We’re saying Oh Wow! a day early ahead of the long weekend (yay!) and we’ve put together a jam-packed edition to see you through.
Product Design
Featured: Haldane Martin | Creating Spaces
Designer Haldane Martin talks to us about his eponymous, iconic furniture and interior design company creating contemporary South African spaces.
The Concrete T L Speaker | A Sound System Made Of Cement
Designers Martin Bolton and Craig Tyndall joined forces to create the Concrete T L Speaker, announced as the overall winner of the PPC Imaginarium Awards.
CREATe.CHANGE | Creatives Adorn Carry Tables for a Good Cause
The CREATe.CHANGE project invited local creatives to transform carry tables into works of art, which were auctioned off to raise funds for a good cause.
A Look Into Michael Chandler’s Notebooks: The Source of a New Range at Mr Price Home
Michael Chandler shares the personal notebooks from which he drew his new collaboration with Mr Price Home.
A Video Telling the Story of Simon and Mary’s Traditional Mountie Hat
Simon and Mary just revealed the story behind their Traditional Mountie Hat in a video that’s something of a hybrid between a factory tour and a rock-n-roll music video.
Featured: Architecturally Inspired Products by Douglas & Company
Douglas & Company is a local design collective whose minimalistic approach and architectural aesthetic caught our attention.
WISHLIST: A Colour-Coded Collection of Things to Beautify Your Home
A collection of beautiful, local art and design items that would make a welcome addition to any home – organised according to colour.
Oh Wow! – Weak Knees, Ghosts in Glasses and a Geometric Storm.
Today we’re looking at a sensitive photo series, ghosts wearing shades, incredible lighting fixtures and an utterly delightful range of socks.
Oh Wow! – New Music, Animal Poems and Bazookaful Drawings
Today we’re looking at the latest Art54 public installation; embellished notebooks by Essie Letterpress; a collaboration between SA brand Quamta and colette, Paris; and eye-ball pizza and other drawings from group exhibition, BAZOOKA. We’re listening to music from oh dark arrow, Native Young and Sannie Fox.
11 All-Girl Teams Taking Names
In celebration of Women’s Month in South Africa we’ve compiled a list of 11 all-girl teams killing it.
12 Deliciously Designed Food Products, Packages and Places
For this week’s List Wednesdays we’re feasting our eyes on a list of 12 deliciously designed food products, packages and places. The Bacon Pop-up Bar The Bacon Pop-up Bar and Bacon of the Month Club in Franschoek is all about, you guessed it, bacon! Their impressive space, which opened up in May […]
Made In Woodstock: Zana
Zana is a creative brand based in Woodstock founded by Robyn and Sue Britz. Now, 2 years later, the Zana team is 7 women strong and they’re all passionate about colours, patterns and typography, which they print onto fabric and sew into bags, pouches and cushions. Their beautiful products […]
Skinny laMinx | Paradise Is Here Collection
Skinny laMinx just launched Paradise Is Here, a fresh new collection of handmade fabrics in celebration of the resilient plants that grow in concrete jungles around the world. Inspired by a recent trip to Tokyo designer Heather Moore began noticing and appreciating the plants in her own city […]
My Day Job: Tammy Frazer | Perfumer at Frazer Parfum
We paid a visit to the Frazer Parfum factory and shop to find out how master perfumer Tammy Frazer goes about creating her handmade natural fragrances.
