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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THE ROMANCE OF RAMEN • For contemporary artist LAWRENCE LEMAOANA, memories of a BOWL OF NOODLES are not exactly as they seem.

OF FRUIT, FORAGING AND FLASHERS • As ANNATRAPIDO explains, memories of food can sometimes be tinged by the UNSAVOURY.

THE FISH THAT FANNED THE FLAMES • For acclaimed Joburg chef DAVID HIGGS, cooking started on a beach fire when he was eight years old. Today, he cooks over a fire at his restaurant, Marble - a return to his roots, and to where a love of food began.

BUILDING A COMMUNITY • CAMPUSKEY's new Bordeaux development in Stellenbosch epitomises the idea that great design can make living, working and socialising in one space both PRACTICAL and STYLISH.

Vision • INTERNATIONAL DIRECTIONS AND LOCAL INSPIRATIONS

KNOW AND BELIEVE TO BE • Our editor-at-large ANNEMARIE MEINTJES turns her attention to ORGANIC SHAPES, the colour GREEN, modern reinterpretations of classic RATTAN, NEW STYLES that make you smile, JAPANESE-inspired accents, RECYCLED masterpieces, and VERSATILE design.

DESIGN FOR LIFE • It's not just private homes and commercial spaces that CARA SAVEN WALL DESIGN has transformed - this Cape Town wall coverings specialist has made an inspiring difference to MEDICAL ROOMS too.

The Influencers' Influences ANT • Ever wondered who inspired our current generation of architects? For one of the founders of design collective FRANKIE PAPPAS, the muse makes itself known in everything from CALVIN AND HOBBES cartoon strips to the EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY in the work of local architect JO NOERO.

A CITRUS TWIST • Bold and refreshing, SKYY Vodka's innovative new SKYY INFUSIONS BLOOD ORANGE captures the true ESSENCE OF THE FRUIT.

NEW TO BERLIN • BERLIN is a city that hums with youth, energy, INNOVATION and CREATIVITY - all made marvellously apparent in its hotel scene.

EXCLUSIVE ROBERT HODGINS SALE • STRAUSS & CO is pleased to announce “Three Robs: Artist, Collaborator, Friend” - the first-ever sale exclusively devoted to much-loved artist, teacher and critic ROBERT HODGINS.

REINTERPRET • A recent refurb has breathed new life into JAO CAMP, a luxury safari camp located on a private island in the middle of the OKAVANGO.

REINVENTION • An apartment in a 15th-century palazzo has undergone a RESTORATION that is both sympathetic to its PAST and acknowledges MODERNITY. The result is a wonderfully eclectic and highly original home.

BLENDED • A bold, sculptural holiday home on the slopes of the STEENBERG MOUNTAINS in Cape Town is designed to frame a transformative experience of place.

SERENDIPITY • Overlooking Umdloti beach's main surf break, this contemporary KWAZULU-NATAL beach house evokes a mindful minimalism that is cool, calm and utterly covetable.

FAMILY • An ancient FARMHOUSE in TUSCANY is reimagined into a contemporary space for two close families to live together in a way that allows for both SEPARATE SPACES and communal living that embraces a rustic lifestyle.

TRIBUTE • Her untimely passing at the end of its construction has imbued ONDERDORP with special meaning. Relaxed, comfortable, and eclectically stylish, GAIL BEHR's final project could not be a more fitting memorial to this much-loved...