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SPOTLIGHT 12
MY STYLISH LIFE Lamu-based architect and interior designer Moran Munyuthe shares aspects of his style and life’s inspiration
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DIGITAL The latest on DECO’s digital platforms
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TRENDS, INNOVATIONS, WORD OF MOUTH Not-to-be-missed art exhibitions; moulded glass and porcelain decor pieces; Tom Dixon unveils his new lighting ranges and more
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PREVIEW What to expect at Design Joburg
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REPORT-BACK The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair made its debut in Marrakesh this year. Nana Ocran reports back on the event and the most compelling exhibitions
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REPORT-BACK The winners of the 15th ELLE DECO International Design Awards
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STUDIO VISIT Victoria Yards is an innovative inner-city project in JHB that combines a creative community of artists and artisans, social development and urban greening
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TREND ALERT DECO’s forecast: Zen-inspired minimalism, woven pieces and highly saturated interiors that pop
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SHORTLIST Blogger and design thought leader Grant Pierrus on his favourite things
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SHOPPING 50
DETAILS The latest upholstery trend is all about rich, velveteen textures in autumnal shades
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TECH These new gadgets combine retro aesthetics and innovative design
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TOOLBOX Over 25 ideas, tips and tricks for creating the ultimate home kitchen
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AFRICAN GLAMOUR Entrepreneur Metse Phiyega’s contemporary, glamour-filled home in Blue Hills, Johannesburg, champions African design
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WIND, SAND AND STARS A design-lover fulfils his lifelong passion with the construction and decoration of his coastal home in Morocco
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COLOUR AND COMPOSITION In French interior designer Claude Cartier’s apartment, bold walls act as the stage for her rich collection of art and furniture
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SYMPHONY IN BLUE A classic blue and white colour scheme in interior designer Sue Bond’s Fresnaye villa celebrates its seaside locale
LIVING 112 CULTURE CLUB Interior designer Anji Connell spills the beans on where to stay, shop and eat in Hong Kong 116 WEEKEND GETAWAY Enjoy a relaxing break in the Cape Winelands 118 FOOD AND DRINK Soweto-born, Michelin-trained chef Wandile Mabaso shares his culinary ethos 122 HOTELS DECO rounds up the newest designer hotels across the globe 124 GARDENS Mary Maurel on the importance of structure in garden design 126 ICON: HUGH MASEKELA The life and work of one of SA’s greatest musicians 130 LAST LOOK The Big Globe artwork by Olaf Hajek on show at Southern Guild Gallery
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’m really excited about this issue’s theme – ’the art of design’ – because it expresses the flashpoint between art and utilitarianism, which is the ideal outcome for both pursuits. Our pages showcase not just the ingenuity of architects and designers who’ve transformed their living spaces into aesthetic marvels, but also their practicality and ability to produce homes that are as functional and welcoming as they’re beautiful. This is, indeed, artful designing – and designed art. As a case in point, our feature on kitchens (Toolbox, p54), which includes salient insights from designers, explains how to turn an essential area in any home into a showpiece where colour, fun, imagination, proportion and the clever use of space are all drawn upon. Then turn to the homes we’ve showcased – in Essaouria, Lyon and our own Cape Town – for examples of zany concepts that defy all the norms of interior design, but work magnificently. The moral? There are no rules besides personal taste, budget and a realistic relationship between essential requirements and visual appeal. As we enter the full force of winter, the warmth and ambience of interior spaces become particularly important, since we’ll be spending most of our time indoors. It’s a great opportunity to take some creative risks, re-imagine our environments and discover more about ourselves while doing so. After all, the things with which we choose to surround ourselves speak volumes about who we are. The way we fashion a room, and the impact it has on those entering it, expose crucial element of the way we see ourselves. This month, may your personal revelations be empowering, liberating – and gloriously tempting!
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‘All the interest continues to fall on our continent – and with good reason. Design and art are thriving here’
NANA OCRAN London-based Nana is a writer, a lecturer and the Managing Editor of the British Council UK’s People’s Stories Project. She’s currently developing an initiative with it to identify new, nonfiction, arts-related stories and commentary by young writers in Africa. Her recent travels took her to Marrakesh for the 1:54 Contemporary Art Fair – see her report on it on p26.
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t’s opportune that as we wrapped up this issue, the DECO team was preparing to head to Milan for the world’s biggest design fair, Salone del Mobile, not only to take note of the latest releases in furniture, lighting, bathroom and kitchen innovation, and – always a favourite – the intersections between interiors and fashion (watch out for our in-depth report-back), but also to attend the ELLE DECO International Design Awards (EDIDA). We got the scoop on the EDIDA winners just in time to make it into our May issue, a round-up of design – both global and local; then there were the star-struck moments when meeting some of these luminaries in person at the fabulous awards ceremony at the city’s Teatro dell’Arte. For me, the chance to socialise and share ideas with my fellow Editors-in-Chief from the other 24 DECO titles around the world was particularly valued, especially as we look ahead and build on the strengths gained by our proudly South African edition’s 20 years in publishing. All the interest continues to fall on our continent – and with good reason. Design and art are thriving here, and it’s often a lack of resources or access to even the most basic funding and marketing that can be the drivers of the sort of creativity that stands out for its sheer energy and originality. The same applies to the industries found at Jo’burg’s newest cultural hot spot, Victoria Yards, where a bevy of artisans and artists have set up studios – from well-known names like Blessing Ngobeni and David Krynauw to an entirely new crop on the verge of being discovered. You’ll see more of that exuberance in Jo’burg entrepreneur Metse Phiyega’s knockout home by Egg Designs, while Soweto-born chef Wandile Mabaso’s visually dazzling and utterly delicious culinary creations will blow you away! It’s all proof that the best of the best is right here on our doorstep.
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ANJI CONNELL An interior architect and landscape designer, Anji trained at the Inchbald School of Design in London. She now lives and works between the UK, Hong Kong and SA, with projects taking her further afield to the USA. When she’s not documenting her travels on Instagram, she writes for Pro Landscaper magazine, and was the ideal person to compile DECO’s guide to Hong Kong on p112.
KHOLEKA KUMALO This Durban-born, Johannesburgbased freelancer dreams of being a pianist, makes a living from writing and editing, and is fuelled by music, food and love. In this month’s issue, she writes about the life and times of the late Bra Hugh Masekela and honours the legacy of this great South African jazz pioneer on p126.
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THE STYLISH LIFE OF MORAN MUNYUTHE The Lamu-based architect and furniture designer loves Mid-Century Italian lighting and still prizes his signature Mashirbirya side-table Munyuthe began designing furniture serendipitously, after considering the decor that would fill a house he was in the process of building. Having graduated from London’s Central Saint Martins and completed stints at architectural firms in the UK and Italy, he moved to Lamu, Kenya, where he set up Saba Studios – close to the culture and artisans who inspire his collections of handmade chairs and tables. One artist everyone should watch? I really enjoy Toyin Ojih Odutola’s paintings; I’m a big fan of her figurative work. Her striated textures are mesmerising. An important element of your everyday style? Lamu’s very hot, so I like wearing shirts in light, breathable fabrics and a wrap-around sarong. What’s inspiring you right now? Recently, I was at a friend’s house in Lamu. The house was restoration, done in the Swahili style. What was really interesting were the Art Deco lamps and light fixtures that combined very well with that style. In terms of design, these two styles are centuries apart, so the aesthetic fusion was unintended. I greatly enjoy these types of unforeseen aesthetic hybrids. The designer with whom you’d most like to have lunch? Jorn Utzon, a Danish architect who designed the Sydney Opera House. If he were alive, I’d love to talk to him about his residential projects, my favourite being Can Lis – a vacation home for his family. Favourite furniture item you own? This may be slightly self-indulgent, but it’s our 12 ELLEDECORATION.CO.ZA THE ART OF DESIGN ISSUE
Mashirbirya side-table. It’s simple, modular and light, which makes it a very versatile piece. What’s on your decor wish list? I’m a big fan of Mid-Century lighting from Italy. The Pietro Chiesa floor lamp with fabric screens to soften the light is probably my favourite item at the moment. It’s proportioned so well! What were the first decor objects you owned? I was transient until I was 25, so the first items I owned were the Mashirbirya chair and side-table. The design or collection that changed your life? While visiting friend in Copenhagen, I went to the Bagsvæ church, designed by Utzon. It has an amazi skylight that looks like a rolling cloud. extremely poetic. Favourite material to work with I love coral stone and wood. We’re worki on a collection that combines the heft of t two materials. Quotation by which you live? ’A profound design process eventually makes the patron, the architect and every occasional visitor to the building a slightly better human being.’ – Juhani Pallasmaa Decor trend you’re loving? Architectural materials such as concrete and terrazzo being used to make domestic objects. The colour you can’t get enough of? The shade of cured lime walls in old-town Lamu. It’s a living material that ages as the building ages and produces fantastic organic beige patterns.
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Meet the winners of this year's ELLE DECO International Design Awards (p28) and get ready for Design Joburg (p24). Discover the art of new Zen interiors (p40) and Tom Dixon's latest illuminating designs (p23). Explore JHB's new creative hotspot, Victoria Yards (p32).
GOOD THINGS COME IN PAIRS Creative sister duo Sanet Stegmann and Korine Kruger will be exhibiting their ‘Halau’ bench as part of a group show at this year’s Salone del Mobile. Sanet, an interior architect and Korine, an architect, established their company, Kassa Studio, in 2017 after gaining experience working for big names locally. Their debut range comments on modern communication. ‘With a keen interest in people and the way they interact with objects, we posed the question: What would a contemporary interpretation of a piece of furniture used purely for communication look like?’ explains Sanet. ‘Our “Halau” bench is a simple interpretation of a traditional telephone bench that was used to facilitate a moment dedicated purely to communication. It encourages one to sit mindfully and slow down to contemplate one’s connectedness.’ To meet modern needs, a wireless charger was incorporated into the frame – an arresting shade of orange-red burnt sand inspired by the Kalahari landscape. kassa-studio.com
SPOTLIGHT: TREND
Tactile design Moulded glass, porcelain and wood are paired with mohair, velvets and wool for a sensory experience clockwise, from top left Heaven’s Gate rug by Marcel Wanders for Moooi R53 480, Créma Design; silicon carbide silver crystal R683/kg,Top Stones; Parison pendant by NewWorks R13 452, establishment.co.za; Gobi vase R9 900, Gobi vase R11 800, both Casarredo; Silk lamp by Bosa R7 250, Limeline; Art Mountain rug from R78 000/m2, Mae Rugs; Reaction Poétique table by Cassina from R12 000, True Designs; Artwork linocut SAR166 R3 700, Cécile & Boyd; The Lullaby mohair blanket by Hinterveld R3 788, Knus.
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4 OF THE BEST EXHIBITIONS THIS MONTH
Circa Gallery, Cape Town 3-27 May Galia Gluckman’s solo show, Ora, will present her new body of multifaceted work using acrylic paint and paper collage. The dynamic pieces exist in both large and small format. everard-read-capetown.co.za
BROOMBERG AND CHANARIN Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg 24 April-26 May Artist duo Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin will present a new body of work, To the People of Johannesburg, this month. It takes the form of love letters to the city inscribed on taxi windows. This follows the opening of their solo exhibition, Divine Violence, at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. goodman-gallery.com
DAMIEN HIRST Houghton Hall, UK 11-27 May British artist Damien Hirst will unveil Colour Work at the Norfolk & Norwich art fair this month. An evolution of his iconic Spot Paintings, 50 works from the series, as well as some of his sculptures, will be on display. nnfestival.org.uk
GHADA AMER AND REZA FARKHONDEH Dak’Art 2018, Dakar 3 May-2 June Another creative collaboration sees artists Ghada Amer and Reza Farkhondeh exhibit a curated selection of co-created drawings at the African art bienniale. biennialfoundation.org
SPOTLIGHT: WORD OF MOUTH History repeating itself In February 2017, fabled chef Rene Redzepi closed the doors of the world’s most revolutionary restaurant, Noma. The question on every epicurean’s lips was: ‘What now?’ Fast forward to 2018 and the opening of Noma 2.0. Located on an island 2km from where it all started, the stark new restaurant – by Danish architecture firm BIG – has already dazzled food pilgrims from across the globe (again). The set-up includes an urban farm, as well as dedicated rooms for meat, fish and fermentation. And with space for only 40 diners, the queues are long. The locale’s also inspired a new way of working in the kitchen: there are only three menus, each not merely influenced but defined by the season. Closer to nature, more authentic in a way, yet still innovative and daring, this is an impressive evolution. noma.dk
Take a seat Phaidon’s latest tome chronicles the history of the humble seat. Chair: 500 Designs That Matter explores the infinite ways designers have experimented with methods and materials to elevate and reinterpret the parameters of an object that primarily exists for one very practical purpose. From Eames to Van der Rohe, the plain to the sculptural and the playful to the practical, discover how the chair’s evolution has changed not only the way we sit, but also how we interact with furniture and interior spaces. phaidon.com
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Acclaimed trend forecaster Li Edelkoort shared what she envisages as the home of the future at this year’s Design Indaba. ‘The near future is about organic substance, meaning that “going green” will in fact be about “staying green”,’ Edelkoort explained, as the notion of the Spiritual House manifests itself into design and furniture 1. Structure In the future, the idea of ’less is more’ is taken quite literally. It’s about lessening obstructions (walls) to create not only a seamless flow between inside and out, but also between rooms. Whereas homes used to be divided into different rooms with specific pieces of furniture belonging to each one, the home of the future emphasises functional neutrality: beds that can be used as couches, chairs as tables and stairs that can function as seating. 2. Shape As the future home evolves in its structure, so too will the items with which we populate it. Round shapes will make up the centre-pieces of the home. 3. Colour A re-imagined return to natural simplicity is foremost when it comes to the colours we’ll use in the future – think vegetal hues. Colour will be coveted in matte finishes, creating rugged-looking surfaces that emphasise not only colour, but texture too. 4. Texture Textural accessories, such as woollen throws and detailing, with an emphasis on craftsmanship, will be prominent. 5. One with nature The future home will be filled with greenery – not elaborate installations, but good, old-fashioned pot plants. Ferns and cacti will bring the spiritual home to life, both literally and metaphysically. edelkoort.com
STRENGTH IN DIVERSITY Artlogic’s Winter Sculpture Fair will return to the Nirox Foundation Sculpture Park in Johannesburg over the weekend of 12-13 May. This year’s exhibition, titled Not a Single Story, draws inspiration from a TED talk by Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie based on the idea that diversity can strengthen, rather than divide societies. As such, visitors can expect a rich mix of perspectives and influences in the works on show by more than 20 primarily female artists, including Yoko Ono, Mary Sibande and Jane Alexander. By looking at the overlapping dialogues in these artists’ concurrent individual practices, the organisers hope to show how contemporary social concerns converge to form an open topography of viewpoints. wintersculpturefair.co.za
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SPOTLIGHT: INNOVATION
FUTURE PERFECT It’s a busy year for Tom Dixon Studio, which moves into expansive new oice and retail premises in London’s King’s Cross, among other exciting ventures. DECO met the designer on the Cape Town leg of his global tour to launch his latest product ranges – bold, futuristic offerings in a space-age palette. tomdixon.net, x @tomdixonstudio What’s new at Tom Dixon Studio? We’ve introduced new elements to our design toolkit, which will become the building blocks of a future interior design aesthetic. Recognisable silhouettes like the Bell table light and copper pendants have been rethought through a more directional palette of electric-blue, slick, glossy black and silver. The Melt pendant, now in black smoke, has become even more of a magical object through experiments with the boundaries of luminosity, semi-transparency and reflectivity. We’re also launching a bathroom lighting range made to withstand steamy, hot and wet conditions, striking a balance between decoration and functionality. Why did you decide on a world tour to launch your new ranges? Between moving to new locations in London and New York, and store refreshes in Hong Kong and Sydney, it seemed we were already doing the whole world. So we thought: ‘Why not include other interesting places, along with these big capitals?’ After all, I already sell [Tom Dixon products] in Dakar, Tehran, Reykjavik and Lima… and I love the idea of not going where everybody else goes, but rather going where everyone comes from. So we decided against the Milan Furniture Fair, which I’ve been at every year. It’s become something people expect you to do – and as soon as that starts happening, you have to think again, because you’re not surprising anyone any more. Tell us about your new HQ. We were looking for a new home for Tom Dixon Studio and found it in The Coal Office in Granary Square, King’s Cross. It’s Victorian and has a lot of character; it’s long, thin and shaped like a banana, and sits on a canal, which is exactly like our last space – but considerably bigger. THE ART OF DESIGN ISSUE ELLEDECORATION.CO.ZA 23
DESIGN ON DISPLAY The best of South African decor and a showcase of beautiful interiors are in the spotlight at Design Joburg, which returns for its second edition this month If it’s inspiration for your home that’s needed, there’s no better place to find it than at Design Joburg. Headlining the show is Rooms on View, a series of style-shaping room sets created by leading local interior designers under the direction of industry maven Sumari Krige. Another highlight, CoLab, sees architects, designers and decorators joining forces with artisans, decor brands and suppliers to present innovative, experiential spaces. With development of young talent being an essential part of the show’s ethos, established design studios will be pairing up with upcoming names in a mentorship capacity. Visitors can also enjoy a sensory experience at chef David Higgs’s pop-up CoLab restaurant, based on his celebrated Jo’burg establishment, Marble. Unpretentious dishes and cocktails will be served in a suitably inspired setting curated by interior designer Irene Kyriacou of Oniroco, also of Marble fame. designjoburg.com
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DONALD NXUMALO The interior designer discusses his CoLab stand, a beautiful boudoir space with a sitting room area What can we expect from you this year? We love surprises. The utter joy on our clients’ faces when we hand over the keys to a completed project is priceless. For Design Joburg, our boudoir space with a sitting room area will also include a divine new offering. What’s the theme? Modern living in an intimate space. The inspiration was drawn from a number of our current projects where we’ve seen the creation of more personal spaces. We approach all our projects asking: ‘Would I myself live in this space?’ – and we definitely would at our stand! What excites you about South African design? The similarities and differences in diverse backgrounds. Africa‘s metaphorically borderless, so we draw inspiration from the rest of the continent too, adding a further dimension to our design language. The simple incorporation of knitted detail into a couch design, for example, would resonate with Ndebele, Zulu and even Kenyan tribes. What’s most exciting is that design in Africa is still in its infancy, so we can expect much more from it in the future. What would you like to see more of on the local design scene? Local designers making use of local manufacturers and craftsmen. I believe there’s excellence in our nation, so we need to stop selling ourselves short. It’s time we told our African story our way.
ELLE DECO will be there too, so be sure to visit our stand and meet the team! We’ve also partnered with Donald Nxumalo and Blacksmith, whose CoLab stands are set to be Design Joburg show-stoppers. WHAT: Design Joburg WHERE: Sandton Convention Centre WHEN: 25-27 May 2018
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RYAN ILLGNER AND JACOLINE SEMA Jo’ burg-based interior designer Ryan Illgner from specialist retail, hospitality and leisure design agency Blacksmith on his collaborative stand with mentee Jacoline Sema Jacoline Sema and Ryan Illgner
Tell us about your CoLab stand. We’re planning a trendy bar with an adjoining lounge space. We’ve drawn inspiration from our African heritage, borrowing forms and materials from Ndebele head- and neckpieces. We’re alluding to these in lighting and bar stools, as well as in the honest use of stone and metal from our local landscape. Our generous reinterpretation of recognisable African elements in sophisticated forms and beautifully crafted materials will be very striking. What brands are you collaborating with? Caesarstone for the wall and counter elements, Eurolux for the lighting elements and Euro Appliances for the essential bar appliances, among others.
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As a mentor, what are you most looking forward to? Seeing how Jacoline’s design influence is received. And as a mentee, Jacoline? Working with Ryan, who influenced me to become a designer in the first place and is still a huge part of my growth. What do you see as the ultimate trend right now, Jacoline? When one looks at the world map, the African continent is at its centre. No wonder everyone’s turning to us for inspiration. Creatives on the continent are fusing elements of futurism and local identities. It’s about celebrating Africa for everything it is, not filtering it through a foreign perspective. People are valuing craftsmanship and the hand of the maker. What would you like to see more of on the local design scene? Design institutions adding more African designers and design principles to their syllabi. Local designers have been exposed to primarily European styles and design principles for far too long. If we were taught more about our African design heritage, we’d be able to offer a more continental-influenced idiosyncratic design language. Jacoline, tell us about your latest project. Through my brand, Jacoline S Designs, I’m working on a new product range entitled Lefa, meaning ‘inheritance’ in Southern Sesotho. It takes its inspiration from the various traditional garments and jewellery found in African cultures and tells a story of how these have been passed down from generation to generation. I’ve also made use of brass to represent gold’s history in all our cultures. Some of these bespoke products will be shown at our CoLab stand. THE ART OF DESIGN ISSUE ELLEDECORATION.CO.ZA 000
A F R IC A N P E R S P E CTI V E The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair made its African debut at La Mamounia in Marrakesh this year after successful editions in London and New York. The Grand Salon wing of the former palace hosted 17 international galleries and over 60 artists from across Africa and the diaspora in a first for the continent TEXT NANA OCRAN
or London-based Founding Director Touria El Glaoui, 1-54 Marrakesh was a coming home of sorts, as well as an opportunity to further develop the African buyer’s market within the continent. What started of as an ambitious idea to connect all corners of Africa through contemporary art has become a robust ‘tri-continental network’ of fairs that El Glaoui’s seen grow into a ‘co-authored body’ – far exceeding her expectations. Over the years, 1-54 has been shown a constant level of goodwill and for this latest launch, the response from the art world has been no diferent. A collective understanding within the sector seems to be that ‘in time’, 1-54 Marrakesh will be one of the growing African-located art platforms which provide an opportunity for gallerists in Europe and elsewhere to build relationships with collectors based on the continent. This was a sentiment voiced by Maria Varnava, Director of London’s Tiwani Contemporary, who brought the works of five artists to Marrakesh, providing them with crucial visibility in a space where conversations about African and diasporic African arts practices can flourish. Tiwani was showcasing work from mixed-media Beninese artist Thierry Oussou, Dawit L Petros – one half of the research-focused Black Athena Collective, Virginia Chihota (whose drawings and mono prints illustrate her personal experience of marriage and motherhood) and Walid Layadi-Marfouk, who regularly features himself or family members in filmic poses within their Moroccan ancestral home.
Additional highlights included Malian Abdoulaye Konaté’s huge and striking textile installation, Noir-Bleu Aux Triangles et Cercles Rouges at the Blain Southern Gallery’s stand. A vibrant work of layered cloth, it was often the go-to photography backdrop for many of the fair’s visitors. Stunning architectural work by Ghizlane Sahli gained a lot of attention. Her large, tactile and threedimensional floral wall pieces of embroidered silk typify her background in structural design, as well as her interest in environmental issues. Hers is a world where trash bags, jerry-cans and plastic bottles become expressions of beauty in her onward interrogation of the planet’s future. Also showing were photographer Sory Sanlé’s wonderfully playful images from his Volta Studios series. His vintage shots document a post-independent Burkina Faso, where specific style and fashion statements were paramount. Sculptor, painter and filmmaker Zak Ové has been a significant 1-54 presence – most notably with his huge installation, Black and Blue: The Invisible Men and the Masque of Darkness, which made a powerful statement at the 2016 London fair. His smaller showing at Marrakesh featured a psychedelic, crocheted wall hanging – part of a larger kaleidoscopic collection – which was placed near a monochrome work by Ibrahim El Salahi, the visionary Sudanese artist whose pioneering and modernist art forms part of a canon of work from a 50-year international career.
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A very familiar 1-54 presence was the London and Marrakeshbased photographer and filmmaker Hassan Hajjaj. One of Morocco’s most prolific contemporary artists, his work has included photo shoots with Will Smith and, more recently, a dazzling cover page of Cardi B for New York magazine. This time around, his medina-located boutique gallery showcased images from Casablanca Not the Movie by fellow photographer and rising visual star Yassine Alaoui Ismaili (Yoriyas). As evidenced in this love letter to Morocco’s largest metropolis, the street-dancer-turned-streetphotographer has been visually capturing moments from his home town as part of a longer-term project. The international and cross-border networking opportunities were high throughout the three days of 1-54 Marrakesh. Zoe Whitley, co-curator of Tate Modern London’s Soul of a Nation, was in town, as was Brooklyn-based artist Zina Saro-Wiwa, founder of the Boys’ Quarters Project Space in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. International curator Christine Eyene was present, as was writer and filmmaker Nana Oforiatta Ayim of ANO, the Accra-based cultural research platform, who spoke on the Decolonising Knowledge panel, which was part of a forum of conversations curated by writer Omar Berrada. Inspirational young art curator Kimberley Drew (Museum Mammy) and Oroma Elewa – Marrakesh and New York resident, visual artist and author of the performance primer Crushed Guava Leaves – were also notable presences. The atmosphere throughout the fair was heightened by the fact that the newly-opened Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech, with its beautiful Jardin Majorelle, collaborated with a showing of The Sculptural Dresses by Moroccan couturier Noureddine Amir. Gowns constructed from organic wool, raffia and burlap – all native to Morocco – were displayed as hanging installations in a temporary exhibition space. Also opening was the sixmonth-long Africa is No Island art and photography exhibition at the Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (MACAAL). A philanthropic initiative of collector Alami Lazraq and his son Othman, MACAAL is part of a dynamically growing art scene in Marrakesh, of which 1-54 is now very much a part.
this page Francois Xavier Gbré, Eko Atlantic Lagos 1, 2014; Walid Layadi-Marfouk, Shems (Morning Glory), 2017; Hassan Hajjaj, Marmouche, 2012, courtesy of the artist opposite Thierry Oussou, La Grenouille, 2018; Namsa Leuba, Mamiwata Weke Benin, 2017; Zak Ové, DP27, 2016, mixed media, crochet eddoilies, 180 x 120cm, courtesy of Vigo Gallery
ARTISTS TO WATCH Yoriyas Yoriyas Yassine Alaoui Ismaili – known simply as Yoriyas – uses his experience as a former street dancer to document the incidental moments of Casablanca life. His touring exhibition is titled Casablanca Not the Movie. yoriyas.com
Jacqueline Ngo Mpii The driving force behind Little Africa Paris, a creative brand promoting African artistic thinking, Ngo Mpii has in three short years transformed her lifestyle movement into a creative company. For 1-54 Marrakesh, Little Africa Paris programmed Marrakesh off the Tracks!, a showcase of 14 artists from six African countries in a residency that sought to produce collaborative cultural eco-systems. littleafrica.fr
Houston Maludi Congolese artist Maludi uses a signature tonal palette of red and white or black, reminiscent of Sudanese artist Ibrahim El Salahi's work. Coining his own style – monochromatic symbolism – his formalistic prints morph into huge, decorative pieces of soft geometry. magnin-a.com
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YOUNG DESIGNER Studio Swine This Japanese-British duo take an interdisciplinary approach to design: all of their works straddle the spheres of art, design and cinema, blending poetry and research to create spectacular installations. Among them is New Spring, produced for Cos at last year’s Milan Design Week. All their work hinges on their desire to explore important issues through research into materials and manufacturing systems: they’re known for promoting their own brand of design activism to protect the environment and human rights. Studio Swine’s works have been widely exhibited at institutions such as the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Venice Art Biennale. studioswine.com
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THE GLOBAL DESIGN STAGE The winners of the 15th ELLE DECO International Design Awards (EDIDA) were announced at a lavish ceremony, in partnership with MGallery, during Milan’s Salone del Mobile. EDIDA celebrates excellence and innovation in design across 13 categories, from furniture to fabrics, with independent nominations presented by each of the 25 global editions of ELLE DECORATION. Some of the world’s most renowned designers have received EDIDA awards TEXT PAOLA CARIMATI PHOTOGRAPHS ANDREA GARUTI STYLING ELISA OSSINO STUDIO
DESIGNER OF THE YEAR Formafantasma Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin are leading the way in a new approach to designing as part of the industrial process. Last year, Formafantasma edged further towards large-scale industry, temporarily distancing itself from the world of art design galleries. The works it presented at Milan Design Week were unforgettable, including the Blush Lamp and WireRing lights for Flos. Anno Tropico, last year’s exhibition at Milan's Peep-Hole gallery, illustrated the functional and expressive potential of light sources. formafantasma.com
REPORT-BACK: EDIDA BATHROOM Immersion by Neri&Hu for Agape The Chinese design practice looked to the needs of younger generations living in small apartments for this tub, based on traditional oriental bathing vessels: its volume is created through depth, rather than width. Minimal and elegantly proportioned, it’s designed to allow a full-body bathing experience. agapedesign.it
BEDDING Wings Bed by Jaime Hayon for Wittmann Hayon’s trademark figurative language is used for this flying carpet of a bed. The wings on either side open and close as required for a good night’s sleep. If there’s a need for intimacy, the bed becomes a protective cocoon. The built-in bedside tables are equipped with movable LED spotlights, making them mini-worktables. wittmann.at
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True Velvet Collection by India Mahdavi for Pierre Frey When it came to creating her first collection of interior textiles, the ‘Queen of Colour’ chose velvet. ‘After decades of beige and white, colour’s now dressing our living rooms,’ she declares. There are almost 80 shades, along with a diamond print (shown above) and a striped pattern. pierrefrey.com THE ART OF DESIGN ISSUE ELLEDECORATION.CO.ZA 29
KITCHEN Cove Kitchen by Zaha Hadid Design for Boffi Turning a block of Corian into a sculptural element is proven possible with this new star of modern conviviality, equipped with futuristic, high-tech features. The compact system is designed to integrate prepping and cooking functions with the shared enjoyment of food. boffi.com
FLOOR COVERING Hayon X Nani by Jaime Hayon for Nanimarquina At first glance, the lines and colours of the Spanish designer’s hand-tufted woollen rug seem like a pencil sketch, but look closer and a fantasy world emerges, populated with turtles, lips, hands, stools and animals. nanimarquina.com
LIGHTING Arrangements by Michael Anastassiades for Flos The Cypriot designer’s modular system of geometric elements of light can be combined differently to create multiple compositions of individual chandeliers. Each module is fixed to the previous one in a simple way, laid out in perfect balance as an element of a light chain which conducts the electric energy activating the LEDs. flos.com
FURNITURE Green Light by Olafur Eliasson for Moroso Among the various post-Millennial practices, humanitarian projects help make our world a better place. One is Green Light – An Artistic Workshop, an ethical participative project that the Danish-Icelandic artist presented at the last Venice Art Biennale. His idea was to invite refugees to collaborate in building modular lamps that project green light (the ray of hope). moroso.it
REPORT-BACK: EDIDA OUTDOOR Manila by Paola Navone for Baxter A chair with a slender structure recalls an exotic silhouette. The Italian designer used just a few natural elements: Manila reed tubing, oxidised copper for the structure and leather-wrapped technical cord for the woven seat itself. It's available in shades of blue, aquamarine and green. baxter.it
SEATING Fil Noir by Christophe Delcourt for Minotti
TABLEWARE Wedgwood Bowl on Red Sphere by Lee Broom for Wedgwood Inspired by the English brand’s 250-year history, these scuptural vases and bowls are made up of basic geometric forms; the black and white palette, juxtaposed with glossy red, gives them an iconic allure. wedgwood.co.uk
This project is built around the concept of a thread (fil in French), a distinctive design feature that is a metaphor for continuity. The ‘thread’ gives character to the chair, not only outlining its silhouette, but actually supporting and enveloping it. Its meticulous details are emblematic of the sartorial craftsmanship that’s gone into its making. minotti.com
WALL COVERING Beo-Sound Shape by Øivind Alexander Slaatto for Bang & Olufsen The Danish designer literally gives shape to sound by transforming a traditional speaker into a wall covering. The modular system consists of hexagonal elements that can be combined at will for an enhanced acoustic performance.bang-olufsen.com THE ART OF DESIGN ISSUE ELLEDECORATION.CO.ZA 31
GREEN INNER-CITY
SANCTUARY Victoria Yards is fostering an eco-system of artists and artisans. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emerged from the chop-shop detritus as a unique re-imagining of the metropolitan landscape, combining a creative community, social development and urban greening TEXT FIONA DAVERN PHOTOGRAPHS ELSA YOUNG PRODUCTION SANRI PIENAAR
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once-dilapidated industrial complex, Victoria Yards is situated in Lorentzville on the eastern edge of Jo’burg’s CBD. It’s a sprawling 30 000m² development of old warehouses and historical buildings, stretching across the Jukskei River, which runs through the property. Originally conceived as an urban city farm-school, it’s become a magnet for likeminded artistic souls like Blessing Ngobeni, Craig Smith and Dario Manjate, who are seeking to reinvent city living. The buildings, which house studios and workshop spaces for fine artists, metalworkers, glass-blowers, silkscreen printers and furniture-makers, have been given the lightest touch. Old plaster and graffiti remain and there’s a strong sense of identity and place as the exposed brickwork reveals a multitude of texturally rich, historic layers. ‘The eco-system’s definitely showing signs of working,’ says Brian Green, property developer and the creative visionary, alongside his partners. ‘One tenant will need a chair designed and they’ll go to Norris Mwape. Another will need a gate made and they’ll ask Justin Wells. So it’s working quite beautifully and people love working in this environment.’ Metalworker Justin Wells echoes this. ‘It’s important where you spend every day of your life. I’d rather spend it in a garden than in industrial grime,’ he says. Here, there are walkways lined with thriving edible gardens – lemon verbena, cabbages, fig and apricot trees, mealies and more – and ascending meadows leading to an enormous building that will be morphing into a restaurant and an event space. Doubleshot will soon be ofering a muchneeded cafeine fix and there are plans for a smaller daytime eatery. The development’s rapidly evolving to meet the community’s needs and to ensure it’s a commercially viable project. ‘Victoria Yards, remarkably, has stayed close to what I originally envisaged,’ says Green. ‘My first idea was to green it up. I love gardens and I always seem to end up creating them in developments. Gardens are big drivers for the success of a place – greenery softens the rawness.’ The idea behind the urban agriculture project, explains Green, is to associate Victoria Yards with all the farms in the area, such as Siyakhaya, in order to establish a vegetable market and facilitate agricultural education. An artisan school is also in the works and a fair to showcase artisans and their craft will be held with MAKESA later this year. ‘It’s all about rethinking how cities can work and actually making things happen,’ says Green. Victoria Yards officially launches in June. 16 Viljoen Rd, Lorentzville, Johannesburg.
this page (clockwise from top) Developer Brian Green in the open-plan administrative office. Dudu Duru, who came from a home for abused women, now works in the gardens. The idea is to get farmers to train people like her further. The farm isn’t organic, but the focus is on healthy, toxinfree soil. With this in mind, owls have breen brought in to control the rodent population. Two enterprising workers are recycling all the old timber ceilings and creating veggie boxes for a weekend veggie market that’s in the works. opposite Revealing layers of the past, the exposed brickwork adds great character to the buildings, some of which have stone bases dating back to 1913 and earlier, when the site was home to the New York Steam Laundry. This building will house a restaurant that leads into an expansive event space. The meadows in front attract bees. When concerts are held, the meadows will be shred so that people can lay down picnic blankets.
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WHAT ARE YOU ENJOYING MOST ABOUT THE SPACE? It’s an open, collaborative community
to which each of us brings our unique skills and talents. It’s a space artists have really needed. AND YOUR STUDIO? I like the fact that it’s on the ground floor. I don’t have to carry all my work or take a lift any longer and I can park my car (a pistachio-coloured Beetle that looks as if it belongs in a design gallery) right inside my studio, next to my artworks. ANY COLLABORATIONS ON THE GO WITH VICTORIA YARDS CREATIVES? I recently
completed an artwork with Benon Lutaaya and I’m interested in doing a ‘when a collagist meets a photographer’ collaboration with Justice Mukheli. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING ON LATELY? I’ve just done an exhibition in Cape
Town called Enemy of Foe and I’ll be doing another one in October this year at the Everard Read Gallery, London. Right now I’m working on a steel sculpture for the Joburg Art Fair in September.
this page (clockwise, from top) Award-winning artist Blessing Ngobeni in his light-filled studio. ‘I brought a lot of the artists here, especially from the black community,’ he says. At Smelt Glass Studio, glass-blower Thabiso Mokaba turns the blow pipe in the furnace to keep it in constant motion. The cycle of blowing, heating and turning, then shaping, can be repeated many times until the desired shape is achieved. The Art Afrique gallery showcases its stable of artists in ever-changing exhibits.
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this page (clockwise, from top) Curator KK Mtimkulu at the Daville Baillie Gallery, which moved here from Norwood. While it still trades in some old masters, the space matches the new branding of the gallery as fun and contemporary. From 5-31 May, it will showcase works by Willie Saayman, Fringe, Craig Smith, Mr Brainwash, Asanda Kupa and more. Smith is a self-taught fine artist who paints full-time, but works twice a year as a production designer for international clients. ‘It resocialises me because painting’s so isolated,’ he says. Metalworker Sarah Cronin polishes one of her botanical water sculptures. She uses copper because it’s malleable and soft. ‘If you heat it up, you get beautiful, vivid colours,’ she says. Natural light pours into the studios, illuminating the paint colours.
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this page Horticulturist Daniel Roxburgh is assisting Victoria Yards with the farm. He’s working with Prof Michael Rudolph, the Director and founder of Siyakhana, which runs an accredited training farm school. ‘This is where it gets lovely,’ says Green. ‘Michael can use Daniel’s services, as he’s a trained horticulturist. Michael isn’t, but he holds multiple degrees and is passionate about the farm and training people.’ Just one more way in which the community’s educational eco-system is at work.
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this page (clockwise, from top left) Ali Ntieche’s company, The Art of the Continent, sources arts and crafts from all over Africa. Copper, crates and African art give The Impi Brewing Co its unique look. Offering delicious, create-your-own pizza and ice-cold craft beer, it recently brought the brewery on site. Krynauw has many stories to tell about employees’ progress – for example, Sipho Twala started as a CNC operator and is now running a team of programmers and creating his own designs within Krynauw’s design language. It’s a smooth operation on the factory floor. The furniture-maker’s design philosophy is to honour the raw material with fastidious attention to craftsmanship and detail.
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David Krynauw, furniture-maker
HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN VICTORIA YARDS? Brian asked me if I wanted to be a part of it when it was still
hush-hush. It was a no-brainer. It was close to one of my biggest clients, Nando’s, had amazing spaces and was a place into which I could put some energy and help transform. HOW WAS THE DEVELOPMENT A GOOD FIT FOR YOUR BUSINESS? Training and upskilling are vital components in the
growth of my business. I have 60 people working with me now. Last year we grew by 27 people, so we’ve almost doubled. I wanted to create an opportunity for everyone to flourish. DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY? Yes. We’re located in a highly
impoverished area. The mission for me is to employ a lot more people and make a social impact; to use the gift of the business to provide solutions like housing.
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THE CLASSICS Old is new again with these ingenious tech products which combine retro aesthetics and innovative designs
X (RE)MAKING HISTORY The Fujifilm X100F compact mirrorless digital camera, the fourth iteration of the X100 series, combines great functionality with classic design. Retro looks can sometimes come at the cost of practicality, but the X100F is fundamentally ergonomical. A 24,3-megapixel X-Trans CMOS III APS-C sensor provides excellent image quality, while a hybrid optical and electronic viewfinder (one of the only models on the market with this capability) means you have the best of both worlds in terms of assessing a scene. The speedy 23mm f/2 prime lens is fixed, but compatible with two converters – one telephoto and one wide-angle – which ups versatility. If you’re looking for a point-and-shoot with style and power, this premium, pocket-sized camera is perfect. Plus, if you’re willing to go the whole hog, Fujifilm’s beautiful retro brown leather camera case is a must-have. R19 895, ormsdirect.co.za
W TV ON THE RADIO The R7 Mk3 radiogram is the latest version of Ruark Audio founder Alan O’Rourke’s innovative 2013 model, a throwback to audio-furniture hybrids of the mid-1900s. The stylish R7 Mk3 doubles as beautifully designed decor and comes in Rich Walnut and Soft Grey. Features include a CD player that reads both standard and MP3 discs, wifi and Bluetooth connectivity, digital and analogue inputs, including a dedicated turntable input, Spotify connectivity and DAB/DAB+/FM and Internet tuners, which pick up just about any radio station worldwide. An optional TV mount means the R7 can be transformed into a complete home entertainment system. Predictably, the sounds fantastic too. ruarkaudio.com
X JUST MY TYPE Mechanical keyboards are more durable and perform better than the keyboards that come standard with computers. Tech company AZIO Corporation’s Retro Classic design is one of the best mechanical keyboards on the market, not to mention one of the most enviably aesthetic. The look is luxe (a computing tech rarity), comprising a zinc-aluminium alloy frame and leather top plate, available in three style variations. Although the Retro Classic’s keys resemble those of a typewriter, the overall functionality is modern: the keyboard is compatible with Windows and Mac, the keys are evenly backlit with LEDs and users can choose between a USB or Bluetooth interface. R1 354, aziocorp.com (Amazon)
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1. 'Warm natural selections – clay, chestnut, gold and ginger – form my action palette for the upcoming season. Think about nature's influence and reflections in colouring: terracotta-coloured soil up to the green hues of the wilderness.' – Matthew de Beyer, DB Design Studio Fonda in Bondi by Esteta, studioesteta.com.au photo by Tessa Ross-Phelan
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‘Booth seating is a hot ticket. The kitchen is the control centre of the home. If floor space isn’t generous, prohibiting a typical dining cluster, then I’ll look into booth or banquette seating along the perimeter.’ – Matthew de Beyer
Top designers and kitchen experts weigh in on how to create a winning space COMPILED BY SANRI PIENAAR
Fonda in Bondi by Esteta, studioesteta.com.au photo by Tessa Ross-Phelan
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NEW MEXICO Effortlessly cool, this style is defined by warm, earthy tones, textural interplay and modern layout solutions
4. 'WELLNESS – A CONCEPT MORE THAN A SPECIFIC LOOK – ADDRESSES THE RISE OF WELL-BEING AS A LUXURY. UNFRIENDLY, PRETENTIOUS SHOW KITCHENS ARE OVER. INSTEAD, LARGE WINDOWS, SPACE FOR PLANTS AND HERBS, EASY-CARE PRODUCTS, SUCH AS ENGINEERED STONE, ROOM FOR DISPLAYING ART, ELEMENTS THAT INCORPORATE NATURE, LARGE SINKS, PURIFIED WATER, AMPLE TRAFFIC FLOW AND STEAM OVENS ARE SOME THE ATTRIBUTES OF A KITCHEN DESIGNED FOR AN OVERALL FEELING OF WELLNESS.' – MATTHEW DE BEYER
Choose bright accessories to create layers of colour. This classic kettle in Le Creuset's original orange-red colour, will never go out of fashion. Kone kettle in Flame R1 600, Le Creuset
Don’t compromise when choosing appliances. Known for their quality, AGA is perfect for a traditional or contemporary-style kitchen and comes in a variety of shades to choose from. Dartmouth Blue AGA 60 Traditional Electric from R125 000, AGA
Fonda in Bondi by Esteta, studioesteta.com.au photo by Tessa Ross-Phelan
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‘Freely positionable in space and operable from all sides, the b Solitaires function as structuring, as well as connecting elements due to their lightweight and transparent appearance.’ – Monica Egea, Bulthaup
Update the ubiquitous Metro tile by opting for an eye-catching colour and rotating it to portrait for a budgetfriendly new look. Royal Blue Metro tiles R104 per sheet, Douglas Jones
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'EXTRACTORS ARE AVAILABLE IN ATTRACTIVE ART FORMS AND CAN BE USED AS FEATURES AND TALKING POINTS.' – STEFAN MARAIS, OPTIMA KITCHENS Fitzroy House by Fiona Lynch, fionalynch.com.au photo by Sharyn Cairns
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Create a sophisticated space with smooth, glossy surfaces and statement flooring in an elegant palette
‘For an instant update, swop out your taps with any of the more modern shapes and finishes available. This is a great and achievable change that can make a big difference. Local suppliers with unique taps on offer include CTM, Italtile and Still Bathrooms.’ – Heather Boting, interior designer Prahran Residence by Biasol, biasol.com.au photo by James Morgan
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‘Every kitchen needs texture, touch materials˝ that add interest and character to the space.’ – Philip Richards Butterfly House by Biasol , biasol.com.au photo by Richard Wood
Choose appliances that enhance the function and aesthetic of your kitchen. Energy-efficient LED lighting, touch controls and a sleek design make this a winner. DA 6690 W Puristic Edition 6000 wallmounted cooker hood R34 999, Miele
When choosing a cofee machine, user-friendly functionality is key. Creatista Plus Automatic espresso machine by Nespresso R7 499, Yuppiechef
Add an accent colour to your design with glamorous gold or cool black tiles. For a seamless, sophisticated finish, opt for glass. Crystal Black glass tiles R6/piece; Pure Gold glass tiles R39/sheet, both Douglas Jones
12. 'Your kitchen surfaces are the hardest-working items in your home. Thus, you need to choose surfaces that are durable and reliable. With the kitchen being your best asset in terms of resale value in a home, this is where your financial investment needs to be considered. Genuine Caesarstone is an engineered quartz surface that is made to last a lifetime and is globally recognised for its quality. Being completely non-porous, it also offers a hygienic cooking experience and low-maintenance cleaning.' – Megan Schumann, Caesarstone South Africa Large island in Calacatta Nuvo 5131, extended dining room table in Tuscan Dawn 5104 by Caesarstone, caesarstone.co.za
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'Individualism is key. Consumers want to put their own personal stamp on how their kitchen is designed. Up the green factor by incorporating a living element in the space, especially herbs, eliminate certain waste with Franke trash compactors and utlise recyclable multi-bins from Halo.' – Stefan Marais Middle South East by Biasol, biasol.com.au photo by Tom Blachford
NEUTRAL FIX ‘When planning a kitchen and dining space, take your lifestyle into account: amateur masterchefs versus heat-andeat lifestyle, size of the family and needs of the people using the kitchen and eating areas.’ – Stefan Marais
Conservative colour choice has seen a modern-day resurgence. The use of brass and copper, and more innovative design, ups its 21st-century relevance
AFM interior by Olha Wood, olhawoodinteriors.com photo by Andrey Avdeenko
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'OPT FOR A BENCH SEAT ON ONE SIDE OF THE TABLE. THEN ADD SOME COMPLEMENTARY MODERN-STYLE DINING CHAIRS THAT CAN BE SWAPPED LATER FOR A QUICK UPDATE TO THE OTHER SIDE.' – HEATHER BOTING Trocadero apartment by Rodolphe Parente, rodolpheparente.com photo by Olivier Amsellem
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Add an elegant touch to your kitchen dining area with a light timber server that can double as extra storage. Cala server R39 000, Tonic
New life is blown into the simple bar stool. It's an easy and cost-efective way to add interest to a space.
16. ‘Push the boundaries of kitchen architecture. The focus is on architectural lines and proportions, and seeing the kitchen as an anchor to the entire interior space.’ – Philip Richards De Waterhond by Klaarchitectuur, klaarchitectuur.be photo by Toon Grobet
'Lower plinths, cleaner lines, pocket doors and continuous surfaces are key design elements for a kitchen being a natural extension of the living and socialising space in your home.' – Robyn Curko, Lusso B-Volume by Berloni, lusso.co.za
Calgary barstool R1 695, Block & Chisel
Be it light or dark, textured tiles add warmth and depth while being durable and forgiving with dirt. Kloof Silverstone Tile (behind) R110/m2, Gavea ceramic tile (front) R100/m2, both Tile Africa
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‘Environmentally friendly kitchens start with the layout - your carbon footprint begins by considering how you move in the space. Secondly, consider your waste systems and thirdly, consider the materials being used.’ – Philip Richards Pinkie by Biasol, biasol.com.au photo by Tom Blachford
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19. 'SOUTH AFRICAN HOMES HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF SPACE, WHICH ALLOWS AN ISLAND TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE KITCHEN. THIS LAYOUT PROVIDES PRACTICALITY AND FUNCTIONALITY, WHICH GO HAND IN HAND.' – DANIEL SLAVIN Gwynne St Studio by Biasol, biasol.com.au photo by Ari Hatzis
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‘Stone surfaces are best as they are practical, easy to clean and durable. Neolith can withstand heat up to 1 000oC.’ – Daniel Slavin Fiber barstool tube base by IskosBerlin for Muuto, muuto.com
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'Transcending the boundaries of traditional surfaces, technology transforms counters and walls into visual panels that sync with smartphones to provide management centres for all appliances. Charging stations and sensors that detect motion are integrated into your surfaces and countertops. No dirty hands ever have to touch surfaces – drawers open and close when brushed against and lights turn on automatically when cupboards open.' – Megan Schumann Excava 4046 by Caesarstone, caesarstone.co.za
TOOLBOX 'CUSTOMISING A KITCHEN IS ABOUT DETAIL AND DIFFERENCE, CREATING A SPACE NUANCED BY QUALITY SURFACES, MATERIALS, FIXTURES AND FITTINGS.' – MATTHEW DE BEYER Middle South East by Biasol, biasol.com.au photo by Tom Blachford
A dishwasher is a kitchen staple, so choose something that’s goodlooking and hard-working. G6900 Semi-integrated R35 999, Miele
Colourful small appliances, such as kettles and toasters, add a playful touch.
23. MINTY FRESH A single shade of pastel used throughout is great fun. Combine it with black and patterned surfaces for a contemporary edge 'Having a fully integrated kitchen creates a modern and seamless look. It frees up much-needed counter space for prepping delicious meals and creates an overall feeling of spaciousness.' – Heather Boting The Budapest Café by Biasol, biasol. com.au photo by James Morgan
Mint Green kettle by Smeg R2 499, @Home
Choose a sink mixer in stainless steel and a paredback design for longevity
Dura sink mixer with swivel DU 970 by Cobra R3 150, Builders
‘Environmentally friendly, filtered boiling and chilled water on-tap is a luxury. Zip Hydrotap is still the leading product and it now offers a filtered, sparkling chilled water on its higherend models.’ – Matthew de Beyer Butterfly House by Biasol, biasol.com.au photo by Richard Wood
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JOHANNESBURG • ESSAOUIR A • LYON • CAPE TOWN
A Jozi home champions modern African design (p64), while a Cape Town villa celebrates classic blue and white (p92). A modern residence in Essaouira becomes one with the land (p74) and eclectic design sensibilities take flight in a French apartment-cum-gallery (p84).
this page Metse Phiyega's dining room is a chic and intimate space in cream and copper tones. The Pintxada chairs and Peacock Little Miss Fat table are from Egg Designs. opposite Phiyega descends the staircase, which is made from reclaimed parquet wood, with a striking Suri chandelier from Egg Designs suspended over it.
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AFRICAN GLAMOUR Entrepreneur Metse Phiyegaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stylish Blue Hills family home is a meeting of natural textures and modish pieces TEXT NTOMBENHLE SHEZI PHOTOGRAPHS ELSA YOUNG PRODUCTION AND STYLING SANRI PIENAAR
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HOME JOHANNESBURG this page The upstairs pyjama lounge contains a custom-made sofa paired with skull cushions, all from Egg Designs, and a work by Zwelethu Machepa. opposite Brass and copper accents highlight the glamour of the interior spaces; Phiyega sits on the Shaker sofa by Egg Designs; sculptures by Anton Smit under the staircase; the home opens onto an outside entertainment area, from which the Egg Hills sofa is visible; the formal lounge was designed around Egg Designs’ Primal sofa, ostrich-leg coffee table and rosette server.
hen Metse Phiyega started building his home in the Midrand suburb of Blue Hills over two years ago, he was drawn to the peaceful, almost village-like surroundings. ‘I’ve always liked this part of the city. I call it “the suburb with the horses”,’ he says. The house, which is situated in an estate-like enclave, was designed by South African architect Ané Gouws and the brief was to design a home that would make Phiyega feel as if he’s on holiday every time he’s inside it. An enthusiastic traveller, he was inspired by some of the homes he came across in the one city to which he always returns - Paris. He describes himself as having an ainity for ‘sophisticated clutter’ and African modernism. The home’s filled with light, and nature comes into the interiors through rock, wooden and woven textures. The bedroom floors and staircase are made of parquet wood that was reclaimed from an old building in Johannesburg’s CBD. ‘I wanted this space to be timeless. The only thing I want to change in the next several years is the furniture,’ says Phiyega. He remembers seeing the iconic rosette server inside the Egg Designs showroom at an early stage of his visualisation for the interior of the home. The server, which now occupies pride of place in his living room, spurred him to request Egg Designs’ owner, Roché Dry, to help him realise his vision of his dream residence. ‘Our work references a unique type of African glamour. We explore layers of textures and materials in our work in order to ensure
that we always deliver a unique home to our clients,’ says Dry of the highly crafted interior installation project, which took around a year to complete. Owner and designer worked well together in striking a balance of ideas for the space. ‘Most of the furniture was made and commissioned by Egg Designs and some was sourced from outside. Metse was instrumental in selecting most of it; each room is anchored by a signature piece, which dictates the style of the space and makes it unique. There are areas of high glamour offset against more pared-back areas,’ says Dry. ‘Metse has incredible personal style and charisma, and we wanted his home to reflect that.’ One of the non-negotiables for Phiyega was ensuring that the house had built-in automotive security systems, allowing him to check on it, especially when he’s away on one of his frequent trips. His exquisite taste in and support of local art is also reflected throughout the home. A black-and-white William Kentridge piece hangs authoritatively on the staircase landing, alongside an arresting work by rising star Setlamorago Mashile, whom Phiyega describes as ‘the next Jean-Michel Basquiat’. Pieces by Colbert Mashile and Zwelethu Machepa hang in the other rooms. Works by his personal friend, Anton Smit, are among his most treasured items, and collectibles by sculptor Angus Taylor can also be found inside and outside the home. The effect is unmistakably stylish. eggdesigns.co.za Q
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this page The entertainment lounge and cigar room upstairs has a more masculine feel, with Egg Designsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; butterscotch leather smoking chairs paired with the antelope cocktail trolley. opposite The custommade server has crocodile-tail handles, while the animal hide is from Zambia.
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this page The TV area is built around the Egg Shaker sofa, which was custom-made into an L-shape for this installation and paired with an Egg Live Edge coffee table. opposite Comfort abounds in this inviting space, with the soft Shaker sofa complemented by textured scatters.
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this page A moody palette enlivened by a pop of orange in the main bedroom, with a custommade black leather bed and Blessing side tables. opposite The Egg Oscar sofa in the bedroom; Phiyega’s personal office, containing an Egg Big Crocco desk with solid brass-cast legs; the guest bedroom, with warm and mixed textures, is used by Phiyega’s teenage daughter when she visits; the guest bathroom with vintage wallpaper inspired by a design Phiyega saw in London.
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this page In the loft-like, but cosy lounge of this contemporary home on Morocco’s Atlantic coast, raw stone walls and terrazzo floors set the scene for a considered mix of local pieces and modernist furnishings. On a textured rug by Moroccan homeware purveyor Kulchi sits an original Eames DCW chair and George Nelson Platform bench for Herman Miller. The cushions on the builtin couch – itself a striking architectural feature – are by Maison de Vacances, Hay and Soufiane Marrakech.
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WI N D, S A N D & ST A RS In the quiet coastal hills of Essaouira, a design-loverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home offsets clean lines and contemporary design sensibilities with rugged natural beauty and raw materials for a unique seaside abode TEXT JEREMY CALLAGHAN PHOTOGRAPHS GAELLE LE BOULICAUT
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this page (clockwise from top) Constructed from local stone, the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s set around a central courtyard and is designed to protect residents from the strong winds that persist for several months each year. A single olive tree forms a sculptural presence against the angular planes of the architecture; the Dutch-born owner of the property; set at the edge of the pool, sheltered by a concrete wall, are modernist sun loungers sourced in Marrakesh.
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creative at heart, the Dutch-born owner of this property just outside Essaouira, a port city on Morocco’s Atlantic coast, has long had one toe dipped in the decorating pond. ‘As a kid, I always wanted to be a decorator. However, I couldn’t draw, which is a prerequisite for art and design school in Holland, so I turned to hotel management,’ he says. Yet even in that role, he found himself decorating, first as Executive Director of the SS Rotterdam, a former ship transformed into a dockside hotel, and then as Manager of an exclusive boutique hotel in Marrakesh. ‘I’d never been to Morocco before and had no interest in moving here, but I was invited to come and check it out, and I’m still here. I must have been ready for a life change.’ That was six years ago. Since then, he’s renovated and expanded the establishment (which has won several international awards under his management), all the while nursing a desire for more creative freedom and to realise a lifelong dream of building a home by the sea. The opportunity presented itself when he came across a piece of land just outside Essaouira. It was the first one he saw and he bought it immediately. Essaouira’s history is rich, layered and alive with popular culture. Six hundred years ago, the Portuguese built castles here, the sprawling remains of which still lie half-buried on the beach and inspired the late Sixties rock legend Jimi Hendrix’s anthem, Castles in the Sand. Another rock star, the late Jim Morrison (of the Doors), also lived among these dunes for a time, while Orson Welles adapted Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello here. But for the homeowner, the biggest attraction was its proximity to Marrakesh, a three-hour drive away. ‘I wanted to build a house where I could live happily alone, but also easily invite friends over. Architecture firm Studio KO, also responsible for the recently opened Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Marrakesh, was enlisted to translate his vision to the built form. ‘From an architectural point of view, Essaouira’s prevailing winds dictated that the structure be set around a sheltering central courtyard. I aimed for volumes that easily communicated with one another, and I wanted the interior space to be raw, a mixture of architectural formwork and natural stone. Essentially, I was aiming for a loftlike ambience, an informal place where people could be comfortable,’ he explains. The fourth axis of the courtyard is formed by a horizon pool which is sheltered from the wind by a concrete wall, while a walk-up roof terrace is in keeping with the local vernacular and offers a wonderful place for sunbathing. Openings in the rooftop allow natural light to stream into the home, breathing warmth into the concrete formwork and local stone that was used for the terrazzo floor, which regularly morphs upwards into architectural features such as benches and even a headboard in a bedroom. As GM of the hotel, the owner’s built good relationships with many of Marrakesh’s best homeware and furniture dealers, thus gaining access to stock most of us would never see. ‘One of my dealers is about 60 years old and if he likes you, he’ll take you into his back storage place, a massive building that’s full of old stuff,’ he enthuses. Once the house was complete, it was time to move all his finds to Essaouira. ‘The truck arrived in the morning. We worked all day putting things in their place and I had candles and dinner on the table come evening.’ A strong believer in mixing things up, the owner complemented these items with more contemporary pieces sourced from Holland, Belgium and Morocco. ‘I like objects that are both old and new, from diverse origins. I’ve never wanted that out-of-the-box, ready-made look,’ he explains. ‘As a child, I was fascinated by two objects: the Eames DCW lounge chair and a book of Helmut Newton’s photographs. As soon as I could afford them, I bought them both and still have them. However, you can see that DCL chair everywhere these days. You can even walk into a McDonald’s and sit on an Eames Eiffel chair! Everything’s already been done, so originality’s very hard to come by. That’s why I believe eclecticism is the way to go if you want to create something truly unique and interesting.’ Q
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this page Beside an open fireplace, a vintage table purchased by the homeowner in Holland alongside an original Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson. The Mid-Century chair has been recovered in a modern Batik. opposite (clockwise from top) In the sunken kitchen, built-in concrete bench seating reflects the same seating in the lounge, a feature prevalent in traditional Moroccan kitchens. The table is from Magazin General in Marrakesh and the chairs by Sol & Luna; the artworks on the shelf are by Karin Undersag; views from the lounge into the open-plan kitchen.
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this spread The walk-up roof terrace is in keeping with the local vernacular and offers a wonderful place for sunbathing. The owner found the vintage dining set in Marrakesh and had it lacquered in a bold mustard yellow hue. The cushions on the built-in seating are from Soufiane.
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HOME ESSAOUIRA this page Bathing rituals are brought into the master suite with the inclusion of a modern tub, artfully juxtaposed with an outsized gilded mirror, found at a flea market in Belgium, which leans casually against the wall. opposite (clockwise from top) The floor covering is a traditional Tuareg mat by Kulchi, while the natural linen on the bed was made in Fez; an Eatonville chaise-longue by Wade Logan; in the bathroom in the guest quarters, a chair covered in hand-dyed fabric from Morocco.
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this page A yellow velvet-draped armchair in front of a shelving unit by Draga & Aurel in Claude Cartier’s Lyon apartment. opposite Patricia Urquiola and Federico Pepe’s über-modern glass Credenza stands beside a classic marble fireplace under a work by Iranian artist Bahareh Navabi in the living room. Gibellina coffee table by Antonino Sciortino.
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Colour &Composition Considering her Lyonnais apartment a blank canvas on which to display furniture and art, interior designer Claude Cartier plays with bold hues, patterns and perspectives to dramatic effect in creating an avant garde masterpiece TEXT CLEMENCE LEBOULANGE PHOTOGRAPHS VINCENT LEROUX
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this spread No two walls in the living room are painted the same shade and there are no matching furniture or soft accessories. The leather Touch sofa is by Vincenzo de Cotiis and the grey Feel Good sofa by Antonio Citterio. On the left is a reinterpretation of Edouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Lawn by artist Etienne Cail.
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this page In the colourful entrance, a plaster bust of Andy Warhol sits atop a Mid-Century sideboard. The Ames Sala woollen rug is by designer Sebastian Herkner. opposite (from left) A Snoopy lamp by Achille Castiglioni sits alongside a Showtime sculptural vase by Jaime Hayon on a 62 dresser by Greta M Grossman for Gubi. A modern Motherboard mirror by David/Nicolas hangs on the wall; Cartier at home. The red marble-top Bavaresk table and chairs are by Christophe de la Fontaine and the Bolle suspension light by Massimo Castagna. On the wall hangs a canvas by Aylin Langreuter.
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tart talking about design and Claude Cartier’s face lights up. Suddenly there’s an energy in the air, an urgency, as she rattles off her favourite pieces and enthuses over her latest finds. When we chat to her, she’s positively vibrating with anticipation about the upcoming Milan Furniture Fair – the largest trade fair of its kind in the world and Cartier’s favourite fairground for discovery. ‘I’m completely hooked on the show,’ she says. ‘It’s an absolute dream to be able to immerse myself in pure creation for a week.’ Second only to the thrill of discovery is the introduction of many of these novel pieces into her home. ‘What I see in Milan – or elsewhere – I often test at home before giving it exposure in my showroom or using it in a project,’ she says. Cartier’s Hausman-style abode is daring, yet familiar; creative, yet elegant – an eclectic, contemporary style for which she’s become known. Visually dynamic, every nook and cranny serves as a potential mini-stage on which to showcase her latest find. More than just a place to live, it’s a space where she can propose design scenarios with creative scenography. ‘It’s like a visual laboratory where items are tried next to one another to see how they work,’ she explains. ‘It’s a laboratory apartment that soaks up the latest Milanese trends.’ To temper much of the high-octane design, Cartier kept the cleanlook original parquet flooring throughout and focused all her creative attention on the walls. From the entrance, where you’re greeted by
flat areas of sustained colour (fir green, terracotta pink and black make comebacks throughout), to the passageway’s irregular-spaced monochrome stripes and the bedroom, where the application of graphic wallpaper creates an optical illusion that makes the walls go from 2D to 3D, no two walls in this home are alike. Much like a gallery, most of the action happens on them. Against this canvas, Cartier has set – or, more accurately, set up – her collection of contemporary and vintage furniture. Re-issues of iconic pieces, once-off wonders and items that symbolise the zeitgeist of modern design and innovation – all have a place here, like a glorious pastiche. It’s the masterful use of the tools of her trade – colour, scale, form and pattern – which allows her to dramatise each space to great effect, creating small cynosures throughout: like an armchair with flamboyant yellow velvet draping cleverly set in front of a contemporary metal shelving unit with black-painted moulding adding gravitas to the moment, or an achingly modern application of stained glass to a piece of furniture, offset by a classical composition of marble fireplace and black-and-white art. The whole interior’s made up of a series of beautiful moments – or spaces – in which ‘each perfectly staged object gets an opportunity to star’. Part theatrical stage, part creative testing ground, the end result is a masterful work of art with a beautiful duende which has the power to deeply and mysteriously move the viewer. Q
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HOME LYON this spread Colour and pattern abound in the master suite, where Tiphaine de Bodman’s Jungle wallpaper for Petite Friture happily clashes with the graphic façade of the Inlay cabinet by Front and the Agency fabric in Persimmon by Sarah Morris on the headboard. The Breda canopy bed is by Borja Garcia and Dam stool by Christophe Delcourt.
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this page Sweeping views over Cape Town’s Atlantic seaboard from the upper-level veranda of this classically elegant Fresnaye home, with tiles from Union Tiles. The wooden table is from Block & Chisel and the chairs from Gatehouse. opposite Owner Sue Bond’s study features her signature blueand-white palette and a display of treasured china pieces, with wallpaper by Gastón y Daniela, a striking artwork by Abe Opperman and a Spring chandelier by Trevor Opperman setting the tone.
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this page Connecting the three levels of the home, the staircase is a dramatic architectural feature all on its own. The stairwell walls serve as a gallery space of sorts for a cherished art collection, including a work by William Kentridge. opposite Bond in one of her favourite spaces, the covered veranda leading to the garden and pool, surrounded by the flowers and sculptural pieces she adores.
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nterior designer Sue Bond claims never to have picked up a brush, yet she paints detailed and vividly coloured images in her head when visualising each new project she takes on, whether for her clients – who are located around the world – or for her own pleasure at home. Surveying every carefully considered corner in the various rooms of her breezy, ocean-facing villa in the Cape Town suburb of Fresnaye, it’s clear her palette leans heavily towards all the shades of the sea. Indeed, the views of the Atlantic are among the most dazzling visions you encounter here, framed by the tall windows and forever shifting from shimmering turquoise to deep indigo in the changing light of day. Having previously lived in Asia with her family for several years, Bond’s love of blue takes on a fervour in her vast collection of china, some pieces lugged all the way back from Hong Kong, others carried home in luggage from the Delft factory in Holland. We sip our coffee out of willow-patterned mugs. Fresh flowers and greenery tumble from over-sized pots emblazoned with pagodas, butterflies and lacy floral motifs. Even the cat has found a large, round china bowl, fringed with cobalt-hued pheasants and pomegranates, in which to curl up and laze in the sun on the patio. ‘Every picture tells a story – it all has meaning,’ Bond explains of her fascination with the blue-and-white patterns. ‘It’s always been the colour palette I’ve loved and as my collection grew, it became a focal point for me. It’s also attracted many of my clients.’ Bond has a frequent traveller’s inherent restlessness; she’s had many homes, from Jo’burg to just down the road in Clifton. She decorates with wild abandon, but isn’t overly fazed when having to start again. The family’s Fresnaye home, however, has been a particular labour of love. It started with the idea of renovating the existing house on the property, but progressed to a full-scale rebuild with the help of Wynand Wilsenach Architects. ‘My intention was to make it our dream house,’ she says. Thus the modern Georgian home took shape, with all the pure symmetry, elegant proportions and classic detailing required as a blank canvas for the decorative layers to follow. She has a particular proclivity for wallpaper and a specific design can form the foundation on which the rest of the decor scheme will hang with seemingly effortless élan, from the monochrome master bedroom upstairs to the tropics-inspired bar on the house’s lower level. Bond might have OCD inclinations when it comes to her need for precision and order in her interiors, but the immaculate finishes of every piece of carpentry, every crisp-cornered pillar, speak for themselves. ‘I’m a perfectionist, sometimes to my detriment,’ she laughs. ‘I like things to look beautiful, but the design of any of my spaces is very much considered in terms of comfort. You must be able to lounge on the couch, or even lie on the floor, and enjoy your home. I definitely don’t take myself seriously. I really like the style of my homes to be inviting, relaxed and casual. It’s all about being in a sumptuous, luxurious environment, but not one that you can’t touch or sit in.’ For this reason, you’ll find easy-to-clean slip covers on the sofas in the airy, open-plan living room, where the family congregates to watch TV or hang out while dinner’s being prepared. While there are clearly defined spaces in the living area, there’s an easy sense of flow throughout. ‘I love having a big room to break up into different sections,’ says Bond of her use of furniture to denote the way various spaces are used. But it’s the connection to the kitchen that’s paramount. ‘It’s a very special part of my home. On any project, including my own, I spend a lot of time concentrating on how the kitchen’s going to work.’ The home is filled with a vast and eclectic collection of paintings and sculptures by international as well as South African artists, including William Kentridge, Phillemon Hlungwani, Colbert Mashile, Deborah Bell, Shany van den Berg and Abe Opperman, among many others. ‘You don’t have to look outside our borders to fill your home with beauty,’ says Bond. But she’s also held tightly onto certain treasures from the family’s Hong Kong years, notably her prized figurines – replicas from David Tang’s famed China Club – found in markets in Beijing. ‘I’m fascinated by art,’ she adds, ‘the fact that a person can make something magnificent which someone else can’t live without. A creative thing that someone can do and other people can enjoy.’ To the outsider, and certainly to her clients, it seems the same might apply to the artistry of Bond’s expressive interiors. Q
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this page A casual bar area off the garden-level veranda, with bespoke cabinetry by Sybaris, pendants from Weylandts and bar chairs from The Private House Company. opposite (clockwise from top left) Vibrant zebra wallpaper from Scalamandré makes a statement behind shelving in the kitchen; the figurines, inspired by the originals from David Tang’s China Club, are from a Beijing market; the kitchen is the heart of the home, and a comfortable place to hang out. The pendant is from Weylandts; books, plants and figurines from Asia add visual interest in every corner.
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this page Rebel Walls wallpaper from St Leger & Viney was the starting point for the main bedroom's monochrome scheme. The hide-covered chairs were Hong Kong finds. opposite (clockwise from top left) In the guest loo, a mirror from Cécile & Boyd and a sculpture by Theo McGaw, with wallpaper by Robin Sprong; an antique kimono above the tub in the main bathroom; a Miro statue in front of a classic oeil-de-boeuf window; blush accents in daughter Jamie’s bedroom, with a Rebel Walls mural.
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Explore Hong Kong's bustling streets (p112), take a sneak peak inside the coolest new designer hotels (p122) or plan the perfect Winelands break (p116). Celebrate the best of local with Michelin-trained chef Wandile Mabaso (p118) and music legend Bra Hugh Masekela (p126).
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Cul t u r e Cl ub Hong Kong’s vibrant neighbourhoods offer a dizzying choice of cool restaurants, bars, shopping and sight-seeing, especially when explored with the guidance of local interior designer Anji Connell TEXT ANJI CONNELL PHOTOGRAPHS BELINDA BATH
ong Kong is an intoxicating mix of old and new, where East and West collide. It’s a modern city intensified by the richness of an ancient society that’s at once beguiling and exciting. Beyond its urban heart and vertiginous neon-lit skyline is an abundance of beautiful beaches framed by lush, verdant mountains. In its teeming streets, super-sleek boutiques, bars and restaurants sit side by side with hole-in-thewall printing presses and Chinese medicine emporia. Its booming art scene is best signified by a gleaming new tower dedicated to art and lifestyle: the world’s first vertical art gallery, H Queen’s, which proudly proclaims Hong Kong’s confident bid for cultural attention. This energy and the high costs of space in the central business district have encouraged gallerists, artists, designers and chefs to migrate outside the central area, creating cool new neighbourhoods. The colonisation of discarded factories and warehouses in the city’s gritty industrial fringe has, in turn, resulted in a flourishing loft scene.
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TRAVEL TAI HANG Charming, and one of Hong Kong’s best-kept secrets, Tai Hang’s quaint streets are packed with cute little restaurants, bars and tea shops. Second Draft gastropub has locally brewed craft beers and creative cocktails. Explore Minimal, a tiny vintage decor shop, then have tea and cake at the Hello Kitty Café. Elementary, which offers a contemporary Australian menu in a laid-back, industrial-style space.
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WAN CHAI Hong Kong’s former red-light district, now gentrified, has countless fabulous restaurants. Star Street Precinct is its coolest quarter, a funky area overflowing with design-driven lifestyle stores, bars and small trendy eateries. Wanchai market is a visual feast for the eyes. Better still, wander around Cross Street and shop with the locals. Join the queue at 22 Ships for Jason Atherton's take on inventive Spanish tapas seated around a bar where you can see all the cooking action. Spend the night in the heart of Wan Chai at The Fleming, an urban boutique hotel inspired by Hong Kong’s iconic cross-harbour ferries. Bookmark Catch for a fabulous brunch in Kennedy Town, not too far away, or have a bite at Chino which does modern Mexican using Japanese ingredients. Stop for a nightcap at Missy Ho, a tiny, eclectic bar with graffiti, Chinese ceramics, swings and a dressing-up box. Or head to Sai Ying Pun for a gin and tonic at Ping-Pong Gintonería, named after its premises in an old ping-pong supply store.
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Pop in for drinks at Please Don’t Tell, a tiny bar at the Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Enter through a phone box by dialling 1 and find green felt walls, taxidermy, cosy booths and pretty mean cocktails. Or partake of a restorative libation at Dr Fern's Gin Parlour, a hidden bar in the Landmark. Go for dim sum and fine Cantonese fare at the Michelinstarred Duddells, with interiors designed by Ilse Crawford and a clubby atmosphere. Sevva remains a chic stalwart for fine dining with 360o city views. Be sure to visit JOYCE boutique, a fashion-maven destination with secret VIP rooms, while Lane Crawford interiors stores in Pacific Place and IFC are where you’ll find the best of contemporary furniture, lighting and objets. Rest your weary head at achingly cool, minimalist hotel Tuve, or at the newly opened The Murray, Foster and Partners’ re-imagined 1960s Hong Kong landmark. Duddells
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WONG CHUK HANG Explore Wong Chuck Hang‘s art galleries, eateries and designer spaces in unassuming industrial buildings. Visit Casa Capriz for vintage Italian furniture, Manks for modern Scandi design and European antiques, and Mirth Home for colourful bohemian finds. The Edit/Editecture is an independent fashion boutique in a voluminous space. End the shopping spree with a sky-high tipple at Above, Ovolo Hotel‘s trendy rooftop bar.
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Put on your comfy shoes and explore this quiet, laid-back hipster haunt that straddles busy Hollywood Road in Central. Wandering its hills and lanes, you’ll discover quirky design shops, as well as independent coffee bars and restaurants that edge up to walls of street art around every corner. Go rummaging through the shops and stalls of Cat Street, Upper Lascar Row, for antiques, Mao-era memorabilia and propaganda posters. Tai Ping Shan Street, meaning ‘the mountain of peace’, is a bucolic area with more galleries, cool cafés and bars, and some of Hong Kong’s oldest temples. Ho Lee Fook (meaning ‘good fortune for your mouth’) is a funky Chinese kitchen that’s full of quirky details, such as its ‘wall of lucky cats’ and comic-like illustrations by local artist Jonathan Jay Lee that entirely capture the feel of Hong Kong. ChaChaWan is a must for its über-cool Issan Thai cuisine, while Bibo offers French gastronomy amid art from some of the world’s most renowned street artists. The tranquil PoHo area offers even more quirky dining and shopping spots, such as Teakha for tea and pastries.
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DON’T MISS Eat at one of Hong Kong’s legendary dai pai dongs, open-air cooking hawker stalls which are famous for churning out delicious local dishes at high speed and rock-bottom prices. Sing Heung Yuen on Gough Street serves its iconic macaroni-and-tomato soup with options; pork chop or beef with a fried egg on top. Get an invite to the members-only China Club. Ride the star ferry; the journey back has breathtaking city views day and night. Go in daylight, return in darkness and experience the stunning light show, A Symphony of Light, in all its glory. Travel with the locals in a ding dong [tram] to enjoy Hong Kong at a slow pace (not much else is slow in Hong Kong!). Sleep over at Little Tai Hang, a contemporary home away from home in Tai Hang.
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STAY Akademie Street Boutique Hotel This Winelands gem is located on a quaint, quiet street in Franschhoek. Step through the front door and the interiors of this award-winning hotel will embrace you warmly and reveal a treasure trove of design finds from across the globe, including pieces by the Italian Umberto Mascagni. Here every possible care has been taken to provide guests with the best sink-in-and-stay experience (homemade breakfasts in the Orangerie, heated pools and private gardens, mini-bar comps), with all the fivestar bells and whistles one could want. aka.co.za
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VISIT Kunjani Wines Overlooking magnificent vineyards and the greater Devon Vale Valley just outside Stellenbosch, Kunjani Wines is injecting fun into the industry. The latest addition to the estate is a restaurant designed by Haldane Martin featuring custom-made furniture and fittings, as well as a very jovial feature wall. Go for lunch and enjoy the cross-continental fusion menu and the farm’s acclaimed wines in a cool, relaxed setting. kunjaniwines.co.za
ORDER The Design Hotels Book 2018 is the perfect compendium for the designsavvy traveller. It features 295 hotels from across the globe, highlighting the design and architecture of each one, as well as the stories of the hoteliers who realised them. Available online at designhotels.com
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ASK THE TRAVELLER DECO chats to Sapna Shah, a New York-based design and development consultant with over a decade of experience in the luxury accessories industry. She’s also the co-founder and Creative Director of Khokho, an artisanal business in Swaziland that combines traditional weaving techniques with leather in a luxury range of handbags Favourite SA holiday? I love the outdoors and spent a weekend in Waterval Boven climbing with a friend of mine. We had a wonderful guide and stayed in a lovely cottage at Tranquilitas Farm. It was early February and the land was blanketed in green. Best place you've stayed in? I rented a beautiful apartment in a small fishing town called Santa Maria La Scala along the eastern coast of Sicily. Inside, there was an arch made of volcanic rock and a balcony facing the sea. It was incredibly picturesque and tranquil. Favourite foodie destination? It’s tough to pick only one, but I live in Brooklyn and I have to say that the best pizza I’ve ever eaten was at Di Fara Pizza in Midwood. Domenico De Marco (“Dom”) has been handcrafting pies since 1964. It’s well worth the wait and great watching him carefully make each pizza himself. You’ll definitely taste the love! One item you never travel without? A yak woollen shawl my friend gave me from Nepal. It’s the perfect accessory for extracold flights. Favourite travels song? It changes a lot, but at I currently love Walking Lightly by Junip. khokhocollection.com
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t 33, Wandile Mabaso has the calm intensity of an old master. His culinary skills were honed under the mentorship of chef Olivier Reginensi and the legendary Alain Ducasse at Le Meurice and Hôtel Plaza Athénée. After 10 years in New York and Paris, Mabaso has cultivated not only Zen-like composure, but also passion, precision and endurance. ‘Being a chef is first a craft. Once mastered, it turns into an art,’ he says. With Reginensi he refined that craft, learning how to bring out the best in each ingredient. It informed his food philosophy of ‘deliberate perfection’, where every element is meticulously considered.Nominated by Ducasse as the ambassador for French cuisine in SA, Mabaso recently announced that two junior chefs from his team will be sent to Paris for six months. Ofentse Mathunjwa (21) from Tembisa and Vuyile Tshabalala (26) from Soweto will train under Ducasse at the two-star Michelin Le Meurice. ‘I love to train, nurture and inspire young cooks. It gives me a great sense of purpose,’ says Mabaso, who‘s a co-owner of the SA Culinary Club, a creative culinary space with an open kitchen. ‘I want it to be a game-changer in the food industry here. I’d like young chefs to look at it at as the blueprint to a new culinary era.’ Mabaso’s currently hard at work developing his own crockery range with a visual artist and this month he’s heading up Bombay Sapphire gin-and-food pairings in Jo‘burg and Cape Town. saculinaryclub.com W RED
SNAPPER FISH WITH PARSNIP PURÉE, PURPLE CABBAGE, SWISS CHARD, CHINESE SPINACH CHIPS AND FENNEL JUS
Prettily Plated Purple cabbage • 20g lard or pork belly, diced • 1 red leaf cabbage, shredded • salt and white pepper, to taste • half a white onion, diced • 1 clove garlic, chopped • 1 sprig rosemary • ¼ cup red wine vinegar • 5ml (1 tsp) brown sugar
In a pan, heated to medium temperature, sweat the pork belly until the fat has completely rendered. Add the cabbage, season with a pinch of salt and white pepper, and cook on a low heat for 2 minutes. Then add the onion and sweat until translucent. Add the garlic and sweat until you can smell its aroma. Add the rosemary and sweat for another 30 seconds. Deglaze with red wine vinegar.
How do the ingredients of each dish complement each other? In general, I believe in contrasting flavours and textures, so when I have a sweet vegetable, I’ll add a spicy glaze and if I have a rich protein, I’ll make the sauce more acidic. All the elements need to meet each other halfway and work in harmony on the palate. Are there any special ingredients that you had to hunt down? My time in France has made me obsessed with hunting down the best ingredients. It’s something I do at least once a week. For these dishes, I visited Chinatown, which specialises in fresh exotic vegetables that can’t be found anywhere else.
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FOOD AND DRINK LE WINE CHAMBRE A casual wine bar with an easy attitude to wine that encourages exploration, Le Wine Chambre is owned by Walter Melato. ‘Wine has an association with false, sophisticated people,’ he says. ‘That bothered me for a long time. Why can’t we share this lovely drink with all our people?’ He’s installed a brilliant wine station system that allows you to try a variety of different wines – from a taster to a medium and a full glass – without paying exorbitant prices. Order some tapas and sip your way through different varietals: a great way to spend a Sunday! Shop No 4, 3 Corlett Drive, Illovo, Sandton, Johannesburg. 065 915 1993
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FARRO Jo’ burgers who flocked to the Kramerville Bakery for its Great Roast pop-up lunches will be thrilled to learn that Eloise and Alex Windebank have opened this casual fine-dining eatery. Farro will be serving modern European cuisine with African flavours. The emphasis is on no-fuss food made from scratch and a menu that changes daily, so the husband-and-wife team sources local, seasonal, free-range produce. Expect dishes like sea bream, braised baby gem and fennel gnocchi. The wine list boasts carefully selected ‘renegade’ varietals from local winemakers, while the cocktail menu focuses on the classics. Great for date nights or an aperitif and a snack after work. Shop G16, Thrupps Illovo Centre, 204 Oxford Rd, Illovo, Sandton, Johannesburg. 071 618 4352
WOOD & FIRE
LEETO A happy addition to the foodie scene on the West Coast, Leeto means ’ journey’ in Khoi. Garth Almazan, who spent 18 years as Executive Chef at Steenberg Wine Farm’s Catharina’s, is the Head Chef and owner. He and his wife Cecile are in partnership with Simone Jacke and Deon Brand, who are also co-owners of the award-winning five-star Strandloper Ocean Boutique Hotel. ‘Leeto will focus on the specialities of the region, with fresh, seasonal and – wherever possible – organic and sustainable produce presented in a compact menu of exciting and delicious, but accessible food that you can eat every day,’ he says. Situated directly on the beach, Leeto is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner. Patterson Slot, Paternoster. 060 927 0403
Headed by former Urbanologi chef Angelo Scirocco, Wood & Fire is a contemporary café and steakhouse. On the menu, you’ll find café-style brunch dishes, salads and sandwiches, steamed buns, tapas, seafood and a wood-fire grill section (the wood is a blend of suikerbos and eucalyptus). A few things to note: the bacon is home-cured and smoked, the bread’s made from Champagne Valley stoneground flour and only seasonal ingredients are used. Designed by Redecco, the decor features touches of wood, marble and tarazzo. Shop 23, Brooklyn Design Square, cnr Veale & Fehrsen Sts, New Muckleneuk, Pretoria. 012 346 2261
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CAPITAL GAINS Acclaimed interior designers Kit Kemp and Marcel Wanders are elevating the hospitality experience in main cities around the globe with bespoke, high-octane hotel interiors TEXT ESTEE KERSHOFF
MONDRIAN DOHA, QATAR Set within the pulsing heart of Qatar amid modern high-rises and old-world souks, the recently-opened Mondrian Hotel is a veritable Aladdin’s cave of design, with treasure sprinkled across each of its 24 floors. South-West Architecture was responsible for the design of the hotel, which structurally resembles a falcon (the country’s national bird), while prolific Dutch designer Marcel Wanders was in charge of the interiors. Taking inspiration from traditional Arabic design and the tales in One Thousand and One Nights (a collection of Middle Eastern folk stories), Wanders filled the cavernous space (211 bedrooms, 59 suites, a 2 000m2 ballroom, eight restaurants and bars, and the largest ESPA spa in the world) with glittering mosaics, rich damask prints, ornate columns and chandeliers encased within enormous metallic bells. There’s a lounge with photorealistic floral rugs from Moooi and ‘Tree of Life’ sculptures, a towering four-storey staircase with elaborate cut-out detail, a 24ct gold lift, an indoor swimming area with a stained-glass dome, and bespoke furnishings and fixtures designed by Wanders himself. All this opulence is tempered and unified by a palette of soft desert hues, creating distinct, yet interlinked spaces that each tells its own story – one that here, no doubt, has a happy ending. mondriandoha.com
HOTELS
THE WHITBY HOTEL, NEW YORK, USA The Whitby is husband-and-wife team Tim and Kit Kemp’s second NY hotel. Located just a few blocks from Central Park on West 56th St and 5th Ave, the luxury establishment is a riot of colours, patterns and textures – all expertly put together by Kit in a way that appears utterly effortless and carefree, but belies great chorographical skill and design chutzpah. From the beautiful, layered interiors of each of the 86 individually designed rooms to the soft balm-pink walls of the Orangery, with its delicate hand-etched porcelain vases and the cacophony of texture above the pewter bar, where an installation of woven baskets creates a dynamic focal display, each space is visually stimulating. Elsewhere she uses clever design sleights – for example, changing ceiling heights between the lobby and guest drawing room to engage and stimulate patrons’ senses. The result? An irresistibly appealing environment for urban wanderers. The hotel also has a restaurant, private event rooms, a drawing room, a 130-seat theatre and a fully equipped gym. thewhitbyhotel.com
GARDENS
W E LL S TRUC TU R E D Even the smallest patch of green can make a style statement with considered use of structuring, the cornerstone of garden design
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As Cape Town, along with many other parts of the country, finds itself in the grip of a severe drought, my mantra more than ever is: ‘Structure, structure, structure.’ Designing a garden is a layering process. The plants are really just one of the final layers. I often describe the planting phase to clients as the ‘colouring-in’ or ‘fluff’ of a garden. The lines laid down to define the overall space form the structure. Structural elements include hardscaping such as decking, lawn edging and pathways, but most important is the relationship of these with one another and with the whole. Principles such as balance and proportion come into play in these relationships. If the plants suffer, a well-designed garden should weather the conditions by retaining its structure: all parts relating to the whole need to be working together. There’s a misconception that a structured garden is a formal, symmetrical one. However, structure is as important in a curvilinear, free-flowing garden. Where we need to be clever is in our use of plants as structural elements – hedges, for example. Plants to use are hardy varieties that can withstand tough conditions. In SA, we’re spoilt for choice with our indigenous selection. I call these plants ‘hard workers’, as they very rarely let us down and – apart from providing green colour and texture to a garden, as most plants do – they work extra-hard in fulfilling their structural role. Indigenous plants to employ in a structured garden: Searsia crenata (previously known as Rhus crenata); Carissa macrocarpa; Plumbago auriculata; Tarchonanthus. Exotic varieties from Mediterranean climates, such as Murraya exotica and Viburnum tinus
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PLAYING US HOME When the great Bra Hugh Masekela passed away on 23 January, he left a broken-hearted nation. But the music will never stop TEXT: KHOLEKA KUMALO
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e’re fast losing the elders who shaped the soul of SA. How do we honour the legacy of these greats and begin to explain their magnitude to our children? Hugh Ramapolo Masekela was born on 4 April 1939 in KwaGuqa, Witbank. He was one of four siblings born to his father, sculptor and health inspector Thomas and his mother, Pauline, and was raised by his grandmother, Johanna. At the age of 14, Masekela received a scholarship to St Peter’s, a Jo’burg school known to foster anti-apartheid resistance, with the likes of Oliver Tambo and Father Trevor Huddleston on its staff. It was here that Huddleston – recognising the young Masekela’s musical talent – gifted him with a trumpet, an instrument that he took to seamlessly. As his proficiency grew during the late 1950s, Masekela eventually formed part of SA’s first youth orchestra, the Huddleston Jazz Band, developing his distinct Afro-jazz style and performing in many collaborations, including as a member of the orchestra for Todd Matshikiza’s iconic jazz opera, King Kong. He also formed the legendary Jazz Epistles with Abdullah Ibrahim, Kippie Moeketsi and Jonas Gwangwa, with whom he recorded SA’s first jazz album, Jazz Epistle Verse 1. Inevitably, though, the apartheid regime made it impossible to separate music and politics. In 1960, Masekela chose to leave the country in the face of increasing police brutality, but continued using his music to condemn the tyranny imposed on millions of black South Africans. He lived in exile for over 30 years, both in London and New York, where he studied at the Manhattan School of Music while learning from some of the world’s most prolific jazz artists, such as John Coltrane and Miles Davis. In 1963, Masekela released his first solo debut album, Trumpet Africaine, and a few years later – while living in Los Angeles – recorded his hit instrumental, Grazing in the Grass, which topped American music charts and cemented his international music career. Masekela’s exile later included long stints in Central and West Africa. Exposure to the music of Liberia, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo and, particularly, Nigeria, helped enrich his Afro-jazz vocabulary. Later, in the Eighties, he founded the Botswana International School of Music. Following the unbanning of the ANC in SA and Nelson Mandela’s imminent presidency, the trumpeter and singersongwriter returned home in 1990, where he established himself as a mentor and jazz virtuoso. He toured continually, appearing on the world’s most celebrated stages (including Carnegie Hall in New York, Ronnie Scott’s in London, the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and command performances for England’s royal family). However, he also regularly scheduled concerts at home for his South African fans.
Guitarist Cameron Ward, who worked closely with Masekela for many years, lists the DVD Hugh Masekela, the albums Jabulani and Playing at Work, as well as playing at New York’s Carnegie Hall and Rio de Janeiro’s Back2Black Festival as his most memorable career highlights with Masekela. ‘The first time I met Bra Hugh was nine years ago at the Bassline in Jozi. I couldn’t believe it when I got the call to join his band,’ he recalls. ‘I was based in Cape Town at that time and took the first flight I could to Jo’burg. Bra Hugh arrived an hour later, which gave me time to rehearse with his band. Little did I know he’d been listening to our rehearsal outside. I couldn’t say a word when he entered the room afterwards, but he welcomed me with a smile.’ Ward describes the bond they shared both on and off stage as that of father and son, and recalls Masekela as a distinctive individual who was straightforward and firm, but always accessible, warm, compassionate, hugely generous as a mentor and a coruscatingly intelligent artist who delighted in live performances and making music with others. Above all else, Ward remembers Bra Hugh as a proud African who never lost touch with his roots, no matter where in the world he happened to be. It was this profound attachment to African heritage which led him to establish the Hugh Masekela Heritage Foundation in 2015. ‘My biggest obsession is to show Africans and the world who the people of Africa really are,’ he said at the time. To commemorate this, the second floor of Cape Town’s Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) now houses a permanent section named the Hugh Masekela Gallery, brought to life in consultation with his family. ‘Bra Hugh was a giant in the arts and culture space, and was acknowledged as one of the finest and most distinctive trumpeters in the world,‘ says Zeitz MOCAA co-founder David Green. ‘It’s entirely fitting that this museum – whose main purpose is to tell African stories through African arts – should have a gallery named for him.’ Masekela’s son Selema (Sal) Masekela recalls his father as a humanist who continually championed the poor and oppressed. ‘No matter what their creed, colour, religion, race or culture, he stood – locked arm in arm – with the distressed and downtrodden everywhere and anywhere on our planet. He believed deeply in justice, freedom and equality for all peoples, and scoffed at the idea of borders dividing humanity. Above all, though, it was his undying and almost childlike love for SA and the entire African continent, with its dizzying displays of natural beauty, music, art and culture, that mesmerised me. ’Once, after a trip to Tanzania, when I told my dad that my heart was full, he simply said: “I can give you my heart to take in the overspill.”’ Rest in peace, power and passion, Bra Hugh. Q
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LAST LOOK
THE BIG GLOBE by Olaf Hajek The folding screen (or paravent, in French) is a recurring motif in German-born artist Hajek’s new body of work, painted during a residency in Cape Town. Interior scenes and still-lifes intermingle with enchanting patterns and symbols, referencing myths, folklore and dreams. ‘The screen creates its own mysterious space. Behind it, you find a hidden world, but it also provides security and shelter,’ says Hajek. Paravent, held in collaboration with Whatiftheworld, shows at the Southern Guild Gallery in Cape Town’s Silo District until 12 July 2018. theguildgroup.co.za