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SHOPPING Try taupe for a grownup beige and discover decor’s favourite new shape
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FOOD The baking trends that will
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appy New Year, and happy la dolce vita days. Chances are you’re taking photos of kids on blow-up unicorns in the pool, buying whacky knick-knacks at markets, forever booking, cancelling and rebooking restaurants, and promising yourself you’ll get an ice-making machine before next summer. This is how off-duty/on-duty rolls, and unless you take off for a month to an exotic island hotel like some decorators I know (Ruth Duke, I’m looking at you) your big easy break isn’t all hands-off at home. But I do think that we take in new things and notice more when we’re away from our usual year-round routine and so we planned The Escape Issue to inspire you to consider the lifestyle of relaxation in a couple of cool new ways. If we have them, and they are still alive, our gardens could serve as personal sanctuaries and escape havens a step or two from our front door, much like the shady glades you’ll find featured in Med to Measure (page 76), or the languid verandah fringed by leopard trees at the retro-baroque country hangout of Etienne Hanekom, a designer known for his mood-boosting use of colours, in this case flamingo pink and sage green, to characterise a space in All In Good Time on page 92. No shady glades but an astounding design meander through the trees and dunes makes the journey between beach house and beach and back again an escape in itself in Boardwalk Empire on page 54. Vintage and retro speak summer style fluently. In Air Apparent on page 60, a villa with poptinged energy shows how a selection of gorgeous mid-century pieces can take a mod white vibe to the next style level. The bedroom is a room in which I could spend all year, never mind just a holiday. What’s the appeal there? I think it’s the colour combo – sand and sunset – that makes me feel escape, because colour, too, is a super emotive tool that speaks escape shorthand in spades and has the ability to script the mood of a space instantly. Not All Who Wander (page 84) makes the case for shopping local and crafty for a funky Afro sun-soaked vibe, whilst in Design Solutions (page 37) Hubert Zandberg lays on a spectacle of marmalade, teal and chartreuse in a small space for an equally intoxicating and exotic escape. Till the next issue, please keep in touch on Instagram (houseandgardensa) and Facebook (HouseGardenSA), and visit houseandgarden.co.za. If you want to post images from the magazine on your own social media, we’d be very happy, but please tag us using #houseandgardensa – because we’re probably back at our desks longing to be in a pool with inflatable creatures, but we’re actually researching the what’s what of ice machines for you, so please, don’t spare the shout-outs!
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Turnt Tables Gregor Jenkin is reshaping the expected Fresh from scooping up the coveted Icon Award at the Design Foundation Awards, self-proclaimed ‘maker of things’ Gregor Jenkin’s solo exhibition at Southern Guild Silo gallery is a masterclass in out-of-the-box thinking and daring design. ‘There’s a subtlety to the pieces that people who know my work will understand and people who don’t will be interested in,’ says Gregor. The exhibition runs until 11 February 2018. southernguild.co.za
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Luxury outdoor furniture brand Mobelli Furniture + Living is making inroads with its new concept showroom. Conceptualised and curated by local interior designer Sam Lurie, the space houses individual ‘rooms’, chic interior vignettes that display the new collection in inspiring settings. mobelli.co.za
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Take your beach game to the next level with these stylish Jasper Eales x Lukhanyo Mdingi for Guild beach bats. Available from Guild. theguildgroup.co.za
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This limited-edition ‘Boa’ necklace from Kirsten Goss with its precious stones and burnished metallic touches has us green with envy. kirstengoss.com
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Start the year off right with the Your Weekly Edit planner from stationery boutique Alexa Lily. They come in a variety of designs, from palm leaf prints to bold colour blocking. alexalily.co.za
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Fresh from his win at Performa in New York, artist Kemang Wa Lehulere is back in Cape Town with a new exhibition, Here I am, a concrete man, throwing himself into abstraction, showing at Stevenson from 18 January to 10 March. stevenson.info
WISH LIST
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The pre-eminent decor exhibition is back at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg from 22 to 25 February. ‘Authenticity’ is the central theme of this year’s Homemakers Expo – celebrating real homes and their beauty. Meet the leaders in the home lifestyle industry and gain fresh design inspiration. homemakersonline.co.za
H&G HEARS Ditch the arts and crafts connotations of a market and get with the times. We see spaces transformed in novel and inspiring ways all over the world under the banner of a market. Here we’re not talking about your organic, artisanal food market but the pop-up growing up and into one collaborative space. With this vision, interior decorator Shari Dickinson is opening the garden gates of iconic South African homes, inviting visitors to browse innovative South African brands – and enjoy a glass of wine and an abundant lunch spread to boot. Events will be taking place in Johannesburg, Plettenberg Bay, Hermanus and Cape Town over the next few months. 082 490 6317
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NEED TO KNOW As retail manager for the V&A Waterfront, Amanda is exposed daily to leading brands from fashion to art and interiors. ‘My work has given me an appreciation of the story and purpose behind objects, over purely their looks.’
Amanda Dilima & Dennis Jonsson
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hen South African-born Amanda Dilima met Swede Dennis Jonsson at Rocking the Daisies, the chemistry was instant. Although they’re from opposite ends of the earth, they had a lot in common. ‘We were brought together by our shared love of travel, good food and wine, and outdoor activity,’ says Amanda. So when it came to finding a home, Green Point – with its proximity to the promenade and their favourite city restaurants – seemed a natural choice. The couple settled on a two-bedroom corner apartment with expansive ocean views. Their first move was to take out a dividing wall to open up the enclosed balcony. The most recent renovation comprised a complete restructuring: a second bathroom was added and the
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kitchen moved to the front to create an open-plan living area. The result is an entertainer’s dream. Their decor tastes were very different at first. ‘Dennis wanted everything to be minimalistic with straight lines, whereas I love a pop of colour and textures,’ says Amanda. But after six years together they’ve come to appreciate each other’s style, leading to an aesthetic they describe as ‘Scandafrican’. The apartment also showcases all of the places they’ve visited together (Dennis owns the Cape Town-based boutique travel agency MyChoice Travel). ‘Last year in Paris, Dennis found this yellow pineapple light. I’m still so impressed he picked such a bright object. Every time we light it, it makes us smile.’ Follow Amanda and Dennis on Instagram @dnaliving Q
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CAPE TOWN’S FAVOURITE BAKER, JASON LILLY, WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIMENT WITH VIENNOISE PASTRY, SPECIFICALLY CROISSANT DOUGH, AT HIS NEW BAKERY IN GREEN POINT. EXPECT TO SEE MORE OF HIS FAMED DOUGHSANTS WITH WACKY FLAVOUR COMBOS, STUFFED CROISSANTS AND SAVOURY DOUGHNUTS.
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‘There’s going to be way more emphasis on the cake as an artistic expression, with painting onto cakes, digital edible art prints and the inventive use of chocolate and sugar art as decorative elements’ reports Nikki Albertyn and Karmen de Reuck, cofounders of LionHeart patisserie studio.
Ready your rolling pins – these trends will be rising to the top in 2018 From freshly milled modern land grains making an appearance in baked goods at Tarte Tatin Bakery in the US and the revival of Middle Eastern avours and baking techniques by Londonbased bakery Lily Vanilli, to an exotic tuber that is quite literally painting the town purple from Miami (where it oozes out of 24-carat-gold dusted doughnuts) to Manila, it seems that this year everyone will have their cake – and eat it, too. 24
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ALSO LOOK OUT FOR THESE PASTRY AND BAKING TRENDS:
1 Savoury macarons – think chocolate and marmalade 2 Tahini – ďŹ nd it in everything from cakes to shakes
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‘IT’S ALL ABOUT BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED SMALL DELIGHTS IN INNOVATIVE FLAVOURS AND INTERESTING TEXTURES,’ SAYS JAKOB BĂ„R MOGENSEN OF GOURMET COOKIE AND PASTRY SHOP LECKERBAER IN COPENHAGEN. ‘IT IS ABOUT EXCITING THE CUSTOMER’S TASTE BUDS.’
3 Alternative grains – try black rye for gingerbread or einkorn wheat for biscotti 4 Collabs – bakers and orists will be pooling their creativity for arresting oral decor on cakes
4 Ube
Lending a vibrant hue and nutty flavour to baked goods, ube – a purple vegetable hailing from the Philippines – is 2018’s biggest craze. Pastry chef Miko Aspiras adds it to cookies and even bottled milk at Scout’s Honor and Le Petit SoufflÊ in Manila.
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How did you guys start Luvarre? We have been business neighbours for a couple of years, but only realised it a few months ago. I was on the lookout for factory space for my company, which produces custom concrete products, when I stumbled upon Navarre’s design studio. With our expertise combined it was a recipe for success. Your designs have a particularly industrial feel, with an honest expression of material – what made you take this route? The multidisciplinary background of our studio gives rise to that industrial feel. We experiment with unorthodox combinations to showcase the true potential of the materials used. Our ‘The Juggler’ desk comprises six different materials.
When it comes to materials, which inspires you most? Concrete is certainly one that we use the most because of its versatility, durability and economy. The possibilities with concrete are limitless, but it must be complemented by other materials such as leather, brass, steel and wood. We like to experiment with unusual material combinations, and the challenge is to combine all of these in an ergonomic and functional design. What is the Luvarre manifesto? Our design ethics are to bring detail back to furniture design, only to use the highest quality materials, and that there shouldn’t be a ‘best side’ to our products. In short, no superďŹ cial designs. After all, we are aiming to create pieces that will last a lifetime. luvarre.com JANUARY 2018 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.ZA
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BLESSING NGOBENI
ARTIST BLESSING NGOBENI
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Artist, Johannesburg The life of Blessing Ngobeni, like his work, is complex. There’s a deep-rooted poignancy to it. There’s anger, too. Lots of it. Every piece he creates is a visceral snapshot of a scarred psyche. It’s pretty heavy-going, but he’s not having it any other way. ‘My childhood experiences haunt me to this day. I would be being dishonest with myself and, frankly, unfair if I neglected my past,’ he says. ‘It plays a huge role in my work because I wouldn’t exist without having been in those circumstances.’ Given up by his mother and beaten by his uncle with a chicotte (this would become the artist’s most recurring motif ), he ran away and lived on the streets until, for his part in an armed robbery, he ended up in prison. It is here that Blessing discovered art, developing his style from Renaissance-like naturalism to a mix of montage, paint and phantasmagorical ďŹ gures. ‘The characters you see in my works came from a dream,’ he explains. ‘At ďŹ rst I was terriďŹ ed, I couldn’t understand them. And so I started drawing them on my canvases and the fear slowly started to disappear.’ What has appeared in the place of fear is a resolute stand against oppression and the disenfranchising of the poor by the kleptocratic elite. ‘Current affairs jump into my creative process, it’s almost impossible to ignore them,’ Blessing says. ‘The struggle – and the ďŹ ght – for existence still haunts the human race.’ In both concept and execution it’s easy to see the uncanny similarity to works such as Guernica or the style of Basquiat (comparisons in biography here are also too easy), yet Blessing had never encountered these artists. ‘But since discovering them they have inspired me and now contribute to my work,’ he says. What success and good fortune he has today is certainly not the product of divine intervention but the result of his iron will and determination not only to survive but to triumph. everard-read.co.za
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The struggle – and the ďŹ ght – for existence still haunts the human race
FILIPA DOMINGUES Photographer, Cape Town When did your love for plants begin – and what made you turn that passion into plant photography? For some reason I always had it in my head that growing plants was something ‘other people’ did. Then I came across succulents (at the age of 31, but rather late than never) and they instantly mesmerised me. I’ve become a keen collector and today my home looks something like a desert coral reef. However, it was a suggestion by a friend that I start taking photographs of my plants and post them on Instagram that actually inspired @CheckMyPlants. But this isn’t your day job‌ I’m a ďŹ lm producer and, together with my partner, own a production company called Fly on the Wall. We’ve made commercials, music videos and documentaries as well as
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I’ve become a keen collector and today my home looks something like a desert coral reef a lot of still photography. I guess in a big way these experiences have prepared me for @CheckMyPlants. How do you create your images? I only use natural light and everything is shot on iPhone against a black photographic cloth and edited later. It’s the research part that takes the most time. By now you must have a pretty extensive collection, right? Seriously, my bedroom looks like a jungle. My collection consists mostly of succulents and cacti, tillandsias, orchids and carnivorous plants. They’re low maintenance and, in the midst of the Cape drought, a very practical choice. What’s your next move? To team up with an interior decorator and see where my plants will end up next. Otherwise I’d like to start taking on commissions and shooting other people’s plants for them. @checkmyplants
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Confectionary, Cape Town ‘In the ďŹ nal year of my degree, I had to translate ancient manuscripts. That’s where I stumbled upon the word basilei,’ says Istvan Jordaan who, along with his brother Marcos, founded the super small-batch confectionary brand. ‘It’s an ancient Greco-Roman word that means royalty, majesty or kingdom – all words that resonate strongly with us today.’ The notions of inheritance and honouring family are ones the Jordaan brothers understand well, having learned
the skills they would need to create Basilei Handcrafted Confectionary from their father. ‘Almost 20 years ago he decided to mature his craft as an artisan, developing countless recipes and products,’ says Istvan. ‘My brother and I, being children at the time, found ourselves in the kitchen helping where we could until, eventually, we’d learnt the methods ourselves.’ But for every spoonful of triedand-tested heritage, there’s another of pioneering spirit. ‘There’s always room for inspiration. While online platforms such as Instagram have shrunk the global marketplace, there is still creativity and innovation everywhere,’
We’re simply robbers, stealing marshmallows out of campďŹ res and dressing them in designer gowns
says Marcos. ‘For us, the key has been to redeďŹ ne people’s perceptions of the seemingly dull and overlooked, the forgotten confections that have suffered because of mass production. We’re simply robbers, stealing marshmallows out of campďŹ res and dressing them in designer gowns.’ And when their creations include Venetian nougat, elderower and milk tart marshmallows and salted pecan caramel bars, best believe these oldtimers won’t stay forgotten very long. Soon the brand will be available at select retailers around the country as well as through Basilei’s online store, which is currently being developed. ‘Our goals are simple, and we like it that way,’ says Istvan. ‘Produce excellent products, ďŹ nd creative ways to present them, and be generous.’ basilei.com C LO C KW I S E , F R O M TO P R I G H T
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FARREL HIRSCH As head chef of View restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff, you’re getting a lot of attention for your ‘urban foraging’ – what’s the story behind this? When I moved to Jo’burg I realised that space was at a premium and foraging would be hard in this urban jungle. For my team and myself, the ďŹ rst step was ďŹ nding a source that was reliable and could supply the unusual. That’s how we discovered the market in Cyrildene. The things you can get there are incredible, from shiso leaves and madumbis to lotus root, eryngii and shiitake mushrooms, daikon and silken tofu. We also have spots around the hotel that are great for foraging nasturtiums, garlic owers and chickweed. It helps that we have a vegetable patch, too. The most exciting ingredient everyone should get on board with? Offal. A lot of places don’t use it as the cuts are unusual but we’ve had 32
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great success on our menu with the sweetbread. Another great idea is to make crackling with beef tendons; it’s quite a process but completely worth it. Otherwise I’d say shiso leaves and yuzu, which are both very different to the Western palate. How do you see the South African palate evolving? The public has grown very aware of where their food comes from and what time of year they’re getting it. No one wants strawberries in May or asparagus in June; eating seasonal food is both tastier and costs less. We are also looking for unknown and exciting avours – not to taste is not to know. What do you think are some of the big trends we’ll be seeing in food? Fermentation is a big one as there are thousands of ways you can play with it, from tofu to vegetables to making kombucha – the possibilities are huge. fourseasons.com/johannesburg Q
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pending six days on horseback riding across the Namib desert with good company, no Wi-Fi and a new appreciation for K-Way gear puts into question why we spend so much of our time looking at things we could be doing instead of actually doing them. A trip with the Namibia Horse Safari Company will do that to you. It’s an experience nothing can prepare you for, not even the exhaustive 10-page itinerary and equally thorough packing list that you’re advised to read (which, of course, no one actually did). Our group was 10 riders strong, lathered in sunscreen and dressed in unattering outďŹ ts, ready for our daily 50km ride. It’s a ride that spares no room for rookies. Across the ever-changing landscape we took it all in, from creeping past giraffe to racing across
the great at planes where the losers, quite literally, ate dust. Sweltering days beneath the desert sun fade into night skies strung with fairy-light constellations. Around the crackling campďŹ re, our guide, Andrew, shared anecdotes of past safari adventures (met with both laughter and a little trepidation that we ourselves might end up ďŹ reside fodder in the future) while his crew performed culinary miracles with the contents of several Wonderbags hauled from the back of a Conqueror. Fast-forward six days and we’re galloping across the ďŹ nishing line in Swakopmund, nursing sore abs rather than sore legs. Today, months later, our saddle-bound mantra plays on in our memories: always sleep facing east, always listen to Andrew. namibiahorsesafari.com
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In a room that champions bold colour, make sure that other elements of the composition can stand their ground. ‘Even though the pendant light has been dramatically overscaled, due to the nature of its materiality – loosely woven reeds – it becomes diaphanous.’
‘Screens are a brilliant way to create a textural backdrop. They add movement and a feeling of architecture.’ A screen in a different shade of the same colour as the wall will add subtle dimension to a flat plane. They’re also great for hiding unsightly details such as plugs.
When it comes to lighting, opt for pieces that are out of the ordinary. ‘Playing with scale and colour – especially in unexpected ways – is a simple way to riddle the senses. Bold hues have the power to transport visitors to an almost Alice in Wonderland-like world.’
‘It’s one thing to have objects stacked on shelves or tables, it’s an entirely different thing to have them interact with each other.’ Moments of micro-decorating, or lifestyle vignettes, make a space feel considered and lived in and evoke an immediate sense of comfort.
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Much like screens, curtains are a brilliantly simple way of designating different areas and adding splashes of pattern and colour. ‘The fluted nature of eyelet curtains adds architectural detail. Curtains also conceal unsightly fixtures – more affordable than structural changes.’
‘Metallics are the jewellery of the room. In this case we contrasted the lustre of the gilt-glazed ceramics with the more textural, rusty pieces.’ On the industrial steel shelving these pieces add a wonderfully glittering addition, really ‘popping’ against the blue-green wall colour.
‘The layering of rugs – here over a more neutral seagrass – adds a bohemian, very exotic, feel. It’s also a brilliant way to play with different colours and patterns.’ Buy rugs of different sizes and overlap them. This approach is particularly effective in ultra-modern spaces in need of soul.
Beige and cream are not your only options. ‘Our goal was to create custom deep blue and aqua green paint colours. It was about finding shades that are neutral without being the conventional understanding of neutral tones. They’re a magnificent foil for a host of bold tones.’ JANUARY 2018 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.ZA
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Use colour – especially darker tones – to make a space feel more intimate. ‘If there is a lack of architectural detailing, such as cornices, extend the painting of the wall colour to the ceiling. By losing the natural break you cosy up the space.’
‘A single colour goes high impact when it’s played out en masse. Ceramics in varying tones and glazes make for a powerful colour play.’ Ceramics are also the ideal medium through which to express colour grouping as they’re easily accessible and on trend.
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‘Don’t be intimidated by more sophisticated, unexpected tones. When grouped together they balance each other out.’ The colour combinations here are especially effective as they’re played out against a black screen, which really emphasises the uniqueness of the hues. 40
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It pays to shop with a collector’s eye, honing in on pieces that tell a story. ‘If you build up an inventory of pieces that are interesting and soulful they’ll look good anywhere and infuse a space with a sense of history and personality.’ Q
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An Intuitive Expression REPRODUCTION FERTILITY FIGURINE IN TERRACOTTA SUPPORTS A HAND-PAINTED BOWL CIRCA 1950. MIDCENTURY CERAMICS ARE A STYLISH COMPLEMENT TO ARTISANAL WARE. LOOK FOR SIMILAR NEW BOWLS AT WEYLANDTS; VINTAGE PIECES CAN BE FOUND AT AUCTIONS OR SPECIALIST DEALERS.
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Every summer the splendid pergolas in a private garden in England put on an efflorescent show
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ot everyone has the opportunity – or the challenge – of creating a garden just over the wall from a 283-hectare park designed by Capability Brown, a giant of landscape design. But this is what faced Caroline Egremont after she married novelist and biographer Max Egremont and moved to his family home, Petworth, a seventeenth-century mansion in West Sussex.
When she arrived, the garden consisted of a dismayingly large lawn with ‘the feel of a well-kept golf course’ that led to a 2.4-hectare walled kitchen garden and a dilapidated tennis court. But Caroline was charmed by the high brick walls. ‘I was suddenly in a different world,’ she recalls. ‘It was warmer, more intimate… I knew this was where I wanted to make a garden.’ Caroline transformed the rigid, golf course-like approach into a nonchalant meadow, planted with thousands of bulbs and
meandering mown-grass paths. The Cloister Garden, with two resplendent pergolas (37 metres long, 3 metres high and 4 metres wide), now occupies the site of the old tennis court. The pergolas are planted with Wisteria floribunda ‘Alba’. The blooms are breathtaking from spring into summer and followed by a lavish display of hanging seed pods. To heighten the impact, the wisteria is underplanted with cream camassia, which flowers at the same time to showstopping effect. Garden designer John Brookes, with whom Caroline studied and worked, convinced her that gravel enables one to walk around plants and enjoy them from all sides. This prompted her to make a gravel garden in the centre, where verbascum, lavender, iris, cistus, agapanthus, yucca, rosemary and Gallica roses are planted loosely around an octagonal spring-fed pool. Q
Wisteria Fast Facts BEST VARIETIES Wisteria sinensis, often called Chinese wisteria, has short, densely packed flowering racemes. Japanese wisteria, W. floribunda, has slightly longer, looser racemes and more delicate flowers. Other excellent cultivars are available from local nurseries and garden centres. WHERE TO PLANT Wisteria is best planted in freedraining, fertile soil. Space plants 3 to 4m apart and plant each in a well-composted hole as deep as the root ball and 2 to 3 times as wide. Wisteria prefers a sheltered sunny position but will tolerate some shade. Bear in mind, however, the more the shade, the fewer flowers are produced.
AN OCTAGONAL SPRINGFED POND IS POSITIONED IN THE CENTRE OF THE GRAVEL GARDEN IN WHICH LAVENDER AND SELFSEEDING VERBASCUM GROW. OTHER PLANTINGS INCLUDE ROSEMARY, CISTUS, YUCCA, AGAPANTHUS AND GALLICA ROSES
GROWING TIPS Water young plants three times a week until they’re well established, especially during the flowering season. Wisteria is relatively droughttolerant in summer-rainfall areas, but requires watering throughout summer in our winter-rainfall areas. Apply a phosphorus-rich fertiliser in early spring and winter. A word of caution: having fragile roots, these plants do not respond well to being moved. JANUARY 2018 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.ZA
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BLUR THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN INSIDE AND OUT WITH GLASS WALLS AND PLANTS, SUCH AS FUSS-FREE, SHADELOVING CARISSA OR VIBURNUM, PLANTED HARD UP AGAINST THE HOUSE
Looking Ahead Landscape designer Franchesca Watson’s 2018 forecast for your outdoor space
LIVING IN YOUR GARDEN Use your garden. Create spaces to eat, sleep, play, wash, watch a movie and work. Add music, lights, warmth and comfort. We have one of the best climates in the world, after all. SUMMER KITCHENS Kit up an area where you can not only cook, but have facilities for preparation, storage and refrigeration. Sleek and practical make for seamless outdoor living. LIGHTING This trend will never end, but allow some dark patches for the nocturnal creatures to enjoy a little peace. 52
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ROCKERIES WITH A DIFFERENCE Not the humpy, random mounds your aunt had, but natural-looking shelves of rock slanting across the garden, walls of rock with plants in the crevices and steps looking like a mountain path. Keep in mind that rock placement requires skill and understanding in order to look like nature put it there.
BOLD SHAPES We used to call them ‘architectural plants’ and used them sparingly. Now they are everywhere, massed and marching across our gardens, clearing all those soft, sweet plantings away. I’m thinking swathes of Phormiums, forests of aloes and mounds of Mesembryanthemums.
They deliver a whole lot of plant for water delivered to a very small area and they add dimension in terms of vertical gardening. Once you have them trained they are easy to look after, too.
VARIEGATED PLANTS Don’t be afraid of variegated leaves – although for decades now we have shunned them. Look for stripes, blotches, spots – these plants will light up your garden without owers, and add character throughout the year.
COLOUR Gone are the misty and cool shades: bold, vibrant and hot is happening. Orange-red and fuchsia set an exciting tone with yellows and bronzes as highlights. White will never be out of fashion, so if you must do classical, stick to whites and creams.
CRAZY PAVING Slate is one of the most practical materials – think large random-sized pieces, either grouted or planted with very at ground covers in between‌gorgeously retro. Franchesca Watson 082 808 1287 franchescawatson.com
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INSIDE/OUTSIDE Bring the garden in and take the house out. Blur the boundaries – install glass walls, windows in the roof, balconies, terraces, bridges, towers and conservatories. Plant right up to the windows and create places in your home that provide light and air so you can have plants living inside with you.
b oar dwa l k e m pi r e Snaking through and above the indigenous flora, the walkway at Julian Treger’s coastal home is an impressive construction that was well worth the wait PRODUCTION MARTIN JACOBS PHOTOGRAPHS GREG COX
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Getting to the beach quickly is a prerequisite for a successful beach house. Unfortunately, due to its location and the number of protected milkwood trees, amongst other sensitive species, that was not possible at my Plettenberg Bay home, K Cottage, when it was completed. Instead we had to make do with an old path through the coastal thicket which avoided these trees and which involved lots of climbing up and down and frequent scratches. Eventually however, after a few years, and with the assistance of expert environmental consultant, Peet Joubert, we did get permission from the authorities to build a walkway to get to the waves. The next issue was the look and feel. The house has almost no straight lines and is designed to undulate with the dunes and hills in a natural way that recalls the development of twentieth century organic architecture, starting with Gaudi through to Frank Lloyd Wright, Oscar Niemeyer and John Lautner and ending with Dame Zaha Hadid. So straight lines were out of the question. Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens, who designed the original house, were enlisted to help and came up with THE WALKWAY AT JULIAN TREGER’S PLETTENBERG BAY HOME UNDULATES DOWN TO THE BEACH AND MIMICS THE CURVES OF THE HOME’S ARCHITECTURE. A SEATING AREA WAS CREATED MIDWAY JANUARY 2018 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.ZA
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AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE WALKWAY; LOOKING UP AT A SUSPENDED SECTION OF THE WALKWAY ABOVE TREETOP LEVEL, SHOWING THE CURVED RAILING WHICH RECALLS THE EDGE OF A YACHT; THE CURVES OF THE WALKWAY COMPLEMENT THE ARCHITECTURE; SEATING AREAS ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE WALKWAY
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THE PLATFORM AT THE END OF THE BOARDWALK IS USED FOR TANNING, RINSING OFF AFTER A SWIM AND SUNDOWNERS
the idea of a treetop skywalk that was suspended midair in sections, inspired by the examples at Kew Gardens and Kirstenbosch. We agreed that the undulation would be provided by the railing line that is stainless steel tubing, recalling the edge of yachts. And given the length to the beach, we decided to create a midway resting space to appreciate the extraordinary beauty of the unspoiled natural forest that we traverse. The ďŹ nal step was an elegant platform above the beach but hidden from view for sun tanning, reclining, sundowners and showering. The construction took another year, with Craig Kaplan sourcing the custom-made cushions, but I hope you agree the result was worth it. Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens 082 900 9935 Q
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‘We decided to create a midway resting space to appreciate the extraordinary beauty’
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THE BRIGHT DINING ROOM OF THIS HOME IN CORSICA IS POSITIONED BETWEEN ITS TWO WINGS AND ENJOYS VIEWS OF THE POOL AND THE OCEAN BEYOND Full story overleaf
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AIR APPARENT On the isle of Corsica, a neo-Provenรงal villa undergoes a clever restructuring to open it up to the spectacular views TEXT LAURENCE DOUGIER PHOTOGRAPHS NICOLAS MATHEUS
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THE SIXTIES-STYLE LIVING ROOM FEATURES ARNE JACOBSEN FOR FRITZ HANSEN ‘EGG’ CHAIRS FROM INO STORE AND VELVET CARAVANE SOFAS BELOW AN ATOMIC CHANDELIER FROM DELIGHTFULL
THE POOL, WITH ITS MOVABLE FLOOR BY AQUALIFT, WAS DESIGNED BY NATHALIE APOSTOLATOS. THE SPRINGTIME LOUNGERS BY JEAN-MARIE MASSAUD FOR B&B ITALIA ARE COVERED IN OUTDOOR FABRIC FROM JAB
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t takes just a short stroll from the wildly picturesque Corsican portside town of Porto-Vecchio to find the house of Julie and Xavier. Seasoned travellers with a deep love of the ocean, the couple’s dream was to flected just that but, with its dated eighties architecture, the home was trapped in a lacklustre time warp that even its incredible views couldn’t save it from. That is, until interior designers Nathalie Apostolatos and Pierre-Marie Couturier were asked to re-envision the space. Opting for a modern design, they breathed new life into the home through clever reconstruction and considered decor. The result? A house as dynamic as its owners, drawing inspiration from their extensive travels. Under their supervision, the 350m2 of this neo-Provençal house with its inherent retro flair takes on a Californian air. The American dream is present throughout, in its large bay windows, the simplicity of the lines and the decorative influences cherrypicked from different eras. Almost everything inside was designed by Pierre-Marie – from the carpets to the furniture and lighting – and made to function as a whole. ‘We wanted to create a special atmosphere for Xavier and Julie, tinged with sixties influences that spoke to their collection of photos by renowned French photographer Jean-Marie Périer, a true visionary of his time,’ the designer explains. 62
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A CONSTELLATION OF ZIETA PIN PEGS LIFTS THE DRESSING ROOM; THE OUTDOOR DINING AREA SEEMS TO BLEND WITH THE VIEW; LUSH GREEN ACCENTS IN ONE OF THE BEDROOMS; THE MASTER BATHROOM WITH ALTA MAREA VANITY UNITS
JULIE AND XAVIER WANTED SOFT COLOURS FOR THEIR BEDROOM. THE HEADBOARD, DESIGNED BY PIERRE-MARIE COUTURIER, IS UPHOLSTERED IN DEDAR ‘SPARKS’ FABRIC. THE DIALLO SMALL CHANDELIERS ARE FROM ARTERIORS AND THE FLOOR LAMP FROM CHARLES PARIS. JEAN-MARIE PÉRIER TOOK THE PHOTO OF FRANÇOISE HARDY
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What was once a dated and unimaginative house has become a characterful space infused with joy
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CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT IN THE STAINLESS-STEEL KITCHEN, GAGGENAU APPLIANCES ARE COMBINED WITH CHEERFUL BISAZZA TILES; EERO SAARINEN ‘TULIP’ CHAIRS FROM KNOLL AROUND THE ‘HORNU’ TABLE FROM INTERNI EDITIONS; L-SHAPED SEATING AND FURNISHINGS IN ZESTY TONES CREATE A COMFORT ZONE ON THE VERANDAH
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Upon entering the villa, guests are greeted by the bright dining room. Located between the two wings, it is the veritable heart of the home. Beyond lies the mirror pool, the centre of the composition, and past that, the sea. Around the pool is a deck of composite wood, a simple and elegant choice reflecting the view surrounding it. Back inside, the living room draws from the spirit of the sixties, pairing bright blue and yellow to continue the sense of contrast and boldness found throughout. A custom carpet covers the floor upon which sit Arne Jacobsen’s iconic ‘Egg’ chairs. Two striking sofas are dressed in velvet and a coffee table in gilded aluminium leaf bring it all together. The yellow motif is carried through to the kitchen, where colourful tiles are balanced by chic stainless-steel appliances. Soft colours were chosen for the master bedroom, where a photo of Françoise Hardy by Jean-Marie takes pride of place. In the master bathroom, cabinets and mirrors play with different types of marble, while the taps are finished with brushed copper. ‘In this reimagined villa, a joyful spirit had to be created,’ says Pierre. They certainly got that right. What was once a dated and unimaginative house has, with the help of Nathalie and Pierre, become a characterful space infused with joy. Every piece has been selected for its unique significance, and together they become more than the sum of their parts. The home is as much a part of its surroundings as it is a complement to Julia and Xavier, and has become the perfect end destination. Q
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Sixties seaside glamour is achieved with jewel tones, plush fabric and metallic statement pieces
‘PILL’ MIRROR IN BRONZE, R900, MUSE COLLECTIVE
UPHOLSTERED ‘SOFIA LOREN’ SOFA IN EMERALD GREEN, R31 500, ISABELINA
KATERYNA SOKOLOVA ‘OXYDATION’ OCCASIONAL TABLE, R20 340, LIGNE ROSET
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THE VERTICAL WOODEN CLADDING HAS WEATHERED TO MATCH THE NATURAL TONES OF THE SURROUNDING INDIGENOUS GRASSES AND SHRUBS
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THE DECK OF THIS PLETTENBERG BAY HOME IS COOL AND RELAXING, WITH MASSES OF SEATING OPTIONS. FIND SIMILAR LOUNGERS AND HANGING CHAIRS AT WEYLANDTS, AND WOVEN PUTRA STOOLS AT CORICRAFT
sandcastle sanctuary This lagoon-side beach house celebrates its position in the best way possible TEXT SALLY RUTHERFORD PRODUCTION SVEN ALBERDING PHOTOGRAPHS GREG COX
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IS PERFECT FOR ALFRESCO SOCIALISING; PAPER-AND-BAMBOO PENDANT LIGHTS ADD TO THE AIRINESS OF THE ENTRANCE HALL; EACH EN-SUITE BATHROOM HAS A LUXURIOUS OUTDOOR SHOWER; IN THE INFORMAL LIVING ROOM, COMFY SOFAS ECHO THE HUES OF THE KEURBOOMS LAGOON AND THE SEA BEYOND OPPOSITE PAGE THE SERENE MAIN LIVING ROOM IS SITUATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR AND ENJOYS GLORIOUS VIEWS FROM THE VERANDAH
espite its sleek, modern lines, the Dune House – with its weathered wooden cladding, organic textures and nude palette – merges effortlessly with the landscape it occupies. The home gracefully embraces both the outside environment ers. Built to replace their original tiny fisherman’s cottage, this holiday house is the perfect evocation of the family’s relaxed and sociable lifestyle. The secret? The owners have holidayed here for more than 40 years and knew every mood and whim of the lagoon-front site. ‘We designed our home for the elements,’ say the couple, who worked with a team including Boyd and Geordi Ferguson of Cécile & Boyd to create the house of their dreams. Central to the design was integrating it with the dune on which it sits. This borders the pristine tidal Keurbooms Lagoon, the only barrier between the home and Plett’s world-renowned Lookout Beach beyond and long views over the bay to the Robberg Peninsula. ‘All we told Boyd was that the home had to feel as though it had emerged out of the dune and weathered as it sat there,’ they say. ‘It makes us so happy to see that it is ageing nicely into its surroundings.’ No holiday here is complete without the entire family – including a son and daughter who are at university and another daughter in high school, as well as one Labrador, two spaniels and a much-loved pug – plus a generous dollop of friends of all ages. They make the most of the home’s capacity to embrace and absorb. ‘Over summer we fill the house with family and friends from overseas, but year-round the two of us head there alone and treat it as a spa space. It’s a feel-good home, whether full or almost empty, and has an amazing calmness – this house comforts you,’ they explain. The clever design means the home can accommodate up to 18 people in total comfort and privacy. ‘We were living in England when we built it and needed a space to come home to and in which to entertain all the lovely people who were so generous and kind to us in England,’ the owner says. ‘We also needed a home that, one day, could easily be filled with our children and their children, in a way that would allow us to be together but not on top of one another.’ The result? Five king-sized double bedrooms, two designed with bedroom pods off them for families, as well as a spacious bunk room that sleeps four. Each bedroom has a gorgeous, spa-like bathroom leading to a heavenly open-air shower space. A similar modular approach has given the interior extraordinary flow and flexibility. The open-plan kitchen, dining area and ‘grown-up’ sitting room
upstairs extends to the expansive verandah, from which a wooden bridge leads to the fire pit at the water’s edge. Come evening, this is the spot to soak up the sights and sounds, feet buried in the warm beach sand, while the sun sets over mountains and the moon rises over the sea. With offspring as gregarious as their parents, it makes perfect sense that the owners made provisions for beach parties with what they call the ‘Ibiza Lounge’. Spilling onto the pool deck complete with hot tub, this sexy space embodies the essence of the Spanish rave island: lazy summer beach days turn into starspangled party nights. ‘The kids can have 50 friends up to teen high jinks downstairs while we entertain
upstairs in peace,’ say the owners – although they are just as likely to join in the Ibiza Lounge fun themselves. The waterskis, tube, surfboards and kayaks at the water’s edge are a clear indication of what keeps this water-loving family occupied during the day. For aprèsbeach, the lounge is kitted out with all the mod-cons, including a large white deli bar, integrated fridges and Nespresso machine, and there is an enormous cinema room with big-screen TV, a leather day bed and generous sofas that entice you to lie down and chill out. ‘You can just park there for the entire day,’ say the owners, ‘or cool off in the pool. It’s a very relaxed space, and the kids come in from the beach – sandy feet and all – and make themselves at home for the day.’ The contemporary design of the Dune House reflects the husband’s passion for the genre, and he worked JANUARY 2018 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.ZA
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IN A CLEVER SIMULATION OF A FOUR-POSTER BED, DIAPHANOUS CURTAINS HANG FROM METAL RAILS FLUSH WITH THE CEILING OF THIS GUEST BEDROOM
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THE ‘BOSTON’ ALUMINIUM DINING TABLE FROM WEYLANDTS IS ALMOST THREE METRES LONG – IDEAL FOR LONG LAZY LUNCHES
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very closely with Boyd right from concept stage through the painstaking planning processes to achieve this happy-go-lucky home. ‘We ďŹ rst approached CĂŠcile & Boyd out of the blue and they were too busy to take on our project. But we sent them the plans anyway as I knew they’d be tempted,’ they say. ‘Boyd is so good with space. He made some fundamental tweaks to the design that enhanced it no end. Little things – like which way doors opened and subtle adjustment to spaces – added huge value.’ The couple credits both Boyd and Geordi with interpreting their brief so successfully. ‘We knew what we wanted: it had to be very natural, earthy, simple, peaceful, uncluttered but homely, and (of course) very
The interiors are without exception airy, uncluttered and very serene
contemporary. We included a lot of pictures in our brief in terms of what we liked and disliked. Boyd and Geordi got it spot-on ďŹ rst time, and enhanced our initiative even further with such good ideas and beautiful results. We were in England when the house was ďŹ rst completed. One of the best surprises ever was walking in for the ďŹ rst time and seeing it all done to perfection.’ The central spine of the house is timber clad – revealed in the headboards behind the beds – with stone oors that feel surprisingly soft underfoot and timber cladding and decks outside. The interiors are without exception airy, uncluttered and very serene. The entire home is ooded with light, with vast windows positioned to make the best of the beautiful views in every direction and verandahs integrated into the home to allow in masses of light. A neutral palette
complements the clean, contemporary interiors, with real interest added by the touch-me organic textures and nature-inspired details. The result is that Dune House feels totally earthed and, at the same time, very light. Adding to this homely atmosphere is the furniture, sourced by CĂŠcile & Boyd and from local manufacturers. Much of the artwork is by one of the owners and their elder daughter. The only splashes of bright colour that punctuate the space are the massed family photographs, all taken over the years here in Plett. ‘We never fail to leave here without feeling utterly restored and just plain happy.’ Who could ask for anything more? The Dune House is available for holiday rentals. For more information, contact jeanne@thepfaffs.net
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B E LOW, F R O M L E F T THE INTERPLAY OF NATURAL
MATERIALS AND TEXTURES LENDS DEPTH AND INTEREST TO THE MASTER SUITE; THE KING-SIZE BEDROOMS OF THE TWO ELDEST CHILDREN MIRROR EACH OTHER
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‘KAI’ POD CHAIR, R8 995, WEYLANDTS
UPHOLSTERED DIDIER GOMEZ ‘NOMADE 2’ SOFA, FROM R81 864, LIGNE ROSET
CUSHION IN VINTAGE FABRIC, R1 200, LIAM MOONEY STUDIO
TEAL LAMP, POR, CÉCILE & BOYD ‘BLUE DIAMONDS’ VASE, R479, ZARA HOME
Use natural fibres, earthy tones and organic shapes to evoke a sense of calm and serenity
P R O D U C T I O N : J E N G O U G H ; F E AT U R E P H O T O G R A P H : G R E G C OX / B U R E A U X
JACOB VAN SCHALKWYK W ARTWORK, POR, DAVID KRUT PROJECTS
ART DECO BAMBOO AND CANE RECLINER (INCLUDING FOOTSTOOL), R6 350, VAMP FURNITURE
‘ISOTI’ MUNGGUR WOOD STOOL, R2 595, WEYLANDTS
QUARTZ DRUZE CRYSTALS, FROM R590, CÉCILE & BOYD
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med to measure TAKING A LONG VIEW PAID OFF FOR AN ARCHITECT WHO BROUGHT TO LIFE A MEDITERRANEAN PARADISE IN CALIFORNIA TEXT MARC APPLETON PHOTOGRAPHS MATT WALLA
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IN MARC APPLETON AND JOANNA KERNS’ CALIFORNIA GARDEN, THE ROSE BEDS ARE BORDERED WITH HEDGES OF DWARF MYRTLE. A GREEK OLIVE JAR SITS UNDER A CANOPY OF CALIFORNIA LIVE OAKS
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CLIMBING BUTTERSCOTCH ROSES GROW AROUND THE DOORWAY, AND POTS HOLD FRENCH LAVENDER AND IVY GERANIUM
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GREEK URNS FILLED WITH AGAVE ATTENUATA MARK THE END OF A SHADED CLIVIA-LINED WALKWAY UNDER MATURE CALIFORNIAN OAKS
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t seems a bit crazy in retrospect, but before Joanna and I were married, I suggested we buy this property together and build on it someday. She thought it rash, but I told her that, even if our relationship didn’t work out, it would be a sensible real-estate investment. y that, in the end, both have proven successful. After a 40-year career as an architect, designing houses for many clients, I was finally confronted with designing one for myself and my family. Joanna and I both love Mediterranean architecture, so the house I devised is a mixture of northern Italian and southern French influences, a farmhouse compound pretending to be a country villa. I like
2?ED 1 Vð8 853D1B5 9> C9J5 9D G1C 133?=@<9C854 ?F5B 1 I51B ?6 )E>41IC to think it looks like an architect had nothing to do with it, that it is and has been ‘of its place’ for a long time. We called it Villa Corbeau, in jest, after the resident crows of the neighbourhood. The garden follows suit and was designed to look like a Mediterranean garden gone to seed. About a fifth-hectare in size, it was accomplished over a year of Sundays in 2008 with help from friends and dedicated gardeners Pat Omweg and Alfredo Garcia. It’s laid out with vistas and pathways connecting various destinations and outbuildings, including a rose garden, pool pavilion, fountain, arbour, pergola and potting shed. The pathways are decomposed granite with steps of local sandstone. Their axial geometry lends order to the whole, but the vegetation has been left to overgrow its borders, intruding here and there, crowding the paths and creating a slightly unkempt, older-looking landscape – an effect that JANUARY 2018 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.ZA
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KEY ELEMENTS
ALL IN THE DETAIL Turn an alfresco dining area into a sensory haven with gravel underfoot and a pergola laden with fragrant climbers such as roses and jasmine. CONTAINER SAVVY Choose large terracotta pots and plant them with citrus or bay leaf trees. HARDY PLANTING Cypresses are a great droughttolerant option for a Mediterranean look. Use them as focal points and underplant with rosemary.
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GREEN DWARF MYRTLE AND GREY WESTRINGIA ROSMARINIFORMIS ARE PLANTED IN A CHECKERBOARD PATTERN ON THE SOUTH TERRACE
O P P O S I T E PAG E , C LO C KW I S E , F R O M TO P L E F T
ANTIQUE LANTERNS HANG ABOVE THE LAID TEAK TABLE IN THE ARBOUR; CYPRESS SEMPERVIRENS ADD PUNCTUATION POINTS ALONG A BOUNDARY WALL UNDERPLANTED WITH A HARDY MIX OF ROSEMARY, AGAVE ATTENUATA AND ‘PRIDE OF MADEIRA’; AN ORCHARD OF CITRUS- AND STONE-FRUIT TREES; A BOUNTY OF RIPE WHITE PEACHES
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became apparent just a few years after the garden was planted. Although some Italian cypresses and a couple of California pepper trees were added, the property was already dignified by several dozen mature California live oaks. These, along with bay laurel and Pittosporum undulatum, screen us from neighbouring properties and make for a secluded private setting. Because rain can be an infrequent event in Southern California, the palette of plant material is reasonably droughttolerant. There are gravel terraces rather than lawns, and although occasional volunteer seeds are left to take root and some gift plants from friends have made their way into the mix, there are few water-hungry species. The sweet-dry fragrances of lavender, jasmine and other Mediterranean regulars, however, fill the air with memories of European travels.
The garden is our favourite place to unwind, entertain and dine
THE RAISED SANDSTONE POOL TAKES PRIDE OF PLACE IN A RELATIVELY DROUGHTTOLERANT PALETTE OF GARDEN STALWARTS SUCH AS PITTOSPORUM UNDULATUM, ROSEMARY, AGAVE AND FRAGRANT POTS OF GERANIUMS
Another part of the landscape is devoted to agricultural produce, with a walled vegetable garden that is planted year-round and changes seasonally, an orchard of citrus- and stone-fruit trees, and several hens that help our compost and oblige us with just enough fresh eggs. When the white-peach tree ripens we are overrun with hundreds of sweet, juicy fruit, forcing us to give most away to friends and neighbours or make more ice cream than we should ever eat. Thomas Jefferson, a far better architect than I (even in his spare time), who also loved his garden, said, ‘Though an old man, I am but a young gardener.’ As I grow older, the challenges of tending the garden constantly remind me of this, but it is nevertheless our favourite place to unwind, entertain and dine. Joanna and I still enjoy travelling to Italy, Spain, France and beyond, but sometimes, now, after a few days on the road, we wonder why we ever felt the need to leave home. Q JANUARY 2018 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.ZA
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not all who wander FAR FROM THE FLASHY RESORTS AND THE MADDING TOURIST THRONGS, ONE COUPLE HAS MADE A HOME FOR THEMSELVES IN A ZANZIBAR FEW HAVE EXPERIENCED OR EVEN KNOW EXIST â&#x20AC;&#x201C; THE LAST PIECE OF PARADISE TEXT RICCARDO BIANCHI PHOTOGRAPHS GIORGIO BARONI
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KANGA CLOTH ADORNS THE CHAIRS AROUND A MANGOWOOD TABLE IN THE THATCHED OPENAIR LIVING SPACE CONNECTING THE TWO WINGS OF THE VILLA. IN THE BACKGROUND IS ONE OF THE TRADITIONAL DOORS AROUND WHICH THE HOME TOOK SHAPE
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It’s a rare thing to see a door serve as the inspiration for the building of an entire house but here, in Zanzibar, that is just the case. Well, not just one but rather nine beautifully inlaid, traditional doors. ‘We found them at an antique shop and simply had to make a space where we could use
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them,’ says one of the homeowners. ‘It’s not that uncommon in local tradition. In fact, most homes start with the construction of the doors.’ They would eventually put down their doors on a plot at the edge of Jambiani village on the island’s east coast, perfectly removed from the madding crowds that flood Zanzibar’s ancient capital, Stone Town, but still in the heart of paradise.
F R O M FA R L E F T
THE BEST PLACE TO RELAX WITH A COCKTAIL AND A GOOD BOOK; A COSY NOOK AT THE ENTRANCE TO A GUEST SUITE, WITH A MAGNIFICENT VANILLA CREEPING UP A PALM TREE; THE POOL IS FRAMED BY LUSH VEGETATION AND A DRYWALL CHARACTERISTIC OF LOCAL ARCHITECTURE
‘There is not only a sense of asylum here, but of community,’ say the owners, both heavily involved in upliftment projects in the area. ‘That’s why we fell in love with this part of the world – and the people who live here. That’s also why we decided to make Jambiani our home.’ The homeowners were afforded the luxury of starting the design of their beachfront villa from scratch. The
layout of the home places the communal areas together in an open-plan barn-like setting, with the sleeping quarters over two levels on either side flanking the central entertainment space. Each of the rooms has a private outdoor area. ‘To connect everything we opted for a makuti roof, in keeping with the East African architectural vernacular,’ says the one owner of the capacious thatch roof (the
palm leaves it’s made of are called makuti in Swahili). Although the colourfully appointed rooms offer a quiet escape from the goings-on in the home, the owners confess that, in this house, life takes place under the makuti: ‘With its pleasant ventilation and proximity to the pool, there’s an inescapable sense of community.’ One of their key objectives in the construction of the villa was to have JANUARY 2018 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.ZA
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A KEY OBJECTIVE WAS TO HAVE THE VILLA FIT IN PERFECTLY WITH THE LOCAL ARCHITECTURE
THE WORKBENCH IN THE MASONRY KITCHEN WAS MADE OF WOOD THAT HAD BEEN RECLAIMED FROM A DHOW
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THE CENTRAL ENTERTAINMENT AREA IS WHERE THE OWNERS RELAX WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. THE RED CHAIRS WERE RESTORED AND PAINTED BY OLIMPIA BENINI
it fit in perfectly with the local architecture as well as with its natural surrounds. ‘What no one realises, though, is that there isn’t very much in the way of materials on the island,’ says the one owner, who describes the two-year process from plan to completion as an odyssey. ‘Many of the materials had to be imported and, given the remote location, skilled labour isn’t easy to come by.’ However,
they made it work, solving every tatizo (Swahili for problem) as it came their way. ‘Most importantly,’ they say, ‘we had a lot of fun doing it.’ Step inside and the house comes to life with light, colour and energy from every direction. ‘We tried to think of everything,’ say the homeowners, ‘and whatever success we’ve achieved is down to working together, searching high and
low for that “just-the-right” piece.’ They credit their main supplier of interior pieces as a small wunderkammer of sorts, a hole-in-the-wall called Curio Shop in Stone Town where they picked up many of the beds and ethnic pieces, including the carved crocodile table in the dining area (‘Don’t you find it fabulous?’). But their imaginations weren’t constrained to the shores of Zanzibar; you’ll find influences JANUARY 2018 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.ZA
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SCHUMACHER CARAVANNE ‘ZINA STRIPE’ FABRIC IN CHARCOAL, POR, ST LEGER & VINEY
TUAREG TRIBAL POLE, FROM R1 350, OUT OF THIS WORLD
A SHADED CORNER IN THE GARDEN, WHICH THE OWNERS HAD DESIGNED AND PLANTED THEMSELVES
as disparate as Jamaica, Rudyard Kipling and Armenian artist Olimpia Benini. The garden is yet another testament to the adventurous spirit of the homeowners. ‘When we bought the plot there was just this big, old baobab. The rest was up to us,’ they say. Today it’s planted with palm trees and vanilla, making the walk from the house to the beach both enchanting and fragrant – as it should be 90
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in these untouched parts of the world. Gaze out over what was once known as the Sea of Zanj and you’ll see no one, with the exception of a dhow passing silently, the sound of oar strokes lost on the sighing waves. ‘This place can be whatever you want it to be, exhilarating or relaxing,’ say the owners. ‘In a way that is its only flaw: you never want to leave.’ Q
PRINT FABRIC, FIND SIMILAR AT FABRIC CITY
PRODUCTION: JEN GOUGH
BASKETS, FROM R110 EACH, BLINK
ANNA FRENCH RUE DE SEINE ‘FRENCH SUZANI’ FABRIC IN RASPBERRY, R3 440.52 PER METRE, ST LEGER & VINEY SCHUMACHER TRINA TURK ‘SOLEIL L.A. PRINT’ FABRIC IN SUNSET, R3 862.32, ST LEGER & VINEY
FROM LEFT: AFRICAN SWELL CREATIONS ‘BATIK’ CUSHION IN YELLOW, R120, HELLO PRETTY; ‘AFRO COMB’ CUSHION IN BURNT ORANGE AND TURQUOISE, R385, CAROLE NEVIN DESIGNS
SENUFO CARVED WOOD CROCODILE TABLE, FIND SIMILAR AT AMATULI FROM LEFT: PINCH SLIM CONICAL VASE, R3 500, AND PINCH ‘LOLO’ VASE, R2 100, BOTH IMISO CERAMICS
‘E27’ PC PENDANT LIGHT IN BLACK LOUVRE, R455, K. LIGHT
Hand-carved pieces, vibrant prints and one-off ceramics imbue this interior with a relaxed feeling of self-confidence UPHOLSTERED ZAMBEZI ‘FEATHER RIVER GREEN’ OCCASIONAL CHAIR, R12 000, ARDMORE
‘CARDIFF’ FLOOR LAMP IN GREY, R3 995, LA GRANGE INTERIORS
PACKED STONE WALLS, ELEM STONEMASONRY
BAMILEKE STOOL IN BLACK, R4 995, WEYLANDTS
WOVEN DINING CHAIR, R3 995, DOUGLAS AND DOUGLAS
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THE EXTERIOR OF ETIENNE HANEKOMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RENOVATED VICTORIAN VILLA IN ROBERTSON LENDS AN AIR OF MYSTERY TO THE PROPERTY
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ALL IN GOOD TIME Embracing nostalgia, interior designer Etienne Hanekom breathes new life into his small-town escape with unexpected colour and eclectic objet TEXT ISABEL MARGALEJO PRODUCTION PETE BERMEJO PHOTOGRAPHS MONTSE GARRIGA
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‘Since I was doing this for me, I decided to paint it black. I like the darker tones, they create a sense of privacy’
ith its entirely black façade, it’s hard to miss the house of decor magazine art director turned interior designer Etienne Hanekom. It’s something of an anomaly in the otherwise town of Robertson, a sleepy enclave of winemakers that was in on the slow-living movement before it was even a thing. ‘My clients very rarely go to the dark side,’ jokes Etienne. ‘But, since I was doing this for me, I decided
to paint it black. I like the darker tones, they create a sense of privacy.’ And he’s not wrong; in fact, the house – an early-twentieth century Victorian villa – radiates a charcoal-tinted air of mystery that’s hard to ignore. Bought as a second home for the interior designer, the building had been standing empty, which proved to be perfect for Etienne as he had every intention to commence a renovation that would see the structure divided into two separate homes. ‘The original build had two bedrooms, two kitchens, and lots of rooms,’ he explains. ‘There were rooms without windows and there was no direct exit to the patio.’ His idea was to take the house back to its origins. It was a process that took six months to come to fruition and would see him create a unique kitchen-living room setup that opened up onto a verandah with a fireplace beside the pool. ‘We’re South African, we spend most of our time outside, so it seemed appropriate to really champion the outdoor area of this home,’ he says. The renovation also allowed Etienne to completely reorder the U-shaped floor plan: the bedrooms were moved to the front of the house
THE ORIGINAL WOOD PANELLING AND CARVED CEILING IN THE ENTRANCEWAY WAS PRESERVED OPPOSITE PAGE ETIENNE DESIGNED THE OAK TABLE IN THE DINING ROOM, WHICH SITS BETWEEN THE KITCHEN AND THE LOUNGE. THE LAMPS ARE FROM THE FIFTIES AND THE CHAIRS FROM KARTELL
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R I G HT A VINTAGE CHESTERFIELD SOFA ADDS COLOUR TO THE LOUNGE. THE WALLPAPER TO THE LEFT IS BY COLE & SON B E LOW THE
MAIN BEDROOM, PAINTED IN A GREEN TONE, FEATURES A SCANDINAVIAN-STYLE BED WITH A â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;DEAR INGOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; LIGHT BY RON GILAD FOR MOOOI ABOVE IT
and now look out onto the quiet street while the public areas look inwards to the landscape. What he did do, though, was stay true to the traditional materials of the space â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Oregon pine ďŹ&#x201A;oors, guillotine windows and zinc roof were all restored. As for the colour palette, it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all dark and stormy. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;When I moved in I started painting the walls charcoal grey but I gradually started to introduce touches of rose and yellow,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he says. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I found myself gravitating once again to a sense of the houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history and this idea of nostalgia.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; A feeling of time pervades the space and the objects in it, from the old Argentine pharmacy cabinets (Etienne designed the entire kitchen around these) to the menagerie of taxidermy heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been collecting for years. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;My animals are my pride,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he says. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand why it offends some people, for me itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about giving them a second chance.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; For Etienne itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about creating a connection with the pieces he lives with, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about knowing their stories and their provenance. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I love them all, even the ugly pieces. I think, if you play them right, you could create a masterpiece.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; One manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trash is another manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treasure are words that this interior designer, quite literally, lives by â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and this also extends to his eclectic art collection. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I never buy contemporary art because, to be honest, I just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t consider myself educated enough in that regard,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he says. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Instead, I prefer to upscale my art pieces, to take the ones that have been discarded and give them pride of place.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Soulful without pretention, Etienneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approach to interiors captures the zeitgeist of conscientious living with an ease that is entirely natural. For him, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not about the quick ďŹ xes and the instant gratiďŹ cation, big names and showboating, but something a little more patient and considered. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Decorating is like cooking,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he says, summing up his style. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You never quite know what the ďŹ&#x201A;avour will be in the end. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a process that takes time to mature.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Etienne Hanekom etiennehanekom.com 082 444 1642 Q
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REMBRANDT PORTRAIT OF ROSALBA PEALE GICLÉE PRINT, R445, WORKART.CO.ZA
ANGLEPOISE ‘TYPE 75’ MAXI FLOOR LAMP, POR, NEWPORT LIGHTING
‘CATALINA’ ROUND POT, R890, LACOTTA
ANDE FSC EUROPEAN OAK FLOORING IN WALNUT, R1 550 PER SQUARE METRE, OGGIE FLOORING
FRONT FOR MOOOI ‘RABBIT’ LAMP, R11 407, CRÉMA DESIGN
PHILIPPE STARCK AND EUGENI QUITLLET FOR KARTELL ‘MASTERS’ CHAIR IN TITANIO, R10 260, TRUE DESIGN
‘Decorating is like cooking, you never quite know what the flavour will be in the end. It’s a process that takes time to mature’ Etienne Hanekom ‘FLAMINGO’ BESPOKE GRAPHIC PRINT, POR, PEZULA INTERIORS
‘KELLY’ DINING TABLE, R22 995, BLOCK & CHISEL For stockists’ details, see page 118
PRODUCTION: JEN GOUGH
‘SPATI’ FOUR POSTER BED IN NATURAL, R10 995, WEYLANDTS
DULUX PAINT IN 10GY 29/158, R120 PER LITRE, JACK’S PAINT & HARDWARE
PLASCON PAINT IN TURKEY DIMPLE, R110 PER LITRE, JACK’S PAINT & HARDWARE
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CONCIERGE FOOD, DRINKS AND GETAWAYS FOR YOU
T E X T: B E R N A D E T T E L E R O U X ; P H O T O G R A P H S : S U P P L I E D
A WOMAN DRESSED IN A TRADITIONAL KIMONO STROLLS THROUGH THE GARDEN AT HOSHINOYA KYOTO, JAPAN
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T he heavier the head of rice, the deeper it bows’ is a well-loved Japanese proverb that serves as a metaphor for humility, a virtue held dear by the people of this island nation. And if it’s a humbling experience you’re after, the food in Japan – whether it’s at a sushi counter, in a bento box at the metro or at a ramen noodle bar – overdelivers every time. Here, you’ll find every possible food you’ve ever craved (or didn’t even know you craved), each one prepared with precision, care and skill. But with so many styles of food, both modern and some as ancient as the temples of Kyoto, it’s hard to know where to begin the adventure. But start you must. So here’s a simple guide on what to look for and where to stop along the way.
JAPANESE BREAKFAST Begin your food journey here. A traditional Japanese breakfast is a meal in its own and likely different from any other you’ll ever experience. The best introduction is just 100
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a couple of blocks from Tokyo Station at The Restaurant by Aman. Apart from the fact that you can see Mount Fuji from just about every table, it’s easy to see why it has received numerous accolades. Breakfast consists of a tray of foods that make up a complete meal, and the idea is that you start with the miso soup of fermented soy beans and dashi to ‘warm the gut and get your digestive system going’. Then there’s the tamagoyaki (Japanese omelette) with steamed hakumai (white rice), perfectly grilled salmon and various sides such as tofu and nori seaweed, not forgetting the tsukemono (pickled vegetables). The added bonus is that you get to escape the bustle of Tokyo street life in the coolly postmodern interiors bordering a soaring lobby dominated by a zen rock garden and 30-metre-high architectural feature resembling the interior of a washi-paper lantern. What more could one ask for? The Restaurant by Aman, Otemachi Tower, 1-5-6 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
NIPPON CUISINE Noriyuki Hamada, the first Japanese chef to win the coveted Bocuse d’Or world chef championship in France, has developed a new culinary style called Nippon, a French-inspired take on Japanese fine dining that is quickly gaining momentum. And where better to try it than at his restaurant at Hoshinoya Tokyo. Located in the basement of the ryokan (a traditional inn) in the heart of the CBD, it’s a silent, cavernous space of rough plastered walls with private tatami-matted dining rooms, which was once upon a time the site of an Edo palace. It’s a serene environment, a refined Japanese aesthetic, that extends to the nine-course tasting menu with beguiling titles such as ‘Warmth of the Earth’ and ‘Precious Little Things’. The amuse-bouche sets the bar high with tiny fishcakes enrobed in black seaweed and skewered onto food picks reforged from spikes that reinforced the pillars of the feudal mansion that once stood here; with it comes a paper-thin savoury tuile biscuit made from crushed fishbones webbed with golden grilled Parmesan. One of the many courses, ‘Five Flavours of Delight’, has become something of a signature dish, each ‘delight’ presented on a stone, from the cherry-blossom roll of raw trout and the scallop-and-bamboo
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NO TRIP TO JAPAN IS COMPLETE WITHOUT AN AUTHENTIC SUSHI EXPERIENCE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; PREFERABLY AT A COUNTER AND PREPARED BY A SUSHI MASTER shoot to a pinhead of ďŹ sh rillettes set atop a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;bubbleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of onion. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bitter Yet Creamyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is a perfectly balanced ďŹ&#x201A;an made from the liver of a sea mollusc served with a mushroom consomme. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s masterful cooking. Spring mountain herbs abound throughout the menu and a whole braised lily bulb is reminiscent of French fennel, though Japanese in every respect, with its â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;petalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; unfurling delicately on the plate. Each dish encompass everything Noriyuki stands for, showcasing underutilised ďŹ sh as well as bones and cooking liquid â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which are usually discarded â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and ingredients grown in the forests and mountains of Japan. And do ask for the sommelier, Ayano Kawase; sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll astound you with her knowledge. Hoshinoya Tokyo, 1-9-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
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No visit to Tokyo is complete without a visit to a noodle bar. Ichiran in Shibuya is a crazy, fabulous chain ďŹ lled with both locals and tourists. And it serves Hakata-style tonkotsu â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a pork bone broth of dreams. Place your order at the door via a vending machine (there are photographs of each dish), take the ticket to your seat and slide it under a roller blind that separates the kitchen from your counter seat. Every bowl is said to contain a universe, and this universe happens to be a celestial symphony of tender noodles, roast pork, farm-fresh green onion, spicy red sauce, spongy mushrooms and egg. In the style of Hakata ramen from Fukuoka Prefecture, you have the choice of
noodle ďŹ rmness, level of spiciness, richness and ďŹ&#x201A;avour. Each of the seats has water on tap and a partition on either side. If you have a date, fold back the partition and, voila! When your ramen is ready up ďŹ&#x201A;ies the blind and your bowl magically appears in front of you. For the weary traveller in Japan, Ichiran has created a brilliant system to grant a few moments of peace where you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to look at another human being, much less talk to one. en.ichiran.com
KAISEKI Back to Hoshinoya, but this time in Kyoto, where the ryokan experience is taken to another level. Set in the temple district of Arashiyama, a gentle cruise on the Oigawa River, banked by steep mountainsides of maple trees and cherry blossoms, not only gets you to the restaurant presided over by chef Ichiro Kubota, but leaves you feeling that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve stepped onto the set of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Kaiseki is a traditional multicourse Japanese dinner, often served banquet-style. Sit at the counter, if you can, where Ichiro will impress with his skills and amuse with his wit. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I know a manâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll begin, if questioned about the origins of his Wagyu or wasabi (which, incidentally, he sources from a wild-boar hunter in the mountains of Arashiyama). Although born into a family of restaurateurs in Gion, Ichiro spent time at high-end restaurants in New York and at Georges Blanc in France. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I felt a fresh excitement while I was abroad and looking at Japan from the outside,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he JANUARY 2018 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.ZA
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says. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I thought that if I could create that feeling of excitement through cooking with something my hometown has never encountered, I would be able to express a whole new Japan.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible he has achieved just that with his menu, a ninecourse kaiseki with seven amuse-bouches: marinated horse mackerel wrapped with bamboo leaf, young lotus root rolled with home-smoked trout, white taro potato stem and prawn in umami jelly, to name a few. The courses are too many and too detailed to cover, but highlights include that Wagyu (simply seared medium-rare and served unadorned with seasonal vegetables) and a charcoal-grilled sea bass with the shredded stems of butterbur (a mountain herb). Very seldom does the chef impress as much as his food. At Hoshinoya Kyoto, Ichiro does. Hoshinoya Kyoto, Nishikyo Ward, Arashiyama Genrokuzancho, 1 1-2
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The best kind of street food comes in the form of a noodle, be it soba, udon or ramen. You need a good-luck talisman to ďŹ nd a little hole in the wall, hidden in the glorious village of Arashiyama, serving bowls of noodles on the street. To reach it, cross the bridge over the jade waters of the Hozu River, then take a slight uphill path along the main drag (the station will be on your right) and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just there, about 700m on the left from the bridge and station. Here, you can order udon, thick wheat-ďŹ&#x201A;our noodles that are slippery but sturdy and optimal for slurping from the hot broth. Or you can go for the soba, buckwheat noodles that require speedy gulping as they lose their texture fast, served with tempura vegetables, pork or egg. Possibly the best bowl of noodles youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ďŹ nd in Japan. (If you ďŹ nd it, cross the street for a matcha ice cream served in a cone for dessert.)
OMAKASE SUSHI No trip to Japan is complete without an authentic sushi experience â&#x20AC;&#x201C; preferably at a counter and prepared by a sushi master. The word omakase means to entrust yourself to the chef; literally placing the choice of ingredients in the hands of a sushi master (even if he decides to feed you fugu, that infamous catch which, if sliced incorrectly, results in sure death). 104
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Wrapped in an 800-year-old pond garden and nestled within the Four Seasons Hotel in Kyoto, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ďŹ nd Sushi Wakon, where some of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best seafood arrives daily from Tokyoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s iconic Tsukiji Fish Market. A number of world-class chefs trained by sushi master Rei Masuda operate from behind the 10-seater counter made of a single slab of hinoki wood. Mr Yoshio Hayashi is one such chef. Although his English is limited, he orchestrates the omakase. But let us unpack some rules ďŹ rst: 1) it is perfectly acceptable, even encouraged, to eat sushi by hand. In fact, historically, sushi was eaten by hand; 2) pickled ginger is meant as a palate cleanser between mouthfuls of sushi, and not to be lumped on top; 3) wasabi is to be added directly to ďŹ sh, not mixed into the soy sauce. Now, of course, every dining experience at Sushi Wakon depends on the catch of the day, but if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re lucky, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get to experience that Japanese delicacy that is sea urchin, served here with a generous crown of caviar. The marinated ďŹ reďŹ&#x201A;y squid is also a standout dish, but more from the point of being unusual rather than exceptionally tasty â&#x20AC;&#x201C; when was the last time you ate a raw, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;to the point of being translucentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, piece of squid? Sea bream steamed with sake is possibly the best piece of ďŹ sh you will ever taste as is the gizzard shad. The entire sushi experience â&#x20AC;&#x201C; where whole sides of ďŹ sh are carved up in front of you and fresh wasabi root is grated on shark skin (fact!) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; culminates with a bowl of warm soup to aid digestion, the obligatory egg roll with shrimp and, ďŹ nally, dessert. Do pair it all with sake, which comes in many guises, from fruity and dry to sparkling. sushiwakon.com As they say in Japan: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Eat it raw before all else, then grill it, and boil it last of all.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Loosely translated, it means â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;let no aspect in life (or food) get overlooked; consider everything from ďŹ&#x201A;avours to textures, colours, overall composition and presentation.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Hold this close to your heart, come hungry, and what you will hear, smell, taste and participate in will be nothing less and nothing more than the simple magic from which nations such as these are born. Q
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A sagacious garden guru with an infectious appreciation for nature,
Athol McLaggan tells us what he has learnt FROM FAR LEFT: ATHOL MCLAGGAN; THE OPPENHEIMER’S GARDEN IN GAUTENG, WHERE ATHOL WAS HEAD GARDENER
that when left alone, grow on beautifully and get better with age. As you grow older and mature as a gardener you realise that gardening is more about observing than controlling.
In a world that demands a façade of constant perfection, gardens gently remind me that it is only by failing that you learn to do things better and more importantly, to do things differently.
I love simple plants. Plants that are willing, hardworking and grow easily from seed or cutting.
The wild and naturalistic approach always wins in the end.
I always look around to see what is thriving happily and without help in the area I’m working and then incorporate those plants into my palette. I look at how they are growing – the soil, light
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and shade conditions and combinations of plants with which they grow freely. I prefer not to stake or support plants, rather letting them find their own way. I’ve learnt to plant small and let the plants adjust naturally to the local conditions of the garden.
I do not understand the indigenous and exotic thing. How can any human, animal, insect, bird or plant be either illegal or alien? The natural world sees no borders, boundaries or
The compost heap should be the focus of every garden. It should be celebrated, in full view, and not hidden away. The act of making compost reflects the rhythm of our own lives. Compost-making is about taking a chaotic mix of materials and turning it into order. You can’t have one without the other. Gardening and life is intricately interlinked – learning to ride the swing between chaos and order. Q
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I have only met gardens that have been encouraging and quick to forgive my mistakes.
cultures and societies. I view environments as constantly adjusting, adapting and most importantly, embracing. Environments ultimately evolve. I have a shirt with the word ‘xenophilia’ printed across it that epitomizes this philosophy – it means love of the other, unknown or misunderstood.