Visi is a celebration of living well. It is committed to bringing readers the best of South African design, decor and architecture, together with the latest international trends. The innovative magazine prides itself on quality and integrity in design and editorial content. Readers enjoy news about today’s decor and design trends, new products and ideas, as well as features on South Africa’s most beautiful homes and spaces.

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Vision • INTERNATIONAL DIRECTIONS AND LOCAL INSPIRATIONS

THE POWER OF YELLOW • It’s the colour of hope and happiness, and is always uplifting and illuminating. Just remember: yellow stimulates the brain and excites the spirit, so it might not be suitable for a newborn’s nursery – nor ideal in an insomniac’s bedroom…

Design Deconstruction ART DECO • Decorative and sculptural, Art Deco was a statement of progress and celebration, where form made the greatest impression.

EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED • These brilliant systems allow you to create your own compositions, brighten up dead zones and enhance the architectural genius of your space.

Travel Diary BLUE MOOD • Lunching alfresco holds even more appeal than usual this summer (thanks, Covid-19). We asked Wolfgat founder and chef Kobus van der Merwe about his dream outdoor dining spots, both near and far.

HOME WORK • After a lifetime of looking for her “real” home, writer and journalist BRONWYN DAVIDS isn’t sure that she’ll ever find it. But she won’t stop searching.

THE MOTHER LODE • For JEN THORPE, the quintessence of being “at home” is much more than spaces or places – it’s about learning how to be yourself.

HOME IS AWAY • The true value of extended family gatherings, suggests YOLISA MKELE, is that no matter where they take place, that’s where “home” is to be found.

WIN A MOSAIC PLANTER • One lucky VISI reader will win a hand-made mosaic planter from Obbligato, valued at R33 760.

FRESH HERITAGE • A CONFIDENTLY CONTEMPORARY UPDATE HAS GIVEN NEW LIFE TO A GREAT OLD GRANDE DAME OF A HOUSE IN CAPE TOWN’S CITY BOWL.

IN PLAIN SIGHT • OT YOUR TRADITIONAL LUXURY LODGE CHEETAH PLAINS REDEFINES THE CONVENTIONAL TRANSLATING URBAN SOPHISTICATION INTO THE BUSH.

I CAN GULARITY • PERCHED ON THE SLOPES OF FRESNAYE IN CAPE TOWN, THE FORTE ARCHITETTI-DESIGNED ARCADIA RE-IMAGINES THE LUXURY RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX AS WE KNOW IT – AND LOOKS SHARP WHILE DOING SO.

OPEN DAY • BLURRING THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN INDOORS AND OUT, THIS INSPIRING FAMILY HOME COMBINES A LAID-BACK LIFESTYLE WITH SUBTLY SOPHISTICATED INTERIORS.

MIDNIGHT CRUSH MADCAP • MEMORABLE DESIGN WILL HAVE YOUR LOOKS TURNING FROM LINGERING TO LUSTFUL AT NEW ORLEANS’S IDIOSYNCRATIC MAISON DE LA LUZ HOTEL.

THE LIGHT HOUSE • WHEN RENOVATING HER WATERFRONT APARTMENT, PROPERTY DEVELOPER KARIN DE KLERK FUSED HER LOVE OF MINIMALIST ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN WITH THE NEED TO CREATE A HOME THAT FEELS WARM AND WELCOMING.

SOUL SANCTUARY • A YOUNG CAPE TOWN FAMILY’S PRIVATE NATURE RESERVE IN THE BAINSKLOOF VALLEY IS INSPIRED BY INDIAN AND SWAHILLI DESIGN AND DECOR.

“WOOD is one of the great NOBLE MATERIALS. It fits in with my DESIGN IDEALS and VALUES.”

1 DESIGN JOURNEY • Inspired by nature and its organic forms, John Vogel has created a reinterpretation of vernacular design through woodwork and weaving that has made Vogel Design a leader in local furniture.

2 NEXT LEVEL • MaXhosa Africa, the pioneering South African fashion label helmed by designer Laduma Ngxokolo, has opened a luxurious new store in Cape Town.

3 OUT THE BOX • Local flat-pack furniture brand SPAAS has added easy-to-erect living...