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Behind the scenes: Desktop Gardening shoot
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In our latest Colour Issue we breathe new life into the desktop. We explore green avant-garde desktop installations featuring suspended gardens, shots of acid-bright blue, delicate pressed flowers, grainy timber, and chalky weathered walls. DECO's contributing stylist Marcii Goosen and photographer Francois Visser create a world of wonder in designer Xandre Kriel's studio, with plants by Opus Studio. Have a look... See the latest Colour Issue for these...
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26 Jan
Meet fashion’s avant-garde – Part 1
In our latest Colour Issue, we've rounded up fashion's avant-garde – six people whose inherent style we admire and whose trend-savvy we trust. Today we chat to three of them: Chloe Townsend, Thando Sikawuti and Thulare Monareng...
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25 Jan
White Haute: Win beautiful bedlinen from Linen House
Good news! Linen House, best known for their quality bedroom linen in feel good fabrics, has partnered with ELLE Decoration to give away Rosetta duvet covers to three lucky DECO readers. These Rosetta queen size duvet covers are featured...
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24 Jan
We introduce our new Colour Issue
'This year is all about revolution, not resolution', says editor Laureen Rossouw. So with that said, a refreshing burst of colour tops DECO's manifesto for 2012. From Tangerine tango, soda-pop green, acid yellow to electric...
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20 Jan
Copper piping gets a designer makeover
We spotted this arresting piece of design at Tent London during the 2011 London Design Fair, intrigued by its lyrical and unexpected combination of materials. This Pipe Loop coffee table, by British designer Tamasine Osher, is made...
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19 Jan
Paris is coming to town!
The dynamic Cape Town-based design studio The President is launching a new magazine at this year's Toffie Pop Culture Festival in April. The magazine, entitled Paris – Fading like a childhood memory, is a visual lifestyle publication...
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18 Jan
Kerrievis recipe from Arniston
For our latest Summer Issue we traveled to the little fishing town of Arniston to photograph a beautiful fishermen's cottage. We knew of course a visit to this town wouldn't be complete without a scroll through the laid-back...
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17 Jan
The Sand House in Portugal
Noticed the unusual natural flooring on the cover of our Summer Issue? With its traditional white sand floors, this holiday home in Portugal is the ultimate in laid-back beach living – a seamless transition between indoors and out...
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16 Jan
DECO reader turns old fridge into a smart storage solution
We're still smiling at this photograph we just received from DECO reader Magdalena Barnard – and what a great idea! The photograph came with this small note: 'When my fridge broke down, I decided to feed them books and magazines...
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13 Jan
DECO Desirable: Consol Solar Jar
This is pure genius – and the perfect lighting solution for outdoor living. Consol's newly launched Solar Jar stores energy during the day and releases it at night, offering six hours of light before needing to be recharged in the sun...
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12 Jan
Dipped in gold: Our round-up of local gold shopping
We've rounded up some deliciously gold products for you. Here's our pick of 10 gold items we can't get enough of... 1. Ulama Sneakers – Adidas.  2. Nguni in Gold - Woodheads.  3. Tom Dixon Bash Vessel – Créma Design...
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20 Jan
Copper piping gets a designer makeover
We spotted this arresting piece of design at Tent London during the 2011 London Design Fair, intrigued by its lyrical and unexpected combination of materials. This Pipe Loop coffee table, by British designer Tamasine Osher, is made...
read more
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19 Jan
Paris is coming to town!
The dynamic Cape Town-based design studio The President is launching a new magazine at this year's Toffie Pop Culture Festival in April. The magazine, entitled Paris – Fading like a childhood memory, is a visual lifestyle publication...
read more
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13 Jan
DECO Desirable: Consol Solar Jar
This is pure genius – and the perfect lighting solution for outdoor living. Consol's newly launched Solar Jar stores energy during the day and releases it at night, offering six hours of light before needing to be recharged in the sun...
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12 Jan
Dipped in gold: Our round-up of local gold shopping
We've rounded up some deliciously gold products for you. Here's our pick of 10 gold items we can't get enough of... 1. Ulama Sneakers – Adidas.  2. Nguni in Gold - Woodheads.  3. Tom Dixon Bash Vessel – Créma Design...
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11 Jan
IKEA creates a pop-up apartment in the Paris Metro
Five strangers, six days, and a very tiny space. That's the starting point for IKEA's unique activation in the Paris Metro. IKEA recently installed a pop-up apartment in the underground Paris Metro, giving passersby the voyeuristic...
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10 Jan
DECO find: Cape Dutch key plate pendants by Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler’s Cape Dutch inspired pendant collection (above and below) has been on our wish list for quite some time, and for good reason – our latest Summer Issue is filled with inspired living in true Cape style and features...
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10 Jan
Tim Walker creates an ice cream fantasy world for Mulberry
We're making no excuse for our current obsession with ice cream, pastels and stripes – our Summer Issue is a sure giveaway! So imagine our delight at discovering the fun new Mulberry Summer 2012 campaign, shot by the legendary Tim Walker...
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09 Jan
Cross country: The Bicycle Portraits Project
Two years, 500 portraits and 6000 kilometers later, and the Bicycle Portraits Project has finally reached its completion. Photographers Stan Engelbrecht and Nic Grobler have published their two-year journey in a three-part book – officially...
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06 Jan
Namibian street style with Herbert Schier vellies
DECO has always had close ties with Namibia – we dedicated our 2010 Outdoor Issue to this wonderful country, and later this year, we'll be traveling there for a DECO wedding! We've always had an affinity for anything Namibian,...
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03 Jan
‘The perfect chair’ for 2012 – the Piana Alessi chair by Lamm
We're always on the lookout for smart practicality in everyday household designs. ALESSI, manufacturer of modern household and kitchen design objects, has produced just that in the form of their beautiful and striking new “Piana”...
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11 Jan
IKEA creates a pop-up apartment in the Paris Metro
Five strangers, six days, and a very tiny space. That's the starting point for IKEA's unique activation in the Paris Metro. IKEA recently installed a pop-up apartment in the underground Paris Metro, giving passersby the voyeuristic...
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09 Jan
Cross country: The Bicycle Portraits Project
Two years, 500 portraits and 6000 kilometers later, and the Bicycle Portraits Project has finally reached its completion. Photographers Stan Engelbrecht and Nic Grobler have published their two-year journey in a three-part book – officially...
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06 Jan
Ice cream for everyone!
Feast on this! We've taken two ice cream inspired accessories for a stroll on the promenade – with some hilarious results! We also list our flavour of the day – by the coolest new ice creamery in town. PURE INDULGENCE...
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05 Jan
Landscape artist Richard Long explores South Africa
Take a look at our current Summer Issue of Elle Decoration, and you'll notice it's filled with homes in beautiful and unusual settings – great escapes, and outdoor living at its best! It's an obvious giveaway of our...
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05 Dec
Tatler names Babylonstoren best food hotel for 2012
Tatler Magazine has just named Babylonstoren as one of their top hotels for 2012, calling it 'the most delicious new opening of the year'. 'Nowhere else in the Cape Winelands do the worlds of contemporary and historical...
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24 Nov
We visit Mr & Mrs in Kloof Street
Make sure you pop in at Mr & Mrs the next time you head up Kloof Street in Cape Town (look out for the signature blue and gold facade). Tucked away on the corner of Kloof and De Lorentz Streets, this tiny MUST-visit boutique...
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15 Nov
ELLE Decoration explores Table Mountain in search of colour…
Inspired by Table Mountain's recent naming as one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature, and Cape Town being named World Design Capital 2014, we set out exploring Table Mountain to look for inspiration in the form of colour. And what...
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10 Nov
Spotted: Handcrafted wine bottle chandelier by Chris Weylandt
ELLE Decoration attended the launch of The Tasting Room and The Kitchen on Maison Estate, the Franschhoek family vineyard of designer furniture retailer Chris Weylandt. What caught our eye, and still has the DECO office talking, is...
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03 Nov
DECO joins the ‘new’ Tokara Restaurant for their first birthday bash
Tokara Wine Estate in Stellenbosch invited us to celebrate the first birthday of their 'new' restaurant and taste Executive Chef Richard Carstens' fine four course cuisine, matched with Tokara's award-wining wines...
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02 Nov
Spotlight on Joburg artist Kudzanai Chiurai and his new solo show
Remember Joburg artist Kudzanai Chiurai from our 2011 Urban Issue? ELLE's Cheska Liackman popped over to his Jeppestown loft apartment to chat to him about his work, life and his State of the Nation solo exhibition opening tomorrow...
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27 Jan
Behind the scenes: Desktop Gardening shoot
In our latest Colour Issue we breathe new life into the desktop. We explore green avant-garde desktop installations featuring suspended gardens, shots of acid-bright blue, delicate pressed flowers, grainy timber, and chalky weathered walls...
read more
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26 Jan
Meet fashion’s avant-garde – Part 1
In our latest Colour Issue, we've rounded up fashion's avant-garde – six people whose inherent style we admire and whose trend-savvy we trust. Today we chat to three of them: Chloe Townsend, Thando Sikawuti and Thulare Monareng...
read more
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25 Jan
White Haute: Win beautiful bedlinen from Linen House
Good news! Linen House, best known for their quality bedroom linen in feel good fabrics, has partnered with ELLE Decoration to give away Rosetta duvet covers to three lucky DECO readers. These Rosetta queen size duvet covers are featured...
read more
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24 Jan
We introduce our new Colour Issue
'This year is all about revolution, not resolution', says editor Laureen Rossouw. So with that said, a refreshing burst of colour tops DECO's manifesto for 2012. From Tangerine tango, soda-pop green, acid yellow to electric...
read more
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18 Jan
Kerrievis recipe from Arniston
For our latest Summer Issue we traveled to the little fishing town of Arniston to photograph a beautiful fishermen's cottage. We knew of course a visit to this town wouldn't be complete without a scroll through the laid-back...
read more
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22 Nov
Your summer starts here with our new Summer Issue
Your summer starts here... with the latest Summer Issue of ELLE Decoration. Feast on festive style for less, with great gift shopping ideas to get you in the holiday spirit. Cook cafe food at home, and see our list of favourite outdoor eating hotspots...
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18 Nov
Spotted: Victoria Verbaan’s take on our Spring Issue ‘Candy Land’ shoot
We've just spotted this wonderful interpretation (above) of our Spring Issue by artist and designer Victoria Verbaan. Based on our 'Candy Land' shoot, this artwork forms part of Victoria's new work for 'Reflections',...
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14 Nov
Spotted: Bonsai display inspired by our Spring Issue cover
We've just spotted another wonderful interpretation of our Spring Issue cover and lab-look idea story. Durban-based blogger Denise Kiggan created a bonsai display (above) using black and white illustrations of bonsai trees: 'I...
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03 Nov
A first look at our upcoming Summer Issue…
It's print day in the office! We're sending our upcoming Summer Issue to print, and we give you your first look... This means you only have three more weeks to get your hands on our Spring Issue. Our Summer Issue hits...
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25 Oct
Pops of yellow in support for Cape Town as World Design Capital 2014
In anticipation for the World Design Capital announcement tomorrow (Wednesday, 26 October) and yellow fever which has hit town and our office, we head into DECO's vaults (aka DECO's VERY large library of past issues!) to source some yellow inspiration...
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25 Jan
White Haute: Win beautiful bedlinen from Linen House
Good news! Linen House, best known for their quality bedroom linen in feel good fabrics, has partnered with ELLE Decoration to give away Rosetta duvet covers to three lucky DECO readers. These Rosetta queen size duvet covers are featured...
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13 Jan
DECO Desirable: Consol Solar Jar
This is pure genius – and the perfect lighting solution for outdoor living. Consol's newly launched Solar Jar stores energy during the day and releases it at night, offering six hours of light before needing to be recharged in the sun...
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20 Dec
Recycled paper Christmas tree by Freshly Found
We featured this ingenious recycled Christmas tree in our Summer Issue St. James home (below). Made from vintage books, these Bibliogami trees are the creation of Freshly Found (a Durban-based blog by Denise Kiggan), and can be positioned...
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15 Dec
DECO Desirable: ‘Rescued’ wooden Raw-bots by Jasper Eales
If you've seen our latest Summer Issue, you would have spotted these adorable 'WALL-E'-like wooden creations on our wooden Trends pages. Designed by young Cape Town-based industrial designer Jasper Eales, these wooden...
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06 Dec
DECO Desirable: Golden glass jars by Frauke Stegmann
We've always had a crush on Frauke Stegmann. We're obsessed with anything she produces. So imagine our excitement when a bag full of Frauke's reclaimed golden glass jars (above) arrived at DECO's office. The gold...
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28 Nov
DECO Desirable: Win this limited edition Gold Sodastream
If you've picked up your copy of our latest Summer Issue, you'll have noticed our obsession with gold in our Trends pages. In keeping with this obsession, we're giving away this new Gold Limited Edition drinks maker from...
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23 Nov
Win two Coastal Blue Le Creuset pots!
We're giving away two beautiful Coastal Blue Le Creuset pots, as featured in our 'Perfectly Pastel' shoot in our latest Summer Issue (above). Inspired by the hues of the coast, with its soft, graded pastel colour, they...
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16 Nov
DECO Desirable: Millet Stalk Food Covers from Melissa’s
We've just sourced these wonderful Millet Stalk Food Covers at Melissa's The Food Shop. Perfect for summer dining, outdoor lunches and picnics, they also make for quick-easy hanging decorations (See our DECO IDEA below). We're...
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31 Oct
Win this ceramic Bokkie!
Recognise this little Bokkie? We featured it in our Wishlist in our latest Spring Issue (below). Made by Syd Roodt, and stocked at Haas in the Bo-Kaap and Imagenius in Long Street, this DECO Desirable is available in white, and now also...
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24 Oct
Win a weekend away for two in Stellenbosch
Rub shoulders with 50 top Stellenbosch winemakers on Wednesday 9 November, when South Africa’s granddaddy of wine tourism celebrates its 40th anniversary up north with a wine, food, music and art experience at the second Stellenbosch...
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