Design
Etched into a Cliff with Jaw-Dropping Views and Design Cues from River Curves, a Textural Landscape and Luxury Yachts
Overlooking the Swan River, Infinity Views is nestled into the cliffside above Perth’s sought-after Blackwall Reach. The structure and composition of this residence is extremely efficient by necessity. Conceived as a mechanism to communicate the expertise of...
Styling Spaces Worth Escaping To – Palmy Living Curates for Intentional Interiors with Local Design Collaborators
South African furniture and décor artisan Palmy Living locally designs and manufactures products with durable, quality materials. At the head of this team are husband and wife duo, Johann (engineer, product designer, practical thinker) and Cara-Ann (creative,...
Designs That Capture the Social and Cultural Spirit of Our Country
A multi-award-winning product designer who’s remained a constant on the South African scene, Haldane Martin is one of those exceptional creatives that’s been able to move seamlessly and successfully between interiors and furniture. Since establishing Haldane in...
A Hidden Jewel Revolves Around a Tree & Brings Polished Bohemia to the Edge of a Favourite Surf Break
Free-flower-power-spirit here meets craftsmanship know-how and falls squarely within the aesthetic sensibility of California’s sweet spot. ‘There’s a sense of decompression when you walk onto the property. You can feel your blood pressure drop. That’s followed...
A Pioneering Initiative Takes South African Design to the World, Giving the Whole Local Creativity Plot the Calibre it Deserves
In 2020, she made history when she became the first South African designer ever to have her work collected by the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, for their permanent collection. Not a trivial detail, not in anyone’s books. . . anywhere in the world,...
Richard Forbes Beckons Us to Courageously Lean into Our Own Dreamy Abyss in a Northern Cape’s Desert Town
From the outside, a dilapidated, stark white building with its silver roof stands bleached by the Karoo desert sun. We sense a subtle yet tempting invitation to step into the mystery through a rustic door that leads into a pitch-black space. Black Room is an...
A Community of Belonging by African Creatives – Home is an Oasis Where We Can Begin Again: Vulnerable, Steady and Healing
As a contemporary and genuinely South African furniture and design company based in Johannesburg, The Urbanative's products are manufactured locally. Expect a synergy between the juxtaposition of abstracted African heritage inspirations with the functionality...
This U.S. Island Home’s Discreetly Striking Rural Narrative Harnesses Lightness from a Focus on Material Aspects
Intentionally appearing low-key from the valley, as a courtesy to the pastoral farmlands below, this gracious architectural dream was designed as both retreat and part-time residence for a growing local family with strong local roots going back several...
All Hypes Aside: When it Comes to Lisbon as the City of Choice to Invest in Offshore, Finding Our Place in the Sun is Easier (and Savvier) Than We Care to Admit
With unflinching sincerity and confidence, this prime offshore investment property has been launched in one of Lisbon’s demonstrably – even obviously – cool suburbs. Many of us might admit to having been, at some point or another, convinced by the wise move of...
Time Spent with This Cat is Never Wasted: Most Do as They Please, This One Does as It’s Told (and Then Some)
We all know they’re instinctive connoisseurs of comfort, but this particular specimen is also the most skilful hotstepper in the kingdoms of stamina, intelligence, safety, innovation and style. Among a voluptuous list of other advanced technological...
Sharp Peaks, Soft Hills and Sunlight are the Guiding Elements Dictating the Design of Lac Léman’s Swiss Villa
By at the the same time blending in and standing out this project testifies to a rare dexterity and achieves a statement-making tribute to both its spectacular lakeside setting and to the many hands that made it. Just as its alpine setting has been formed by...
The Simple Over the Superfluous: High-End Design Choices Boost Collective & Environmental Well-Being by Aligning with a Concern for Our Planet
The United Nations projects that more than two-thirds of the world’s population will inhabit urban areas by 2050. City-living will have a key and lasting influence on the new luxury mindset that was once defined by materialism and excess. The new luxury will...
Forever Chasing Rainbows? An Intricate Richness Eases Us into a Composition of Nuanced Emotions That Buzzes Brightly and Beckons
In the wake of a recent return from a three-and-a-half-year sabbatical stopover in Mexico where Christiaan Conradie travelled with the wild and determined intention of learning Spanish there and surfing its Pacific paradise, we’re swaddled back into that...
Visit a Home in the Hills Near the Longest River in Italy Where Everything is an Exercise in Sustainability
This weekend retreat in the Province of Piacenza belongs to a communications specialist who lives and works in Milan and loves to spend the weekends with her partner and beloved dogs. Piacenza is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy on the...
Multidisciplinary Art Collaboration in London Produces Provocative Limited Editions With Pinpointed Finishes
In a tandem creative step taken by two illustrious London brands, Bergman Interiors and Hofa Gallery are launching Aeditions, their new joint design project in May this year. Inspired by their appreciation for contemporary art and bespoke luxury interiors,...