Innholdsfortegnelse for Vol. 8 i House and Leisure

MOOD / editor’s note It’s been almost two years since the relaunch of House and Leisure (April of 2021). Time flies when you’re having fun and doing what you love;) LOOKBOOK Studio had just formed a few months before (during the early days of the pandemic), so we were still a tiny studio when we decided that we were going to resurrect House and Leisure (who said print is dead?). But a creative content studio playing publisher? (Why? How? What?!). But that’s exactly what we did. Somehow I think that period in time made us question things less, and made us more open to what was needed in the world (we were also very bold and crazy, I have to admit…). But most importantly, we were in the spirit of…

Pedersen + Lennard’s umpire range Pedersen + Lennard’s Umpire range of outdoor furniture is a response to the 2022 Design Week Challenge, in which the design team was forced to push its creative capacity with a fourday deadline to design and craft an umpire’s chair for the James Fish Tennis Invitational tournament, which took place in Kalk Bay in November last year. Round armrests and gentle curves offer a sense of playfulness and give the pieces a unique silhouette, and their sculptural form is accentuated by contrasting angular tapered legs and the slatted seat detailing. These distinct lines and rounded features mirror elements of the game, such as the tennis ball and court, and the design team’s bold take brings an edge to the classic style the sport inspires. The…

Proud South by Lidewif Edelkoort (Lecturis) ‘A southern generation of creatives is expressing local craft, embracing regional materials, recognising ancestral practices and cherishing indigenous values,’ say global trend forecaster Li Edelkoort in Proud South. She knows how to show you what makes an object worth having and how they impact our lives. The Eye by Nathan Williams (Artisan) Join Nathan Williams, Founder of Kinfolk magazine, as he puts over 90 of the world’s leading creative directors into the spotlight. Discover how they developed their ‘eye’ — and how they use it to communicate visual ideas that have captured generations, and continue to shape the future. The World of Apartamento (Abrams Books) This is a colourful, playful collection of the most inspirational people and interiors featured in Apartamento magazine over the…

They say beauty comes in all shapes and sizes, a truism that rings true for the home of Kelly-Ann Myles and Julie Parker in Johannesburg’s northern suburbs. For here, centred around a magnificent Chinese nettle tree, is a home that is best described as a shapeshifting journey, a polygon of shapes that begins with a triangle and ends in a circle. ‘The tree was one of the main reasons we bought the land,’ says Kelly-Ann. ‘The idea was always for it to be incorporated into an overall design that challenged the idea of a traditional house.’ Which, of course, is where architect Greg Katz came into the picture. ‘We had an instant exchange of ideas, recalls Greg. ‘Their brief was for something simple and contemporary and I came up with three…

A home is a vessel, and in the case of artist Lucie de Moyencourt’s ’green dream’ in Cape Town’s city bowl, the space is an embodiment of her creativity. Lucie is renowned for her painted ceramic shells, which she calls Shellegance, the perfect name for the artworks that bring such glee to their beholders. The shells have even washed up on shores to greet Vogue’s Anna Wintour. Having completed a degree in architecture at UC (prior to her career as an artist), Lucie started the project of designing her dream home with a 3D-render, before handing it to trusted friend and architect, Rohan Young, of Young Architecture to refine and develop. Each detail of this Victorian home, whose renovation was completed in winter last year, is imbued with a story -…

The home of artist and curator Amy Ellenbogen, her husband, Will, and their three-year-old twin sons started out as four wooden sheds they bought almost on a whim after searching endlessly for the perfect home. With the help of Amy’s dad, renowned actor and playwright Nicholas Ellenbogen, who has a penchant for restoring skedonk houses (as Amy puts it), they have turned it into a carefully curated and colourful space, brimming with inspiration for Amy’s latest project, Thatch, an art advisory service and range of retail products. Amy is drawn to objects many would not see the beauty of and regards her home as an ever-changing space, which she inhabits almost like a real-life moodboard for art, curation and decoration. ‘I’m a constant collector and see this space as highly flexible,…

Named after the colloquial term for ‘pals’. Germanborn Nathalie Klijn’s dog accessories brand Chommics was born out of her love of craft, love of South Africa and most of all, her love of animals. What inspired you to open Chommies? A combination of different factors, led me to start Chommies. I was always in awe of Gape Town’s rich versatile nature, which I got to fully explore and experience when I adopted a ridgcback/ bull mastiff rescue dog I named Ringo. As we’d venture to the beach, the mountains and around the city, I felt that I got the most of out of living in Cape Town by having a dog. I brought back accessories for him from Germany but they couldn’t with stand the intensity of the sunlight and…

DIGEST / interiors ‘The alchemy of our work culminates in that moment when people enter a room and feel instantly engaged with everything that surrounds them.’ – Anna Weylandt, Weylandtstudio director Weylandts has always been an iconic and respected furniture brand, known for its enormous industrial destination stores filled with quality pieces of furniture, objets and art, crafted both locally and abroad, and masterfully displayed in alluring scenes. As a guest in these spaces, you feel compelled to sit down on a lounge suite with a coffee in hand, temped to climb into a bed, and drawn to the idea of working from one of the sleek office space set-ups. In more recent years, a completely natural evolution of the brand happened in response to the growing number of people…

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Undoubtedly the colour and mood for summer (or for life, for those who know me well!). A touch of yellow, even in the slightest shade or form, such as a single lemon, can signal summer vibes like nothing else.…

Always Welcome Always Welcome is a multiplatform retail collective founded in 2020 by Garreth van Niekerk and his partner Alan Hayward, along with a group of local designers. Having had a physical presence in Johannesburg for two years, they recently launched their Cape Town showroom, which was warmly welcomed by the Mother City’s design and decor lovers. Across these two showrooms, as well as via their extensive online store, they’ve worked with over 40 designer-manufacturers from Southern Africa, and several institutional art partners, to create shared spaces where the public are able to experience and purchase the best in design, year-round. ‘Each of our store-slashshowrooms feel different, but in Always Welcome Heritage House we were really able to create a dialogue between the past and the latest, most exciting contemporary…

‘Disruption’ Samurai Farai Farai Engelbrecht, known by the pseudonym Samurai Farai, is a conceptual artist and independent creative. ‘I’m supposed to be able to discuss thing’s like my mental health and mental health in the community and try to raise awareness about it. I chose art because it was the simplest tool I found to communicate how I was feeling, and it was the first tool I learned to use to express myself It delves deeply into my childhood experiences of happiness and trauma, but it can now inspire the youth and show that a young black person can be an independent creative. It highlights important conversations of mental health and making us aware of the code-switching we use to move through life. I use a very diverse array of…

LOOK / trend The recent announcement of Noma’s reincarnation from the world’s most famous and best restaurant into a food lab signals the end of eating out as we know it. With headlines including ’The world's no. 1 restaurant Noma is closing. It was never going to last, chefs say’ and ’Noma is closing in 2024 and you will be okay’ dominating our newsfeeds early this year, we know that a seismic shift in the food industry is underway. Not only does Nom’'s closure signal a shift away from fine dining, it also sparked very necessary conversations around fair and equal pay in the industry. In hindsight, the launch of Noma’s pop-up burger-and-wine bar in 2020 as a catalyst to kick-start social life mid-pandemic, was probably an early sign of…

The studio’s name is a take on a Hungarian word that translates to ‘works’ in English. ‘It’s a word that is used in much the same way in both languages,’ explains János. ‘It can refer to works as in artworks, or in a more industrial context to works as in engineering works.’ It’s only fitting then that Chris and János found a home in an old industrial warehouse building that dates back to the early 1900s. ‘It still has the original old goods lifts at the back, so you can move big items up and down, which is very handy for us,’ laughs János, only half-jokingly. The building, called Wolroy House, was converted into apartments in the late 90s, one of which would become the light-filled loft space that is now…

Surrounded by expansive greenery and 360-degree views of Cape Town, serendipity played a hand in the destiny of this modern Higgovale home. After spottinq the property a couple of years ago, this Cape Town couple became enamoured with its prime location and huge potential. Not immediately available to purchase, the couple’s patience paid off when the property finally went on the market. ‘We weren’t in a rush to buy, so took our time rather than purchasing something in haste,’ says one of the homeowners. Havinq secured their ideal property, the next step was to find the right architect for this dream site. Working in collaboration with architects Malan Vorster, the couple chose to be very hands-on in the design process. ‘We knew what we were after, but we needed the…

Many people are intrigued by the creative process. When my latest cookbook, Onwards, comes out, people will look at, me earnestly and ask, ‘Now, are these all your recipes?’ What they are asking is ‘Did you make all of these up, completely from scratch?’ I confcs? that when I write and style a book, my goal is to create something fresh, do-able, and engaging. Such is my conceit that I want it to be remarkably beautiful and distinct from all the other books an the market. In the same way I want my food to surprise, delight, disarm and make friends! I recently had a great discussion with Rasshied Din, a London-based architect who designed Chelwood Equestrian Training Centre in the UR, He laid out his three principles for creativity:…

Al Luke’s latest creative project has given us plenty of reasons to get excited about crossing the road. Affectionately known as Mr Luke - half of creative duo Mrs+Mr lukc, Al unveiled a 16 × 14m pedestrian crossing artwork entitled ‘Recollection’ in Cape Town’s Sea Point in December last year. The artwork aims to enhance pedestrian safety in the beachfront suburb, while also brightening up the city’s public spaces. Talking to House and Leisure, Al expressed that the artwork served as a link to his past self. He has a nostalgic attachment to the area, and as someone who grew up in the southern suburbs of Cape Town, he would have never imagined that he would one day create a large-scale public piece in a picturesque area like the Atlantic…

Floor-to-ceiling timber shelves carve out structure in a large open space, on which rows of freshly pressed cotton shirts in every colour imaginable hang uniformly, not a centimetre out of place. Follow the wooden maze and you’ll find your eyes catching a series of knits that appear to mirror the artwork hanging on the walls. Welcome to The FIELDS Store; a space that could so easily be mistaken for a high-end boutique in London or New York but is actually the home of the small and impressive South African menswear brand. The artwork, at first, seem a little mismatched, but on closer inspection, you’ll soon see the curation of carefully chosen seasonal themes, underpinned by an undeniable locality that is woven in to every single 1 kg wool jersey, one…

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LOOK / art In collaboration with Investec Cape Town Art Fair If art is a reflection of the times in which we live, then art fairs offer a unique perspective and context through the galleries and institutions they invite to participate or accept for exhibition. They create a broad and considerable platform for artists and curators (especially newer exhibitors) to expose their work and practice. They also curate an experience for collectors, specialists, media and enthusiasts to consume, question, exchange and commune. For those who are limited to the accounts they follow or subscribe to, or by the frequency and locations they are able to choose for gallery hops and studio visits, the opportunity to lean into different bodies of work is what brings tens of thousands of visitors to…

LOOK / dining Chef Mmabatho Molefe has a gentle demeanour, but her personality boldly comes to life through the stories she tells at her restaurant, Emazulwini. Since opening two years ago, Mmabatho has swept up awards locally and internationally — she was recognised as a hospitality pioneer on The World’s 50 Next list last year, named African restaurant of the year at the Luxe Restaurant Awards and awarded a star at the Eat Out awards in 2022. While these accolades are industry recognition, it is the intention and execution behind Mmabatho’s offering that make this dockside space noteworthy. You will often find her in the kitchen, head down, delicately plating one of her new creations. Born and raised in KwaZulu-Natal, Mmabatho gravitated to food from a young age. She detoured…

Set in Pretoria’s old east, the leafy green suburb of Lynnwood is the location and home of architect Bertus van Sittert, his wife Andreé and their three children. Bertus, who grew up in Groenkloof, a neighbouring suburb less than 5km away, had vivid childhood memories of playing in the garden under a big Celtis africana (white stinkwood) tree. He remembers carving lumps of sand in the sandpit and being enamored with the textures of the tree’s bark, a memory that he would later revisit and draw inspiration from when he took up the challenge of designing and building his own family home. The result is a striking building with carefully considered finishes and spaces. Andreé recalls the urgency for a new family home when the family needed more space. ‘I was…

With its long and storied history, instantly recognisable tile-clad buildings and beautiful evening light, Lisbon has been attracting admiring visitors for centuries. Many have decided to set down their travellers’ bags and stay a while. Among the more recent are South African fashion designers and property developers Christiaan Gabriël du Toit and Malcolm Klûk, for whom Lisbon’s attractions were immediately compelling. ‘We first visited in 2015 and fell in love with the city,’ explains Malcolm. ‘One of our travel group stayed on then and there, and lives in the city to this day,’ he adds. ’When we returned to visit her later that same year, we decided to start looking around for a property here.’ Malcolm and Christiaan have considerable experience in renovating and developing property in Cape Town, where the…

You know you’ve met an alchemist when the world they’ve dreamed up for themselves and others (and how they make you feel once you’ve left their company) tugs at your heart. The kind who creates a draw to belong, to do better, with a sense of wonder and case. Who attracts and holds onto an active group of magnetic people with a shared sense of place and goals. You could only describe a handful of humans this way — they’re the rarest of breeds. Here, I’ll name one. Chris Glass of Soho House, who I was lucky to meet three years ago, first as their head of membership for Europe and then Africa. At its core, Soho House is a home for the world’s creative people to come together. For…

‘No one becomes a late bloomer doing something they hate.’ — JM Orend I was almost 40 when I started Skinny laMinx 15 years ago. Late bloomer? Perhaps. But my timing could not have been better. Can you imagine a world before Instagram? Before endless online access, paid influencers and targeted ads? In the mid-2000s in South Africa, instant access to the internet was a scarce resource, and online shopping was only embraced by the futureforward few. Elsewhere, however, the connecting power of the internet had begun igniting huge changes in the world. I got proper internet access in 2006, and the world of design blogs and online sales exploded my sense of possibility. Suddenly, living at the bottom of Africa didn’t seem quite so far away. So I started…