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That’s Sunday sorted! Thanks @visi_mag – #threadsthatbindus #dowhatyoulovelovewhatyoudo #visimagazine #sunday #selfcare #timeout #southafrica – @threadsthatbindus Brightening up a chilly Sunday afternoon with a DIY manicure featuring my favourite orange-red nail polish – @alldolledup_sa Local is lekker! #visi_mag #sadesign – @ma.rlene85  good morning – @smiling_jay From homeware to fashion, MILLENNIAL PINK continues to pop up wherever you look. We asked online HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS TRENDY COLOUR and more than 600 of you let us know. Here are the results: 37% I like it in small doses Millennial what? 32% 20% It’s my new favourite colour 11% Not my vibe Can’t wait for the next issue of VISI? Get your daily dose at VISI.CO.ZA INSTANT INSPIRATION Follow @visi_mag on Instagram, where we share some of the best and most beautiful…

Saskia lives in Higgovale in the house she grew up in with her father – the artist Beezy Bailey – and brother, and partially at her mother’s house, a mini version at the bottom of the garden. The book she is finishing is a memoir, titled Whatever . Each chapter is a commentary on various facets of her world, ranging from parents and childhood to white guilt and death. She has two wishes for South Africa this festive season: that people are careful on the roads and that fewer family feuds occur over the Christmas table than usual. You’ll find her on Instagram @saskiabailey.…

My dream home has rocks, wood, plants, water and glass – the garden is part of the house and vice versa. Instead of a lawn, it has an indigenous ground cover or an organic mulch like gravel. This garden is friendly to birds, reptiles, frogs and fish, which are not only a joy to see and hear but also important for the biological control of insects and other pests. When it comes to the choice of plants, I would start with pioneer species. In nature, after a fire, it is the pioneer species that are stimulated to germinate – these are fast growers that heal the earth’s surface. They need disturbed soil, full sun and lots of moisture to germinate. This is exactly what happens in a new garden. By…

Niq lives in Soweto. “It has given me the identity of a writer, which I embrace. But I’m waiting to see what the expropriation of land without compensation brings… I may consider moving to George.” His favourite feature of his home is the apricot tree in front. During summer, he says, he can sit under this tree all day, reading or writing. His most recent book, his fifth published by Kwela, is a short-story collection titled Soweto, Under the Apricot Tree . He is busy writing a new novel. Niq’s wish for this festive season is that we’d all buy books by local authors as gifts for our loved ones. Follow @NiqMhlongo on social media.…

“Originating from Swakopmond Post Office and running north for more than 100 miles, the Namibian coastline is dotted with mile markers. Featureless numbered stones which were intended to work as landmarks in a seemlingly monotonous landscape. Over time, the places which these stones signify have grown into their numbers. Today, their names are rich with association and meaning, and anyone who wants to describe anything up and down the coast will use mile numbers to do so. I grew up along this coastline. These days, when people speak about milestones they’re usually talking about the signifant events and achievements of a person’s life. In some ways, this book is about some of mine. I’ve grouped the different periods in my life into chapters, and given each of these chapters a…

LOUISVALE Wines on the slopes of Devon Valley near the town of Stellenbosch arguably has one of the most beautiful settings in the Cape Winelands. Now, a fitting new function venue and revamped tasting centre have opened their doors to enhance visitors’ experience of the farm and the wines. The anthropological history of the area was the inspiration for the building’s unusual design. As Christof Albertyn, the architect behind the project, explains: “The first inhabitants of this area were the Khoekhoen, who practised nomadic pastoral agriculture and hunted for food close to what is now named the Eerste River. In the summer months they would move to the coast, where they lived off seafood such as perlemoen and alikreukel (periwinkle). The Khoekhoen also built the first man-made structures in the…

MOVING through the WHATIFTHEWORLD exhibit capsules, something to stimulate you at every turn, it’s hard to imagine the gallery’s former life as a garage. This is the second move and third premises of the contemporary art gallery, and much like its own evolution in the past decade, the 600m2 space has been completely reimagined. It took the artistic vision of gallery director Justin Rhodes and gallery curator Ashleigh McLean to see the potential of this unrefined blank canvas. With an impressive roster of artists that includes Athi-Patra Ruga, Mohau Modisakeng, Lungiswa Gqunta, Cameron Platter and Thania Petersen, among others, this duo certainly have an eye for the exceptional. And finding a space that could contain the diversity of their artists, sometimes collectively, was part of their approach. Taking what they’d…

The idea of being mindful and kind through design is not new, although it is definitely becoming a more prominent global trend. NellyRodi came up with this concept as a show theme to highlight how it is front-of-mind for creatives, consumers and manufacturers in the design sphere. Thinking locally but acting globally is vital in shaping the future of design. This awareness of environmental concerns as a part of the fair was divided into six exhibition spaces: The Virtuous Factory, The Virtuous Design, The Virtuous Makers, The Virtuous Stories, The Virtuous Store and The Virtuous Kid Room. The space was organised like a village square, with houses around a central plaza that visitors could stroll through. The houses all had different key points, like recycling and repairs, fair trade, social…

“AT a time when information overload meets introspection, colour is so much more than the paint we roll onto our walls,” says the Plascon Colour Team in the latest annual Colour Forecast from the global paint company Kansai Paint. ”It’s a source of inspiration and escapism that can be customised and combined to affect our mood and shape our lives.” In preparation for the 2019 edition, Plascon embarked on a Kansai colour workshop to gain insights from its teams around the world. That information was then combined with research from trend forecaster WGSN to tap into the global mood. Six annual trend drivers were identified, namely cocooning, urbanisation, individualisation, emotional intelligence, mindfulness and global connection. Out of this research come four definitive colour stories, each with its own personality and…

Two years ago, instead of taking the annual builder’s holiday, a few carpenters working for Hands On, Karin Cronje’s construction company, spent the time “playing” with timber offcuts reclaimed from building sites. And so hello.karri was born. We chatted to Karin about the brand. Do you have a design background? Not at all. I was a crime reporter at Die Burger and in the early 2000s my life took a complete turn and I started Hands On. Tell us about your products. I am passionate about practical furniture. Our various ranges include lockers, tables, play kitchens and practical furniture for the office, made of plywood and MDF board. Since these materials are affordable, we‘ve been manufacturing furniture for students, startups, young parents, bars and restaurants. Do you use recycled materials?…

SKILLED upholstery, fine cabinetmaking and progressive design are just some of the qualities that make Southern Hospitality a favourite supplier to the hospitality industry. If you’ve visited a top hotel in South Africa, eaten a meal in one of their restaurants, sipped a cocktail at the bar or lounged in your room, chances are you’ve been relaxing on their furniture. “Our biggest strength as a company is that we know when to lead or be led; we follow this model with our clients, designers, suppliers and, most importantly, our staff,” says Southern Hospitality CEO Dylan Joseph. The hospitality industry, says Dylan, is fast-paced when it comes to furniture design, and at Southern Hospitality the emphasis is placed squarely on working with clients to develop new products. “The market has been…

CAPE TOWN-based Japanophiles who have already discovered the authentic Japanese products available online from WAZA (which means “technique” or “skill”), Kitchen Samurai and Setamono Tableware can now browse their combined wares at the JPN Concept Store in Salt River. Ceramic tableware, hand-forged chef’s knives and a range of Japanese daily-use goods and tools are on offer for individuals and businesses alike. The owners of the three brands, who all have an appreciation for Japanese culture and the quality and care of the craftsmanship, started following one another on social media in 2017. With mutual admiration for their various products, they shared a few informal messages and discussed organising a Japanese pop-up event, and so the idea of a concept store took hold. The partners plan to host small events for…

THE team at Studio H, a multidisciplinary design studio, has developed a Future Food report and limited-edition book that explore trends shaping our future, from African superfoods to food for women. We chatted to Studio H owner and creative director Hannerie Visser about what to expect from this evolution. Tell us more about the concept behind your report and book. At Studio H we are constantly reassessing and researching what and how we will be eating in the not-so-distant – but also the very distant – future. We are fascinated by the fact that there will be 10 billion people living on this planet by 2050 and there will have to be food for everyone. Our Future Food report is the result of our ongoing research and the information we…

HENDRICK’S GIN BUCK Ingredients: 50 ml Hendrick’s Gin 15 ml lemon juice 3 parts ginger ale 2 dashes Angostura bitters 3 thinly sliced rounds of cucumber 1 sliver of lemon zest Preparation: Combine all the ingredients in a highball filled with cubed ice. Lightly stir and serve. Garnish with thinly sliced rounds of cucumber and a sliver of lemon zest. There’s nothing better than drinking cocktails with friends on a beautiful summer’s day as you enjoy lunch, catch a tan or watch the sun go down… or at any other time. Those who live on planets without such joyous privileges have miserable luck, as aficionados of the Hendrick’s Gin Buck already know. While you’re sipping your Hendrick’s Gin Buck and singing its praises, consider that Hendrick’s Gin, in its continuing…

THE PLAYERS SUMARI KRIGE, OWNER OF LA GRANGE INTERIORS WHEN designing and sourcing new pieces, I am always drawing inspiration from the design masters and heroes of the past. However, I feel it is as important to consistently look forward, to push the bar, and create something fresh and new, be it in more simplified contemporary lines or in the materials used, like finding sustainable substitutes. Mixing old with new, classic design in modern finishes, it blends to give it a unique La Grange feel. lagranceinterioirs.co.za DIAN VAN ZYL, MARKETER-AT-LARGE, REBTEX EARLY colonists used a coarse floor covering made from coconut fibre, called coir, a combination of natural fibre, texture and originality. The new identity of sisal as natural carpet has the same effect, but without the coarseness. Above all, it…

What does it mean to live in the world away from social media? I imagine a house with walls that keep one away from the clutter of social media, a very quiet house in which one can hear the footsteps of anyone approaching. But it gets scary when one begins to imagine such silence, given how much we are used to noise as part of our surroundings. Some of us have become so used to the noise that silence brings scary thoughts about ourselves. As a person who makes a living from writing, I enjoy the silence away from social media traffic. I used to have Facebook and Twitter accounts. I did not find freedom on those platforms, only clutter and a constant flow of information. Much of that information…

Ernst lives in Stellenbosch, where he is busy turning his garden into an indigenous one based on water-wise principles. He previously lived in Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. His favourite room is his study, from which he looks out on a blue swimming pool and alien trees – a view that stimulates his thinking on how to best change it into a local self-sustaining garden with an eco-pool. He is working on various projects, including ongoing research, several books and a conservation project. His wish for South Africa is that we would all strive to create local indigenous gardens in harmony with the environment.…

HOME for winemaker Adi Badenhorst and stylist Cornelia and their children Samuel Sunnyskies (12) and Ana Kalander (9) is Kalmoesfontein, a farm on the slopes of Paardeberg in the Swartland. Adi and his cousin Hein bought the 60ha wine farm just more than 10 years ago. With the acquisition they gained a winery that hadn’t been used in 70 years and the oldest Grenache vineyards in the country. Not to mention the Chenin Blanc and Cinsault vineyards that had been planted back in the ’60s. “Our mission from the outset was to make natural wines the traditional way,” says Adi as he explains his irreverent approach to winemaking and eschewing of new technology. They have created a range of much-loved wines under the label AA Badenhorst Family Wines, their own…

Two South African brands had individual stands at the fair: Mungo and Ronel Jordaan. And nine local brands exhibited at a stand hosted by the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI), which is funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Craftscurator and Solly Levy helped them to prepare for the exhibition: Beloved Beadwork, Design Afrika, Evolution Product, Indigi Designs, Meyer Von Wielligh, Minima Design, Saks Corner, Skinny laMinx and Vogel.…

DANISH designer Cathrine Rudolph is behind the look of sofacompany.com’s Scandi-inspired Garret dining sofa, a new addition to the Danish brand’s extensive furniture collection. Cathrine, who has a background in textile design, chose to cover the dining sofa in two shades of soft-to-the-touch velour, a dusty pink and a dark grey. The standard sofa features a straight, high backrest with classic button detailing and smoked-oak legs. Compared with traditional dining chairs, the Garret “provides a more intimate, cocooning dining experience,” says sofacompany.com partner Jonathan Sherwin. “It also works beautifully matched with equally well-designed dining chairs to create a modern, eclectic dining area.” Around the corner from the existing sofacompany.com showroom in De Waterkant, Cape Town, is a new 760 m2 pop-up showroom at 72 Hudson Street where you can view…

IDEAL for holiday gifting and entertaining, the Le Creuset Metallics collection is available in sets of six mini bowls, six mini ramekins, three stackable ramekins, six 350 ml mugs, six cappuccino mugs and six espresso mugs. The shimmery colourways are White, Mist Grey, Cerise, Lapis, Kale and Cassis. lecreuset.co.za WIN! Three readers will each win a box of Le Creuset Metallics worth from R1 190 set. Go to VISI.co.za/win  to enter. mugs, per…

“BEES, butterflies, moths, flies, spiders, beetles – precious pollinators, a crucial link in the chain of life which ensures our food and sustenance,” says food stylist and creative Maranda Engelbrecht, who conceptualised the Babylonstoren 2019 calendar. Beautiful photos featuring Rorschach-esque insects assembled with botanicals from the farm have been captured as if in a display case. Functioning as something of a gardener’s almanac, the calendar focuses on produce or an important activity or event relevant to a particular month. It also features recipes, each with a suggested Babylonstoren wine pairing, and festive cocktails. As well as paying tribute to the farm’s insect employees, the calendar acknowledges the founders, creators and maintainers of Babylonstoren, who, in Maranda’s words, “provide us with a never-ending harvest of wholesome inspiration”. shop.babylonstoren.com WIN! Three lucky…

The 0˚C print series features stunning floral compositions captured in ice and on camera. GROWING up with a mother forever arranging flowers in a home filled with paintings made by his father of those very arrangements, Bruce Boyd has always known he wanted to do something with flowers. He began experimenting with flower-filled ice blocks against backdrops of light with the help of artist Tharien Smith, his girlfriend. After yet another mediocre shoot, they inadevertently dropped an ice block into a swimming pool… and watched in awe as cascading light danced from petal to pool floor. In that moment, their 0˚C series was born. Months of trial and error followed. With Tharien as chief flower arranger and Bruce behind the lens, more than 100 blocks of flowers-in-ice were photographed before…

Designer Laduma Ngxokolo has long since taken his MAXHOSA BY LADUMA knitwear brand international – his designs are showcased and celebrated around the globe. Now, he is steadily branching into homeware, with a range of cushions added to the already blossoming collection that began with a series of woven rugs. What Laduma enjoys most about homeware is that it crosses seasons. “I love the fact that it doesn’t restrict me to winter or summer and that it is not as fast-paced as the fashion industry. Every six months we have to come up with a new fashion collection, so I like the easier pace.” The cushions feature a limited range of colours, combining hues that will easily complement existing decor. “We don’t anticipate that our customers would like to see…

THE CHAMPAGNE FOR DRINKING A TOAST TO SUMMER IN THE CITY VEUVE CLICQUOT RICH ROSÉ Inspired by mixology, the Rich Rosé is made to be mixed with cocktail ingredients like fresh pineapple or lime and served over ice. Tailor to your taste and enjoy Champagne on the rocks on a hot summer‘s day! R899 THE CHAMPAGNE TO SHARE WITH AN EPICUREAN KRUG GRANDE CUVÉE A blend of more than 120 wines from 10 or more vintages, the Grande Cuvée is the archetype of Krug‘s philosophy of craftsmanship and savoir-faire. R2 450 THE CHAMPAGNE TO ENJOY AS AN APERITIF “R” DE RUINART This well-balanced Champagne has freshness, juicy fruit on the nose and a long finish. Enjoy it before a meal or with a light starter such as poached oysters. R650…

DE TOREN THE BLACK LION SHIRAZ 2017 Only 1 462 bottles were made of The Black Lion, each one labelled and numbered by hand and presented in a wooden case secured with a special key. Every step of the wine-making process was done with great care, resulting in a velvety, opulent Shiraz with an underlying elegance and an ageing potential of more than 40 years. R2750 • de-toren.com TOKARA TELOS 2015 The maiden Telos 2015, Tokara’s pinnacle wine, is a Cabernet Sauvignon blended with small quantities of Malbec (5%) and Merlot (3%). It is a complex wine expressive of the Tokara terroir, with exceptional balance and a well-defined structure. The labels were printed on an original Heidelberg press and only 1 000 bottles were released. R4200 • tokara.com KANONKOP BLACK LABEL PINOTAGE…

ANNETTE KLINGER, WRITER Advice you’d give your younger self. Take fewer naps. Describe your perfect New Year’s Eve? Dancing to mid-nineties music at a wedding. Can someone please make this happen for me? The greatest compliment you ever received. My six-month-old daughter appreciating my juvenile sense of humour. What’s at the top of your gift list? At the moment it’s a toss-up between a scroll saw and a sewing machine. And at the bottom? Hand cream. No, man. The last place you visited for pleasure? Erf 81 in Tamboerskloof – to feed the resident goats and potbellied pig our kitchen scraps. What do you love about your home? My housemates, namely my husband, daughter and cat. Annette wrote about coutourier Kobus Dippenaar’s 50th birthday bash in Paternoster on page 96…

My house is a castle, my castle is a house. It could quite literally be the most magnificent house in Cape Town, and I become awkward when people tell me so. This is because everyone knows the right response to a compliment is to deny it, but as much as I cannot deny it I also can’t necessarily accept it, as it is not my house. I live here like a woman-child keeping not only my father company but also the various beasts that wander in and out as if looking for nothing in particular. I’m not sure when I’m meant to leave home, but I know it won’t be easy given the magic held by this fortress of frayed silk curtains. The fact that my house has been in…

Ralph has lived in Johannesburg ever since he fell in love with the city while studying at Wits. He also has a smallholding in rural Limpopo where he goes whenever he wants to see his parents and the people he grew up around. He has just submitted his PhD thesis and is working on a novel. His wish for our country this festive season is that all South Africans can enjoy some custard. “There is something very soothing about custard; it might be a recipe for nation building!” he says. He encourages everyone with books to spare to donate them to those less fortunate so we can promote a culture of reading.…

Early one morning in February 2009, three people visited me at my family home in Chiawelo, Soweto. They were Indra Wussow, the founder and curator of the Sylt Foundation and director of jozi art:lab, and REMOTEWORDS founders Achim Mohné and Uta Kopp from Cologne, Germany. The purpose of their visit was to ask me to collaborate on a project designed as a crossover of art, literature, design, and internet culture and navigation technology. They wanted me as a writer to come up with a suitable name for a place that was still under construction or renovation in the eastern parts of the Johannesburg CBD. At the time, it was known as Arts On Main in the suburb Jeppestown. I had an idea of where the place was. From the N3…

Behind the bar at Saint, chef David Higgs’ new restaurant in Sandton, the wall is animated by a huge sculpture by artist and product development maestro Damien Grivas. It’s a kind of deconstructed Renaissance statue, broken up and reassembled as a faceted installation. In the bathrooms, the basins take the shape of giant cupped hands, also Grivas’s work. In the restaurant itself, the ceiling features a vaulted dome onto which 3D images are projected – some based on Renaissance frescoes, others with more current imagery. The front of the wine cellar is a contemporary stained-glass rendition of windows in Italian cathedrals. Apart from the opulence of it all, there’s a clear theme that holds these extravagant gestures together: the contemporary interpretation of classic Italian art and design. It’s as if…

Keep it cool: South African summers are killer, and outdoor entertaining will take it out of you – and your guests – if everyone’s overheated before the canapés have arrived. Prioritise freezer space for ice above anything else, says Karin. “And remember the SPF 50 sunscreen and water!” adds Luke. Keep searching: Whether it’s an unforgettable table centrepiece or fairy lights, Kobus says it pays to shop around. “My mother has amazing style, and her advice to me has always been, ‘Don’t buy the first, most expensive thing that catches your eye. Keep looking until you find something beautiful, but which still comes in on budget.’’’ Keep it simple: “When it comes to a theme colour, pick one colour you like, then use it sparingly, balanced by neutrals,” advises Luke. Keep…

ANASTASIA NYSTEN At The Crossroads of Culture Dubai-based Anastasia uses a combination of warmth and minimalism in her multicultural approach to design. anastasianysten.com STUDIO CARAMEL Back to the Future Karl Chucri and Rami Boushdid celebrate a ’50s aesthetic with a modern twist. studio-caramel.com MARC DIBEH The Storyteller Beirut-based designer Marc embraces the concept of stories before product. marcdibeh.com CARLO MASSOUD Committed Design Carlo, who constancly questions social, political and cultural norms, blurs the line between design and art installation. carlomassoud.com PAOLA SAKR Charitable Projects Artist and designer Paola’s Quantum collection reveals an approach to clay that is more architectural than organic. paolasakr.design CARLA BAZ Because it’s Beautiful Designer Carla founded her own studio in Beirut and works with top Lebanese craftsmen to create striking minimal pieces. carlabaz.com…

How did you decide on the name Spektrum? It relates to the theme of the collection. The main focuses are texture and colour. The special colour film used in the laminated glass creates a rainbow of colours . The colours on the cork are also layered and the unique Mexican blue appears luminous. How does this differ from your other work? It is the first time my studio has experimented with painted cork and glass in furniture. We played with different paint techniques and pigments to emphasise the unique texture of cork in combination with the smooth surface and contemporary feel of the glass. Cork as a material is transformed with a coat of paint: It retains its unique texture and sustainable properties, and its durability is further enhanced by…

MOSS & MOON Simone Stiglingh, owner of Moss & Moon Apothecary, is passionate about creating products that contain only natural ingredients and essential oils. She was born into a family who all have sensitive skin, so she has always preferred to turn to nature or the pantry rather than commercial products. Moss & Moon is a collection of her best recipes formulated into shard-like soap bars, oils, creams and tinctures. Shop: The Space in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban, Johannesburg and Pretoria Instagram: @mossandmoonstudio MAG BY ANDILE Andile Mdakane launched MAG Urban African Accessories in 2016. Inspired by ancient African symbols rich with meaning, MAG earrings and brooches come in various shweshwe finishes. Shop: The Watershed, Zeitz MOCAA and The Space Cavendish, Cape Town; Hello Africa Marketplace, The Space Menlyn…

FOR 20 years, Core Furniture Concepts has worked with interior designers, property developers, architects and procurement companies to source designer pieces from around the world. Core imports from high-end European manufacturers such as Vondom, Ethimo, MyYour and Varaschin, to name a few, which work with designers like Ross Lovegrove and Marcel Wanders. This season we’re crushing on Core’s range of unusual outdoor lights, which are ideal for summer nights al fresco. corefurniture.co.za…

ART fairs, even though they are indeed as the name suggests places where one can drop a considerable amount of money on art, are not merely for the well-heeled. Nor are they just affairs for the art cognoscenti to gather and wax on. As art has become a bigger and bigger business, so the events have become recreational occasions. Out of the 60 000+ people who visit Frieze London, one of the biggest art fairs in the world, it is estimated that more than 80% are there to view the art rather than to shop. Frieze happened in the first week of October 2018 and so did 1-54, the newer, younger and oh-so-much-more African contemporary art fair, which takes its name from the number of countries on the continent. Founded…

“My primary inspiration is a love of making beautiful things,” says Indigenus founder Peter van der Post. “I had a business making industrial products and I hated that they weren’t beautiful. I wanted to make things I would be proud of.” With this guiding principle, Indigenus has collaborated with the likes of Stefan Antoni and Greg Truen of SAOTA, Andile Dyalvane, Laurie Wiid van Heerden, Haldane Martin and Gregor Jenkin. “I saw how top European brands collaborated with some of the best designers to make amazingly beautiful products,” says Peter. “I believe those designers are no better than ours; in fact, I think ours are ahead in many respects.” The positive response to the brand’s DNA of “African soulfulness” has given Peter the confidence to take risks, like with the…

SALSIFY is no shrinking violet. Not the restaurant and not the eponymous 1,3 m-tall bronze sculpture by Otto du Plessis presiding over the space. Unapologetic, defiant even, the left foot of her curvaceous body is anchored firmly on her right thigh in a classic yoga pose, and her stylised pheasant head casts a steely gaze in the direction of the busy kitchen. “She was my starting point,” says Sandalene Dale-Roberts, interior designer and wife of superstar chef Luke, whose Woodstock-based eatery The Test Kitchen was recently named 50th in the World’s Best Restaurants awards. “I just love her attitude.” As with all Luke’s restaurants, Sandalene was tasked with imbuing this space with her signature urban-opulent style, but breathing life into Cape Town’s iconic The Roundhouse wasn’t a straightforward endeavour. It’s…

READY-TO-DRINK CHINCHONA This tonic brand is light in sugar, so it enhances your favourite gin rather than disguising it. The range includes a Premium Indian Tonic and a Premium Pink Tonic with ruby grapefruit flavour. R46 for 4 x 200ml • chinchonatonic.com SYMMETRY Symmetry Botanical Tonic Essences, produced by the Geometric Drinks Company in Franschhoek, come in three flavours: Citrus, Floral and Spice. They have a quarter of the sugar content of traditional tonic. R170 for 500 ml  •  geometricdrinks.co.za BARKER AND QUIN Lime, lemon, grapefruit, orange peel, cardamom and star anise are some of the flavours used in Barker and Quin Tonic Water, which is produced in Paarl and made using spring water from the Slanghoek Valley. The five variants are Indian Tonic, Light at Heart, Honeybush Orange, Marula and Hibiscus. From R59…

ANDREW MARTIN INTERIOR DESIGN REVIEW VOL 22 teNeues, ±R930 This doorstop features the best work in the past year of 100 interior designers from around the world, as selected by design house Andrew Martin. It’s a visual feast that offers lots of design inspiration. WHERE TO DRINK BEER by Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergso, Phaidon, R402 With more than 1 600 listings in 70 countries – recommended by craft brewers and other experts – this is an informative and fun guide to the best places to go if you like good beer. THE MISSONI FAMILY COOKBOOK by Francesco Missoni, Assouline, R819 The family behind the fashion house share their treasured recipes, with a focus on fresh and seasonal food. Some dishes have Croatian origins, a nod to the patriarch’s birthplace. SIMPLY ZOLA: THE…

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BUTTERFLIES are everywhere this season: colourful collections in different sizes, flat or three-dimensional, with or without magnets. To embellish your string lights, you’ll find butterflies at gift and stationery shops that cater for scrapbooking – or make your own! The more translucent the wings are the more beautiful the effect. Butterflies with magnets will adhere to a metal string, or you can attach them to a plastic string with clear glue. Use LED string lights – the LEDs don’t get hot and they’re more energy-efficient than incandescent bulbs. We bought our butterfly magnets for R25 per packet at Home Stuff in Randburg ( homestuff.co.za ).…