Visi

Visi is a celebration of living well. It is committed to bringing readers the best of South African design, decor and architecture, together with the latest international trends. The innovative magazine prides itself on quality and integrity in design and editorial content. Readers enjoy news about today’s decor and design trends, new products and ideas, as well as features on South Africa’s most beautiful homes and spaces.

Ed's LETTER • ORIGIN FASCINATES ME. IT’S THE FIRST QUESTION THAT POPS INTO MY HEAD WHEN I SEE A NEW OBJECT – AND THAT CAN BE ANYTHING FROM A PAINTING TO A PIECE OF FURNITURE OR ARCHITECTURE. WHAT ARE ITS ROOTS? WHAT INSPIRED OR INFLUENCED ITS CREATOR? I FIND MYSELF INSTINCTIVELY WANTING TO UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT OF THE OBJECT’S CREATION IN ORDER TO BETTER APPRECIATE WHAT I’M LOOKING AT. IT SPEAKS TO A FUNDAMENTAL OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS TOO

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SOUNDS OF THE CITY OF GOLD • For journalist and media entrepreneur VERASHNI PILLAY, it is the beat of Johannesburg’s MUSIC SCENE that has always beguiled.

HOME IS A GATHERING OF SOUNDS, MUSIC IS THE FLESH BETWEEN US • A visit to his late parents’ home (and a very significant record) sparked a musical memory laden in meaning for journalist PERCY MABANDU.

HUNTING DOWN HIP-HOP • As a young teenager in the early days of hip-hop, it was as much A LOVE OF THE GENRE and its message as it was the thrill of the hunt that inspired BRUNO MORPHET.

INTERNATIONAL DIRECTIONS AND LOCAL INSPIRATIONS

ALL IS FAIR • With annual trade fairs back in full swing, we pick some of the key trends from recent European shows. Here are the furniture pieces and fittings that inspired us at MAISON&OBJET in Paris, Frankfurt’s AMBIENTE and STOCKHOLM DESIGN WEEK – and there was some eye-catching haute couture at PARIS FASHION WEEK too.

A NATURAL TRANSFORMATION • QUOIN ROCK WINE ESTATE’s renovation has infused a fresh, modern aesthetic into the CAPE WINELANDS.

The Influencers’ Influences HEATHER DODD • Ever wondered who inspired our current generation of architects? Heather Dodd of Savage + Dodd Architects won her second WAFX Award at the World Architecture Festival last December. She talks about TRANSFORMING SOCIAL HOUSING with small moves, and using DIAGRAMS to communicate.

NEW TO LISBON • Its status as one of Europe’s HOTTEST DESTINATIONS is cemented with the opening of a slew of CHIC ESTABLISHMENTS.

WIN 4 NØDE METAL STOOLS • One lucky VISI reader will win a SET OF FOUR stools by NØDE, worth a total of R23 920.

LEITMO TIF • HYGGE? SHE’LL PASS, SAYS GERMAN INTERIOR DESIGNER DANIELA GOTTSCHALK, WHOSE CAMPS BAY GUESTHOUSE HAS ATTRACTED ITS FAIR SHARE OF LOCATION SCOUTS AND INFLUENCERS WITH ITS IRREPRESSIBLY OTT INTERIOR.

TRIBUTE • WITH PURITY OF FORM, NUDE CONCRETE AND BALD BRICKWORK, THIS HANS HALLEN MASTERPIECE TEMPERS THE CLIMATE, REQUIRES MINIMAL MAINTENANCE, AND HAS GIFTED ITS OWNERS WITH FUEL FOR INVENTIVENESS.

ANGULAR • HIDDEN BEHIND A SIMPLE WHITE WALL AND FOREST TOWN’S ABUNDANT HIGHVELD SUMMER GREENERY IS THIS MODERNIST SHOWSTOPPER DESIGNED IN THE EARLY 1980s BY PANCHO GUEDES.

SUNKEN • THE BOLD ARCHITECTURE AND RAW CONCRETE FINISHES OF THIS HIGHVELD HOME MAKE A SURPRISINGLY “GENTLE INTERVENTION IN THE ENVIRONMENT”, AS ITS ARCHITECT PUTS IT.

CONNECTED • IN KWAZULU-NATAL, A NEW OFF-THE-GRID LODGE WITH 1 2 LUXURIOUS VILLAS BONDS WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, THE FLORA – AND THE RESIDENT HERD OF ELEPHANTS.

REVERENCE • A CHURCH IN THE COASTAL KENNEMERLAND REGION OF HOLLAND HAS BEEN REIMAGINED, REDESIGNED AND REBÓRN AS A BREATHTAKINGLY CREATIVE FAMILY HOME THAT WAS BOTH AN HOMAGE TO THE PAST AND FUNCTIONALLY FUTURE-FORWARD.

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