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.

Ed’S LETTER • I’VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT PATINA RECENTLY.

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SOFA SO GOOD • Author and editor LERATO TSHABALALA reminisces about matching lounge suites and days when plastic was left on sofas.

COUCHED IN MYSTERY • As journalist SARAH BUITENDACH laments, the quest for the perfect couch is an arduous one, with surprising parallels.

SETTEE-À-TÊTE • Think sofas are just for sitting on? Not so fast! Writer and urban designer BOGOSI MAKHENE picks apart the seams of these life essentials and uncovers many layers.

A DESIGN COMPETITION WITH 100 000 REASONS TO ENTER • The SWITCH DESIGN COMPETITION is an ACDC Express initiative that encourages up-and-coming South African designers to establish their personal brand and win a prize of R100 000. The 2022 winner, RYAN McCALLUM, talks about the inspiration behind his winning entry.

INTERNATIONAL DIRECTIONS AND LOCAL INSPIRATIONS

CITY OF LIGHTS • The 2023 edition of SALONE DEL MOBILE in Milan was all about lights. From projections to installations and new and revisited designs, the luminosity travelled beyond lighting-specific EUROLUCE exhibition halls to the rest of the fair and the city, with the MOON an obvious inspiration - full, half, sliced, handblown, floating, suspended or trapped in chandeliers.

SEVEN YEARS OF SEAFARING SUSTAINABILITY • TOYOTA pushes the boundaries of sustainability with ENERGY OBSERVER, a revolutionary fuel-cell-powered boat that demonstrates the adaptability of Toyota’s HYDROGEN FUEL-CELL TECHNOLOGY.

The Influencers’ Influences TWOFIVEFIVE ARCHITECTS • Architecture should be fun, say self-proclaimed ’80s babies ANDRÉ KRIGE and THEO KRUGER, who draw as much inspiration from the first-ever PLAYSTATION CONTROLLER as they do from legends such as OLSON KUNDIG, RICHARD ROGERS and NORMAN FOSTER.

WIN ONE OF TWO DARK HORSE ARMCHAIRS • You could win one of two classically beautiful modern armchairs made by DARK HORSE in partnership with @HOME, each worth R17 999.

ESTATE PLANNING: WHAT TO CONSIDER. • To ensure the smooth transfer of wealth to the next generation after you’re gone, proper and timeous estate planning is essential. Failing to make plans for your estate - and reviewing them regularly - can lead to unintended complications for your descendants.

CONNECTIONS • An 18th-century monastery in the Cape Winelands - later an AVANT-GARDE ARTIST’S STUDIO - has been converted into a SPIRITUAL RETREAT for a young family.

ELE MEN TAL • BUILT IN 2010, THIS MODERN BARN IN ICELAND MAY EMBRACE THE RUGGED NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN MORE THAN IT DOES A TRADITIONAL ICELANDIC DESIGN, BUT ITS OWNERS HAVE BLUNTED THE ELEMENTS WITH A SIMPLE AND THOUGHTFULLY CURATED INTERIOR.

CURIOSITY • A tumbledown residence in the heart of PRINCE ALBERT has been lovingly and eccentrically REINVENTED as a boutique guesthouse, creative retreat and SOUTH AFRICAN showroom of sorts.

CONSIDERATION • THE DOMED FACADE OF PINE CONCRETE HOUSE IS AN ARCHITECTURAL EXCLAMATION MARK IN THE MIDST OF THE OTHERWISE-UNASSUMING SUBURBIA SURROUNDING IT ON THE SLOPES OF PAARL MOUNTAIN.

UNEARTHED • A FORGOTTEN GEM - and a secret garden - were uncovered and celebrated in this CURVACEOUS ALTERATION that pays homage to its hidden architectural...