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SAOTA, South Africa’s most globally successful architectural practice, opens Shaped by Place: 40 Years of Architectural Practice – a free exhibition and series of public conversations in Cape Town that highlight the thinking behind the practice.
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London’s most sat-upon seats are reimagined as a luxe collection of jewel-toned, patterned velvets. We head underground, mind the gap, and step back.
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The Restaurant & Bar Design Awards has revealed its winners for 2026, which include a local project by award-winning interior architect Tristan du Plessis.
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Japanese design principles, materiality and local craftsmanship come together at this fire-led dining destination in Cape Town’s East City Precinct.
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As a project that transforms the rush of the daily commute into an engaging art experience, Between Two Suns prompts you to slow down and look up.
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Brazilian architect Simara Mello designs a vacation apartment defined by its connection to the ocean and the surrounding landscape, centred on accommodating different generations with comfort and ease.
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From menswear to womenswear, Johannesburg designer Wanda Lephoto collaborates with Canvas Studios on a debut collection inspired by his late sister, South African heritage, and the idea that clothing can hold memory.
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The World’s 50 Best has published its annual top 50 list of bars, which features spots in 26 cities around the globe. Here are the top three.
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If you’re an artist these days, the brave choice is not so much about the subject matter as it is about the medium. We profile five young local artists who are not painters.
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In Residence, an exhibition series presented by The President Hotel in collaboration with Art School Africa, features artist Zarah Cassim and her landscapes that hover between the familiar and the surreal.
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Cafe Sofi marks its first birthday with a two-month celebration inspired by one of Sophia Electra’s favourite things: polka dots.
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Meet the artists of Tiriparwendo – the Nando’s Creative Exchange 2026 cohort – whose work explores migration, memory and the making of identity.
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What happens when an outdoor kitchen is treated less like an appliance and more like a piece of sculpture? (And yes the reptiles in the photos are real).
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Folded into the veld, it is, according to its architects, a building that doesn’t exist. For its owners and their families, however, the connections it amplifies are very powerful presence.
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The founding partners of SAOTA look back over the last four decades to how they started and what led to their sustained success.
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Celebrated local textile brand African Jacquard celebrates its 12 birthday with a new visual identity and a renovated showroom.
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You’ll know them as Water Dixon, the creative duo of Caitlin Warther and Wendy Dixon, who use Mirrors as a medium for art pieces that explore light and perception. Their latest project, Spectrum, expands that vision beyond the gallery.
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This October, Cape Town’s leading architecture firms and interior and urban design studios will throw open their doors for the annual Open Studios event.
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Transformed by two fashion designer from a sculptor’s workshop into a playful dwelling, this compact Cape Town home is all about the bold deployment of materials both salvaged and new.
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