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

NATURAL WORLDS • Maison&Objet 2021 was all about nature – as inspiration, as backdrop, and for designers espousing the macro-trend of biomimcry – with natural materials of all kinds making a strong showing.

The Influencers’ Influences SUMAYYA VALLY • Ever wondered who (and what) inspires our current generation of architects? In the case of Counterspace Studio’s principal Sumayya Vally, inspiration can be found in everything from the mine dumps of Johannesburg to the works of BV DOSHI and ZAHA HADID.

GOLDEN GIRLS • These grandes dames of the southern African hotel scene offer a bonanza of highly symmetrical, desaturated Instagram opportunities, and boast fabulous real-world experiences too. Put them on your weekend getaway list – immediately.

PICTURE-PERFECT: WHY MISS UNIVERSE CHOSE THE SAMSUNG SERIF TV • At a time when we’re spending much more time at home, the Samsung Serif TV inspires a completely new direction in interior decor, transforming what is normally an appliance into a statement piece.

WIN THIS HOME-ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM! • One lucky VISI reader will win a wireless streaming audio system by NAD Electronics and two PSB speakers, worth a total of R21 500.

TRANSFORM YOUR KITCHEN • Why Samsung’s new gas cooker is the home chef’s best friend.

HOME IS WHERE YOU CRY • Being descended from those who were forced to leave their own houses, explains novelist and freelance writer MIA ARDERNE, makes you a great deal more sensitive to the complexity and importance of that deceptively small word, “home”.

NESTING AND FLYING • Of course we’re all longing to fly the nest again, writes film-maker, novelist and lecturer TERRY WESTBY-NUNN. But what does our longing encompass and imply? What does it take for granted? And, in the end, should we be indulging it?

IN TRANSIT • It might still be impossible to literally take flight, writes novelist and lecturer PIETER FOURIE, but memories of roads taken at night, red Grapetisers at the Brandwag Hotel and a unique moment on an English train serve to sustain his need to travel far and wide.

DLUXE • XIGERA, A NEW BOUTIQUE LODGE IN BOTSWANA’S PRISTINE OKAVANGO DELTA, COMBINES ALL THE WONDERS OF A BUSH DESTINATION WITH SUSTAINABLE, LOCATION-SENSITIVE ARCHITECTURE – AND A MAGNIFICENT SHOWCASE OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN DESIGN.

INSIDE THE FOLD • SITUATED IN THE PICTURESQUE BUT RELATIVELY LITTLE-KNOWN BREEDEKLOOF VALLEY JUST WEST OF WORCESTER, THE BOSJES ESTATE NOW BOASTS ENGAGING AND ECOLOGICALLY MINDED LANDSCAPE DESIGN ENFOLDING TWO NEW STRUCTURES OF SPECTACULAR, SCULPTURAL TRELLISES.

KRAAL COOL • A MODEST FARM DWELLING ON A PRIVATE RESERVE IN THE BOLAND IS GENTLY COAXED INTO THE 21ST CENTURY – AND GIVEN A NEW LEASE OF LIFE.

On POINT • A COSY RETREAT ON AUSTRALIA’S VICTORIAN COAST EVOKES NOSTALGIC MEMORIES OF HOLIDAYS PAST WHILE PAYING HOMAGE TO ITS RUGGED LANDSCAPE SETTING.

TOGETHER • AN IMPORTER OF ARCHITECTURAL ARTEFACTS FINDS SOLACE IN A HOME THAT BRIDGES GLOBAL DECORATIVE MOVEMENTS AND HISTORICAL STYLES.

WHERE THE HEART IS •...