Use aesthetically pleasing and functional items as a way to decorate and simultaneously tidy your space – simple shapes and exposed metal make for a polished look.

Look 1 Gradient melange knit sweater, organic cotton shorts and cream beanie. Look 2 Pastel pink sweatshirt, matching sweat pants and beanie. Look 3 Charcoal and beige patterned jacket and shorts with white shirt. Look 4 Ochre blazer and pants in sub

Sisal, newsprint, fabric and wood — 190 x 175 cm — POR ‘As we know, everything is made up of interwoven tissues in a network. The textile and the text forms a semiotic relationship that helps us conceptually reflect on inner knowledge and its transfe

The run-down student digs that, at first sight, Pam Hoffman dismissed as uninhabitable, turned out to be the renovation project her architect husband, Ant Stricker, had long dreamed of. ‘I wanted space to experiment without being precious. The fact t

Allow the textures to do the talking by stripping down your work zone and keeping colour pops to a minimum, letting materiality do all the work. 3. Perforated Bin in yellow R1 490 by HAY from Créma Design. 4. Vase Gear in white R3 695 (large) from

‘Build’ represents the way that all things are constructed – places, products, structures, communities and even collaborations. Between envisioning something and bringing it to life there is building it. In this issue we explore this concept through

Geometry, geography and genealogy all connect at the intersection of Dr Esther Mahlangu’s legacy, which stretches from museums in New York and Paris to a design studio in Stockholm and back home to a Cape-Dutch inspired cottage in Johannesburg. That

Skinny laMinx’s Heather Moore has been beautifying our interiors with her cool and quirky, bright and bold designs for over a decade. Her store on Bree Street – which has become somewhat of a landmark – may be closing, but her studio will remain, con

‘The light that we have in Africa is very different from the light in Europe, for example,’ says Johannesburg-based architect, Kate Otten. ‘There’s an intensity about it that also brings out the intensity of the colours.’ These kinds of observations

One of the key reasons that property is an attractive investment is due to it being seen as a stable place to put your money. Investing in the right property ensures attractive returns, but more than financial gain, the right realty can truly transfo

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Magazines in the design and lifestyle sector have always famously competed. The fight to define their style and claim their patch of turf is real. But, having worked for the brand in various guises for almost a decade, I can say that House and Leisur

‘Not your typical punch, Sangria derives its name from the Spanish word for blood, ‘sangre’,’ explains CyberCellar’s David Cope. ‘This is a superb drink for warm afternoons and evenings when you want something fruity, but light on alcohol. There are

Bronze and glass beads — 137 x 51 x 124 cm — POR Nyoka wrestles with the idea of beauty distilled from darkness. ‘To live is to embrace this duality. To accept that joy and tragedy, light and darkness, dreams and nightmares are connected, orbiting an

Glazed stoneware clay — 50 x 50 x 100 cm — POR The Magodi collection celebrates the artistry and exuberance of traditional African hairstyles. Fumbi (‘Unbreakable’) highlights the beauty in resilience, inspired by Zizipho’s extended family in Gabon,

How time flies! Can you believe you’re already holding Volume 4 of our relaunched House and Leisure in your hands? I can’t! To me, the last year feels like a blur – it’s just swooshed by, like a motorbike speeding past you on the sidewalk. But right