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'It seems that the more places I see and experience, the bigger I realise the world to be. The more I become aware of, the more I realise how relatively little I know of it, how many places I have still to go, how much more there is to learn.’ - Anthony Bourdain (1956 - 2018) Read more in World Travel: An Irreverent Guide by Anthony Bourdain with Laurie Woolever (Jonathan Ball) On the cover From 'The Oyster Box' on p174, featuring our take on this iconic hotel in Durban. (Photography by Hayden Phipps Art direction & Styling by Chari Francois Edwards)…

LOOK / art Portraiture, as a commemoration of spiritual and then later social standing, has been around since ancient times. But only in more recent years, from around the 19th century, were ordinary folk given the opportunity to be sitters and painters’ muses - to have their lives documented by artists who regarded them as compelling as saints and royals. And so ordinary clothes, faces, gestures and moments became a record that would not only signal the times, much like fashion always has, but more importantly give voice to those who had long been disregarded. But because art collection and criticism largely remain influenced and driven by White-run institutions and figureheads in the US, Europe and in Africa, Black and African communities and cultures have not seen real representation on…

When four of South Africa's most celebrated creatives are called upon to bring new life to four humble dining chairs, the result can only be impressive, Using predominantly textiles, and their respective crafts, Keneilwe Mothoa, Fhatuwani Mukheli, Donald Nxumalo and Tiaan Nagel were each given free rein to reimagine an antique chair that embody their own personal style and design sensibility. The creatives were given a blank canvas, so to speak, in the form of dining chairs from Millers Antiques. This Johannesburg-based antique dealership and design workshop, owned by the charismatic Carmit Bamberger, has long been hailed as one of the finest purveyors; and makers of beautiful objects in the city, so working alongside leading creatives made for the perfect pairing and collaboration to test new ideas. Donald, Keneilwe, Tiaan,…

In existence for more than five decades, the Weylandts we know today is still rooted in the design principles that have moulded it since 1964. In the same year that Edgar Weylandt launched the first Weylandts store in Windhoek, Namibia, his son Chris was born. Coincidental? Likely. But from 1990, Chris began his journey towards becoming the custodian of this legacy interior brand and over the last 20 years has grown it into what it is today: South Africa's leading furniture and homeware retailer, with 12 stores nationwide. ‘My father had a passion for good design and craftmanship, and we remain connected to that,’ says Chris, Weylandts CEO. ‘He was so particular about quality materials and meticulous woodwork and finishes. Our products are still ingrained with these values and my…

LIVE / paris The scent of Saravana Bhavan's famous idli lingers in the air. Furtively, the girl follows her nose further down the busy streets of Little India. She nods to the tiny woman behind the counter and, closing her eyes, takes her first bite. The spicy coconut chutney zings on her tongue. Opening her eyes, she spots the rolling clouds overhead, nudging her on with their fantastical shapes. Her polka dot skirt swishes around her legs as her heavy brogues keep following their own path, a light breeze rustling her bobbed hair, whispering… she skims a smoothed stone on the Canal Saint-Martin, watching its ripples reach out. Are they telling her where to go? A train chugs away in the background, its compartments filled with stories yet untold. Like…

LIVE / edinburgh Watching the sunlight beam through his bedroom window, he can hear bustling sounds of activity, a group of kids cycling along George Street outside. It's been many years since he's returned to the street he left behind - the regal name, cobbled street and endless row of Georgian terraced houses. These seem to be the only things that are familiar to him now. Behind the grey exteriors are ice-cream coloured walls and happy bursts of colour, paired with nostalgic items of furniture. He feels a renewed sense of ‘home’ in this home away from home. He hears the bells chime in the distance, realising he's late for a night out on the town with friends from his college days, so he swiftly dashes off… Meet the architects……

We open on an ambiguous dusk sky - as the view pans, Balinese kites float across thick, fluffy clouds dotting the sunset. They have been sent up in accordance with Balinese Hindu practice, each one symbolising a Hindu god, asking for abundant harvests and fertility. As our gaze continues down, the surrounding environment comes into view: an expansive courtyard, practically the size of a football field, is laid out in front of us. Its enclosing building is a low multi-storey structure drawn with long, clean lines in contrasting warm brick and concrete - it appears to have been digitally rendered. Through the courtyard in the distance, the soft sway of palm trees and their red lanterns bring us back down to Earth. We settle here: the meeting place of thousand-year-old…

LIVE / miami Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth Clap along if you know what happiness is to you Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do The lyrics of Pharrell Williams's song Happy perfectly capture the mood of this Miami Beach hotel. Turquoise waters, golden sands, and the irrepressible energy of Ocean Drive are all just a shell's throw away from The Goodtime Hotel. Yet, as soon as you arrive, it's clear you've landed at the epicentre of all the action. Somehow, the natural beauty, vibrancy, and sensual delights of South Beach seem to have come together in one cool, but cosy, locale. Meet the hotelier… ‘We wanted The Goodtime Hotel to impart a feeling of both revitalization and that rare, exciting…

I want a gold 2Bop chain. Something about seeing Mario Ogle and Eden Myrrh's plans for the beloved streetwear brand's new era takes me back to growing up longing for Samson dungarees, a Pointer shirt and three stripes on my sneakers. I want the chain not only because it's beautiful, but particularly because it's personal - communicating something about who I am and where I'm from. There are many reasons we gravitate towards design - whether for practicality, aesthetics, or trend. But what keeps us returning to a brand is the sense that within it there are parts of us. As critic Vanessa Friedman explains, ‘fashion is really about identity — social, political, cultural — as it is expressed at a specific moment in time, and because it changes every…

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Chris Glass Rome, Italy It is early morning at Soho House Rome… My home away from home for the summer is tucked away in an eccentric and eclectic enclave for artists and bohemians called San Lorenzo. I am far from the historic centre, where honking taxi drivers weave through congested stone streets, dodging broad-bottomed gents in baggy chinos and swearing behind a mask in a, tongue I only half understand. Stirring the foam on my cappuccino, I can still taste the traces of limoncello on my lips from last night's dinner. I step out onto the balcony and breathe in the thickness of the air, heavy with heat and hints of my own Fico Nero cologne. The light bouncing off of every surface forces me back in to grab a…

LOOK / trend in collaboration with Dulux The past couple of years have given us a new perspective on the spaces in which we choose to spend our time. The walls that surround us once acted primarily as protection from the outside world, but in recent times a new set of expectations have been placed on them. Spending more time at home - and for many even using it as an office base - means that we require our walls to do more than just provide shelter - they need to be the backbone that assists us in living healthier lives; they need to emanate comfort and relaxation and create a place of refuge. Is that too much to ask of our walls? When chatting to Palesa, Dulux SA's colour…

LOOK / interiors The concrete, steel and glass facade of this Johannesburg space belie the warm interiors that are dappled in light. At the entrance a display of e-waste piques curiosity. Talented local fashion designer, Lezanne Viviers, launched her luxury brand in a home studio three years ago. Now, after the birth of her first child, she has relocated her professional life to this striking architectural masterpiece, the Glasshouse, designed by Thomashoff and Partners and formerly owned by Lezanne's friend and mentor, Roelof van Wyk (previously featured in the September issue of House and Leisure, 2016). It's from here that the designer has emerged to communicate a renewed commitment to VIVIERS Studio. Likening the new studio to a motherboard, Lezanne refers to it as her upgraded system with its fully…

LIVE / marrakesh It's hot. The relentless sun is beating down from a David Lean sky. Searching for signs of life - other than the occasional outcrop of cacti that punctuates the gravelly desert terrain - she steps out into what feels like the middle of nowhere. A few minutes ago, the franetic energy of Marrakesh whizzed by, now replaced by open space and a pink haze - La Rouge, the dust from the parched, sun-ravaged soil. Her eyes settle on what she assumes is her final destination, or is it an oasis? Drawing closer, palm trees tower above her, a sign of life ahead. The gate slides open to reveal a tree-lined avenue, a rammed-earth wall topped with a carpet of green lawn. She's arrived. Meet the architects… ‘Our…

The tags on the city walls The colour, the fight Ambition so tall Remind me of you The risk in your countenance The sun in your eyes Well, I dream of you My dreams are of you If art is the question that made us look twice Of all that is building inside What would you say? These are a few poignant lyrics from Wish You Were Here, a contemplative house track by Black Coffee (Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo) and Msaki (Asanda Msaki Mvana), that perfectly capture the spirit of Hallmark House and at its zenith, the double-storey penthouse suite that international award-winning interior-architect Tristan du Plessis and the world-famous, Grammy-award winning DJ have designed together for the 15-storey hotel. Meet one of the designers… ‘Music is my passion but I've…

The sound of mariachi bands playing is heard from several directions, intermingling with church bells, lively conversation and laughter. The tree-lined town square just up the road is filled with people and street vendors are selling balloons, trinkets, ice cream and churros. A glorious neo-Gothic architectural masterpiece, the Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel, hovers in the distance over the plaza against a pink sky. A petite lady in colourful traditional Mexican dress is carrying a small tower of straw baskets on her head. She sits down on the edge of the sidewalk to catch her breath. She watches as a monarch butterfly playfully flutters by, making circles in the air before landing on a sunflower at the top of a tall, flower-framed doorway. A dark-haired woman with a serene smile…

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Zanele: How would you describe your latest exhibition in New York? Tony: A journey through crisis. Zanele: What has that been like? Tony: It's been a process of self-discovery. And the best way for me to calm the nerves is to start working and just do it for the sake of creating and not necessarily to showcase work. I treat each canvas with reverence. I introduce myself to the different media I work with - whether that's the camera or canvas. I ask for permission. Zanele: What led you to this point? Tony: I needed a way to manage the chaos of the past years. Originally this exhibition was supposed to take place in 2020 and then I produced new work to develop on some of the ideas in Black…

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MOOD / editor's note NY I LOVE YOU! Channeling my inner Bill Cunningham while on the streets of New York City, on a recent trip for a friend's wedding. The idea for this issue came about in Matjiesfontein, of all places. Growing up, it was always this town, along the N1 in the middle of nowhere (well actually somewhere really special in the beautiful Great Karoo!), that we'd stop at en route to Johannesburg. This one-horse kinda town and its iconic hotel hold a special place in my heart: My granny was a school teacher there in the 1920s and she lived in the first cottage as you enter the teeny tiny town - if you've been, and know the place, you'll know how special this fact is. Its famous…

LOOK / people Art Tony Gum Cape Town-born artist Tony Gum is not even 30 years old and has already made waves both locally and internationally with her profound work. A mixture of self-portraiture, graphic design and traditional practices, such as painting and sculpture - Tony explores, among other things, what it means to be a Black woman in the 21 st century. Launching her career on Instagram, Tony's career blossomed with her Black Coca-Cola series which went viral in South Africa and beyond. Following her solo exhibition, Ode to She at the Christopher Moller Gallery, Tony went on to win the Miami Beach Pulse Prize in 2017. Most recently, Fotografiska New York showcased Tony's Milked in Africa, a series of self-portraits with borrowed references from her AmaXhosa heritage. The…

1 / Africa: The Fashion Continent (Jonathan Ball), Emmanuelle Courreges Africa: The Fashion Continent is a fashionable tome that showcases images and words from the continent's new guard of fashion designers, photographers, bloggers and artists, redefining the way all things sartorial are seen and experienced on the African continent. 2 / Frida: Style Icon (Hardie Grant London), Charlie Collins A book to treasure, this ode to Frida Kahlo and her unmistakeable style captures the reader with more than 50 beautifully detailed fashion illustrations, including pieces from her famous wardrobe, her most iconic looks and her own special kind of styling. 3 / Africa Fashion (V&A Publishing), Christine Checinska A monumental showcase of African fashion and all it stands for, this book is compiled by Dr Christine Checinska, curator of African…

LOOK / food As the name so aptly suggests, an ouzeri — a Greek-style tavern — is frequented by locals to enjoy ouzo and mezedes, or small bites. Thanks to chef Nic Charalambous, Cape Town has its very own ouzeri — with a twist — serving small-batch wine paired with a sophisticated seasonal menu. ‘My dishes are versions of the food I grew up eating. The menu is in many ways my interpretation of the food and culture of my Cypriot heritage,’ says Nic. Turning to Master Studio's Yaniv Chen for the restaurant's design, the space is light yet cosy, modern yet nostalgic. ‘We looked at the types of woven textiles, tapestries and printed cushions reminiscent of a traditional old Cypriot café, but also architectural elements — white plastered walls…

LOOK / matjiesfontein The present. A medium-sized leopard tortoise steps onto a highway in the middle of South Africa's Karoo semi-desert. Heatwaves distort the background, a crow settles on a telephone pole, watching. Focus changes from tortoise to truck, rattling along the highway. The tortoise freezes comically, one foot in the air. It is only halfway across. Inside the truck, the driver's eyes widen, the matchstick dropping from the corner of his mouth. He swerves, but the truck's gigantic wheel passes so close to the tortoise that it flings it to the side of the road, where the shell spins, wobbles, and comes to a standstill. Then a head emerges, unscathed. The tortoise gingerly starts walking down a side road. The sign says: Matjiesfontein. Meet the entertainer… ‘I was born…

LIVE / basel The sun has just set over the Rhine when he walks in. Exuding a confidence that carries across the room. He catches her her eye… The scene is filled with clusters of chattering from the brasserie, but there's something about the newcomer that sets him apart from the rest. He finds a stool, sits down at the bar and casually orders a negroni. What could he be doing here, she wonders. And who could he be waiting for, she thinks to herself. Meet the architects… Perhaps best known for the renovation and transformation of the Bankside Power Station in London, now home of the Tate Modern, Herzog & de Meuron have built and refurbished buildings all over the world. ‘We aimed to preserve the overall multiplicity and…

The air is thick. The sun, verging on scorching. A steamboat paddles down the Mississippi as if trudging through a river of molasses. It's hard to pull yourself away from the dreamy sunset in the French Quarter, but a sazerac seems like the ideal next step, and you know a good place a few blocks away. The thrill and the breeze of taking the streetcar is inviting, yet walking seems just as enjoyable in this particular setting, on this particular evening. Colorful Creole cottages dotted with lush potted ferns still dripping from an afternoon thunderstorm line your route as you stroll home. The humid air begins to cool down just as the neighbourhood seems to wake up and the fairy lights outside St. Roch Market illuminate the street. Jazz floats…

LIVE / durban A gentle splash emanates from the pool. The sound of children laughing fills the air for a moment, but not annoyingly so. An immaculately attired waiter bearing a silver tray deftly delivers cocktails to a loved-up couple lolling on the sun loungers - and just as quickly disappears. The sun beats down. A pair of elderly gentlemen, dressed in their finest and sipping something strong, mumble under their breath as they play backgammon on the deck. The seaside landmark's ubiquitous red-and-white stripes - which mimic the colours of the iconic lighthouse at its forefront - are reflected in a pair of sunglasses that have been discarded poolside. 'Excluse me sir, can I get you another martini?' Meet the hotelier… ‘I asked her out for that evening -…

As the global economy begins to recover, emissions are expected to return to even higher levels, further accelerating the climate crisis. Coupled with rising inequality and other toxic forces at play, now more than ever we need to reimagine the intricate relationships between humans, technology, and the planet. It's our responsibility to think seriously about the ethics of design. As a part of Deeorex Africa's reimagined showcase this year, a dedicated Design Summit was held, with Elsa Dagný Ásgeirsdóttir, lead creative producer at Space 10, as the Joburg keynote speaker. Elsa spoke about Space 10, Ikea's independent research and design lab, whose mission is ‘to create a better everyday life for people and the planet’, and the pop-up recently held in Mexico City. The local creative community exchanged perspectives and…

For three weeks in May, just before the annual harvest begins, a rolling landscape of powder pink petals of the Centifolia rose can be seen at the foothills of the French Alps, their heady scent in the air. A trip to the heart of Grasse, the perfume capital of the world, lends a rare and rather intimate flip through the famed storybook of the iconic CFIANEL N°5 - as well as other fabled fragrances from the French brand. Invitations to visit the fields of CHANEL are few and far between, and even rarer is the opportunity to actually experience the intricate processes behind the making of fragrances - the first moments of scent creation; the harvesting, extraction and distillation. This year, to honour the legacy of CHANEL N°5 and its…

DIGEST / design In Afrikaans there's a saying ‘jy pluk ’n lat vir jou eie gat’, which means that you embark on something — a certain path - and when you look again, it's too late to back out. That pretty much sums up where we are at with bottle shapes. For me, it started with a fun project that I did with a neural research company back in 2015. The aim was to remove my preconceived, biased views on the various finished wine components sitting in barrels in my cellar These components Were about to go to bottle and, having worked with them from grape to juice, there was no way I could be objective when making up my final blends. Our goal was to create the best blend…

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