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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A BEAUTIFUL LIFE • VIKA SHIPALANA’s sense of style has become her life’s work – but its origins were shaped by the world, and ESPECIALLY THE WOMEN, around her.

COURTROOM APPEAL • KARYN MAUGHAN’s sense of style incorporates both her love for EXUBERANT DESIGN and a VERY SERIOUS JOB.

THE UNDER-CURATED EYE • As an architect, BRIAN McKECHNIE’s work is exacting. His sense of style and its PROVENANCE are anything but.

INTERNATIONAL DIRECTIONS AND LOCAL INSPIRATIONS

MAISON & OBJET: NEW LUXURY • That was the theme for the for 2022 edition of MAISON & OBJET, the influential bi-annual design fair held in Paris in March. ANNEMARIE MEINTJES reports on new shapes, movements and brands that acknowledge a NEW LUXURY CONSUMER who appreciates haute couture, artisan craftsmanship and the latest technology, as well as pop culture and the values of inclusivity.

The Influencers’ Influences YASMIN MAYAT • Ever wondered what INSPIRES our current generation of architects? For Johannesburg-based YASMIN MAYAT, it’s not only who but also what, with inspiration coming from the CITY SHE LOVES and from South Africa’s COMPLICATED PAST.

INTRODUCING CUSTOMISABLE DANISH DESIGN • Danish design brand BOCONCEPT recently opened two stores in South Africa: one in KRAMERVILLE, and a flagship store at the V&A WATERFRONT in Cape Town. We speak to the person behind the brand in South Africa, Charlotte Obidairo, to hear more about it and its design icons.

NEW TO PARIS • Five EXTRAORDINARILY CHIC HOTELS recently flung open their doors in the CITY OF LOVE. Ready to explore?

AERIE • A fortuitous find in the MOTHER CITY was transformed into the modern FAMILY HOME the owners had always dreamed of.

OF THE EARTH • A recent refurb at TSWALU KALAHARI – the biggest privately owned reserve in South Africa – has given the TARKUNI HOMESTEAD a makeover that both looks to the future and honours tradition. And then there’s the breathtaking RESTAURANT KLEIN JAN…

SCOUT’S HONOUR • Nestled on the slopes of the SIMONSBERG in Franschhoek, this enchanting getaway upends traditional notions of what a LUXURY TENTED CAMP should look like. Pack your Swiss Army pocket knife and get ready to earn your next badge.

SMALL SPACE BIG SPACE • The remote wilderness pods at MOUNT CAMDEBOO PRIVATE GAME RESERVE harness the idea of the TINY HOUSE MOVEMENT for a powerfully IMMERSIVE AND LUXURIOUS experience of nature.

FAMILY & FRIENDS • Opening to a WILD LANDSCAPE with the sea as its horizon, this SPANISH HOME is about SIMPLICITY, PEACE and MEMORABLE TIMES spent with family and friends.

NUEVA MAYA • Designed as a response to how ALIENS could imagine MANKIND to live, HOTEL TERRESTRE – a new luxury hotel on Mexico’s PUERTO ESCONDIDO coastline – is an arresting piece of SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE that looks to both the past and the future.

TO UPLIFT • Hidden away in HOUT BAY is the HOUSE OF HOPE – a youth development centre that is a total antithesis of where activist DENIS GOLDBERG spent 20 years of his life.

Stories

DESIGN JOURNEY • GREGOR JENKIN is an undisputed South African DESIGN ICON. Over almost 20 years, his solution-seeking brain has turned our preconceived ideas of...