLASSIC, DECO and MID-CENTURY design.
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VERGENOEGD LÖW A Stellenbosch Winelands Ecoverse
At Stellenbosch heritage wine estate VERGENOEGD LÖW, a regeneratively-run holistic ecoverse has undergone thoughtful restorations, as well as a refined reimagining of WINE, FOOD and HOSPITALITY.
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Defending Colour
Adam Hughes, co-founder of Cape Town-based resto-shop JOURNEΥΜΕΝ WORKS, sheds light on the DESIGN LEGACY and COLOUR-TREND ACCURACY of the iconic Land Rover Defender.
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Keep-sakes
One of VISI's favourite architects ROBERT SILKE talks about the PERSONAL OBJECTS that have INSPIRED and defined him.
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Metalmorphosis
Polish architect OSKAR ZIĘTA, founder and CEO of Zieta Studio, believes that all materials have an INNER ENERGY – we just need to provide the FREEDOM for it to act in its own manner.
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Sea Point 2026
Connecting our South African Modernist architects to the present is ROBERT SILKE & PARTNERS. Their latest project may be a building of two halves – THE COLE hotel and DOLCE VITA apartments - but in concept, build and location, it represents a link between past and present.
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Flat-pack Revolution
From PRACTICAL ORIGINS to CUTTING-EDGE DESIGNS, flat-pack furniture proves it can be smart, sleek and anything but basic.
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Arlecchino: 1970s Reimagined
A beautiful new restaurant pays homage to the 1970s and TASHAS OWNER NATASHA SIDERIS's childhood memories of Italian restaurants and holidays in Cape Town.
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The Vanguard: Gisbert Pöppler
Our series on international design trailblazers continues with Gisbert Pöppler, whose signature style combines bold COLOUR, a balance of PAST AND PRESENT and a hint of REBELLION.
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Less Is More
No other car has maintained its iconic DESIGN IDENTITY across generations quite like the PORSCHE 911. And this CARRERA T version is that DNA in its purist form.
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Beyond Adornment
A look at the roots and rise of ART JEWELLERY in South Africa, and the CONTEMPORARY MAKERS redefining it today.
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Bishopscourt 1951
Originally designed and built for his parents while he was still at university, KEURBOS is testament to GAWIE FAGAN’s visionary approach to architecture – an approach that owner Lana Hudson has treasured for the last five decades.
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Design for (Active) Life
When it comes to INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, no brand embodies the Scandinavian aesthetic quite like THULE. A visit to the HQ and test centre in SWEDEN revealed this active lifestyle giant's DESIGN APPROACH and the latest range of products.
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Back to the Future
From space-age curves of the 1960s to Y2K blobjects, the RETROFUTURISM trend represents the desire for a design aesthetic that's more PLAYFUL, APPROACHABLE and OPTIMISTIC.
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Living Unfinished
For USHA SEEJARIM, the ordinary, the overlooked and the incomplete are where life leaves its mark.
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Taking Shape
Artist CHRIS SOAL on sport, studio life and the odd ways we become ourselves.
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Hard Lines, Soft Living
LOCHA DESIGN STUDIO is redefining outdoor furniture by blending African heritage with BOLD FORMS and PLAYFUL COLOUR.
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The Power of Doggedness
Artist FRANCES GOODMAN proves that persistence shapes art - and character.
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