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‘Reflections on the Future’ design trends: orange is the new black!
The brief to address trendtalk #7 at the Plascon Auditorium last week led to three speakers in the Cape Town design industry approach design trendspotting from three very different perspectives,...
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WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 12 March
Tourism, food, and Wine news headlines * Chef Heston Blumenthal, with South African roots, is opening ‘The Perfectionists’ Café’ in Terminal 2 at Heathrow, linking to his TV series ‘In Search of...
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Design Trends for 2016 were defined in 2013 already! ‘Digital Detox’ and...
When I have the time, I attend Lauren Shantall’s Trendtalk meetings in the home of Cape Town design, the Inner City Ideas Cartel, on Waterkant Street. The talks focus on lifstyle, décor, and design....
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Chefs eatery brings dining room into the kitchen, refreshingly different!
On Thursday a number of writers were invited to try the new Chefs in Gardens, an eatery which is based on there being as few impediments between the kitchen and the diner as possible. The eatery opened...
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The Yard opens in Waterfront’s Silo District as multi-cultural cuisine...
The new The Yard in the Silo District of the V&A Waterfront opened last week, as a multi-cultural cuisine restaurant, but also offering a bar, a homeware shop, and a Deli. It is the most unique...
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Blooming Garden Day celebrated at Kat van Duinen Design, with Babylonstoren...
Yesterday I attended a Garden Party to celebrate today’s Garden Day, an annual celebration of the enjoyment of our gardens. The Avant-Garde-n celebration was held in the Boutique and Gallery of...
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IKEA Överallt truly everywhere but not in SA; highlight of Design Indaba in...
While I have shopped at IKEA in Southampton with my son now living in the UK, I have not been near an IKEA anything in Cape Town. This changed last week, during Design Indaba 2019, when IKEA had a...
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