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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APPROPRIATION OR APPRECIATION? • It's a topic of the Zeitgeist that's only going to become more prevalent: art curator NKULI NHLEKO contemplates CULTURAL APPROPRIATION, and gives us a VALUABLE FRAMEWORK to view it in.

WRITTEN IN THE STARS • For creative polymath MICHAEL CHANDLER, astrology has revealed a galaxy of possibility when it comes to INTERPRETING HIS LIFE AND FUTURE.

THE FUTURE IS FUTILE • Journalist JO BUITENDACH seeks out the hope amid impending ENVIRONMENTAL MAYHEM, INTERGALACTIC DISASTER and END-OF-DAYS MOVIES.

FROM ORDINARY TO OASIS • CARA SAVEN WALL DESIGN was approached to convert the blank-canvas walls of a Sea Point apartment into a TROPICAL-INSPIRED WONDER.

Vision • INTERNATIONAL DIRECTIONS AND LOCAL INSPIRATIONS

SEATING THE SYSTEM • The home is turning into a PRIVATE ART GALLERY, and the spotlight is firmly on VERSATILE MODULAR SEATING DESIGNS, iconic sofas, quirky single-seaters and SPOT COLOUR.

The Influencers’ Influences GILLIAN HOLL • Ever wondered who inspired our current generation of architects? For GILLIAN HOLL, the founder of VELD ARCHITECTS, the pure form of LE CORBUSIER's RONCHAMP CHAPEL and the monumentality of GAUDÍ's SAGRADA FAMÍLIA have both informed her sustainability-centred approach to design.

NEW TO MIAMI • The architecture and decor of this NEW CROP OF HOTELS only serves to reinforce MIAMI's REINVENTION as a global design capital.

ONE & ONLY CAPE TOWN REIM AGINED • ONE&ONLY Cape Town unveils a new design that honours the destination's ocean, land and heritage in a celebration of modern CAPE TOWN.

WIN TWO LUXURY POOL LOUNGERS BY WAZ OUTDOOR • You could win TWO STYLISH POOL LOUNGERS from WAZ OUTDOOR's European Collection, valued at more than R35 000. Visit VISI.CO.ZA to enter.

MODERN LOVE • AN AWARD-WINNING MID-CENTURY HOUSE BY WORLD-RENOWNED SOUTH AFRICAN-BORN ARCHITECT ADÈLE NAUDÉ SANTOS HAS BEEN RESTORED TO ITS FORMER GLORY THANKS TO THREE YEARS OF DOGGEDLY DETERMINED WORK BY ITS NEW OWNER.

SILKEHAUS • THE FLAMINGO LOOKS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LIKE ANYTHING ELSE ON SEA POINT'S REGENT ROAD… BUT THEN AGAIN, WHAT WOULD YOU EXPECT FROM THE TEAM WHO DESIGNED IT?

COLOUR FILL • SEEING ITS HIDDEN POTENTIAL, CREATIVE COUPLE LAUREN SHANTALL AND DEREK EYDEN HAVE TRANSFORMED A NEGLECTED MID-CENTURY BOX INTO A COLOURFUL RETREAT THAT SUITS THEIR NEW POST-COVID LIFESTYLE TO A TEE.

BLESSED • ONCE THE CHAPEL OF A MONASTERY, THIS HIGH-CEILINGED, OPEN-SPACED APARTMENT IN THE DUTCH VILLAGE OF BENNEBROEK IS NOW HOME TO A TEXTILE ARTIST AND HER PARTNER.

INTERPR ETATION • SCULPTURAL ON THE OUTSIDE AND VOLUMINOUS WITHIN, THIS CONTEMP0RARY FARMHOUSE IS NOT YOUR AVERAGE FAMILY HOME.

AT PLAY • THIS JOBURG INNER-CITY OFFICE SPACE IS A QUIRKY TREASURE TROVE OF ICONIC DESIGN, ART AND NOSTALGIA.

VISI StorieS • LIGHTS, LOUIS VUITTON, BRUTALISM, AND JEWELLERY FOR PEOPLE & PETS

1 RISING STAR LINDIWE GUGUSHE • There is a warmth, softness and real sophistication to the work of this exciting YOUNG JOBURG DESIGNER.

2 ALL THAT GLITTERS • South Africa has a plethora of talented contemporary jewellers with...