Ideas

I am surrounded by artists, but I am a painter. I have always loved painting my house myself, room by room, slowly but surely. In this way I paint away the quarrels and ghosts of previous residents and a worn-out space gets a fresh, new look. And so

If you are in the market for beautifully crafted décor, go and have a look at the gorgeous Ethos Store online platform at www.ethos-store.co.za. The business was born from a love of interiors and the joy that comes from discovering unique décor piece

In 2019, a story about seven young Chinese women went viral on the internet. Unusually though, it wasn't about celebrities, or TikTok dances, or even something with international political relevance. Rather, it was the tale of the women's joint purch

On a cabinet in our dining area is a quirky moss-green porcelain bowl with a tiny red house on an elevated island in the centre, which I brought home from New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). It has a name too: the La Maison Inondée bowl, and it's

The entrance area of my house feels peaceful. Not so much because I have become calmer over the years, but because you see the gigantic Madonna on the wall as you walk in. That is how she made me feel when I saw her for the first time at the Tierlant

BY GINO D'ACAMPO (BLOOMSBURY, R740) ‘People have this idea that in every Italian family there are secret recipes that get passed down the generations. And it's 100 percent true! This book is my way of celebrating the amazing women in all our families

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WINNING LETTER ‘Exercise will save you,’ said my guru, Souet, who has taught me many things that have both grounded me and propelled me forward in wonderful ways in the 10 years I have known her. On this particular day, in chilly July 2022, she found