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.

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HOPE AND STORY • Authors TESSA DOOMS and LYNSEY EBONY CHUTEL find inspiration in stories. Whether big or small, they are all valid and beautiful.

YOUNG BLOOD • Interior designer and industry stalwart DOROTHY VAN’T RIET finds inspiration and hope in South Africa’s talented, passionate young designers.

FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE • In need of inspiration and healing, designer and artist KENEILWE MOTHOA heads home to find some solace and peace.

FROM WALL TO TABLE • From CARA SAVEN WALL DESIGN, the brand known for its oversized vintage and botanical mural wallcoverings, comes a new offering, CS4D (CARA SAVEN FOR DECOR). We chat to founder Cara about her exciting venture.

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1 SEEING THINGS IN BLACK & WHITE • It's the ultimate HIGH-IMPACT DUO - in fact, this combo has been loved by the design world since the year dot. Here's VISI's guide to a graphic match made in aesthetic heaven.

2 ANATOMY OF A DRINKS CABINET • Outlining exactly what goes into making a high-end piece of designer furniture, HOUTLANDER’s director PHILLIP HOLLANDER talks to us about the brand’s new TAMBOUR drin ks cabinet.

3 RISING STAR TERENCE MALULEKE • Through STYLISED PORTRAITS and STILL LIFES, fine artist Terence Maluleke artfully depicts life, community and the human body.

4 TAKE A STAND • We’re all well acquainted with bathtubs taking centre stage. Now, here comes the STANDALONE BASIN - a sculptural, seriously elegant new take on a bathroom basic.

5 BUILDING AN ICON • In this instalment of our popular series that celebrates landmark local buildings, heritage specialists JUDITH MUINDISI and MONIKA LÄFERTS LE ROUX explore the tumbledown beauty of the JOHANNESBURG GAS WORKS.

6 VISUAL FEAST • From a new generation of ANTIQUES AND COLLECTABLES CONNOISSEURS to a pair of iconic South African MODERNIST SCULPTORS, these beautiful new books will inspire any interior space.

7 BEST OF BUBBLES • Zimbabwean-born sommelier, winemaker and 2023 Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant Awards judge JOSEPH DHAFANA picks four LOCAL BUBBLIES you should celebrate with this festive season.

8 KRAMERVILLE COOL • We spent an afternoon at Joburg’s MUCH-ADORED DESIGN DISTRICT, visiting some of its coolest stores and cherry-picking its most desirable pieces.

9 ALFRESCO LUXE • Coricraft’s new CELINE model offers all the comfort and aesthetics of an indoor couch for your TRANSITIONAL PATIO SPACE.

10 MY AESTHETIC. MY SUV. • Functional design finds AUTOMOTIVE EXPRESSION in the modern SUV but all this practicality doesn’t require foregoing your aesthetic preferences. Here are four new LUXE SUVs that speak to the DESIGN-MINDED. (Which is basically all of us, right?)

GIFT GUIDE • On the hunt for CHIC STOCKING FILLERS for the fam, A LITTLE SOMETHING for a finicky friend or a HUMDINGER OF A PRESENT for your paramour? We’ve mustered up a fun array of GIFTS to suit any style.

THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE • A pinnacle of Italian craftsmanship, OFFICINE GULLO produces LUXURY cooking ranges and appliances that are the key to creating BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS in high-end homes.

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