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.

NECTAR OF THE GODS • Harvested under the stars, Krone’s new NIGHT NECTAR BLANC DE BLANCS 2018 is the epitome of CAP CLASSIQUE romance and style, from the design of its bottle to the production methods.

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COMING FULL CIRCLE • After studying architecture but ending up becoming a SOCIOLOGIST, and beyond that a novelist, QURAISHA DAWOOD realised that writing had been her talent all along.

LIFE CHANGE WAXED • On the topic of REINVENTING YOUR CAREER completely, journalist THEMBALETHU ZULU could teach a MASTERCLASS.

PLOT TWIST • THE STORY of INDIE BOOKSHOP owner KATE ROGAN’s career would make a GREAT NOVEL.

DESIGN JOBURG 2022: THE RETURN • Appropriately held in South Africa’s most AFROPOLITAN CITY, the country’s edgiest DESIGN AND DECOR SHOW is back between 17 and 22 May.

THE ART OF EVOCATIVE DESIGN LEXUS IS SPORTS SEDAN • In addition to a core focus on STRIKING DESIGN, IMAGINATIVE TECHNOLOGY and LEADING DRIVING DYNAMICS, the re-imagined LEXUS IS SPORTS SEDAN delivers a new level of luxury as standard.

INTERNATIONAL DIRECTIONS AND LOCAL INSPIRATIONS

DESIGN LESS, DESIGN BETTER • MINIMALISM has long stood up to the extravagance of design for design’s sake. And now more than ever, in our troubled and complex world, the BEAUTY, PURITY and SIMPLICITY of this philosophy and aesthetic resonates. We honour the DESIGNERS AND ARCHITECTS who believe that FORM MUST FOLLOW FUNCTION – and that an object’s name should reflect that.

AFRICA RISING • We celebrate our continent’s ASCENDENCY TO GLOBAL ACCLAIM in ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, FURNITURE and FASHION.

The Influencers’ Influences PAUL OOSTHUIZEN • Ever wondered who inspires our current generation of architects? For PAUL OOSTHUIZEN, the fluidity and minimalism of Brazilian architects OSCAR NIEMEYER and PAULO MENDES DA ROCHA’s designs continue to stimulate his creativity.

NEW TO LONDON • In the second of our series on COOL NEW INTERNATIONAL HOTELS, we take a look at hip establishments recently opened in LONDON.

RESURRECT • A VICTORIAN HOME in MALMESBURY has captured the heart of interior designer ETIENNE HANEKOM.

CHANGES • The blank canvas of this DANISH APARTMENT holds a CORNUCOPIA OF ART AND COLOUR that constantly evolves with its occupants’ mood and prized finds.

IN LIVING COLOUR • MORE IS DEFINITELY MORE in the HAPPY BO-KAAP HOME of TRACY RUSHMERE, where riotous COLOURS and PATTERNS abound, and every carefully curated corner TELLS A STORY.

NEW COUNTRY • Named Le 35 Mai (35th of May) after ERICH KÄSTNER’s much-loved children’s book, this home in the southeastern ARDÈCHE REGION OF FRANCE is a wonderful example of modern country living.

MULTI FACETED • Cleverly constructed thresholds between a tiered garden and the interior spaces mean this MID-CENTURY-INSPIRED FAMILY HOME manages the trick of being both spacious and cosy.

EXTRA ORDINARY • A mantra that GOOD ARCHITECTURE NEEDS HISTORY informed the design and construction of a cosy family home that keeps getting better with THE PASSAGE OF TIME.

NEW CENTURY • Celebrating its centenary this year, THE WINCHESTER HOTEL has undergone a careful renovation that’s brought the iconic Cape Town GRANDE DAME back to her sparkling...