Box it, hang it, store it and even stack it, these are just a few ways to make your magazine collection work for you.     Elle Decoration, Mid Century Modern Magazine Rack from Etsy     Images: Cristina Toledo Create an art installation in your living room using simple wire hangers.   Stacking against walls (or as a part of your existing furniture) is an international trend. This is an effortless way to deal with clutter. Behold design that doesn't try too hard and gives your space a lived-in, unregimented feeling.         Be creative, repurpose and make your clutter useful. Your magazines don't have to be stowed away. Show them off, they can make an interesting decor feature and double as seating or an eye-catching statement piece.  

  The Bree Street Bikers are a group of friends who love bikes. They love Bree Street. And they love road trips. Typically, people tend to have preconceived ideas about bikers, and often associate them with hooligans and ruffians...

Diary date: 23-26 May Venue: Cape Town Convention Center The Mother city will be hit by a wave of culinary delights at this years Good Food & Wine Show. Rub shoulders with some of the biggest names in the food industry and...

Artwork: Marna Hattingh Lost and Found Gouache and acrylic ink on Fabriano paper 67cm diameter 2013 In Private Collection Art investment is a popular subject.  It is often debated, and there are endless interpretations of the meaning of that word...

  The mega-trend Transparency is popping up on our radar more and more. There’s just something about; it’s crisp, honest, clean, pure, clear, accurate, and certain. It seems fragile yet strong, non-deceptive, smooth, and delicate yet firm...

Stand a chance to win a Le Creuset Stoneware coffee Plunger! A French press, also known as a press pot, coffee press, coffee plunger, cafetière or сafetière à piston, is a simple coffee brewing device patented by Italian designer Attilio Calimani in 1929...

DECO just got back from a fabulous little road trip into Elgin, where we were invited to have a look at the new Charly's Bakery Airstream Trailer. Old Mac Daddy owner, Jody Aufrichtig asked the cupcake queens Jacqui Biess and her...

Windhoek is rolling out a series of Pure Beer Society venues; existing venues, re-launched with handcrafted furniture and fittings made from materials specifically selected for authenticity and quality. Three local artisans were...

nouvelle! Sunny Soleil,the brand new addition to the Le Creuset family of hues,has landed! Inspired by sun-soaked late afternoons in the southeastern French countryside, Soleil's range of yellow hues arc from soft butter to bright citrus...

wonderful Wythe Hotel. Located in the heart of Brooklyn, NYC, a former textile factory built in 1901 has been meticulously converted into a 72-room, 8 story hotel, which will make you weak at the knees! This 'shiny gem in the Brooklyn...

As a colour, as well as an earthenware material,Terracotta (terra cotta: baked earth) is fast becoming a favourite, with more and more designers harnessing its unique properties. Its brownish/orange colour varies considerably in...

We spied this prototype,the Cube Light, amongst all the people, art, gadgets, furniture, colours, techniques and food etc at Decorex this weekend. Perched at illustrator, graphic designer and thing-maker Lauren Fowler's stand,...

In celebration of Earth day we decided to feature the idyllic and eco-friendly home of Graphic designer, Tino De la Carrerra. A desire to escape the hustle and bustle of city life in Madrid led him to the mountains of Segovia, Spain...

We are thrilled that it is this time of year again, hello Decorex Cape Town 2013! Taking place at the CTICC between the 25th and 28th of April, we look forward to being inspired by what is new in decor, design and lifestyle and trying...

shopping may become a thing of the past with the newly renovated Siam Center in Thailand which incorporates a refreshing mix of technology, art, fashion and design to create an interactive digital interior between shoppers and retailers:...

DECO talent is always on the scout for talent of all kinds and when great art and furniture are found in one amazing creative space, we can't help but get excited. WHATIFTHEWORLD is a project space situated in the heart of Woodstock in Cape Town...

    Featured on page 11 of the DECORATING issue (on shelf now) we commemorate the one hundredth year of Piero Fornasetti and his eye-catching designs (excuse the pun!) and also gives a nod to the black and white...

Tomorrow night, pop on your social hat and join the Elle Deco at Crema Design in Cape Town for the launch of their new Tom Dixon 'Shop in Shop'. Designed by the Tom Dixon team and including many of his recently launched...

We're big fans of the Soweto Theatre and our Editor Laureen Rossouw put in a vigorous punt for this extraordinary building, one of the top ten finalists in the 'Most Beautiful Object in South Africa' 2013 awards. The...

rtesy of maxrollit.com and Jasper Conran The announcement of emerald as Pantone Colour of the Year - 2013, inspired us to scope out at these heady infusions of green (see Laureen Rossouw's top emerald pick in Ed’s Letter of our TRENDS issue, now on shelf)...

Diary date: 23-26 May Venue: Cape Town Convention Center The Mother city will be hit by a wave of culinary delights at this years Good Food & Wine Show. Rub shoulders with some of the biggest names in the food industry and...

Windhoek is rolling out a series of Pure Beer Society venues; existing venues, re-launched with handcrafted furniture and fittings made from materials specifically selected for authenticity and quality. Three local artisans were...

Recently launched at the Woodstock Foundry, the Benedikt-Taschen bookstore stocks the very best of Taschen titles, as well as a handful of carefully selected international magazines such as Frieze, The Gentlewoman, Architecture Now and Frame...

The culture of commuting by bicycle is growing in the Mother city, with events such as Moonlight Mass (happening tonight) raising urban cycling's profile. Starting in Green point and going throughout town, over 1000 bikers take...

Decorex is happening this weekend and the CTICC is going to be packed full with a variety of exciting and innovative products, people, trends and events. Decorex gave us a heads up on what not to miss! 1. Bliss Entrance Feature. Well...

r among Capetonians is well-established restaurant Societi Bistro. Known for balmy summer evenings spent under their fairy lit trees and cosy winter nights seated at their atmospheric log fires – they have something to offer all year round...

shopping may become a thing of the past with the newly renovated Siam Center in Thailand which incorporates a refreshing mix of technology, art, fashion and design to create an interactive digital interior between shoppers and retailers:...

DECO talent is always on the scout for talent of all kinds and when great art and furniture are found in one amazing creative space, we can't help but get excited. WHATIFTHEWORLD is a project space situated in the heart of Woodstock in Cape Town...

  On the first Thursday of every month, Cape Town’s streets become a museum, a gallery, a shopping experience. Walk the streets and enjoy an evening of art, entertainment and culture until 9pm. Starting off the weekend...

Another inspiring space aiming to be just that, is Cape Town based 'It's a house". Situated in the heart of the trendy De Waterkant 'it's a house' is a creative melting pot where imagination is the key ingredient...

  Box it, hang it, store it and even stack it, these are just a few ways to make your magazine collection work for you.     Elle Decoration, Mid Century Modern Magazine Rack from Etsy     Images: Cristina Toledo Create an art installation in your living room using simple wire hangers.   Stacking against walls (or as a part of your existing furniture) is an international trend. This is an effortless way to deal with clutter. Behold design that doesn't try too hard and gives your space a lived-in, unregimented feeling.         Be creative, repurpose and make your clutter useful. Your magazines don't have to be stowed away. Show them off, they can make an interesting decor feature and double as seating or an eye-catching statement piece.  

Recently launched at the Woodstock Foundry, the Benedikt-Taschen bookstore stocks the very best of Taschen titles, as well as a handful of carefully selected international magazines such as Frieze, The Gentlewoman, Architecture Now and Frame...

  What better way to start the year than with a fresh eye: our Trends Issue - showcasing stunning homes from all over the world and everything you need to know about the looks to get in 2013 - is out this week. Our cover...

We're popping out of our skins with excitement, since just yesterday morning Label Orange agreed to have our Elle Decoration Xanita-sponsored pop-up alongside their stunning 7-day showroom in Woodstock's Salt Circle Arcade....

We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we loved putting it together. We're proud to say, our Summer Issue No. 87 is ready to hit the street. Look out for it at a magazine stand near you, later this week. (On the cover: our Ed's holiday house in St...

The daffodils are out, the tulips are out, and so is Elle Decoration Spring Issue No. 86. Grab bunches of great ideas from these 160 pages of Springy pleasure, from a newsstand near you....

The wonderful thing about the shoots we do is this. We bring home literally hundreds of beautiful shots. And not all of them can make the cut. So we thought we'd show you a few of our art director's selects of our Winter Karoo...

We've just hit 'print' on our upcoming 'Country Fresh' Winter Issue – best described as the most collectable issue of ELLE DECORATION to date. So you better save the date. It's on shelf 21 May 2012. We've...

We just love this vertical garden idea – a refreshing take on the traditional stag head display. These plants mimic the shapes of animal trophy heads in comical fashion. Here are some more contemporary animal trophy head ideas...

We're smitten with these porcelain plate cut-outs we recently produced for a fairytale-inspired shoot in our latest Ideas Issue (page 65). Lucky for you, were giving two away to a DECO reader... WIN A miniature porcelain stag head (above)...

Stand a chance to win a Le Creuset Stoneware coffee Plunger! A French press, also known as a press pot, coffee press, coffee plunger, cafetière or сafetière à piston, is a simple coffee brewing device patented by Italian designer Attilio Calimani in 1929...

  Do you feel like you need an excuse to party someplace wonderful? You can win an exclusive party for you and 30 of your friends at The Snug, with R3 000 worth of Canapés. (You can view the canapé menu online at http://societi...

We are thrilled that it is this time of year again, hello Decorex Cape Town 2013! Taking place at the CTICC between the 25th and 28th of April, we look forward to being inspired by what is new in decor, design and lifestyle and trying...

COMPETITION CLOSED! Congratulations to winner Alicia Peters! Win the incredibly cool ‘Swim girl’ scatter cushion worth R350 courtesy of Design Team. Their vibrant fabrics are inspired by the colours, nature, people and ever changing...

  Africandy is a curated online design emporium representing the best South African designers, in an online store that makes cutting-edge interior design accessible wherever you are. Showcasing covetable South African furniture...

With love month having arrived, and Valentine's Day tapping on the door, you might want to spoil your liefie with a special kind of Oh-lief. Or just give yourself the TLC you deserve, with one of three amazing prizes to be won...

Interested in winning one of 3 luxury spa getaways? Choose between an inner city spa experience at Coccoon In the City in Joburg (plus a sleepover at one of the city’s hippest art hotels),...

Since it's ELLE DECORATION's 25TH birthday this month and we're partying our socks off, we'd like to share some the fun. We're talking out of this world food and wine by Creation Wines...

WIN: R1000 product hamper from Rain's Savannah range. We love Rain products. Love how they're made. Love the thinking and human kindness that goes into their making. And the fact that they're giving away a bagful...

We have ten double sets of tickets to Decorex Jozi - worth R150 each. You in? Follow Elle Decoration SA on Twitter @ELLE_Deco and tweet about Decorex Jozi, before 3 Aug '12. It’s almost D-Day. Decorex Jozi and ELLE...