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In the Business to Sell Lifestyles, Not Just Homes: Films Location Company Launches Property Investment Division & Equates ‘Normal’ with ‘Luxury’
The affluent real estate market in South Africa is vigorously competitive with over 60 estate agencies competing for sole mandates across the country. Buyers and sellers are looking for value-add, not only in the properties they purchase, but in the agency they...
Step Inside GSQUARED‘s Unique Response to a European Family’s Dream of a Summer Holiday Retreat in Camps Bay
Full height glazing provides unobstructed views of Camps Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Fluent open-plan living blurs the transition from the exterior to interior and vice versa. Situated on a steeply sloped site, sophisticated engineering solutions allow this...
Talk About Relentless: Another Super-Lux Evolution For This Twin-Turbo 3.5 V6 and 10-Speed Transmission
The new 2021 Lexus LS 500 is a remarkable result of the marque's engineers obsessively poring over the smallest details from powertrain and suspension components to tyre construction. The design and technology changes reinforce its status in the range and have...
New Orleans Revival: A Legacy is Transformed From a Six-Storey City Hall Annex into an Irresistible Destination
Maison de la Luz from Atelier Ace collaborated with EskewDumezRipple and interior design firm Studio Shamshiri on this project located in the warehouse district near Lafayette Square in New Orleans, Louisiana – the 1906 building was originally designed by...
A Shameless Shot of Automotive Aphrodisia, Anyone? This Aerodynamic Powerhouse Is a Trip of Note
Originally launched in 2019, Jaguar’s performance flagship, the F-PACE SVR, is an almighty hammer of an SUV. And now in its new 2021 form, a range of boosted features carries its competence to another level. We take a look at the supercharged monster inside and...
A Mediterranean-Inspired Restaurant Opening in Rosebank Rubs In the Eclecticism of Jozi’s Cuisine Scene
Ethos, the luxurious Joburg eatery, will move to a new space at Oxford Parks in Rosebank and acclaimed Chef Luke Dale Roberts will be assisting in designing the new menu in collaboration with newly appointed Executive Chef, Ken Phuduhudu. The transition to a...
This Sensational Example of Tropical Minimalism in Hawaii Adopts Sliding Wood Screens, Carved Walls & More
Alongside a lava flow dating from 1801 on the leeward coast of Hawaii (Kohala), you’ll find this 963-square-metre residence that was designed to propose a modern interpretation of indigenous island architecture and a way to connect the clients to nature, the...
A Match Made in Motoring Heaven From the Most Elite Market Segment
Joining the range as one of the luxury lifestyle brand's flagship models, South Africa welcomes in the first Lexus LC Convertible. The design team received a direct and daunting challenge: to create the world’s most beautiful open-top car, while preserving the...
Let Your Imagination Be Led by a Profound and Private Connection, Serenity and Flow
Gazing upon the Teton Mountain Range for the first time is an unforgettable experience. The mountain range is awe-inspiring in its magnitude and drama. This Wyomingite project, Five Shadows, belies the density of the surrounding area. It’s located on a prime...
Holistic & Botanical: Stellenbosch Design Project Recognised in the Company of Other Luxury Winners Such As Chanel, Dom Perignon & Ferrari
Stellenbosch and Cape Town-based design group, Rumour Has It, was recently awarded Winner in the category of Best Luxury Commercial Interior Design in South Africa from the International Luxury Lifestyle Awards for their 360 integrated design work at Ernie Els...
The Birth of Boxed Micro-Living: Customised and Refined to a Flexible and Sustainable 13-Square Metre, Fully Equipped Home
With micro-spaces popping up all over the world, Cape Town-based interior design graduates transitioned from the design and manufacture of furniture and home décor to the design and creation of private and luxurious interior spaces in the form of micro-homes....
No Turning Back: A Lockdown Project by Bomax in Bamboo Lane
This appealing rebuild for a family of four involved the integration of a forest site, koi garden, tree house and path in the forest ravine estate Bamboo Lane of Hout Bay’s Scott Estate. The house was built using the existing structure of an old cottage and the...
Bring More Beauty and Verve to your Music Life Through This Infinite Circle of Sound and Craftsmanship
Even Frederich Nietzche admitted that ‘we should consider every day lost on which we haven’t danced at least once’. Does music express that which can’t be put into words and at once can’t remain silent, as Victor Hugo believed? It’s been aptly described as the...
A Hillside’s Solid Limestone Excavation Gives this Country Wine Cave its Enigmatic Allure
Located at the eastern edge of the Texas Hill Country, this private wine cave serves as a destination along a secluded bend of the Blanco River. Excavated into the north face of a solid limestone hillside, this shotcrete lined tube is protected on the east and...
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...