Design Board walking Design January 20, 2014 Board walking Urban Steeds is a range of Afro-inspired skateboards produced by local design duo JesseJames from the team’s Woodstock studio. Hand-crafted from imported timber, we caught up with James Bisset for the skateboarding lowdown. Full Article
Decor Make it yourself Decor January 20, 2014 Make it yourself “If you want a job done right, do it yourself” is an adage that art, design and DIY professionals, enthusiasts and wannabes can take to heart, with the introduction of a new makers’ space in Randburg, Johannesburg. Full Article
Decor Skinny takes care Decor January 17, 2014 Skinny takes care Decor meets fashion in a new collaboration between textile designer Heather Moore’s brand Skinny la Minx and fashion designer Jessica Harwood’s label Take Care. This is just the type of creativity one would expect in the World Design Capital 2014! Full Article
Design Picks of the Week Design January 16, 2014 Picks of the Week Technology and art seems to be the order of the day with the team drawing inspiration from the world’s first glow-in-the-dark plant, interactive 3D portraits, deconstructed artworks, an upside down house and a recycled container bridge. Full Article
Decor Big picture Decor January 16, 2014 Big picture The Majeka House boutique hotel has gone topsy-turvy by placing super-sized digital art prints on its ceilings. Full Article
Lifestyle Stan is back Lifestyle January 15, 2014 Stan is back adidas Originals has relaunched its best-selling shoe of all time, the Stan Smith tennis sneaker, with a new silhouette. The choice of local and international designers and fashionistas, it is available in numerous colours and fabrics. Full Article
Design Look who’s talking Design January 15, 2014 Look who’s talking Get inside the mind of your best poochy pal with the No More Woof headset. Made by the Nordic Society for Invention and Discovery, it translates woofs to words and is sure to enchant VISI’s fellow dogue lovers. Full Article
Decor Leafy impressions Decor January 15, 2014 Leafy impressions A new year means it’s time for a new leaf and Jacques Erasmus has found transformational inspiration in the most unlikeliest place – weeds. He explains how to try it yourself, or simply pop into Hemelhuijs for a delish lunch and pretty picture. Full Article