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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Vision • INTERNATIONAL DIRECTIONS AND LOCAL INSPIRATIONS

TAKE A SEAT • From chunky and covetable to classic and collectable – not to mention cool and contemporary – these designer lounge chairs set the scene in style.

HOME MEETS OFFICE • There’s no need to change your lifestyle or disrupt your family life: simply screen off your working space, create a room within a room, or invest in a pod or two. Welcome to the office of the future, now.

The Influencers’ Influences GRETE VAN AS & JOHAN WENTZEL • Ever wondered who inspired our current generation of architects? Partners in life and in business, the duo behind W Design Architecture Studio explain their approach, and pay homage to ALBERTO CAMPO BAEZA and TOM KUNDIG.

ALICE TOICH • Paris – the most romantic of cities – is where artist Alice Toich and her husband chose to spend their honeymoon.

THINK BETTER • It’s absolutely possible to design for change, writes MPHO VACKIER, founder of South African product and furniture design company TheUrbanative. And to facilitate a truly human-centred approach to creative innovation, she says, we need to ensure we nurture authentic connections.

VISION QUEST • We can’t expect design to save the planet, argues writer and publicist LAUREN SHANTALL. Changing the world for the better is nothing less than the key current task of human beings, she says – and what’s more, we already have all the tools we need with which to do so.

PLACE OF RENEWAL • A remarkable characteristic of an evolved society is its ability to look critically at itself and suggest new ways of seeing – without dictating or smothering the diversity of ideas and individual perspectives on the journey, writes designer and creative facilitator TRACY LYNCH.

PLACE Of CALM • HOMEOWNERS MARTLY AND HANNO CALITZ COLLABORATED WITH INTERIOR DESIGNER HENDRE BLOEM TO CREATE THEIR DREAM PROJECT: A TRANQUIL GETAWAY IN THE QUAINT WESTERN CAPE TOWN OF MONTAGU.

SPIRITUAL • A RARE FIND ON THE SHORES OF PLETT IS TRANSFORMED INTO A PLACE OF WONDER WITH INFINITE VIEWS OF SKY AND OCEAN.

LOVE AND light • THIS PRIVATE SANCTUARY IN CAPE TOWN’S SUBURBS, BY ARCHITECT JO NOERO, IS GEARED TO CULTIVATE AND NURTURE FAMILY LIFE, WITH PARTICULAR CONSIDERATION FOR SIMPLICITY, NATURAL LIGHT, FUNCTIONAL DESIGN AND MOUNTAIN VIEWS.

ON THE DOWN LOW • BLENDING INTO ITS SURROUNDS, THIS ULTRA-CONTEMPORARY VILLA EXUDES AFRICAN FLAIR WITH UNINTERRUPTED VIEWS OF THE KLEIN RIVER LAGOON AND THE NEIGHBOURING MOUNTAINS.

FOOT IN FRANCE • AN URBANE AND INTIMATE PARISIAN PIED-À-TERRE IS FILLED WITH COLLECTABLE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE, AS WELL AS CONTEMPORARY DESIGN AND ART.

STRAW CASTLE • AMONG THE TRIPTYCH OF THE OCEAN, DUNES AND RICE FIELDS IN COMPORTA, PORTUGAL IS A HOME OF LUXURY AND SIMPLICITY, INSPIRED BY THE HUTS OF LOCAL FISHERMEN AND FARMERS.

TROPICAL Vibes • A ROOFTOP POOL SUSPENDED 25 METRES ABOVE GROUND IS BUT ONE OF MANY STRIKING ELEMENTS OF THE RECENTLY COMPLETED VīB BOUTIQUE HOTEL IN CAPE TOWN.

Reasons • DESIGN, ART, ARCHITECTURE, HERITAGE, TECH, BOOKS, FOOD & BOOZE

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