Wanted Magazine: October Issue 2020

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Sarah Buitendach

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SELLING THE DRAMA

“This new ‘hobby’ has given me access to a world of provenance and beauty.

I can’t afford the Makamos but I love looking at them”

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I. MY NAME IS Sarah and I am an online-auction addict.

It all started during lockdown.

One minute I was browsing through a Strauss & Co auction catalogue, the next I’d registered to bid and found myself picking out a new frame for the painting I’d bought.

That, it turns out, was only the beginning. Now, I spend weekends with the Russell Kaplan auction on my computer screen. Bidding wars, a background to whatever I’m doing during the day. A friend and I assemble in our WhatsApp war room, strategising over watched bids. Do I think the Skotnes is

overpriced? Can he believe that there’s another Kentridge on sale? Is he sure he’s got space for that Persian? Am I worried someone is going to scoop me on the Sydney Carter? (They didn’t, dear reader).

It is, to use the terrible over-used parlance of a shabby year, my “new normal”. I have “pivoted” from mostly functional to lot-dependent. And, with some self-reflection, I know why.

Partly, it’s the thrill of the chase. Partly, it’s due to ease. I’m not one for rocking up to live sales, but this pastime — especially on Strauss — is effortless and intuitive, plus I can do it in my leggings and no one will go blind. Primarily, of course, this new “hobby” has given me access to a world of provenance

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and beauty. I can’t afford the Makamos but I love looking at them. I’d never heard of John Henry Amshewitz but, after spotting his work in the sales, I now know he was a local Impressionist painter, born in 1882 — and I like his work.

Therein lies a fascinating element of auctions in all iterations. They are the proof that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I watched a cyber battle for a brown Chobi rug.

It went for almost R100k. I was dumbstruck — it was absolutely heinous. Equally, though, I’m sure many would side-eye the bits and bobs I had earmarked for would-be purchase too.

This pseudo-philosophical observation segues rather well into this month’s issue. Flip through it and you will see that it is, by and large, an homage to beauty in its many — potentially debatable — forms. You may not agree that the South African Reserve Bank building in Pretoria is good-looking or that eyes dripping in glossy shimmer (page 17) tick your “attractive” box. Perhaps you’ll even be appalled that Tretchikoff oils and Birkenstock shoes crack a mention as aesthetically pleasing in Graham Wood’s piece on the overlapping worlds of ugliness and beauty (page 28).

I’d love to hear your thoughts (@sarahbuiten on Instagram).

Whichever way you see it, may your month ahead be filled with loveliness, however it manifests; in friends, family, your home, nature, travel, good food. And yes, even brown Chobi carpets.

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17 Flip through our beauty black book now, thank us later

26 The living is easy at these summertime beach escapes

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Beauties or beasts? The fine line between chic and freak

The Aston Martin DB5 will set you back a Goldfinger or two

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40 Landscaper Joy Phala’s wishlist is super (natural)

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MERICAN illusionist and endurance artist David Blaine offered us a positive distraction recently when he live-streamed his ascent to nearly 7.6km above the Arizona desert strapped onto about four dozen helium balloons. As I watched, palms sweating, what I found most fascinating was the incredible technology and aeronautical expertise required of the ground staff to perform such a stunt. His cluster of balloons classified as an “experimental aircraft” by the aviation authorities, Blaine also had to train to become a pilot before attempting this feat. For most people though, it was a nostalgic recollection from childhood featuring a silhouette of human and balloons drifting towards the heavens.

One of our greatest desires is the ability to fly. An escape from reality, I’m talking Peter Pan and Starfire flying but, of course, there’s also the romance of jetting off to new worlds aboard an airplane. From the time of Icarus, flight has represented freedom, adventure, and a lightness of being.

In the early days of flight, before onboard computers, pilots used rudimentary instruments such as an altimeter, air-speed indicator, and a compass to charter their flight paths. They also relied heavily on the accuracy of tools such as Breitling’s Co-Pilot of 1953 (this year’s Aviator Ref 765 1953 Re-Edition celebrates this piece) or Navitimer with its inner slide-rule bezel to calculate their elapsed time, distance travelled, and fuel consumption.

While today we might only use these watches to, say, convert miles to kilometres, we find emotional attachment to such pieces because of their nostalgic links to flying.

One of the coolest icons from the inventors of the chronograph and a brand most associated with aviation is the sporty chic Breitling Chronomat, from its ’80s catalogue. For the 100th anniversary of Breitling in 1984, its previous owner, the late Ernest Schneider, introduced the Chronomat to the collection. It was a bold move at the time to launch a mechanical watch when everyone was being seduced by the wonders of the quartz movement, but it seems to have paid off.

Breitling Chronomat B01 42 with copper-coloured dial and black contrasting chronograph counters

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The Chronomat began its life in 1983 as a timepiece specifically developed for the Pattuglia Acrobatica Nazionale Frecce Tricolori, the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Air Force. The brief was to make a watch that was sturdy and legible enough for the cockpit but also elegant enough for leisure time. With the versatility of its tachymeter it also became an instant hit

with racing drivers, and its reversible bezel riders made it the perfect tool for yachting regattas.

This year, the watch that straddles all three of the brand’s universes — air, land, sea — has been reworked as an all-purpose sports watch for a new generation of chronograph fans. While the new 42mm version is a far more refined, modern interpretation, it retains three iconic elements of the ’80s original. These include: the bezel with interchangeable rider tabs that offer a count-up feature for aviation and diving, and count-down for regattas; tachymeter scale on the inner bezel; and the signature Rouleaux bracelet. It comes in stainless steel with a choice of black dial and silver “panda” sub-dials, blue or copper “salmon” dials with black sub-dials, and a British racinggreen dial for the Bentley edition. There is also an 18kt red gold version, but the two-tone steel and 18k red gold references are perfect if you want the full ’80s feel of the original. There’s also a Frecce Tricolori special edition to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the squadron. All of these new pieces are powered by the inhouse Breitling Manufacture Calibre 01, a Cosc-certified chronometer also found in the Navitimer chronographs.

Aviation’s rugged, romantic past is reflected in the boys’ den, industrialloft-conversion aesthetic of the recently revamped Breitling boutique in Sandton City, where you’ll find the Chronomat, from around R121 000, and other novelties for 2020, including an elegant 35mm Navitimer Automatic for women. breitling.com or call 011 883 2286

300M Nekton Edition:

“a dive watch on a mission to save the seas”. R108 000. omegawatches.com

A BIG FLEX Rolex finally introduced its 2020 novelties, which include the 18kt yellow gold Oyster Perpetual SkyDweller, for the first time fitted with an Oysterflex bracelet made from highperformance elastomer.

The extremely precise Rolex calibre 9001 drives the annual calendar and second time-zone display while offering a power reserve of about 72 hours.

R570 800. rolex.com

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SEAWORTHY In line with its pledge to “make time for the planet”, Omega continues its support of the vital work done by the non-profit ocean protection and research foundation Nekton with the introduction of the Seamaster Diver

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NEWS BULGARI, GENTA-FIED Designer Gérald Genta’s eponymous brand was acquired by Bulgari in 2000. Genta was the first to combine jumping hours and retrograde minutes on a watch.

The brand was revived in 2019 with the 50th anniversary Platinum Arena Bi-Retrograde, a modern version of one of Genta’s iconic designs, updated this year with anthracite dial and yellow accents.

Approximately R295 000. bulgari.com

TAG Heuer Boutiques: Sandton City and V&A Waterfront Also at selected fine jewellers nationwide For further information please call 011 669 0500. www.picotandmoss.co.za

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EGGS, WITH A SIDE OF GUCCI

SUMMER OF GLOW Chanel may have just outdone itself with its Les Beiges summer collection. The creamy bronzers melt into the skin for sculpted contours; golden-flecked highlighting fluids make skin look vacationkissed and lightweight; and healthy glow powders lock it all in. We’re in glow heaven.

The world (and now mealtimes) would be a very boring place without Alessandro Michele in it. At the helm of Gucci, he’s extended his quirky creative vision to our wardrobes, homes, and now, our tabletops, with a series of decorative cloches.

They form part of the “Souvenir from Rome” décor range, borrowing motifs and patterns from Gucci’s ready-to-wear clothing collection. Made from silver-plated brass, the cloches have a strong 18th-century-gothic vibe. They’re outrageous and totally necessary (in our opinion). As they say: breakfast — but make it Gucci. The four styles come in small and large sizes.

You can also make use of the complimentary engraving service of up to three letters, on them. Approximately R18 400 each, gucci.com

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ou know Okapi for its gorgeous, handcrafted leather bags and accessories, but now the luxury African lifestyle brand makes its first foray into children’s accessories with the launch of its limited-edition “Baba Skoens”, designed in collaboration with Rara Studio.

Hand crafted using sustainably sourced and carefully selected ostrich and blesbok leathers, the shoes are made from materials that are 100% traceable. They’re perfect tiny treasures for stylish little ones aged 0-12 months.

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ake your mark on the world with Signature, an elegantly crafted, floral-oriental-musky scent from Montblanc.

Inspired by the personal and unique art of writing, it’s tricky to discern what catches the senses first. Is it the intriguing melding of clementine, magnolia, and ylang-ylang bursting out the opening notes or the subtle musky dry down as it settles? Either way, we’ve signed up to this stunner, and love its white-lacquered, paperweight-reminiscent bottle, complete with golden accents inspired by the classic Montblanc Meisterstück pen.

Montblanc Signature EDP, 90ml, R1 499

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Chanel Les Beiges Sheer Healthy Glow Highlighting Fluid in Sunkissed, R880

FROM OZ Australian skincare brand Claire Hill offers a straightforward three-step range designed to help you love your skin at every age.

Expect lightweight, moistureboosting, rejuvenating formulas and emulsion-like textures that absorb like a dream. Claire Hill Micellar Water with Desert Lime, 200ml, R600; Claire Hill S8-28 Assist Anti-Ageing Serum, 50ml, R1 100; Claire Hill S8-28 AntiAgeing Moisturiser, 50ml, R1 475

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“It’s hardly likely that voters will hold you accountable for a few extra percentage points of decline in GDP, and if they try, you can just blame the pandemic”

HEN IS it a good time to sabotage your economy? Perhaps the middle of a pandemic is as fine as any. For once, I’m not thinking exclusively about South Africa, although in this instance, it’s a question that could easily have been posed about this country too.

After all, we have just recorded our biggest ever quarterly decline in GDP, which really brought home the real-life impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown. Yet, the conversation seems to have hardly moved an inch. People are still actively debating novel ideas such as nationalising the Reserve Bank or even forming new state-owned companies.

In the midst of the worst economic crisis in about a century, with the country’s finances in such a dire state that anyone you care to ask believes the country will go completely bankrupt in a few years — possibly being thrown out of capital markets — there are still people who think the best way to dig ourselves out of this hole is to do further harm to the country’s

prospects by damaging investor confidence and its reputation.

Beyond all that, I am really thinking about the UK and the never-ending Brexit saga. It’s a story that just refuses to go away. About a year ago, I speculated in these pages about the prospects of that country crashing out of the EU without a replacement trade deal. In those days Theresa May was prime minister. She negotiated a withdrawal agreement with the EU that some in her own party wouldn’t accept.

Eventually she was forced out and replaced by Boris Johnson, one of the loudest critics of her “sellout” compromise. In a move that would have been predicted by anyone except the most hardcore Brexit supporters, he then went on to largely copy and paste her deal and strike an agreement with the EU. Only the bit that was his was far worse than anything she had done. The UK agreed to have Northern Ireland continue to enforce the EU’s customs rules, while the rest of the country will not. The big issue with this was also obvious — ultimately it paves the way for Irish reunification while leaving Scotland aggrieved at not getting the

same arrangement to enable it to essentially stay in the EU single market.

But Johnson managed to sell this as a win, and went on to win an election on the back of it, having managed to avoid proper parliamentary scrutiny. In January, Brexit happened. Or so we thought.

Eight months later, and he disowned the legally binding deal he had claimed so much credit for. As I write this now, in 2020, a no-deal Brexit that will disrupt the economy at a time when it needs it the least is suddenly back on.

With the economy set to contract by numbers that would have been scarcely believable before March, the calculation might be that it’s actually a good time to follow your ideological fantasies. It’s hardly likely that, in the short term, voters will hold you accountable for a few extra percentage points of decline in GDP, and if they try, you can just blame the pandemic.

Who knows how this ends — capitulation is more likely if history is a guide, but it’s not a good governance model to follow. Let’s hope we can avoid it.

Mnyanda is the editor of Business Day

NORTH/SOUTH Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts, Jewellery and Wine Auction 8–11 November 2020 www.straussart.co.za Irma Stern, Swazi Girl (detail) R3 000 000 - 4 000 000 From the Tasso Foundation Collection of Important South African Art assembled by the Late Giulio Bertrand of Morgenster Estate

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Hop in the car and make for the utter relaxation of the Klein Karoo and Garden Route

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GROOTVADERSBOSCH ----------------------------------------------If you’d rather avoid the crowds of Route 62, hang a left at Barrydale for the sinuous curves of the Tradouw Pass. One of the Cape’s most beautiful mountain passes, over just 16km it swops the arid Klein Karoo for lush fynbos as it sweeps down to the historic mission village of Suurbraak.

Turn left again and, before long, you’ll be unpacking your bags in the plush eco-cabins — 11 units, sleeping four each — of the Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve.

The reserve conserves both pristine fynbos and unique Afromontane forest, and you can fill your days on marked mountain bike trails, hiking to the tannin-stained pools of the Duiwenhoks River, or simply bathing in the quiet of the forests. The elevated bird hides offer a unique opportunity to peek at life in the high forest canopy.

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WARMWATERBERG ----------------------------------------------On the dry and lonely road west of Oudtshoorn you’ll marvel at the empty, parched landscape of the Little Karoo.

So, finding a signpost for Warmwaterberg — “hot water mountain” — comes as something of a surprise. But it’s not wrong; here, amid the arid plains, hot springs bubble eternal. The Warmwaterberg Spa offers a number of pools, where iron-rich mineral springs bubble from the ground at a toasty 43.5°C. Day visitors are welcome to enjoy the pools, but there are campsites and other accommodation options for overnighting. The historic Bath Houses, built in 1886, are the best choice, with a private bath in each.

Next, head on into the quirky town of Barrydale. Barrydale Hand Weavers craft remarkable works on wooden looms from locally grown cotton, while the MagpieArtCollective is famous worldwide for its upcycled chandelier creations. Want to spend the night in town?

The Karoo Art Hotel offers comfort and quirk in equal measure.

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OUDTSHOORN ----------------------------------------------Heading from the Garden Route to Cape Town offers you two choices: hurtle headlong down the N2 to get the journey done as fast as possible, or take it easy on the back roads through the Klein Karoo, delving into the quirks of Route 62. Now, that’s really no choice at all.

Oudtshoorn is the eastern gateway to Route 62, often dubbed the world’s longest wine route. And it’s a fine spot for a night or two: there’s the world-famous Cango Caves to explore, ostrich farms to experience, and a colourful cultural history to discover.

Fancy a drive? The trip up and over the Swartberg Pass to Prince Albert, returning through Meiringspoort’s tortured cleft of rocks, is surely one of South Africa’s finest road trips.

Like a country traveller of old, lay your head at The Queen’s Hotel in the centre of Oudtshoorn. At this colourful throwback to the golden era of country hotels, expect four-star comfort and authentic South African cuisine at The Colony restaurant.

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WILDERNESS ----------------------------------------------It’s a fair guess that the marketing team at Views Boutique Hotel didn’t have much trouble coming up with a name for this 26-room escape.

Perched like a seabird atop the dunes behind Wilderness beach, the hotel offers some of the finest, well, views on the Garden Route. The sea-facing suites offer dramatic ocean vistas from just about every corner. Ever dreamt of spotting dolphins from the bathtub? This is the place for you. Downstairs, the on-site restaurant — dubbed Views, you seeing a trend? — presents a superb seafront terrace, as does the on-site Wellness Emporium.

As Garden Route destinations go, Wilderness is often overlooked — merely a brief hiatus for travellers speeding onwards to George, Knysna, or Plett — but this sleepy town has plenty on offer. Drive the Seven Passes Road, meandering through the backwoods of the Garden Route, pack the clubs for a swing at one of the region’s acclaimed golf courses, or hire a canoe for a lazy paddle up the Touws River flowing through the Garden Route National Park.

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HAT’S THAT old chestnut that it’s the journey, not the destination? Turns out there’s more than a little truth in it. So rather than speed down the highways, gear down and explore the byways of the Cape this summer. Here are four destinations you won’t want to miss.

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For your skin, your body, and your makeup bag

THE A-LIST DOCTORS & AESTHETICIANS

THE BOTOX GURU. DR ANUSHKA REDDY, Medi-Sculpt Aesthetic & AntiAgeing Solutions medisculpt.co.za

THE BREAST BOSS. DR CHETAN PATEL, George Surgical Centre

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THE SKIN SAVIOUR. DR JUDEY PRETORIUS, Biomedical Emporium

THE NOSE WHISPERER. INGRID DU PLESSIS, Laserderm laserderm.co.za

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THE FACE QUICK-FIXER. SONETTE DONKER, Skin iD Skin Studio skinid.co.za

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Dr Anushka Reddy is the professional we trust when it comes to halting time in its tracks. “Recently, male patients have shown an increased interest in non-surgical facial treatments,” Reddy says.

“The use of non-surgical treatments can create an almost facelift-like effect, giving men a refreshed appearance within their lunch hour. Our most popular male cosmetic treatments are botulinum toxin to soften frown lines, forehead lines, and crow’s feet; dermal fillers to add volume to the chin and jaw line (think Brad Pitt); and chemical peels to reduce pore size, treat oily and rough skin, and give a healthylooking complexion,” she says.

“During their consultations, many men tell us that the frown lines between their eyes have become a permanent feature and people often tell them they look stressed, even when they are not. Men want subtle, natural results that give them a refreshed appearance rather than results that would make people ask, ‘What have you had done?’”

While perky breasts are still a coveted set of, erm, assets, there’s been a shift towards a more natural-looking or “perfected” version of what you’ve got rather than an unrealistic fantasy-Barbie pair.

Coming highly recommended by the best aestheticians in the business, Dr Chetan Patel is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon with over 10 years’ experience specialising in hand and upper-limb surgery. “I had the great pleasure of working with Dr Patel and, besides being an amazing human being, he is an exceptional surgeon. If I were to have any plastic surgery myself, I would only go to Dr Patel,” says fellow aesthetician and founder of Skin iD, Sonette Donker. Dr Patel will handle your breast surgery, as well as body contouring, tummy tucks, fat grafting and rhinoplasty.

We especially like Patel’s professional philosophy, which is “to provide my patients with a safe, confidential, yet relaxed environment in which to share thoughts on their reconstructive and aesthetic needs without prejudice”.

Dr Pretorius is right up front in our little black book of skincare gurus. The founder of skincare brand Biomedical Emporium, she knows the inner workings of the skin and has used that knowledge to formulate the product solutions you need for a multitude of skincare concerns such as pigmentation, scarring, ageing, and repair. If you were an acne-prone teenager and acne scarring, coupled with uneven skin tone and pigmentation marks, are your big concern, contact Dr Pretorius. One micro-needling treatment that comprises skin-growth-factor serums as well as serums that enhance the cellular energy (within the mitochondria of the cell) will immediately stimulate new collagen and elastin fibre synthesis — and is just one of the many solutions that she offers.

If your nose needs a little tweak but you need to be in and out of the treatment room with little to no downtime, look no further than Ingrid Du Plessis, laser training officer at Laserderm in Parkhurst. Well versed in aesthetic treatments, skincare, and giving realistic, subtle results, she injects Botox into problem areas to correct the nose’s shape and relax any muscles that are causing the tip of the nose to dip or look undesirable to the patient. The great thing about this procedure is that it’s non-surgical so nose jobs are no longer laborious, and the end result is evident but still natural-looking. This treatment isn’t permanent and does require the maintenance of going back to reinject, but if you aren’t happy with your new nose for some reason, there is always the chance to revert to your unaltered state or change it again with no regrets.

Actors, beauty editors, and influencers have Donker on speed dial for good reason: the founder of Skin iD provides effective skin treatments that you can fit into your lunch break. As most of her clients are busy professionals, Donker uses Dermaceutic products, such as the milk peel that only takes about 30 minutes, and will transform skin and keep it looking life-proof. Along with peels, Donker also performs non-invasive treatments such as Dermapen (micro-needling), which is a client favourite.

“This treatment is by far one of my most popular. A numbing cream is applied and then an electric pen is used with a head of a minimum of nine needles to puncture small holes in the skin, allowing for optimum serum penetration and the regeneration of the skin. It’s wonderful for the treatment of acne scarring, hyperpigmentation, skin sensitivity, dehydration, large pores, and wrinkles.” says Donker.

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the expert:

“I was inspired by the colours in nature in spring, especially of flowers.

Summer 2020 is definitely all about skin and eyes. Pops of oranges and sunset eyes are huge, as are fluffy brows and aquatic tones on the lids”

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Signature Set Pop Collection, R1 235, skins. co.za 2. Stila Shimmer and Glow Liquid Eyeshadow in Vivid Sapphire, R395, woolworths. co.za 3. Fenty Beauty Body Lava Luminizer in Who Needs Clothes, 90ml, R1 699, takealot.com 4.Chanel Baume Essentiel MultiUse Glow Stick in Transparent, R860, woolworths.co.za 5.Bobbi Brown Lip Gloss in Crystal 15ml, R370, bobbibrown. co.za.

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NCE A POPULAR LIP TOPPER in the ’90s, sported on teenage girls in potent cherry scents, you will be happy to know that gloss has grown up and is looking more luxurious than ever. A beautiful accompaniment to bold hues washed across eyes, lips, or dabbed meticulously onto cheeks, it’s an easy medium for elevating colour and adding dimension.

Rise & Shine The runways love it and makeup artists can’t get enough of a healthy dose of gloss slathered on eyelids. It can be a gift when placed just right, but seem like a curse when creasing, slipping or sliding all over the lid surface.

There is definitely a level of technique, timing, and know-how required when dealing with gloss but there is no need to be fearful. “Don’t be afraid of glosses and balms, they are a great addition to modernise your makeup look instantly. Don’t expect your makeup to look perfect, rather perfectly imperfect and slightly lived-in, especially when using a gloss on the eyes,” advises De Wit. You could settle for the “opposites attract” notion and pair your glossy features with a matte skin canvas, but in our opinion, a dewy, balmy

skin complexion that bounces light over contours is the perfect accompaniment. “The quickest way to glowing skin is by adding a serum or highlighting liquid to your usual foundation and adding a little lip balm or lipstick to the cheeks,” says De Wit.

All that glitters We love those multipurpose beauty products that give more bang for our buck. Gloss can be both the main event and a behind-the-scenes participant when creating a look. When it comes to lips, layer gloss atop bold, matte hues for the illusion of fuller lips, or place sparingly as an adhesive for another runway favourite — the glitter lip. It’s no secret that glitter can get messy, especially if you’re not sure of what you are doing. But when applied properly, a glitter lip can look elevated, luxurious, and have a skin-jewellery-like quality. The easiest way to create this look is to start by applying your lipstick shade of choice with a lip brush or straight from the bullet. Apply a thin layer of clear gloss to the lips, but don’t get heavy-handed as the glitter will just drip off instead of staying put. Use a medium eyeshadow brush to pack on glitter until the whole lip is neatly covered to the edges... and sparkle away.

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he past six months have left us fantasising about cutting loose from reality and setting up shop in a parallel universe of endless, carefree sunny days. Along with all that, we’d want swims in pristine azure water, salt in our hair, long snoozes on the sand, and cocktails that never, ever end. Ok, ok, we can’t muster up an alternate reality but we could manifest a holiday. And you should too. These beach resorts, scattered as far afield as Jamaica and Greece, seem like the perfect options. Irrespective of whether you’re in the market for a classic European jaunt and old-school hotel vibes or fancy something fun and retro, you’re bound to love at least one of our picks. Most importantly, they ALL offer staggering ocean action and sea views to die for.

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ASHION MOVES IN CYCLES. What is beautiful one year will take on the tinge of ugliness in a few years as it falls out of fashion. Then, suddenly, it’s back again.

But the relationship between beauty and ugliness goes beyond fashion. Sometimes distance in time imparts a sheen of nostalgia, or sometimes familiarity imparts fondness that can turn something once thought ugly to kind of beautiful.

UK design doyen Stephen Bayley, in his book Ugly: The Aesthetics of Everything, makes a pretty good case that ugliness and beauty function less as opposites and more as two sides of the same coin. The French (of course) even have a word for those instances when ugliness and beauty coincide: jolie laide, which translates literally as “ugly beautiful”. They’re parts of the same thing, which helps to make them interchangeable in the realms of fashion.

Flip-flopping from being viewed as gorgeous, then ugly, then gorgeous again over the years is one thing. The other particularly interesting possibility is when something designed to be ugly comes to be seen as beautiful.

The deliberate deployment of bad taste and ugliness has a venerable history. The punk movement of the ’70s knowingly embraced bad taste as a political affront. So did postmodern architecture in its way. They were both a riposte to the idea that good design is beautiful. The modernist idea was that if form followed function, beauty would follow too. There’s a case to be made that the endless elegant modernist refinements that led to the almost mystical beauty of something like the iPhone in our own day, which has been reduced to the nadir of minimalism, has hit a dead end. Bayley certainly thinks so. Anything else you do to the design of the iPhone, he argues, is unlikely to make it more beautiful.

Which brings us to the present, in which it seems ugliness is having another moment. But this time around, the excesses of the ’80s seem to be getting the ugly-beautiful treatment. Certainly, we recognise the trashiness of ’80s glamour, but this isn’t simply an ironic reprisal of the era’s aesthetics. Perhaps we need a break from the minimalist, tasteful beauty of the past years to free our minds, or shake things up, have a little fun, and to make some space for creativity... to set the scene for some new ideas. And perhaps what all the ugliness reminds us is that looks matter.

So welcome back to the realms of the over-decorated, the unnecessarily embellished, the inharmonious, garish, kitsch, loud, brash, fussy, inefficient, tacky, cheap, and tasteless…

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The beautiful blonde interiors, the naturals, neutrals, and restraint that have dominated architecture and décor for the largest part of this century might finally be in retreat. Good taste was handed down from generation to generation of architects and designers in the mould of minimalism, from the Bauhaus 100 years ago via Scandi chic and Apple’s relentless refinements.

Minimalism and modernism, it seemed, had found a way to refine beauty to its very essence: in simplicity, functionality, pure form. Along the way, inevitably, in defiance of Bauhaus master

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There’s a punky defiance about the return of what fashionistas are straightforwardly calling “the ugly shoe”. The disproportionately large, clunky, inelegant throwback to the ’90s seems to have becomes a seasonal favourite. At its heart, the challenge seems to be to make the ugliest shoe stylish through the sheer force and will of one’s own personal style. It’s a bit like saying to the world: “With my own coolness, I will perform the alchemy of style; I will transform something impossibly ugly into something stylish.” Like an exaggerated version of normcore, or a sartorial take on the dad bod, the dad sneaker — the ultimate in ordinariness — becomes not so much a style statement itself as a style challenge. Then, to up the ante, you exaggerate the blandness to almost grotesque proportions: the Birkenstock, the Velcro sandal, and the Buffalo boot are inflated and distorted to be uglier than ever. The inversion of values here is less about straightforwardly subverting good taste with ugliness, however, as it is demonstrating how individuality can redeem even the ugliest accessory and transcend the most extreme ordinariness.

Daniel Craig tuxing up as James Bond ushered in a grittier, tougher 007. With him came the return of some icons of the early films, notably the Aston Martin DB5, which Sean Connery famously drove in Goldfinger. It’s generally considered the most beautiful Aston ever (see our motoring feature for more). When the new Bond film No Time To Die launches next month, it will include an appearance by the Aston Martin V8 Vantage Series III, which featured in The Living Daylights (1987). This hulking muscle car is more like a Ford Mustang than a classic Brit racer, and a far cry from the elegant DB5. Its aggressive styling reflects a brute riposte to the Ferraris that were dominating the sportscar scene at the time — it was the UK’s first supercar. A recent Radio Times poll revealed that the public considered the two best-ever Bond portrayals to be Connery (obvious enough) and, wait for it, Timothy Dalton! Dalton started in The Living Daylights alongside that V8 Vantage, so maybe the producers are on to something.

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Mies van der Rohe’s dictum that less is more, a young American called Robert Venturi declared: less is a bore! An explosion of garish, decorative, tongue-in-cheek buildings followed, all bright colours and semiotic self-consciousness in the postmodern mode that was the intellectual vogue of the time.

Inevitably, more became a bore, too, as the movement ran out of intellectual and aesthetic steam. Modernism soon reasserted itself as the orthodoxy. But recently, a fascination with designers such as postmodernism’s predecessors the Memphis Group, and a reverence for the likes of Frank Gehry’s own famous house have started to signal a pushback. Richard Rogers, who, alongside Renzo Piano, designed the Centre Pompidou in Paris — one of the first PoMo buildings to assert the playful, exuberant side of architecture — just retired, and the ripples of reverence for his work have become palpable once again. A fascination with the fun is on the return; it’ll bring with it ugliness, but maybe a few fresh ideas, too.

Vladimir Tretchikoff was the king of kitsch. He was crassly commercial, showing in malls and department stores rather than galleries. He flogged mass-produced prints of his most famous works.

His is a story of triumph over the “tasteful”.

But, at the same time, his paintings are also familiar and strangely comforting… reminding many people of their grandparents but also playing into their rebellious delight in their anti-establishment defiance of good taste. His legendary Chinese Girl painting sold for R13.8-million at Bonhams in 2013 (it’s on display at Delaire Graff Estate in Stellenbosch) and, earlier this year, his Portrait of Ellen Peters (pictured) sold on Strauss & Co auction for R1.4-million. Take that, style police!

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IF THERE IS ONE THING I miss in these circumscribed times it is the glossy magazine.

Heavy, thick, and sheeny, featuring outré fashion and witty writing, filled with stuff that didn’t matter very much. They whispered of leisure time and dozing holidays on the sofa, of abandon and indulgence. Digital editions and Instagram bites just aren’t the same.

Long before the pandemic closed borders and decimated industries, the magazine world was in shreds. The highend gravure presses worldwide were steadily falling silent, as more and more publications went online, or worse, were shuttered forever. And so André Leon Talley’s glittering memoir The Chiffon Trenches (HarperCollins) is not only the chronicle of a glamorous life, but also a memorial to a vanishing world. It is also a plaintive cri de coeur of a lonely, forsaken man.

For some 50 years Talley had a frontrow seat, literally and figuratively, in the world of high fashion. He was born in Durham, North Carolina, in the segregationist Jim-Crow South, and was raised by his grandmother, a cleaner on the Duke University campus. A singular boy, tall and skinny, he liked to lose himself in the pages of Vogue in the town library, dreaming of a world in which “bad things never happened” and learning the names of high-society women like a rosary. Talley won a scholarship to the Ivy League Brown University where he obtained a master’s degree in French studies and hoped for nothing more than to become a teacher.

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Through the father of a friend, however, he was introduced to the legendary Diana Vreeland, the former editor of Vogue, who introduced him to Andy Warhol, who then gave him a job as a receptionist at his Interview magazine.

And so “ALT” as he was sometimes known, was launched.

Cut from his crappy room at the YMCA in New York in the early ’70s

to yachts, first-class cabins, and gilded hotel suites with his Louis Vuitton luggage piled up high. He vaults from magazine to magazine, from New York to Paris and back again, until he reaches the apex of the febrile fashion world, American Vogue. Its editor-in-chief Anna Wintour named him the creative director in 1988 and Talley settled in as uber-arbiter of style, courtier to models

and designers and grand dames like Lee Radziwill and Anne Bass. He flew on a Concorde to Florence and danced with Diana Ross at Studio 54. Karl Lagerfeld flung dozens of exquisite shirts at him in a mad, Gatsby-esque moment, and gave him $50 000 for his 50th birthday. He held Paloma Picasso’s handbag while she danced, and Wintour’s bouquet at her first wedding.

At shows he was a big, loud, billowing presence and, shockingly, the only black man in fashion journalism until Edward Enninful was named editor of British Vogue in 2017. He was hurt by the inherent racism of the fashion sphere: one acquaintance called him “Queen Kong”; another accused him of sleeping with designers like “a big black buck”.

If only they had known that Talley was not sleeping with anyone. He reveals in this book that he was abused repeatedly as an adolescent and is incapable of intimacy with anyone. He believes this is at the root of his bingeeating disorder. For as Talley grew in influence, so he grew physically, too.

He is enormous.

Wintour staged several interventions to get him to lose weight, but nothing lasted. Designers just made him vast kaftans and coats like marquees.

Gradually, his diary emptied.

Lagerfeld cut him off some time before he died with no explanation, and several years ago Wintour did too. He was no longer summoned to oversee her couture fittings and he lost his place as the only interviewer on the Met Gala red carpet to a young YouTube star with millions of followers. “But surely she didn’t know what a martingale back is to a Balenciaga one-seamed coat,” he writes, acidly.

Talley has some choice words about Wintour who, he says, is “incapable of human kindness” and who has “dashed so many on a frayed and tattered heap during her powerful rule”. The devil really does wear Prada, it seems. “I had suddenly become too old, too overweight, and too uncool, I imagined, for Anna Wintour,” he writes.

His pain at his exile is palpable, and he is nostalgic for the glory days of Vogue, when staffers billed their dry cleaning and chauffeur services to the magazine, stayed at the Ritz in Paris for the collections, and wore any couture they wanted. Talley is now 71 and the book feels like his last hurrah as he sits alone in his suburban house with rooms full of clothes and the Vuitton suitcases that are rarely used anymore because, he sighs, “There’s no one at the airports to carry them.”

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Grand Central Water Tower Midrand Gapp Architects/ Urban Designers, 1998

This delicate, glazed, civic chamber hovers weightlessly above a circular reflective pond. The building forms an architectural metaphor for transparent governance, public accountability, and urban connectivity. The new chamber provides the perfect counter-point to the brutal, monolithic, seemingly impermeable concrete bunker of the 1970s Civic Centre that shares the same site.

This underrated example of postmodern design lends sculptural dignity to the otherwise utilitarian necessity of a municipal water tower. Conceived as the centrepiece in a broader urban scheme for Midrand, the perfectly poised concrete cone is graceful, refined and a whole lot of fun!

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IKE JAMES Dean’s signature white t-shirt, Audrey Hepburn’s black Chanel dress, or Steve McQueen’s tortoiseshell Persols, enduring style is classic, subdued, and unforgettable in equal measure. Iconic without being vulgar, evergreen design champions considered proportion, masterful planning, purposeful form, and calculated restraint, rather than bowing to prevailing desires for cheap spectacle or seasonal vogue. The rule of thumb: less is always more.

The South African buildings on this list are a tribute to the longevity of timeless architectural beauty and proof that good taste never goes out of fashion.

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Tuynhuys Apartments Keerom Street, Cape Town Robert Silke & Partners, 2019

Beverly Hills Hotel Lighthouse Road, Umhlanga Rocks Baba Selsick, 1964

This brand-new, sculptural apartment block is located on a postage-stamp-sized stand in the heart of Cape Town’s CBD. Playfully sculpted facades reduce the building’s mass, ensuring it slots perfectly and respectfully into the existing streetscape. The building is fresh, futuristic, and references historic design without becoming pastiche. Timeless South African architecture, right on point!

Sol Kerzner’s first Southern Sun hotel, the Beverly Hills, has occupied a landmark position on Umhlanga’s beachfront since December 1964.

Playfully pink, the wavelike, mid-century modern structure, with deeply recessed private guestroom balconies and quirky pool-side cabanas, blends Old Hollywood glamour with Durban’s quintessentially laidback lifestyle of sea, sun, and sand.

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Ponte City Apartments Lily Avenue, Berea Manfred Hermer, 1976 Designed as a self-sufficient 54-storey city within the city, on its completion in 1976, Ponte was the tallest residential structure in the world. The building’s luxurious triplex penthouses came fully loaded with swanky, Jacuzzi-equipped rooftop terraces and expansive highveld vistas. Love this building or hate it, the towering cylindrical presence stalking Joburg’s horizon is an enduring symbol of the Golden City’s danger, ambition, dynamism, and magnetic promise of opportunity.

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Marble Towers Jeppe Street, Johannesburg Mallows, Louw, Hoffe & Partners, 1978

The SARB head office was the first flush-glazed skyscraper in the southern hemisphere. It is striking in its bold simplicity, while almost subsumed by reflections of the surrounding city. A civic plaza, adorned with public artworks, benches and urban greenery, forms a generous podium to the elegant high-rise.

This minimalist, marbleclad skyscraper soars 150m over chaotic Jeppe Street.

Designed to house the head office of Sanlam, bands of white Carrara marble and an anodised aluminium curtain wall form alternating light and dark vertical ribbons that run the entire length of the structure’s considerable facades. Gazing up from the pavement, Marble Towers seems to shoot skywards; a crisp white sentinel, eternally searching the blue expanse above.

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VER SECRETLY wished you could own one of James Bond’s villain-thwarting cars?

Well, now you can, at least if you’re one of the 25 people on the waiting list for Aston Martin’s newest toy, that is.

The British sportscar maker is building the iconic DB5 sports coupé that Sean Connery’s agent 007 character drove in the 1964 movie Goldfinger — and it’s kitted out with replica versions of all its gadgets.

The Goldfinger DB5 is one of the most famous movie motors ever, and the continuation cars are being built to mark the release of Bond’s 25th outing, No Time to Die. Its gizmos include a bullet-resistant rear shield, rear smokescreen delivery system, revolving number plates, simulated front machine guns, front and

rear battering rams, a simulated tyre slasher, and a simulated oil-slick-delivery system — all the mandatory fare of a wellprepared secret agent.

The Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger also has an optionally removable passenger seat roof panel, though the car doesn’t come with an accompanying ejector seat like the one from the movie (no matter how much you may dislike your passenger).

The interior toys, just like in Bond’s movie car, include a simulated radar screen, a telephone in the driver’s door, underseat hidden weapons tray, and a remote control for gadget activation.

In association with Eon Productions, makers of the James Bond films, Aston Martin is building the 25 continuation cars from scratch at its Heritage Division restoration centre in the UK, more than 50 years after the last new DB5 left Aston

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The cars, which aren’t actually road legal, feature the original DB5’s aluminium body and under the bonnet is a 4.0-litre naturally aspirated inline sixcylinder engine, which generates 215kW. Each car takes around 4 500 hours to build in a meticulous construction process.

Playing at being James Bond doesn’t come cheap: the DB5 Goldfinger cars are priced at about R74-million apiece.

E for exclusive Another reborn British legend is the Jaguar E-Type, which Enzo Ferrari was moved to call the most beautiful car in the world upon its 1961 reveal, even though it had been built by a rival company.

The long-bonneted beauty was an iconic sportscar in the swinging ’60s and its timeless design saw it become only the third car to join the Museum of Modern Art’s design collection in 1996.

Jaguar Classic has, in recent years, brought out a handful of continuation models and is now creating six matched E-Type pairs to celebrate the car’s 60th anniversary in 2021. Each pair in the E-Type 60 Collection will pay tribute to two famous cars that played roles in the E-Type’s world debut at the 1961 Geneva International Motor Show.

A grey 3.8-litre coupe registered “9600 HP” was one of the first two E-types unveiled at the show, and its interesting story is that it was driven “flat out” to Switzerland from the UK factory the night before the launch by public-relations manager Bob Berry, who arrived with minutes to spare for demonstration drives.

The car was a show sensation and spurred an overwhelming demand for test drives, leading to Jaguar immediately dispatching another E-Type from the UK factory. Jaguar test driver and development engineer Norman Dewis was told to “drop everything” and drive a British Racing Green 3.8-litre roadster registered “77 RW” overnight to Geneva.

Both cars were also used for media road tests, which proved the car’s performance including its very-impressive-for-thetime 241km/h top speed. So was an automotive legend born.

Each E-Type 60 Collection pair will include one “Flat Out Grey” 9600 HP coupe and one “Drop Everything Green” 77 RW roadster.

The units being built at Jaguar’s Classic Works facility in Warwickshire are existing 1960s cars that will be fully restored to exclusive 60th-anniversary tribute specification.

Jaguar hasn’t mentioned price, but rest assured that these special models will only be within the reach of very wealthy car enthusiasts.

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Life members of the Botanicus fan club will be deliriously happy to hear that the Joburg floral stylists and event experts have opened a physical store in Hyde Park. In doing so, owner Johannes van Greunen and his team are carrying on a fine tradition, having taken over what was Cottage Flowers for decades. As it turns out, since the shopping centre opened in 1969, this space — close to the main parkade and lifts — has always been a flower shop.

However, this is no longer your average “blooms in buckets” kind of operation. Rather, expect perfectly curated arrangements in a setting that is elegant, minimalist, and utterly alluring. The warm and welcoming Van Greunen’s work is always sophisticated, sculptural, and totally contemporary, and here it manifests in bouquets, flora-filled vases, and floral accoutrements worthy of a fine Parisian atelier.

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f you needed a reminder that South African furniture and homeware can compete with overseas goods, it’s the new Always Welcome space.

Situated close to Tashas and Exclusive Books, it is a marvellous addition to the local retail landscape — mostly because it serves as a one-stop showcase for a number of our finest

creative talents. This brainchild of Garreth van Niekerk and Alan Hayward, along with a co-operative of said designers, offers an always-evolving selection of roomscapes. It features work from Houtlander, Dokter and Misses, Mash T, Urbanative, Trevor Stuurman, Wiid Design, Joe Paine, Gone Rural, Wessel Snyman Creative,

Airloom, Lothar Böttcher glassworks, Okracandle, Orlando lighting, Indigenus planters, Vorster & Braye ceramics, Something Good Studio, Coco-Mat, and Coral Stephens Handweaving.

We know — it’s some list!

The new endeavour will also play host to talks and all kinds of cool activations.

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It’s hoppy, dry, aromatic, and as complex as any true Capetonian.

KONNICHIWA TO NEW WHISKIES! he House of Suntory has brought two of its most celebrated Japanese whiskies to South Africa.

The first, called Toki, is a timeless blend of carefully selected whiskies from the globally acclaimed Hakushu, Yamazaki, and Chita distilleries.

Incorporating malt and grain as the two main pillars, it features the quintessential characteristics of simplicity, balance, and boldness. Hibiki Harmony is the second new spirit to hit our shores. It’s a super-premium blend that brings to life the harmony of Japanese nature and expert craftsmanship.

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AKING PHENOMENAL wine isn’t anything new for many of our wine estates and winemakers, but creating world-recognised regions is certainly the next frontier. That’s what makes my Wade Bales’ Constantia White 2019 so special. It’s part of a regional series that seeks to create the ultimate signature wine for each of the Cape’s most-loved wine regions. All nine of Constantia’s winemakers were involved in making this beauty — the ultimate expression of regional art and Constantia in a glass.

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It has notes of ripe blueberries and clove and a classy, refined palate that’s rich in dark fruit and silky tannins.

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HE GLOBAL Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown have forced companies around the world to adjust the way they conduct their business, while others have needed to pivot by shifting their approach entirely.

While social distancing and remote working have led to an impressive plethora of digital services entering the market, Chris Potgieter, managing director: Old Mutual Wealth Private Client Securities, says these existing technologies are merely the tip of the iceberg. “If the history of pandemics is a guide, this contagion, like all others, will spark a wave of innovation that is directly proportional to the disruption it caused,” says Potgieter.

“In the context of the coronavirus pandemic that has upset the global economy, it’s fitting to remember that conflict and turmoil have always spurred on accelerated technological development.”

“Innovation is unstoppable because of human desire for discovery and progress. The lesson for investors is that, despite Covid-19 and the geopolitical tensions we’re currently facing, technology will keep advancing, thus creating opportunities.”

Potgieter says the key to recording long-term capital growth is to identify themes or trends that will define our lives in the decades to come. The recovery in much-loved tech giants in the US and China is in response to how Covid-19 will drive their growth in the short term.

However, “investors need to look further forward to identify the innovations and emerging technologies of the future”.

Potgieter adds that the greatest advances often happen because technologies from different areas intersect with and reinforce one another.

This is evident today in the advances in hi-tech sectors, from artificial intelligence and 5G connectivity to biochemistry and cell and gene therapy.

“The US and China are currently locked in a race for superiority in these fields. And, as happened 50 years ago during the Cold War, this conflict will cause technologies to be developed,

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Finding investment opportunities in innovation perfected, and commercialised faster,” he says.

For this reason, investors should be looking beyond the current tech giants to identify the future leaders.

Just as many of the current crop grew out of the shift to cloud computing, emerging technologies such as artificial and connected intelligence, Internet of Things, and biotechnology will be commercialised over the next decade.

Potgieter says two themes that hold the promise of growth in the future are food technology and healthcare.

Food technology will take on increasing importance as the world

population grows. Current projections show that food production will have to increase by 50% to keep pace with a population expected to reach nearly 10-billion by 2050. There will be an inevitable strain on food and water supplies unless we make some major adjustments to how we manage these commodities.

“Over the next decade it is estimated that the food-technology industry will grow by approximately $500-billion.

A few major players to watch here are Nestlé, Zylem, John Deere, Unilever, Ecolab, Xylem, and Wageningen University.”

Healthcare will be driven by a growing but also ageing population, particularly in developed economies.

By 2050, 21.4% of the world’s population will be 65 years old and older. Given that at age 65 the cost of healthcare tends to double, the pressure on health services as we move into the future is only going to become more intense.

Medical innovations that are proliferating include genome testing, which used to be prohibitively expensive but is now broadly affordable for the middle classes.

The next innovations in this sector are likely to concern cellular-level intervention and gene editing, with the ultimate aim of eliminating diseases at the genetic level.

While there may still be some way to go in terms of technology and ethics, it is clear that the map has been drawn and growth within the sector is inevitable. Innovation in healthcare is therefore set to increase, making this another sector worth monitoring for investment opportunities. Potgieter says three companies to watch are Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, and Danaher.

He cautions that where returns are hard to predict, investors can gain broader exposure by going through an appropriate Exchange Traded Fund (ETF).

“The key takeaway for investors is that they need to pay attention to companies investing in research and development (R&D) that will help them to adapt as the market changes,” says Potgieter. “While we are interested in sectors such as biotech and 5G, we prefer to invest in multinationals that are spending on R&D, or take sector exposure through an appropriate ETF.” “By the same token, we avoid companies that refuse to recognise and adopt innovations that will disrupt industries. Sectors we’re keeping an eye on include energy, traditional retail, food production, transport, and property.”

What seems fanciful today will seem second nature tomorrow.

For savvy investors who can get an early foot in the door, Potgieter sees great potential for creating substantial wealth. omwealth.co.za

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ssential beauty potions? I’m a Clarins girl through and through. As a plant person, I’m attracted to its plant-based philosophy in skincare.

My skincare routine starts with Clarins’ gentle foaming cleanser, followed by its new Plant Gold Nutri-revitalising oil-emulsion. I finish off with the Clarins UV Plus Day Screen SPF 50. Building everyone should visit before they die? The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain. There’s no one who represents movement in architectural design the way architect Frank Gehry does, and this is perfectly represented in the undulating metal that forms the exterior of this structure.

Coffee or tea? Tea — Laager rooibos tea to be specific. It was my grandmother’s tea of choice growing up and she would often make it for me. Fruit- or herbalinfused rooibos or light tea for moments when I’m relaxing and just want to hear myself think.

Coffee only when I’m on deadline and I need a legal drug to stay

awake. Ultimate plant? Tillandsia xerographica. It has a distinctive aesthetic with unusual silver foliage that spirals around the plant, resulting in a perfect spherical shape. They are a stunning decorative element in the home and require minimum upkeep. I also love that they are rebels — not following the conventional way plants grow. They live entirely without soil, depending on nutrients in the air. Dream purchase?

A home designed by Mphethi Morojele. His work is probably one of the closest definitions of authentic South African architecture in our post-apartheid era. Most South African homes are designed with a Eurocentric aesthetic; an element of African architecture is missing in the South African residential-architecture space. Reading right now?

Ilse Crawford’s A Frame for Life.

I’m enjoying her human-centric perspective on design and how space contributes to our quality of life. Listening to? Then Again: The Anthology by David Sanborn, Thandi Ntuli’s The Offering, and

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gardens. Fashion icon? My mom.

She doesn’t follow trends; she has an eye for classic pieces. Are you a collector of anything? Air plants. They are my weakness!

What makes you happiest?

The two little boys I call my children and the big boy I call my husband. My life would not make sense without them in it. When travel resumes as normal, to where are you immediately booking a ticket? Kenya.

Watamu, for its crystal-blue and white sand beaches; the stone ruins of the medieval Swahili town Gedi; and, for the flora lover in me, Arabuko Sokoke National Park, which is also home to a variety of wildlife. Next must-have item? Director dining chairs from Weylandts. My husband used to dabble in film production and he is totally in love with their version of the classic director’s chair. What inspires you? Nature. It is always improving, always keeping things on the upside. Where forests have burned, they will soon return with the slightest amount of rain. It is relentless; a complete die-hard.

Judith Sephuma’s A Legacy: Live in Concert. Ok, I love jazz. Artist you’ve got your eye on? Zana “Ndebele Superhero” Masombuka.

I love how she uses the vibrancy and symbolism of Ndebele cultural wear and art to both narrate ageold African wisdom and also create dialogue on present-day challenges.

It is also quite moving the way Azael Langa uses smoke and fumage in his artwork. He makes one witness the inner soul and spirit of his subject on canvas. Best way to spend a Sunday morning?

In bed with my children, who make me read every single one of their story books because they only get to read two each on a week night.

Book, album, and luxury item you’d take to a desert island?

Toni Morrison’s Beloved, Kenny G’s At Last… The Duets Album, and my orthopaedic pillow. Series you’re bingeing? Friends. Twenty-six years later and the comedy is still good. Your favourite room in the house? The bedroom, for sure. Nothing like a soft bed, dreamy sheets, and a comfy blanket after a hard day of building

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JOY PHALA The landscape designer and owner of Organic Kitchen Gardens loves keeping things natural 1. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao 2. Clarins Plant Gold Nutri-revitalising oil-emulsion 3. Beloved by Toni Morrison 4. Time by Zana Masombuka 5. Director chair, Weylandts 6. A Frame for Life by Ilse Crawford 7. Then Again: The Anthology by David Sanborn 8. Tillandsia xerographica

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