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chief Piet Smedy welcomes you to the winter style issue INSIDER A first look inside interior architect Tristan du Plessis’s new Cape Town showroom SHOPPING From retro ’70s style to the high impact of CMYK tones SOCIAL The first edition of the CUSP collectable design exhibition MENU Restaurateur Sally Clarke’s easy winter recipes inspired by travels to the farmers’ markets and fisheries of the French countryside BOOKS The latest design-forward titles for your coffee table with a focus on country living HOUSE & GARDEN JULY 2022

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put underfoot is arguably one of the biggest design decisions any homeowner will make. The quality of your floors will inform the direction of your interior style – as well as the value of your home – so make sure to invest. From hardwood floors to tiles and stone, discover the year’s top flooring trends and expert advice from industry leaders SHOWROOM Warm up your home with the H&G edit of the best fireplaces, heaters and hyggeapproved accessories to make this your cosiest season yet

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With a passion for authenticity and a careful eye for curation, Master Studio founder Yaniv Chen sensitively restores a heritage home in Cape Town for a new generation GOING DUTCH

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On the dreamy New England island of Nantucket and with the help of designer Nicole Hogarty, a young family sets about bringing their vision of a dream home – and the perfect escape from the madding crowds – to life

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W how – to rack up those feel-good points and put them into a handy H&G It Yourself guide on page 39.

There’s also no shortage of winter-ready interior inspiration in the homes we visit, from a romantic farm and family home in Noordhoek by HK Studio founder Megan Hesse, to a quiet heritage home in Cape Town, carefully restored and geared towards a simpler kind of slow living by Master Studio’s Yaniv Chen, and a classic, country-style barn

by SA-born, UK-based designer Hubert Zandberg. When it comes to decorating – for the eager, comfort-hungry homemaker – it really is Christmas in July.

There’s a real joy to be found in layering up our interiors to maximise that hygge factor. And it all just looks so good.

So cancel those plans, turn up that heater, make another cup of tea and sink into a good book (or this magazine) – it’s time to take it easy.

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If you’re anything like me, the dwindling daylight and early-morning chills means one thing: it’s time to get cosy.

Out come the thick linens and heavy-knit throws, on go the candles and fireplaces (even when the power isn’t out), hot-water bottles and hot cocoa and, invariably, there’s a pot of minestrone or the like softly bubbling on the stove (if you’re stuck for comfort-food inspiration, turn to page 23). Maybe there are friends coming over, all bundled up, or – better yet – a quiet night in. (The cold does seem to bring with it a free pass to live your best homebody life – and I plan on taking full advantage of it).

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eemingly unstoppable in his ascent to eminence, international award-winning interior architect Tristan du Plessis has now launched a new studio to extend his artistic footprint.

With a decade’s worth of experience, his studio specialises in signature hospitality and luxury residential projects worldwide.

The Cape Town studio will act as his new home base, where he will split his time between work and personal life.

The brand still retains its office in Joburg but felt it important to broaden its reach to connect with more local suppliers and makers. ‘It will be a quiet space to discuss loud ideas,’ says Tristan.

The space, whose former life was as KLûK CGDT’s atelier, was completely stripped out, renovated and converted into its own design studio. ‘I wanted to create an open-plan studio that allowed for open collaboration and communication.’

The designer travels extensively between Cape Town, Joburg and Dubai, so he had exacting requirements for his new base.

‘I wanted my home city studio to feel light, uncluttered and peaceful. A place to ground and slow down time, away from the fastpaced days spent travelling.’

Adjectives such as airy and sophisticated come to mind when stepping into the studio on iconic Bree Street. As the brand works on many varying styles of projects, the space was envisioned to be a blank canvas of sorts. ‘More than anything, we wanted it to be neutral so that it did not cloud our minds creatively – though we did sneak in some marble details,’ he adds.

From a design perspective, some key moments stand out to the designer. ‘I love the communal desk that we made from three blocks of marble, travertine and walnut. The big windows and plinths displaying local art and the city as the background are my favourites.’

For the renovation project, Tristan du Plessis Studio collaborated with furniture manufacturer Guideline MNF, stone masons Marble Classics, luxury Italian furniture designers IL Lusso, and JL Joiners & Shopfitters.

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1. SETH SHEZI AND CAITLIN WARTHER; 2. THE EXHIBITION AT ASPIRE ART IN CAPE TOWN; 3. CAROL BOUWER AND SHIRLEY BESTER VAN WYK; 4 CERAMIC DESIGNER AND CUSP CURATOR JAN ERNST AND HOUSE & GARDEN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF PIET SMEDY; 5. DESIREE KRIEL WITH MOBELLI FURNITURE + LIVING’S SHAMEEMAH DAMONS, ALON SACHS AND SAMANTHA MUPARIWA; 6. RGBC’S PATRICK LESLIE; 7. LAND ROVER SA; 8. WALTER HAYWARD AND NKOSIYATI KHUMALO; 9. JP LE RICHE AND DYLAN THOMAZ; 10. ASPIRE ART’S SARAH SINISI AND MARELIZE VAN ZYL

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Imagine sitting by a port in Brittany, watching the world go by with a big bowl of steaming mussels drenched in cream and sprinkled with herbs.

1kg mussels 1 glass white wine 1 small bunch spring onions, finely chopped 250ml double cream 1t chopped parsley, to serve Toasted crusty bread

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The thought of a child leaving home for the first time can be daunting for a parent. Faced with this myself a few years ago, I set to work on a manual for my son Samuel, which included simple recipes either for supping alone or with friends. The manual evolved into First Put on Your Apron (Sally Clarke Ltd.), my latest book, from which an edited extract is presented here.

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guided the novice (or nervous) cook towards the ideal choice of ingredients, whether for ‘supper to last until breakfast’, ‘dinner to impress’, or ‘lunch with no time restrictions’.

It is packed with tips, including how to chop herbs and even how to wash up.

MUSSELS WITH CREAM, PARSLEY AND SPRING ONIONS Serves 2-4

1. Put the mussels in the sink with lots of cold, running water, scrub them well and pull away remaining beards that may still be attached to the shells. Discard mussels that are cracked or refusing to close. 2. Place the cleaned mussels into a very large saucepan (they will expand on cooking, so make sure they do not fill more than half the pan). Add the wine, a splash of water and the finely chopped spring onions. Place a tight-fitting lid on the pan and cook over a high heat for four to five minutes, shaking it or stirring occasionally to ensure even cooking. 3. Once the mussels have opened, remove them with a slotted spoon to a large warm serving bowl. Place the pan containing the juices back onto the heat and add the cream, then bring to the boil and cook for one to two minutes. 4. Pour this over the mussels – carefully, as there may be a little grit left in the bottom. No matter how thoroughly you may have scrubbed the molluscs, some shells retain sand within.

5. Sprinkle the mussels with parsley and serve immediately with toasted crusty bread to soak up the salty juices.

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This would be a perfect high tea or supper dish, served alongside roasted tomato soup or any other vegetable soup – warming, filling and delicious.

Use a cheese that will melt and turn stringy when heated.

4 large field mushrooms, approximately 400g 50g butter 60ml olive oil 4 thick slices of decent brown or granary bread 10g grated Swiss or mountain cheese, such as Gruyère 1t finely chopped chives To serve 1 bunch watercress or other salad leaves, stalks removed, washed and spun dry Mustard and/or mayonnaise

1. Turn on the overhead grill.

While it is heating up, peel and slice the mushrooms thinly. Heat the butter and olive oil in a shallow pan, add the mushrooms and cook over a high heat until they have wilted and started to colour a little. Add sea salt and freshly ground black pepper and remove from the heat.

2. Place the bread on a baking sheet, lined with silicone paper, and place under the grill. Grill the bread on one side until pale golden, turn over and repeat.

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SOUP OF TOMATO, CURLY KALE AND CHICKPEAS Serves 4-5

This wonderfully satisfying broth is perfect as a robust lunch or first course in the evening. Other dried beans or peas can be used if chickpeas are not available.

For the chickpeas 100g dried chickpeas (or use 1 400g tin chickpeas and omit the remaining ingredients) 1 onion, peeled 1 stick celery 1 carrot, peeled and cut in half lengthways 2 bay leaves or 1 sprig rosemary 1t bicarbonate of soda For the soup 1 onion, halved 2 sticks celery 1 bulb fennel 150g curly kale or 1 small green cabbage 3t olive oil, plus extra for drizzling 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed 1 small chilli, finely sliced or chopped 1 litre vegetable, chickpea or chicken stock 1 400g tin peeled tomatoes Celery, parsley or coriander leaves, roughly chopped To serve Crusty bread

1. If using dried chickpeas, soak them overnight in plenty of cold water. The following day, place the chickpeas and the water in a pan and bring

to the boil. Drain, rinse and place into a clean pan with enough fresh water to cover them well. Add the vegetables, herbs and bicarbonate of soda. Bring to the boil, then simmer for up to one hour or until the chickpeas are well cooked, topping up the water if needed. 2. Remove the chickpeas from the heat and add 1t sea salt.

Allow to cool in their liquid. Drain and retain the liquid to use as the stock for this recipe, discarding bay leaves and poaching vegetables. Alternatively, drain and rinse tinned chickpeas before using.

3. Meanwhile, prepare the ingredients for the soup.

Slice the onion, celery and fennel as finely as possible.

Shred the kale or cabbage medium-fine. In a heavybased pan, heat the 3t olive oil with garlic and chilli over a medium heat and stir for one to two minutes until gently sizzling – do not allow the garlic to colour.

4. Add the onion, celery and fennel and continue to stir as they soften and turn golden at the edges, approximately four to five minutes. Add the drained chickpeas, stock and 1t salt, then the tomatoes, and bring gently to the boil.

Simmer for up to 30 minutes.

5. Add the kale or cabbage and cook gently until wilted, approximately two to three minutes. Before removing from the heat, add the celery, parsley or coriander leaves and season to taste. 6. Serve with slices of warm, crusty bread, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt.

Alternatively, if you prefer to keep the soup for a day or two, remove from the heat, allow it to cool completely, then cover and store in the fridge for up to three days.

OAT, SULTANA AND MAPLE SYRUP COOKIES Makes 12-14

100g butter 100g soft brown or demerara sugar 100g oats 70g plain flour 1t baking powder 75g sultanas 1t maple syrup

1. Soften the butter, then beat together with the sugar in a bowl with a wooden spoon until pale, approximately three minutes.

Add the oats, flour, baking powder, sultanas and a pinch of sea salt and mix together until well blended. 2. Finally, add the maple syrup and mix by hand until everything comes together in a ball and all the sultanas are evenly distributed. Form into a sausage shape approximately 3cm across. Wrap this in cling film or greaseproof paper and chill for up to one hour.

3. Heat the oven to 170˚C, fan oven, or mark 3. Line the baking sheet with baking parchment or greaseproof paper. 4. Take the cookie dough out of the fridge and cut the roll into 12-14 slices.

Place these cut side up on the baking sheet spaced well apart as they will spread a little on cooking. Alternatively, roll each slice roughly into a ball. Space the balls on the baking sheet, then push each one down gently to slightly flatten them. 5. Bake for 10-12 minutes, turning the tray halfway through to ensure even cooking. When baked the cookies will be golden brown and crisp at the edges and deliciously chewy on the inside. Cool and store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.

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BOOKS Solace in Nature: Homes that Blend with the Landscape (Images Publishing) This book is a treatise on reconnecting people with Nature through contemporary architecture and design. Solace in Nature is about finding solace within the landscape in the bluffs, mountains, hills, woodlands, forests, bushland reserves or hinterlands without eschewing the mode of luxury living associated with sophisticated design and innovative architecture.

These captivating homes, showcasing dozens of new building styles and interiors, have taken indoor-outdoor living to an entirely new level, blending architecture seamlessly into the surrounding vistas without resorting to cliché.

Each design documents the importance of place, engages context with climate, and offers residences with spaces that cater to various family lifestyles, all the while integrated organically within dramatic yet serene settings.

Look out for local architecture firm SAOTA’s Overberg masterpiece, Benguela Close.

Country and Cozy: Countryside Charm and Rural Retreats (Gestalten) Quiet and quaint, the countryside comes with its own pace of living – and depending on where you are, its unique regional flair. Urban dwellers are increasingly swapping trafficchoked streets for meandering country paths, choosing to take up residence in greener pastures.

Country and Cozy opens doors and pulls back the floral curtains to reveal a more characterful interior design and decor approach.

Whether a converted outhouse in the South of France, a Latin American finca or a whimsical, thatched-roofed English cottage, Country and Cozy showcases a series of beautiful country homes and illustrates how their inhabitants have created breathtaking living spaces that make the most of rural life.

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by François Halard, this book unfolds gatefold after gatefold as a series of privileged glimpses inside Rose’s home – with the designer’s words as our guide. It is an intimate and exclusive portrait of a home one can rarely gain access to and a window onto the workings of one of Europe’s leading design minds. Airy and light, delicate and robust, grand and intimate, raw and luxurious: these are but a few of the qualities and contradictions that resonate within the work and home of Rose Uniacke.

Her work is distinguished by warmth, character and an extraordinary serenity, and mirroring these qualities, the book is a luxury object made from some of the same materials featured in her home: a unique cotton duck canvas slipcase houses the book, which is wrapped in pure new wool. Completing this indispensable book in design history are texts from the home’s architect, Vincent Van Duysen, and its landscape architect, Tom Stuart-Smith.

Pacific Natural at Home (Rizzoli NY) Forbes describes Jenni Kayne as ‘the ultimate California lifestyle brand’, no small accolade in a global style movement emphasising laid back, authentic and soul-filled interiors. This, her second book, provides a deeper understanding of her ethos – inspired by organic textures, thoughtful simplicity and natural landscapes – one that is intentional and where beauty and authenticity exist in every detail.

This is especially relevant for a South African context, which shares much of California’s natural rawness. In her inspiring book, Jenni create spaces that encourage living in comfort, while featuring practical roomby-room tips. All books are available at Pezula Interiors and pezulainteriors.co.za Q

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THE CARDRONA CABIN BY ASSEMBLY ARCHITECTS ON NEW ZEALAND’S SOUTH ISLAND SHOWCASES ABODO FLOORING’S THERMALLY MODIFIED SILVER BEECH FLOORING.

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The introduction of pattern and proportion is a great way to add a modern refresh while staying true to the material. Traditional chevron, herringbone and Versailles patterning gets a playful update with mixed light and dark timber tones, while opting for much larger planks – the overall effect being a supersized floor pattern – creates a dramatic sense of scale.

‘Hardwood f looring i s th e da rling of any b uild in g. It a dds a wa rmth an d, a s a materia l, ha s stood t h e t e s t o f t i m e’

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tiles As a flooring solution, tiles are practical but they also present a golden opportunity to have fun – graphic patterns and bold colourways are a surefire way to add a feel-good factor. Tiles in unconventional shapes

(subway tiles had a good run, but it’s time for them to go), from Kit Kat fingers and micro squares, to scalloped and asymmetrical, add interest in pared-back monochrome and natural tones.

‘A l ways c h o o s e a s u s t a i n a b l e tile that will transcend trends without being f lat or boring.

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With the near infinite variety of pattern and tones in which natural and engineered stone are available, there’s no excuse for uninspired floors. For a more subtle approach, opt for an ultra-matte finish, which creates a softer visual effect while feeling more natural underfoot.

‘Our r ounde d q uar t z stones are resin bound and trowe lled to create a se a mle s s sur fa c e a ble to a ccommodate cur ve s o r inc li ne s ’ STUDIO MASON JEREMY STEWART, OWNER, QUARTZ CARPET

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10. ‘PIAZZETTA P943M’ PELLET FIREPLACE, R143 900, CALORE; 11. DELFT HOTWATER BOTTLE IN BLUE, R550, BABYLONSTOREN; 12. ‘FLORENTINA’ THROW IN NATURAL, FROM R1 700, CURACION COLLECTION; 13. 14KW BLACK BORDER GLASS WITH WOOD INSERT FIREPLACE, R33 500, INFINITI FIRES

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Blue crush Equal parts serene, optimistic and transporting, shades of blue (particularly on the lighter, airier side of the spectrum) have been major on every colour expert’s radar this year – from Pantone’s ‘Very Peri’ to Dulux’s ‘Bright Skies’. In this Steyn City penthouse, designer Stephen Falcke balances a soft, powdery eau de nil with touches of white, plush upholstery and graphic patterning to strike a balance between modern glamour and timeless elegance.

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Running low When it comes to headboards, homemakers are faced with one of two options: go big or go low (sure, there is the third in-between size but that is boring).

While there is certainly much to be said for taking the oversized route – the sheer architectural drama of it, the opportunity for print and pattern – there is something more intriguing, perhaps even sultry, about a low-slung headboard.

Sticking to the Scandi brand of minimalist, timbercentric pieces works, of course, but why not opt for a rounded, upholstered piece that introduces organic shape and stacks up the tactile factor?

1. FRENCH OAK AND WESTERN RED CEDAR WERE USED THROUGHOUT THE CAPE TOWN HOME OF ARCHITECT JAN-HEYN VORSTER, WHICH HE SHARES WITH HIS PARTNER, AS SEEN HERE IN THE GUEST BEDROOM WHERE THE TIMBER HEADBOARD ECHOES THE SERENE INTERIOR PALETTE 2. IN THIS CLIFTON APARTMENT, INTERIOR ARCHITECT AND STUDIO BHD FOUNDER BRYCE HENDERSON USED A FLUTED TIMBER HEADBOARD TO ECHO THE PLEATS OF THE CURTAINING BEHIND THE BED 3. A VELVET GREEN HEADBOARD MAKES FOR A HIGH-COMFORT CONTRAST IN THE OTHERWISE PARED-BACK BEDROOM

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All fun and games Despite their carefree outward appearance, children’s rooms are a study in practicality with hardworking design doing double time as both functional and fun. Storage is your ally in the fight against a clutter of books and toys, so make sure there is plenty of shelving, cupboard space and general pack-away places.

Decorating should ramp up the texture – think highcomfort cushions and rugs – as well as being playfully patterned and colourful – wallpaper is an easy solution while bunting adds whimsy.

The pièce de résistance: a pitched linen canopy; it makes for a charming reading nook or quiet spot to nap between play times.

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1. DUSTY PINKS AND ARMY GREENS IN THIS BANDA PROPERTYDESIGNED NURSERY AND PLAY DEN MAKE FOR A PLAYFUL YET STYLISH SPACE 2. OSBORNE & LITTLE FLORAL WALLPAPER IN THE VIBRANT, CRYSTAL SINCLAIR-DESIGNED NURSERY OF ACTRESS BETSY WOLFE 3. BUSY DOESN’T HAVE TO MEAN CLUTTERED; IN THIS ROOM TOYS ARE NEATLY DISPLAYED ON OPEN SHELVES AND STORED CLOSE AT HAND

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Post mates Though there is an undeniable aura of romance that a fourposter bed brings, the real, practical benefit to having one is the cocooning space it creates within your bedroom – especially

if you have a larger room (one with a seating area, perhaps, like here in this Salome Gunterdesigned space, or an open-plan studio) – that adds another dimension of privacy.

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As comfortable as it is stylish, this lived-in highveld garden proves understated, modern design and country style can be combined with ease

Retro fit While most of the property received a complete overhaul, one element remained. The existing pool was ‘retrofitted’ into a koi pond and surrounding deck.

‘The free-form shape of the original pool suited our landscape, so we enhanced it by including a wider deck to offset the curved design,’ explains landscaper Deidre Causton of Inspirations. She and co-

founder Vanessa Causton added a raised terrace with views of the water.

This clever design feature has become a favourite spot for the homeowners to soak up the surroundings.

Deidre secured the embankment by creating planting pockets filled with indigenous plants to avoid further hardscaping, proving you can reconfigure existing elements into fresh new design features.

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Family first Deidre and Vanessa breathed life into this previously tired, fractal space by incorporating layers of textured planting and custom design features.

‘We designed the outdoor areas for the whole family to enjoy. The brief was to create an integrated garden that provided outdoor living space for entertaining on special

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occasions. They also requested some lawn space for their teenagers,’ explains Deidre.

The pavilion and surrounding deck create ample room to kick back and relax. It’s ideal for alfresco living, and Inspirations positioned it to maximise sunset views from the lower end of the garden.

IN THIS MODERN GARDEN, OUTDOOR LIVING AREAS FUSE SLEEK AESTHETICS AND CELEBRATE A SENSE OF CONNECTEDNESS PREVIOUS SPREAD THE EXISTING POOL WAS TRANSFORMED INTO A KOI POND AND HAS A SURROUNDING DECK

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TOP DOWN THE GREY, CHARCOAL AND SILVER TONES OF THE RETAINING WALLS ARE A PERFECT FOIL FOR WHEATCOLOURED GRASSES IN THE BACKGROUND; LEADING FROM THE HOUSE, A SET OF STAIRS WAS TRANSFORMED INTO A DESIGN FEATURE

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GARDEN SOLUTIONS RIBBONS OF INDIGENOUS GRASSES ARE INTERPLANTED WITH PERENNIALS SUCH AS AGAPANTHUS

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The garden required numerous solutions to accommodate a relatively tricky, sloping site. ‘We came up with the idea of stone retaining walls to cut into the slope several times. The walls twist and fall with the gradients we created, allowing for a useable lawn terrace that threads through the deep beds,’ explains Diedre.

Each embankment varies in length, with a free-flowing design. ‘The retaining walls help buttress the lawn terraces. They also provide a bold, hard landscaping feature within this landscape.’

An added layer of intrigue hugs the retaining walls. Mini grasslands frame the view and create a visual and textural link to the surrounding natural landscape.

Hardscaping elements ensure a seamless transition from one space to the next throughout the garden. One such feature is the staircase that links the garden and home. ‘To soften the harsh lines, we added a generous Buxus planting channel to each step. From both aspects – interioroutwards or back – you read the foliage and not the stairs,’ says Deidre.

Also, lawn stairs lead from the fish pond at the heart of the garden to the main lawn terrace. Then, four lawn pathways extend deep into the beds that frame the garden pavilion. ‘These beds contain a variety of flowering perennials, such as Agapanthus africanus ‘Lapis Lazuli’ and Gaura,’ she says.

The garden features prairie-style planting mixed with statement plants such as Agapanthus and more formal, clipped, hedged plants. ‘As the beautiful views take precedence, we selected a mixture of lower-growing plants to frame the vistas. At the owners’ request, we planted a selection of mostly indigenous trees in key areas,’ says Diedre. The landscapers expertly fused these elements to create a seamless transition from abundant planting to a more formal, cleanlined design.

Deidre and Vanessa love Dutch landscaper Piet Oudolf ’s naturalistic design approach and Australian landscape designers such as Carolyn Robinson.

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GARDEN SOLUTIONS THE GARDEN CURVES AND TWISTS AS YOU MOVE THROUGH IT. THE SWEEPING LAWN PATHWAYS THAT DISSECT INTO THE PLANTING INVITE FURTHER EXPLORATION

Points of interest The garden has strong bones, copious vignettes and points of interest rather than a singular volume or gesture. The landscapers juxtaposed vistas with individual spaces that draw the eye.

Despite its suburban setting, the garden’s planting style resonates with the veld and rural surroundings.

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Hanging Out With a beauty firmly rooted in legend, Franchesca Watson guides us through achieving the enduring appeal of a hanging garden PHOTOGRAPHS HEIDI BERTISH

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omething very romantic happens when plants decide to grow down rather than up. You see

it in nature, cascading over cliffs and dramatic slopes. The magic is that the plants change and turn to present their leaves more gracefully – and you would be surprised by the variety of species that are perfectly happy to hang. We imagine it is otherworldly and exotic hence our enduring fascination with the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which I believe did indeed exist – why ever wouldn’t they have?

We can use this quality to great advantage very simply when we garden. Think of all those gorgeous balcony planters and hanging baskets that one sees decorating cities in Europe, with tumbling Pelargoniums (hybrids of our South African plants) and toppling Petunias. Closer to home think of the pergolas and carports so commonly planted with bougainvilleas and how prolific the plant becomes when it reaches the top of the pergola or support structure and begins to spread out and flop over the edges.

You do not have to use creepers. Ordinary shrubs will cascade happily – it is only the very strict ones such as Camellias, Coleonemas and hybrid tea roses that only want to stretch upwards.

There are many, many more that will grow up first and then stretch outwards and downwards. I have seen Searsia crenata do this beautifully, Ceratostigma, Bauhinia galpinii, and Vitex do it wonderfully, as do plumbago, Carissas, and many bushy succulents such as Senecio ficoides. The list is endless as plants are programmed to use any advantages they get, the most important being good soil and ample room for their roots to ramble and foliage to flourish.

The trick is to create areas of the garden where there is space beneath the point of planting, such as sloping banks or berms, terraced planting and walls with planting spaces in or on top of them. Even ubiquitous retaining block walls can be wonderfully and permanently greened if the blocks are

filled with good quality soil, installed at an angle that allows planting space and then planted with a fair-sized, long-lived plant such as Barleria. Small, short-lived groundcovers such as Sutera are fatal.

It is an incredibly exciting way of displaying plants – a bit like a drone shot from above, turned sideways so you can view the plants straight on. A bird’s-eye view of the mosaic of the leaves is displayed so that one can see it vertically. If you have ever done a canopy walk, you would have seen how the trees fit TOP THE MYTHICAL HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON

together like a jigsaw puzzle. This happens when plants hang too. Whether one is working with scaled up plants such as the larger-than-life Philodendron selloum and Streptosolen varieties, or smaller more dainty species such as ferns or Iris japonica and Streptocarpus varieties, they all develop a new character when planted to hang, revelling in the new way they can interact with each other. As long as they have their roots well attached in a good, expansive soil system, they will fill you with delight.

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Taking a pared-back, layered approach to interiors, HK Studio curated a pastoral family home in Noordhoek that holds a mirror to its owners’ family-led, nature-driven lifestyle

‘it INTERIOR DESIGNER MEGAN HESSE SOURCED THE LEATHER ARMCHAIRS AND WHITE SPANISH POTS FROM ONSITE GALLERY. A CÉCILE & BOYD SCULPTURE STANDS IN FRONT OF AN ARTWORK FROM THE PRIVATE HOUSE COLLECTION OPPOSITE PAGE OVERSIZED COPPER PENDANTS FROM LA GRANGE INTERIORS FILL THE DOUBLE-VOLUME SPACE AND NATURAL, RAW SILK

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SCATTER CUSHIONS FROM MAVROMAC AND GATEHOUSE TOP THE SOFAS PREVIOUS SPREAD, LEFT TO RIGHT GREENERY CASCADES DOWN THE FACADE OF SEGO AND MARK ELLIOTT’S NOORDHOEK HOME; AN AMATULI TABLE AND CHAIR FROM SHERWELL INTERIORS SIT BENEATH THE STAIRCASE. THE WHITE VASE IS FROM CÉCILE & BOYD

might sound corny,’ warns HK Studio and Anatomy Design’s Megan Hesse, but for the owners of this Noordhoek abode, ‘the kitchen really is the heart of the home’. The interior designer insists the well-worn cliche is also a very apt one when it comes to Sego and Mark Elliott’s expansive base on a private estate, which comprises a lofty five-bedroom house, a working farm complete with vegetable garden, chickens, goats, horses – even a couple of alpacas – paddocks and stables and a guest cottage, all surrounded by Noordhoek’s characteristic greenery. While this home has no shortage of spaces imbued with warmth, it is in the kitchen where the couple and their three teenage children come together to work, cook, eat and bond.

‘It is important for them to spend a lot of time with one another,’ explains Megan, so much so that they eschewed installing a TV in the downstairs entertaining area for shared family moments sans screen time. ‘They wanted this to be a space that brought them together without distraction.’ The thread of connection is woven right through the home’s zones and is one that Megan sought to maximise with her design. As co-founder of Anatomy Design and HK Studio, Megan’s ethos is ‘interiors made for the individual’. Here, the individuals in question believe in living holistically with an unfussy, familyoriented and organically led lifestyle, right from the things they surround themselves with to the food they put on the table. They like to share this lifestyle with others – as the cottage is available for rent and the family hosts retreats on its grounds. Megan was tasked with giving the Elliotts plenty of opportunity to connect – both with each other and to their verdant surrounds – while remaining indisputably authentic.

‘It is a traditional home with traditional proportions, and we did not change that, but we gave it light and brought it up to date,’ Megan explains. Once dark and a touch gloomy in parts, the house is now light, open and breezy, courtesy of some clever adjustments to the interior structure. So while the bones remained intact, the team knocked out walls and flipped rooms, restored wooden floors and repainted walls to imbue them with life and light and tether them to the outside leafiness. A chief example of this is the couple’s bathroom: ‘We pushed the bath forward so that you could lie in the tub and have a view to the outdoors,’ she notes.

With the structure in good nick, Megan turned to pieces with provenance to achieve that feeling of authenticity. Layering aged, handcrafted and unique items with the couple’s collected heirlooms from their travels to far-flung locales, the team sourced designs with a difference. ‘Everything has a story,’ she notes, ‘and they liked pieces of furniture with personality. Our client, Sego, was wonderfully involved in the selection progress of items, which helped guide us’. To complement the home’s volume, many of the selected pieces are outsize – the copper pendants in the living room are up to a metre in diameter, heavy vintage doors were reused as coffee

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‘ There are INFLUENCES from Africa, Asia and France, where Sego was BORN. It is full of layers of different STORIES and PLACES’ MEGAN HESSE

tables, and there is generously spacious armchair seating that invites you to curl up on a biting winter’s day.

Every room carries a strong sense of materiality. Megan opted for raw earthy textures and a landscape-driven palette. ‘Sego loved the idea of bringing the indoors out and outdoors in. Nature was really important,’ she explains. The designers combined tactile elements such as raw, unrefined natural silk scatter cushions with finishes including aged copper and hand-grooved timber – and then peppered the space with the family’s collected items.

‘It is a collector’s home, and that influenced our approach to the design,’ explains Megan. ‘They are an international family, and so there are influences from Africa as well as Asia and France, where Sego was born. It’s full of layers of different stories and places.’

Properly draped in greenery, the home itself is thoroughly bucolic, and as you approach the front door you are enveloped in birdsong from the established oak trees that tower above. It is in harmony with its Noordhoek setting, which is just 40 minutes outside of Cape Town, but often feels like a remote country locale.

From its windswept, white beaches to craggy Jurassic-like mountainside, the village’s natural splendour makes it a sought-after base for families who want their kids to spend time plugged into nature rather than their phones.

And that is certainly the case here, where no matter where they are in the house – outside harvesting produce, swapping stories in the kitchen or savouring a long soak in the tub – they are immersed in the spectacular landscape. ‘The thing that makes this home really special is the context,’ says Megan.‘You feel so privileged to work in a space with such beautiful surroundings.’ To book the cottage or a retreat at the farm, where Sego hosts immersive wellness experiences, visit wellnessfingerprint. com or @wellnessfingerprint on Instagram. HK Studio hkstudio.co.za; Anatomy Design anatomydesign.co.za Q

TOP DOWN IN THE KITCHEN YOU’LL FIND PENDANTS, A WOODEN ISLAND TABLE AND BLUE CABINETS; THE LIVING ROOM COFFEE TABLE IS MADE FROM AN OLD DOOR FROM AMATULI

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CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT A WEYLANDTS MIRROR HANGS ABOVE A CUSTOM-DESIGNED BATHROOM VANITY MADE FROM HAND-GROOVED OAK WITH AGED COPPER HANDLES; THE DOMINANT NATURAL PALETTE EXTENDS TO THE BEDROOM, WHERE RAW SILKS ARE LAYERED WITH TEXTURED WALLPAPER AND WOVEN ELEMENTS; THE BATHROOM, CLOSE TO GREENERY AND THE SCENT OF SURROUNDING ROSEMARY, HAS A PAINTED COPPER BATH TO GIVE IT AN AGED PATINA; A VASE FROM CÉCILE & BOYD ATOP A LA GRANGE INTERIORS SIDE TABLE

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‘LIANG MA’ CABINET IN BLUE, R24 995, BLOCK & CHISEL

‘OM’ SCULPTURE IN BRONZE AND BRASS, R3 200, CÉCILE & BOYD

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‘CORAL’ SCALLOPED BOWL IN WHITE, R595, NAP

‘NAPLES’ TWO-SEATER SOFA, R28 995, BLOCK & CHISEL

‘AFAR JILE’ HEADREST, POR, DESIGN AFRIKA

‘EDGAR CHAIR #2’ IN TAN AND COAL, R7 995, WEYLANDTS

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THE HOME’S SENSITIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF TRADITION AND MODERNITY SPEAKS TO MASTER STUDIO’S ENORMOUS RESPECT FOR THE PAST AND APPRECIATION OF THE PRESENT OPPOSITE PAGE SPECIALISED ARTISANS RESTORED THE HERITAGE FEATURES, RE-ESTABLISHING THE HOUSE’S ORIGINAL BEAUTY WHILE ADDING A MORE LIVEABLE, CONTEMPORARY LAYER

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A FEEL FOR IT A sensitive update of a heritage house pays tribute to its solid bones through meticulous research, custom design and careful curation TEXT JULIA FREEMANTLE PHOTOGRAPHS INGE PRINS STYLING SANRI PIENAAR

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of a successful and sensitive heritage design is the work you will never see, the research behind the scenes that fosters a seamless transition from past to present and translates traditional features through a contemporary lens for modern life.

Master Studio’s Yaniv Chen is known for his appreciation of vintage design and craftsmanship that often defines period pieces – across the ages. His designs always reference this attention to material and manufacturing integrity. He will tell you himself that he is ‘allergic’ to anything transient in design terms.

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present. ‘We draw a lot of inspiration from history and avoid trends like the plague. Our clients hired us based on this – they put a lot of trust in us,’ says Yaniv.

While deeply respectful of history, his ethos transcends every era, but is deeply rooted in an emotional and aesthetic response to a space. ‘We took them through timbers, brass patinas, shapes and design eras and asked how each made them feel. Our client’s emotional response to things also informed the foundation of our practice.’

To honour their client’s vision and the heritage framework they had inherited, they had to start at the beginning. ‘The first thing we assess when taking on a heritage project is its bones, which involves a full stocktake of all fixtures and finishings – fireplaces, skirting boards, and any other detailing – and putting in the research to ascertain if they are original.’

If they are, Master then identifies traditional artisans to refurbish or create exact matches of the heritage features to restore cohesion and authenticity. This task might sound deceptively easy, but many artisans skilled in such specialist work do not exist, so finding niche craftspeople was challenging. ‘We spent countless hours finding the correct artisans,’ he says.

Working from a newly refreshed base, layering more contemporary and personal decor elements could begin. Of course, the studio worked in close consultation with their client. ‘Often, homes are driven by the designer or architect’s ego rather than the client’s personality and tastes. We try to combat that through our practice and how we work.’

For this project – a tightrope walk between retaining the house’s character and creating a contemporary yet friendly living space – off-the-shelf items were not going to cut it. Instead, Master custom-designed most of what you see in the space or updated and adapted vintage pieces. These nods to tradition – playful takes on timeless tweeds and checks and carefully sourced antiques – are not only in deference to the house’s history but also with future sustainability in mind. ‘We enjoy restoring furniture. It is more sustainable, and we try to incorporate it into our practice wherever possible.’

Where Master created new pieces, they considered sensitivity to the environment – instead of international timber, okume and African mahogany for its richness and significantly lower carbon footprint.

Despite all these disparate elements and eras – Victorian, midcentury, Cape, Georgian, custom-contemporary – there is a sense of cohesion, which Yaniv attributes to a feeling. ‘We find that, in each era, you can always find a consistent tone, for example, a sombre, moody tone in the Art Deco and Edwardian periods. The trick is to find pieces whose tones mesh well rather than defaulting to those from the same period.’

It is not just the larger, more noticeable pieces that the studio has carefully considered. The smallest details and finishes, from beautifully elegant wardrobe handles to a sleek and cocooning headboard and fluted glass server drawers, allude to the notion of craft that runs throughout. ‘These elements so often go without any thought or care, and we feel that this detailing is what turns a house into a home. The elements you touch daily influence how you feel in your space.’ Master Studio masterstudio.co.za Q

MASTER’S PAREDBACK APPROACH TO ADORNMENT MEANT MINUTE ATTENTION TO DETAIL WAS ESSENTIAL OPPOSITE PAGE IN THE DINING ROOM,

A BALANCE OF TRADITIONAL TWEED, ORIGINAL FIREPLACES AND PERIOD FURNITURE WITH MODERN ELEMENTS THAT HAVE A SIMILAR SENSIBILITY

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‘We took them THROUGH timbers, brass patinas, SHAPES and DESIGN eras and asked how each made them FEEL’ YANIV CHEN

TOP DOWN YANIV CHEN CREATED A SPACE THAT FEELS AS GOOD AS IT LOOKS; CONTEMPORARY ELEMENTS LIVE ALONGSIDE CUSTOM FURNITURE AND CAREFULLY WORKED CRAFT

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DESIGN NOTES

RALPH LAUREN ‘MARKET STREET’ PLAID IN CARDINAL, POR, ST LEGER & VINEY

‘NUDE VENUS DE MILO’ STATUE, POR, AMAZON

‘MILA’ ACCENT CHAIR, POR, BLOCK & CHISEL

‘SALZAR’ STOOL IN TAN, R4 500, CÉCILE & BOYD

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CHINESE PORCELAIN URN, R2 800, CÉCILE & BOYD

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A heritage house that combines the beauty and history of Cape Town with luxurious modern living

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CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT THE EXTERIOR OF KAAP MOOI GUESTHOUSE ; THE LUSH OUTDOOR AREA FEATURES FURNITURE

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estled in the heart of Tamboerskloof, Cape Town, Kaap Mooi artfully combines the rich history of its surroundings with contemporary design. The owner of the guesthouse, Cape Town-based interior designer Christina Wiese, drew inspiration from her travels and Cape Town’s idiosyncratic landscapes to create a space that blurs the boundaries of old and new. The result: a oneof-a-kind guesthouse that resonates with modern living along with the added comfort of the city’s nostalgia.

The lush garden and pergola-style archway at the entrance to the guesthouse aptly introduces the nature-inspired motif that runs throughout the home. Each room has a theme designed to encapsulate Cape Town’s iconic natural landmarks, from Table Mountain and Lion’s Head to Clifton’s beaches and the Cape Winelands. There is an overarching sense of respect for the nature and diversity of the city at Kaap Mooi. Many original features of the guesthouse have been preserved by the architects Zeanne+Goss Architects, including the wooden beams in the reception that track back to the home’s initial build in the 1800s, as well as the heavy, exposed stone in the conference room that brings textured contrast to the lighter design and decor choices around it.

The first room in the house is inspired by Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden – a soft grey interior with signature pieces by Lucie de Moyencourt and Dutch furniture brand Moooi – an ode to nature in its most idyllic form. This room sets the precedent of what to expect throughout the home, where it is evident that design decisions have a deeper, more significant meaning in the context of each space. For instance, The Devil’s Peak room features a slanted ceiling with Fornasetti’s iconic Nuvole wallpaper depicting imagery of a surreal, clouded sky. This refers to the story of Jan van Hunks, a retired sea captain who smoked a pipe on the mountain, resulting in a cloud of smoke that engulfed the mountain like a tablecloth – a story that has a special place in the hearts of many Capetonians.

These subtle yet striking details can also be found in the Robben Island-themed room. The headboard and wooden desk include vertical lines in their design, which brings balance and a sense of strength, but the room is also reminiscent of a prison cell – a luxurious one at that. A tribute to Nelson Mandela’s time there is further emphasised by a handwritten artwork by The Detailsmith of his inauguration speech that adorns the wall. Symbolism in the design and decor truly sets Kaap Mooi apart from the rest. Woven raffia elements in the Clifton room transport you to a tropical paradise, while the colour palette of taupe, tan and earthy brown tones in the Lion’s Head room celebrate South Africa’s vast wildlife.

No detail has been overlooked at Kaap Mooi; the areas between the rooms have a natural and open flow, while the glass doors create a seamless connection between the interior space and the outdoor pool area. The guesthouse’s breakfast and communal areas epitomise the home’s ethos of celebrating South Africa without compromising on luxury or style. The Aerin ‘Jacqueline’ two-tier chandelier is the glamorous centrepiece of this homely space, while the Frank Gehry ‘The Wiggle Side Chair’ adds a unique sculptural

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IN THE RENOVATION OF KAAP MOOI, CHRISTINA WIESE AND HER TEAM WERE CAREFUL TO PRESERVE THE FINE DETAILS OF THE ORIGINAL 1800S BUILDING. HERE, IN A MONOCHROME LIVING ROOM, OLD-WORLD GLAMOUR MEETS MODERN, MINIMALIST SENSIBILITIES

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CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT THE FULLY-KITTED KITCHEN INCLUDES NATURAL WOODEN FINISHINGS AND AN OVEN FROM SMEG; STUDIO 19 ‘THE KLEIN’ WALL LIGHTS IN THE BREAKFAST AREA; AN ARTWORK BY LUCIE DE MOYENCOURT HANGS ABOVE THE WOVEN RAFFIA BED THAT GIVES THIS ROOM A BEACH-STYLE AMBIENCE; A MONOCHROME BATHROOM OFFERS A MOMENT OF QUIET

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THE DEVIL’S PEAK ROOM FEATURES A FORNASETTI WALLPAPER – ITS CLOUDY PATTERN AN HOMAGE TO THE LEGEND OF JAN VAN HUNKS – AND FLOS ‘KTRIBE ‘S2’ PENDANT CEILING LIGHTS

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DESIGN NOTES ‘GOLDEN GOBLET’ HANGING LAMP, R2 799, KARE DESIGN

‘PILLAR’ CANDLE HOLDER IN GREY MARBLE, R429, @HOME

‘BASKETCASE FELDSPAR’ CUSHION COVER, R1 315, KNUS ‘NUVOLETTE FORNASETTI’ WALLPAPER FOR COLE & SON, POR, ST LEGER & VINEY

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Garden of delight Alive with wild grasses and seasonal colour, the gardens at Brahman Hills in the KwaZuluNatal Midlands are a bucolic stage set for celebration, merriment and occasion TEXT HEIDI BERTISH PHOTOGRAPHS ELSA YOUNG

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A TEXTURAL MIX OF COLOUR-CODED PERENNIALS AND BULBS FRINGE THE PATHWAYS IN SEASONAL SUCCESSION. WINTER TEMPERATURES DROP TO MINUS EIGHT, AND IN SUMMER, THERE ARE FREQUENT HAIL STORMS. THE PLANT PALETTE REFLECTS A CAREFULLY CONSIDERED SELECTION FOR YEAR-ROUND INTEREST AND THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND THE IMPACT OF SEVERE WEATHER

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MOON GATES FORM PORTALS TO VARIOUS PARTS OF THE GARDEN AND ARE A PLAYFUL NOD TO THE AREA’S AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE

One of the most significant innovations in eighteenth-century garden circles was the notion of a pleasure garden, a dedicated outdoor space for entertainment, for which one needed a ticket to gain entry. These gardens were sites for music, dancing, eating and drinking, fireworks, operas, masquerades and folly. Laid out as formal gardens with shrubberies and waterways and dedicated buildings for performances and entertaining, they were places of celebration and coming together.

The garden at Brahman Hills in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands is not a dissimilar experience. At any given time, the five-and-a-half hectare garden could be home to strolling hotel guests, restaurant patrons, wedding parties or day-tripping garden enthusiasts. It was a tricky brief for landscaper and designer Tim Steyn, which he responded to by visualising the garden as a series of 26 garden rooms of varying sizes and compositions. The thread linking them is a palette of moody hues and a sweeping combination of grasses and perennials that now line winding walkways and open lawn, envelope circular water features and fringe wide, low garden stairs. A ‘ ll areas have been designed for maximum visual interest, entertainment, interlude for photography and opportunities to linger and stroll,’ says Tim. ‘We considered ambience within the overall scheme down to the last detail from the the angle at which the sunlight throws shadow or illuminates the garden rooms and the intensity of glow that illuminates the grassy swathes of Aristida junciformis, Stipa tenuissima, Pennisetum macrourum, Eragrostis capensis, Calamagrostis epigejos and Pennisetum thunbergii ‘Red Buttons’, backlit in the late afternoon sun.’

Owners Iain and Carol Buchan travelled the globe in search of garden inspiration. ‘They always wanted to create something special on their property, and I was lucky enough to be their conduit,’ says Tim. However, as we were about to break ground, the country found itself in a hard lockdown, and we put the project on hold indefinitely. Three months into this pandemic, the hospitality sector in particular mired in uncertainty, Iain took a leap of faith in what became a truly inspirational story. Without guests to care for, food to prepare and weddings to host, the 200-odd hotel staff picked up tools; and through a very harsh winter, implemented Tim’s design in just eight months. Chefs became planters, room staff laid irrigation piping and drainage – and even the hotel general manager became an expert at pouring exposed aggregate concrete for the many garden paths.

‘We supported local suppliers and nurseries throughout the process, giving them much-needed business, and managed to complete the project ahead of time,’ says Tim. The garden is now a masterclass in carefully graded levels, pathways, dry-packed stone walls, pergolas and water features. Drifts of wild grasses, flowering perennials and evergreens in colours that mimic the Midlands sky and surrounding landscape are a haze of pinks, purples, blues and whites. Pathways lead from the garden into the hillside, a transition zone planted with 500 flowering cherry trees and through which one can wander along gently meandering, mown-grass paths. The sheer scale of the garden with its many rooms allows it to dominate the entire valley view, and as it extends into the gently rolling hills, it becomes the landscape itself.

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Yin and yang Water and circular motifs are important elements carried through the garden, says Tim. Here, he explains their significance to the scheme.

‘Water is mainly a reflective surface in this garden. It reflects the sky, which constantly changes in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, and water holds a mirror up to that, especially when one

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looks down on it from above.

A large, circular motif in a space, be it a circular area of planting or a body of water, presents an opportunity for pause. The recurring circle motif also references the idea of a moon gate as a portal into another world. There are no old traditional buildings or significant architecture on the site to inform the hard landscaping, so the bold circular shapes serve that functional purpose too.’

‘Drifts of wild grasses, flowering PERENNIALS and EVERGREENS in colours that mimic the MIDLANDS sky and surrounding landscape are a haze of pinks, purples, blues and whites’ TIM STEYN

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CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT ERIGERON KARVINSKIANUS ‘MEXICAN FLEABANE LINE THE STAIRS’; HELICHRYSUM PETIOLARE SILVERCOLOURED ‘LICORICE PLANT’; ONE OF MANY ‘INSECT HOTELS’ ON THE PROPERTY; LAVANDULA STOECHAS ‘FRENCH LAVENDER’; AN EDIBLE FIG SAPLING JOSTLES BETWEEN GRASSY MISCANTHUS SP. AND LIQUORICE PLANT; SALVIA LEUCANTHA ‘MEXICAN BUSH SAGE’; MEXICAN BUSH SAGE WITH YELLOWFLOWERING HEMEROCALLIS ‘JOAN SENIOR’; ABELIA GRANDIFLORA ‘ABELIA’ OPPOSITE PAGE THE GARDENS HAVE A MULTITUDE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC GARDEN STAGE SETS, THIS BEING ONE OF THEM

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Interior designer Hubert Zandberg describes the placement of objects as a ‘symphony’, and the restrained colours and materials he has used in this Buckinghamshire barn conversion provide the ideal background notes TEXT DAVID NICHOLLS PHOTOGRAPHS SIMON UPTON

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IN THE MAIN ROOM, A PAIR OF OAK AND RUSH BENCHES REQUISITIONED FROM ANTIQUES IN HUBERT’S COLLECTION SERVES AS A COFFEE TABLE FOR TWO HZI SOFAS – ONE IN MARK ALEXANDER ‘HABORO’ LINEN IN TEMPEST AND THE OTHER IN PIERRE FREY ‘BASILE’ LINEN IN NATUREL

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hen he was a young man studying law and business at Stellenbosch University, Hubert Zandberg had ambitions to one day work as a cultural attaché. To help pay his way through university, he worked in a before-its-time lifestyle-concept store doing everything from merchandising to helping clients furnish their homes. And so, eventually, he did what any twenty-something with the drive and easy charm of a diplomat and an instinctive aesthetic sense does: he became an internationally sought-after interior designer, a profession that requires equal and generous amounts of both.

Hubert went to London in the ’90s, landing merchandising jobs at Heal’s and with the late interior designer David Champion, whose shop on Westbourne Grove in West London was an everchanging romp around the globe. This was a formative time for Hubert, who would often be tasked with restyling the window displays, drawing in fashionistas and the simply fabulous – from Giorgio Armani to Annie Lennox. When Hubert went on to set up his own interior design studio, he took this experience with him.

The owners of this house are a restaurateur and gallery owner and his environmental philanthropist wife, who have three grown-up daughters. They bought the 19th-century timber barn as a weekend house years ago, by which point it had already been converted into a home fit for modern life. More recently, however, they decided to update some of the original developer’s efforts and brought Hubert on board to help them achieve this.

The building, set within Buckinghamshire farmland, consists of an old threshing barn and outbuildings, connected and extended to create an L-shape that looks out over a courtyard garden.

‘Structurally, it was good,’ says Hubert. ‘But it was badly detailed.’

The owners wanted to keep the need for planning permission to a minimum, so a local architect helped to pave the way for the replacement of the windows, choosing ones with blackened steel frames that disappear into the dark-stained timber-clad exterior.

Inside, new floors were laid, the architectural detailing was rethought and the whole place refurnished and redecorated.

In one corner of the L-shaped building is a small snug, which leads, on one side, to an enormous sitting room and two bedrooms and, on the other, to a dining area and kitchen with another bedroom beyond. There is a fourth bedroom on a mezzanine level above the snug.

One of the more impressive spaces is the sitting room, which takes over half of the original barn and is open all the way to the roof space, revealing a wonderfully wonky, scrubbed-oak framework that is combined with pure white walls. Here, like elsewhere in the house, there is a masterfully restrained palette of materials.

There is wood, stone, metal and fabrics made from natural fibres.

The colours are muted: mostly whites, grey and oatmeal, with a bit of russet and cornflower added as highlights.

Befitting the home of a restaurateur, the kitchen is kitted out to a standard that would allow any professional chef to work with ease, yet it maintains the same earthy characteristics as the rest of the house. Hubert and his team worked with several craftspeople to make the various components, from cabinet fronts and shelving to hinges and handles. A wide, freestanding unit, topped with forged-iron shelving, gives the impression of separation from the dining area without carving the space into rooms.

Although he cites the likes of Howe London and Max Rollitt as regular sources of furniture for projects, Hubert says that often more than half of the furniture used is custom-made. That includes upholstered pieces, as well as reproductions of antiques. In this house, pieces such as the benches serving as a coffee table in the living room were inspired by pieces in Hubert’s own collection of antiques but reproduced to a different size.

Also in the living room, raw wood shelves are contained within an unfinished iron frame that climbs up one wall. It is another of Hubert’s custom designs, and it is something of a signature piece.

‘We unashamedly roll them out,’ he admits. ‘We have them in our office, so clients see them and want them.’ He describes the shelves as having ‘the minimal essence of what a shelf needs to be’. In this case, they are made in unprecious materials to suit the organic nature of the barn and to work with the seemingly casual arrangement of objects they hold.

This brings us to the aspect of interior design that seems to excite Hubert the most, and arguably what he is best known for.

And that is the meticulously thought-out placement of items within a space, particularly collections of objects. ‘Sometimes I feel like a glorified stylist,’ he says, laughing. But get him talking about ‘creating dialogues between pieces on a shelf ’, and his eyes light up. In the barn, he worked with the owners’ existing collection of ancient and pre-Islamic pieces, and mixed them with mid-century ceramics found at flea markets. Everywhere you look, he has created intriguing vignettes that marry and juxtapose different ideas.

A ‘ lmost by bringing them together, it is a process of democratising the objects: it is not about money.

‘Every maximalist is a closeted minimalist,’ he continues.

‘To create such a layered look, you need a canvas that is pure and simple. Otherwise, it’s a mess.’ Hence the tightly controlled colour and material palette seen here. ‘It starts to make a certain music when it is right. And when you think about a symphony, what makes it beautiful is not the number of notes used, but the melody you create with the notes.’

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DESIGN NOTES BAINUO ‘ANTLER CHANDELIER’, POR, AMAZON

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THE HOME’S OWNERS WERE COMMITTED TO INCORPORATING PIECES CRAFTED IN THE SURROUNDING REGION AND BY LOCAL ARTISTS

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A shift in lifestyle and location sees a young family investing in a waterside home to last a lifetime. The project, in collaboration with designer Nicole Hogarty, saw the birth of a sprawling New England estate geared to multi-generational living

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PRESERVING AND HIGHLIGHTING THE HOME’S GAMBREL DESIGN WAS A PRIORITY FOR DESIGNER NICOLE HOGARTY, RESULTING IN DISTINCTIVE, ATMOSPHERIC SILHOUETTES

WHEN it comes to fantasies of escape, private islands rank highly as a dream destination in which to get away from it all. Although the average mind might conjure a more tropical scenario for an escape, a Nantucket destination proves that cosy New England can offer just as dreamy a respite from the comings and goings of modern life.

To be clear, these aren’t holidaymakers: they’re here to stay.

When Henry Helgeson set a public record for selling his credit card processing company Cayan for over $1b, he and his wife Savannah made the decision to pour time and effort into their real estate portfolio and make the move to what they intend to be a multigenerational, forever home for their young family.

For Nicole Hogarty of Nicole Hogarty Designs, it was essential that the uniquely striking setting of the Hogartys’ 63-acre coastal Nantucket estate was highlighted from every aspect of the house, while its interiors achieved a distinctive look to set the house apart from the average seaside abode.

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OPPOSITE PAGE FAVOURING RICH TEXTURES OVER COLOUR, NICOLE HOGARTY USED LEATHER, METAL, WOOD, LINEN, BOUCLES, DARK MARBLE, SOFT WHITE AND TAUPE

‘We were mindful of keeping the focus on the water view while designing the space,’ says Nicole. ‘We designed double-sided custom sectionals to ensure everyone had their favourite spot to take in the view.

We favoured rich textures over colour.’

This included the incorporation of leather, metal, wood, linen, plushy boucles, textured walls, dark marble, soft white and taupe. Loyal to their locale even as they intentionally distanced their property from the region’s design clichés, the owners and designer ensured that details of the home drew on New England for inspiration and the creation of key pieces. ‘From day one, they approached this project with a sense of community,’ says Nicole of the owners, who have unquestionably adopted Nantucket as their home. They enlisted the expertise of a sought-after builder with deep roots in the region, who has lived and worked in Nantucket for 20 years. ‘When it came time to procure art, sculpture or a few of the smaller furniture pieces, we were able to call on local shops and artisans,’ says Nicole. ‘The home was a true celebration of local talent.’

On the topic of celebration, another key consideration for Nicole and the homeowners was creating a space in which all manner of occasions could be marked with time spent in good company.

Wherever they are in the world, Henry and Savannah maintain an open-door policy for friends and family who might want to drop by, and it went without saying that this would go for their new family home. The main structure of the gambrel, shingle-style house spans nearly 930 square metres over two levels with five bedrooms, fiveand-a-half baths, wine cellar, loft and wraparound porch, while the outdoor living space includes a cabana, pool and boat house. With a large property encompassing numerous areas for recreation and relaxation, the opportunities for fun were endless, but designing with an eye to cohesion and flow was key. ‘We were excited to furnish the home in a way that visually blurred the lines between indoor and outdoor living,’ explains Nicole. ‘It was important for us to design a space that would allow our clients to enjoy the entire property. Everyone can travel from the main house to the pool, cabana, tennis court and beyond with ease. You will see and feel touches of the main house throughout the property, but each structure still carries its own identity. It’s more of an energy that connects each of the spaces.’ Nicole Hogarty Designs nicolehogarty.com; @nicolehogartydesigns Q

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‘From day one, they approached the project with a sense of COMMUNITY. The home was a true celebration of local TALENT’ NICOLE HOGARTY

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THE KITCHEN AND FAMILY ROOM INCORPORATES MATERIALS SUCH AS STRIKING MARBLE AND TILE, WHILE A CUSTOM BANQUETTE ENCOURAGES GUESTS TO LINGER AFTER DINNER

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THE BATHROOM MIGHT BE THE MOST STRIKING EXAMPLE OF THE HOME’S DEPARTURE FROM TRADITIONAL NEW ENGLAND COASTAL STYLE, UNCONVENTIONAL MATERIALS AND CLEAN LINES MAKE FOR A MODERN APPROACH

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