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There's a brand new issue on the shelves today. It's Feel Good issue - just what we all need more of!And in other exciting news, we're making a little blogging hop over to our own domain name, and we...
Our New York correspondent Kelly Berman of The Brooklynist is back with us today, freshly returned to NYC after her recent trip to Cape Town. Nice to see you in Cape Town, and nice to have you back o...
Am simply loving these crocheted stones from Knitalette.Via Design*Sponge
Today we hear from our new Joburg correspondent, Nicole Ravenscroft, with what we're looking forward to being the first of many guest posts from this vibrant city. Miniature stools are the latest sea...
The winners of the annual South African leg of the Elle Decoration International Design Awards (EDIDA) were announced last week, and we're thrilled to share them here on the blog.The overall EDIDA ho...
Today, our features editor Louise McCann (currently on sabbatical) tells us all about... what? A penthouse trailer park, did you say? Tell us all about it, Louise!In my time, I’ve caravanned on coast...
Love the mid-century modern look, but simply can't fit a signature chair into your apartment, or your budget? Well, think small - really small!Etsy seller The Tiny Modernist sells cross-stitch patter...
Yesterday was the last day of the Design Indaba Expo. I beat the heat and the crowds and got there early to see what was on offer, and to take a couple of snaps. Of course, the sheer quantity is over...
While the talks I saw on day 1 of the Design Indaba were all engaging with the ethics of design in the real world, the talks I saw on Thursday were all situated right on the needlesharp tip of the hi...
I was only able to make some of the afternoon sessions of the Design Indaba conference yesterday, but even just a few talks left me brimming with inspiration.15:30 - Stephen BurksFirstly, I saw indus...
Anyone who follows this blog will remember our September interview and studio visit with designer Haldane Martin (read the interview here). At the time, I took a couple of snaps around his studio, in...
At last, the week of the Design Indaba has rolled around, and from Wednesday to the weekend, this is the event that's filling up my diary.Highlights for me include Ferran Adrià of elBulli, the world'...
One of the events at every year's Design Indaba is the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa (MBOISA) Award. This year, objects are being judged "according to a variety of criteria resonant with the ...
Cape Town design company Vogel Living Design produces the exquisite Nguni Chair, in both zebrano and kiaat.Ngunis are the traditional cattle of the Zulu people, and have very distinctively shaped for...
The latest of our monthly giveaways from Putumayo World Music showcases India’s rich musical variety, from traditional and acoustic music to Bollywood and electronica, on an album called India.To be ...
Anyone who has ridden the NYC subway has probably noticed the eye-catching posters advertising the School of Visual Arts.I went searching for one online recently after I fell in love with a poster de...
In the leadup to the Design Indaba conference at the end of the month, there are some exciting things happening in the city. One of these is a trends seminar with world-renowned and respected trend f...
I've been known to bang on a bit about wishing we had IKEA here in South Africa, and I think these pieces from the PS Collection illustrate exactly why I feel we are so awfully deprived:The wonderful...
I'm so excited to see that illustrator Sanna Annukka has created fabric designs for Finnish design legend, Marimekko. Her inspiration for this range comes from the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala...
We've all probably experienced the kind of unholy combination of cats and apartments that results in an unstylish concoction of shredded furniture, and more than a hint of ammonia stink.However, cat ...
Are they vertebrae? Coral? Insect pods?This week I introduce you to the ceramic artwork of Peter Lane, who shares a studio with the subject of last week's post, Pamela Sunday. The installation above,...
French-made Jieldé work lamps have been around since the 1950s, when Jean-Louis Domecq grew tired of searching for a reliable lamp to equip his own machine-tools, and made his own articulated Standar...
At the end of last year, Japanese fashion label minä perhonen had an exhibition exploring the forms and uses of ribbons. For the show, architect Ryuji Nakamura put together this ribbon installation, ...
I for one, have had enough of the plastic Puppy by Eero Aarnio. To me, it's a little too ubiquitous to be considered the icon it appears to be held up to be. I propose that it gets replaced by a new ...
"A hobby that consumed my life" is how Pamela Sunday describes the exquisite ceramic sculptures she makes in the studio in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn that she cycles to every day. Her iconic pieces ha...
Cole & Son has recently released their Contemporary III wallpaper collection with more archive designs from the 1950s and 60s together with original designs.Just a warning: should you spend some ...
February is Design Indaba month, and I've no doubt that the diaries of design-savvy types are already blocked out form 25 - 27 Feb to attend the conference and the Expo too.I'll be covering the Indab...
"Wood" you like to take a seat, madam?Actually, this tree stump by designers Ilona Huvenaars and Alissia Melka-Teichroew is not what it appears at all! It's made of soft foam, and comes in colours ce...
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