Design Picks of the Week Design March 31, 2014 Picks of the Week Get up and shake off those Monday blues with this week’s team picks. Dance to Pharrell Williams’ Happy as interpreted by Cape Town creatives, immerse yourself in The Colourful World of Kaffe Fassett or appreciate the art of Mia Chaplin to name a few. Full Article
Decor Sip in style Decor March 28, 2014 Sip in style With beach season fizzling out, wine farms beckon as new weekend haunts. With a chic update to their ancient stables and cowshed, and a sublime view to match, it is boutique wine estate Constantia Glen that has newly enchanted us. Full Article
Lifestyle Photographs from the edge Lifestyle March 20, 2014 Photographs from the edge Artist Lien Botha’s amazing way of turning bleak everyday scenes into a wonder wasteland of peculiar beauty is evident all over her new show of photographs, Yonder, at the Barnard Gallery in Cape Town from 20 March to 1 May 2014. Full Article
Decor Skin deeper Decor March 18, 2014 Skin deeper Here at VISI we know perfectly well that beauty is all about the way you feel and that the surroundings play a massive part in that. This is the genius behind the Aesop brand’s world-famous store designs and now there’s one in Cape Town too. Full Article
Architecture Thinking inside the box 6: Ellis & Associates Architects Architecture March 18, 2014 Thinking inside the box 6: Ellis & Associates Architects One quarter of the container used by Ellis & Associates Architects in the Waiting for Change project is buried in a rock face in the Bo-Kaap. The remainder cantilevers over the informal settlement below. Full Article
Lifestyle All the city’s a stage Lifestyle March 17, 2014 All the city’s a stage Last week was the irrepressibly contagious Infecting The City Public Arts Festival, which turned Cape Town’s central streets into a stage. Photographer Sydelle Willow Smith shot this striking photo essay of highlights. Full Article
Architecture Inhouse container Architecture March 13, 2014 Inhouse container Two of VISI’s favourite trends — liveable, sociable workspaces and container architecture — come together in the sweet spot that is the new offices of advertising agency 99c, designed by Inhouse Brand Architects. Full Article
Design R1.62 million design competition to improve life Design March 10, 2014 R1.62 million design competition to improve life A new R1.62 million challenge calls for sustainable design ideas that can improve life in Cape Town, World Design Capital 2014. Full Article
