Design Designers We Love: Martin Doller Design August 31, 2015 Designers We Love: Martin Doller In 2014, Cape Town-based industrial designer Martin Doller was selected to be part of SaloneSatellite, an exhibition hosted as part of the Salone del Mobile furniture fair in Milan. Full Article
Design New Monkeybiz Range Design August 26, 2014 New Monkeybiz Range As supporters of local women in Khayelitsha in Cape Town, Monkeybiz is a non-profit organisation we love to shout about. Full Article
Design We’ve got our beady eye on that weave Design July 17, 2014 We’ve got our beady eye on that weave Three of the biggest worldwide trends — geometrics, Africa and handmade — converge on a very sweet spot that has our eyeballs dancing. To make it even sweeter, beads and weaves are best made right here in our backyard. Local is baie lekker! Full Article
Decor Handmade Merc Decor March 26, 2014 Handmade Merc Usually associated with ultra high-strength, high-tech steel, we couldn’t help but crack a smile at this life-size beaded replica of the brand new Mercedes Benz C-Class. Full Article
Decor Bead paintings go global Decor March 13, 2014 Bead paintings go global An enterprising group of KwaZulu-Natal crafters have pioneered the process of creating exquisite painting-like artworks from beads. Now their exhibition is showing at the Smithsonian in Washington DC, before embarking on a five-year global tour. Full Article
Design Petal power Design September 3, 2013 Petal power It’s official! Spring is here and to get us into the mood are Umcebo Design’s pretty weatherproof flower chandeliers made of recycled ice cream containers and cable ties for the Diakonia Centre in Durban. Full Article
Decor Sister act Decor June 28, 2013 Sister act By applying their creative vision to craft projects, Durban-based sisters Janet and Angela Shaw hope to elevate the status of master craftsmen in South Africa. VISI love the contemporary energy that they are infusing into Zulu craft. Full Article
Lifestyle Fashion and craft at the art fair Lifestyle October 1, 2012 Fashion and craft at the art fair VISI’s ubiquitous editor-at-large, Malibongwe Tyilo finally had a moment to pen his style observations from the Joburg Art Fair. Fashion and craft is what caught his eye. Full Article
