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Love your Home, Love your Life

Why not show your home some love? A beautifully designed bathroom is more than just a functional space; it enhances daily life, promotes relaxation, and even strengthens relationships. Whether you’re dreaming of a full-scale renovation or a simple refresh, hansgrohe offers the perfect guide to transforming your bathroom into a sanctuary of comfort and style. […]

How TV Shows Like The Block Are Sparking A Design Renaissance In Our Homes

Reality television has long been a guilty pleasure, but when it comes to home design, shows like The Block are shaping real-world interior and architectural trends. These programmes have reignited a passion for high-end design, inspiring homeowners to push creative boundaries and reimagine their spaces with sophistication and innovation. Cheryl Herweg, owner of Changing Spaces […]

From Design Platform To Multimillion-Rand Creative-Economy Catalyst: Decorex Africa Is Back And It Means Business

Economic impact 2024 at a glance Over the three decades of its existence, Decorex Africa has transformed into the continent’s most unique marketplace, offering both business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) engagement opportunities for design and decor. The platform has become the definitive meeting point of supply and demand, positioning Africa as a global design force […]

The Game-Changer in Real Estate Investment

  In 2024, South African homebuyers increasingly turned to ‘plot and plan’ packages as a compelling pathway to homeownership. This approach, which involves purchasing a plot of land and building a home using pre-approved plans, offers a combination of personalisation and financial benefits that are shaping the future of property investment in the country. One […]

Transformative Works at Alchemy Exhibition in Cape Town Ahead of 1-54 London

  South African talent often receives international recognition before being celebrated locally. Not so with Alchemy, the collaborative collection curated by Spier Arts Trust (SAT), which will be displayed at HUB Gallery until 25 October 2024. The exhibition serves as a precursor to SAT’s Nando’s-sponsored showcase at the 2024 edition of 1-54 Contemporary African Art […]

Designing Bathrooms in the Smallest of Spaces with hansgrohe Small Rooms, Big Dreams

  How can you fit moments of well-being, sustainability, tidiness and aesthetics into less than seven square meters? The premium brand hansgrohe meets this challenge with two individual bathroom concepts that do not compromise on comfort, budget or quality despite limited space. After all, small, rented apartments, in particular, often have purely functional and unimaginative […]

Meet The 2024 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award Finalists

  Returning to South Africa for its third year to celebrate outstanding women in business, Veuve Clicquot has recognised six entrepreneurial women as finalists for its 2024 Bold Woman Award. Inspired by Madame Clicquot’s pioneering spirit, the award spotlights and empowers exceptional businesswomen. It echoes the Maison’s commitment to highlighting the achievements and contributions of […]

Divercity Takes Its Successful Affordable Housing Model To Cape Town

  CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, 30 October 2023 – Divercity Urban Property Group is breaking ground on a brand-new mixed-use development that will see almost 400 affordable rental apartments constructed in Cape Town’s vibrant Salt River node. 9 Hopkins, which will also feature street-level retail and leisure amenities for its tenants, is Divercity’s first development […]

Classic Emeralds to Contemporary Designs

  “Pearl strands, high-value diamonds, and some extraordinary emerald pieces will beguile connoisseurs who prefer the classics,” says Kim Goeller, the auction house’s newly appointed specialist jewellery consultant, who spearheaded the sale. She highlights a three-stone emerald cocktail ring, reminiscent of Elizabeth Taylor’s legendary Bulgari emerald and diamond suite, a gift from her would-be husband […]

SOL Collaborates with South African Furniture and Lighting Designers!

  ‘The impact of projects like this is huge. Support from big business buying from smaller manufacturers and makers like us not only helps us upgrade our businesses, our techniques and machinery, it also helps us involve more people. Just this one project has helped three other people who didn’t work here before,’ says Mpho […]

Willowlamp’s Theatrical Ceiling Installation Shines at Cathédrale Restaurant in Las Vegas

  Under the helm of founder and creative director Adam Hoets, South African bespoke lighting design company Willowlamp, commissioned by talented project designers, the Rockwell Group, has created two monumental theatrical lighting installations for Cathédrale, the latest Las Vegas restaurant from the award-winning hospitality group Tao that opened on 1 May 2023. At this second […]

South African Design As You’ve Never Seen it Before

  For the first time ever, two vanguards of South African creativity — Design Joburg and 100% Design Africa — are coming together for one must-see showcase of the future of South African design, interiors, architecture, art and culture.  Running simultaneously alongside Decorex Joburg from 3 to 6 August 2023, 100% Design Africa and Design […]

Three Interior Trends From The World’s Most Famous Furniture Design Fair

  This year’s Salone del Mobile AKA Milan Furniture Fair was bigger and better than it has been in years, and Brenda Hart, Managing Director at the recently launched bespoke furniture design company, Soft&Co, was there to soak it all up. As an interior expert, Brenda is no stranger to Salone del Mobile, arguably the world’s most stylish […]

iF Design Award 2023: Hansgrohe Group Honored for Outstanding Product Design

  The international design competition iF DESIGN AWARD once again identified the crème de la crème of product design achievements in various disciplines with particular relevance for society and everyday life. A high-caliber international and independent group of design experts evaluated more than 11,000 entries from some 56 nations. Less than 75 competition entries were […]

FESTAC AFRICA Festival 2023 Destination Arusha, Tanzania

  Festac Africa is proud to announce its partnership with African airlines. Namely; Kenya Airways, RwandAir and Ethiopian Airlines. Festac Africa organisers took it upon themselves to negotiate great deals for everyone traveling to Festac Africa and make their travel nice, easy and comfortable for 15% less. Enter a promo code when booking your flight […]