House and Leisure

For this issue, we look towards decor and lifestyle trends across the world, finding inspiration from all corners of the globe for the year ahead. We’ve curated stories and snippets for each that speak to these areas of influence; a round-up of looks

Morocco may be an ancestral base for Africa’s most luminous craft traditions, but a new school of makers from the region are pushing it’s storied legacy into a bold new direction — and drawing the global design community’s attention while they’re at

The more you know about what Bielle Bellingham does, the harder it becomes to explain what she does. Bielle describes herself as having ‘the ultimate “slash” career’: stylist, shopkeeper, bootstrapper, scout, researcher, producer, creative director,

House and Leisure sat down with three of South African media’s celebrated journalists and editors at tile and slab retailer Continua’s Eclipse table in the International Slab Sales warehouse in Cape Town to discuss exactly what a trend is, or isn’t –

WHO INTERIOR DESIGNER DUO WHERE SPROCKHÖVEL, GERMANY WHAT HOME & LIVE-IN SHOWROOM There’s no such thing as can’t – a personal and everlasting motto for American Jeanette Walther, an interior designer living in Germany. And it’s how she came to be

Former House and Leisure editor Tiaan Nagel has returned to the world of fashion design with the launch of his namesake store at Hyde Park corner, Joburg, where visitors will get to see his beautiful and totally handmade SS19 collection called ‘Remem

WHO A FRENCH-SWISS DESIGNER WHERE MARRAKECH, MOROCCO WHAT THE BERBER LODGE Marrakech is a visual feast for the appreciative mind, with accompanying smells of spices, sounds of drumming, snake charmers and camels, desert winds and the African sun,

(Clockwise from above) For African cuisine in a convivial setting, try Classique Braai Lounge in Hillcrest, @ classiquebraailounge; fusion Moroccan at Pretoria’s La Terasse Rooftop Café & Deli, moroccanhouse.co.za; Madam Taitou offers Ethiopian fare

A visual Instagram journal from Marize Albertyn gives us an inside look into the mind of this creative. The simplicity of her feed cuts through the noise of life and serves as a refreshing visual diary design. The coolness of Plascon’s Mulberry Leaf

WHO FAMILY OF FIVE WHERE PERTH, AUSTRALIA WHAT A SUBURBAN ECO-CABIN It was 2008, while planning their wedding, that James and Bekk Crombie fell in love with the colour yellow. ‘We were looking for an interesting shade for the bridesmaids’ dresses an

The sounds of Tropicalia music, and work of Brazilian designers Roberto Burle Marx, Sergio Rodrigues and Genaro Carvalho inspired the spirit of abundance in plenty: one of our favourite new collabs. The graphic and colourful collection saw textile de

WHO REAL-ESTATE AGENT WHERE PALM SPRINGS, USA WHAT MID-CENTURY MODERN HOME One of the largest collections of Mid-Century Modern homes in Southern California is the pioneering work of architect William Krisel. Situated in Twin Palms, a south Palm Spri