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...

A weekend or two ago, we took a trip down the rabbit hole, at the Flamjangled Tea Party in Durbanville near Cape Town. A realm of hilarious absurdity in which loved up dragons and giant vultures reign. In the world of the Flamjangled,...

With the ever-in natural-luxe mohair trend looming large, a talk and tea hosted last weekend by Mohair SA together with 'Glitter Knitter' Steven Berg in Port Elizabeth's trendy Stanley Street, piqued our interest.  Steven...

he Flamjangled Tea Party in all its quirkiness about to rock the socks off the Cape this weekend, what better to scribble about than the much loved drink called tea. Tea comes in four main varieties: white, green, oolong and black...

Bicycle Club is an expression of Madame Zingara’s colourful history and of its eclectic past in Loop street; a wacky bohemian venue where guests are encouraged to let their hair down - and expected to stay up way past bed time. Especially...

  We were knocked out when our new pop-up unit arrived at the office last week, courtesy of Xanita. We love the look of this eco-happy material. It’s such strong stuff, we can see it being happily lugged from one event to the next...

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....

When we're not at our desks, there's a strong possibility you'll find us here. The Blend is the new coffee shop on Roeland Street, one of the nicest coffee shops in Cape Town. When ordering, you can choose between three different beans...

The Elle Deco team was lucky enough to be invited to a Le Creuset event with chef Reza Mahammad at Cape Town's Sillwood Cooking School earlier this month....

We look at the Cape Rococo architectural influence in Cape Town and other elements that inspired some of Michael Chandler's design....

The souffle On Wednesday night, DECO stylist Hendrik and I joined 15 of our readers at a Lindt chocolate workshop held at the Lindt headquarters in the Cape Quarter, Cape Town. Chocolate, its provenance and all things cacao related, was the main event...

We’ve just received this photograph (above) of the beautiful collaborative wallpaper design at the Saartjie Baartman Centre in Manenberg. The centre, a refuge for women and children who have experienced domestic or sexual violence,...

The Cape Town City hall is abuzz with last-minute touches and preparations for this weekend's Toffie Pop Culture Festival. For an entire weekend, the City Hall will be transformed into an avant-garde playground for design lovers and enthusiasts...

“Do Happy Meals make Americans happy? Do the British find comfort in cake? Are citizens of wealthy countries enjoying food more than those from poorer nations? Does national history manifest itself in present-day food consumption?...

Mother’s Day is upon us, and let’s be serious…there will be flowers involved. Don’t do the usual this year, think laterally and give your mum flowers with a difference... Here are a few ideas: Stick them to...

Our DECORATING issue (now on shelf) showcases various deliciously dark and delicious food. Exploring this a little further, we have compiled a list of dark foods to tantalize your taste buds.This is not just a trend; dark fruits, veggies...

utral and natural colour palette is a major trend for 2013. In no way dull, neutrals are evocative and reminiscent of nature. It is about going back to basics, removing unnecessary elements to get to the raw essentials. As described by...

We all know Pantone chose Emerald green as their colour of the year but chosen by the world’s foremost creative designers, architectures and fashion experts from all over the world, was the moody hue of indigo. A rich, intense shade...

  Featured throughout THE DECORATING ISSUE  (now on shelf ) white takes on a new stance. A very warm one.  Traditionally associated with a cool, pure look, we discover how white can inject cosiness. Also the colour of...

Following on from last week's post 'How do you like your eggs?' here are some ideas for laying your table in ways that honour the time and trouble you put into making wonderful brunches on weekends. These rustic settings...

It's worth the work, making your workspace a place you actually love to spend time in. When you consider that it is the place where we spend at least a third of our lives - that's around 90,000 hours of our lives - it makes complete sense...

Guest blogger, Cape Town designer Jaco Janse van Rensburg, sent us a few more images from his Instant Grass interior revamp - and more tips for you to copy at home....

Big thanks to former ELLE DECORATION Deputy Editor Kelly Berman, for sharing her wedding album with us. We love how Kelly integrated plants into the decor for her wedding party, and how...

As seen in the September issue of our sister magazine ELLE, this Chanel-inspired charm is the doing of our DECO designer Gera Smuts. ...

Our interns at ELLE DECORATION have been trying out a few things with fluoro and neon. On their travels, they also found these wonderful inspirational ideas (scroll down) on the beautiful...

This year's pile of invitations to scope out the "Salone Internazionale del Mobile" was a show in its own right. Our editor Laureen Rossouw got bagsful of beautifully designed 'Come See's' for The Milan Furniture Fair 2012...

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)...

We take the 'hunter gatherer' look to the extreme in our latest Ideas Issue. It's jam-packed with trophy heads, stuffed animals and nature-inspired curiosities, ranging from the more traditional to the more eclectic....

It's Easter weekend, so we went looking in our vast library of past issues for a little treat, and discovered this shoot by DECO contributor Maranda Engelbrecht in our 2011 Revamp Issue. It's a lavish tongue-in-cheek take/twist...

On page 94 of our latest Ideas Issue we’ve created a CIY typographic wallpaper (below) using whiteboard paint, primer and coloured pens. It’s inspired by this image (above) of a bedroom in the beautiful Danish family homestead on...

In anticipation for our upcoming Afro-inspired Ideas and Pattern Issue, we've gathered some more bright finds from the Design Indaba Expo: Dizzying patterns, afro-cool colour, beautiful pattern combos, and colour blocking with wood and steel...

Here's a fun idea: Grab all the plastic you can lay your hands on – garden chairs, tupperware, and plastic tablecloths – and head to the beach for an adventurous and waterproof outdoor dining experience. This is exactly what...

Cooking made easy! Hendrik Coetzee, DECO's talented new stylist and food lover, prepared heart-shaped beetroot for us to enjoy for Valentine's – each one carved by hand. Eat your heart out! Dress with balsamic vinegar,...

Today we visit the beautiful home of the happy-picture-making couple Maike and Travis, the creative duo responsible for the hugely successful wedding photography company welovepictures. We've been following their work for quite some...

DECO's Charl Edwards and housemate Katrin Coetzer have created a little garden on wheels in their Cape Town apartment. Sourced from a second-hand furniture store in Wynberg, this trolley has become the perfect indoor mobile garden,...

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)...

Elle Decoration stand at Design Indaba Expo 2013 Thanks to the amazing cleverness of Graphic Laminates, our Elle Deco stand at Design Indaba 2013 last weekend made us incredibly proud. We loved every minute, sitting around such a...

t comes again... a showcasing of stellar international design ideas along with South Africa's top creative talents at the Design Indaba 2013. Taking place at the CTICC in Cape Town this week, creativity of all sorts will reign. From...

  Inspired by the Beijing house on P82. and Trend 13 in our TRENDS Issue No. 88 (now on shelf), we explore pendant lights in all their hanging glory. From industrial minimalistic cool to clustered and unusual, there are pendant lights to match any taste...

Art director and graphic designer Tatjana Buisson is the creative mind behind Postick, an innovative way to transform virtually anything into a personalised postcard. Whilst living in Barcelona, Tatjana got busy and enjoyed collecting...

Yesterday Elle Deco Managing Editor Maryke Olivier zipped up her travel bag and flew off to the Black Forest, to get an eyeful of Duravit Design Days 2013.  A collection of the most beautiful bathrooms in the world, including design-minded...

In our Trends Issue, our trend piece 'Memphis-Meets-Africa' looks at the colourful revival of the famous 1980's Memphis design movement and explores its links to local South African design. We featured a beautiful...

LLE DECORATION SOLVE New Talent Search is back, now in association with Pick n Pay. For 2013 SOLVE, creatives are asked to turn their ideas for the perfect piece of green design into reality. The inspiration for the competition is simple:...

    We know emerald green is the Pantone colour of the year for 2013. But beyond that, what else is on the horizon for the forthcoming year? Just when we were beginning to wonder, guest blogger Jaco Janse van...

    Last week, Kartell celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the Louis Ghost chair. It seems like just the other day that L.G. entered our realm and left our jaws on the floor on account of its...

Freshly launched online, Africandy calls itself ‘The Definitive South African Design Emporium’ - an assertion that's anything but hot air. The store is packed to its virtual rafters with the very hottest local design...

Moroso presents 'Metamorphosis - Moroso Collections, from design to visual arts': the inaugural exhibition at Casa Cavazzini, the new modern and contemporary art exhibition space in the Udine, Italy. Masterfully designed...

Irving Harper is one of the most iconic living figures in modernist style industrial design. Harper, who was born in 1916, worked for George Nelson Associates, Inc. creating designs for Herman Miller furniture. During that time...

JOBURG Abyssinia Corner Langerman Drive and Queen Street, Kensington Tel: 072 918 8824 Abyssinia has become ever more popular since moving from the inner city to the suburbs, and small wonder considering the consistently glorious food...

Last night saw the unveiling of Toffie Food Festival's MENU magazine, the ultimate guide to the 167 best meals in Cape Town. Held at Church, guests were treated to oranges containing freshly squeezed orange juice (squeezed by The...

Today's 10-minute Monday recipe comes courtesy of Angie from Lucky Pony. She says: 'Here's a recipe that is quick and easy and best of all, only needs three ingredients!' These Oreo truffles are perfect as a birthday...

Inspired by the latest International Issue, here’s the second installment of our 10 Minute Monday series – a spicy Portuguese Prego roll accompanied by delicious sweet potato fries. Created by executive chef Alton Gerber of the Corner Café in Durban...

It's Monday. You need a weekend to recover from your weekend. The last thing you feel like doing is spending your evening making a complicated recipe involving red wine reductions or souffles. Enter DECO's 10 minute Monday food series...

Jess from Nook shares another of her wonderful recipes with us: 'Growing up, I remember my parents and their friends hosting curry potluck dinner parties.  And the usual suspects would always be present.  Sliced banana, desiccated...

Sometimes the best-kept secrets are found in the strangest places. This weekend, be fearless and try something new. We've hunted down the most authentic, hole-in-the-wall global restaurants all over South Africa (don't miss...

In our latest issue, we once again teamed up with Freeworld Coatings to create The Room, a visual feast of colour recipes inspired by food. Our amazing decor editor Anna Loubser tells us about her inspiration behind the shoot: ‘Being...

We chat to food stylist and founder of Babel restaurant, Maranda Engelbrecht, who was responsible for creating the sumptuous food in our latest issue of THE ROOM... (download some of the recipes here!) Favorite childhood dish?...

Maranda Engelbrecht, who made and styled the food that inspired our winter palette in the latest issue of THE ROOM, shares the recipes with us. See our Q+A with Maranda too! Maple roasted quince with marigold 6 firm quinces,...

Last week, we rounded up the best global restaurants in Cape Town. Today, we're headed for Durban, which as everyone knows is renowned for its Indian cuisine. Our Durban contributor Anna Savage, co-founder of the I Heart Market,...

Have you heard about the Soup Swap? Every winter around the world, people get together to reconnect with friends and share homemade soup. The concept is simple: Make a big pot of soup, freeze it into individual portions, then exchange it at a Soup Swap event...

Jess from Nook Eatery has done it again, this time with an decadent cake drenched in condensed milk and cream. Thanks Jess! 'When we think of Mexican food, desserts are probably the last thing we consider. Burritos, tacos and...

Jessica from Nook Eatery, our trusted source for all things foodie, has sent us an awesome jam recipe to go with our round-up of South Africa’s best bread, which we posted about earlier. Thanks Jess! Ingredients 1kg clementines 2...

Portuguese food is all the rage here at DECO, inspired by features editor Lin’s recent trip to Mozambique*. So much so, that we’ve convinced some of South Africa’s top chefs to share their Portuguese-inspired recipes. First up...

Love these photographs of all the ingredients in a recipe from photographer Marina Aurora. Such a simple concept, beautifully executed. See more of Marina Aurora's work at her website....

This post is all good news and bad news: The good news is that a baking book called Hembakat är Bäst (Homemade Is Best) has been published, with the most unusual cookbook photography around. Thirty recipes for Swedish cakes and biscuits...

Our DECO Eat pages are quite startlingly unusual in the Spring issue, with these inspired pairing of beautiful Spring vegetables alongside baroque furniture shapes. Have you ever seen veggies looking quite so elegant before? Production:...

There's a new foodie must-go place in Cape Town, and it's called Chefs Warehouse. Acclaimed Irish chef Liam Tomlin is at the helm of this store-meets-school, where you can shop for marvellous kitchen gadgets as well as sign up for demos and classes...

ELLE Decoration and Le Creuset invite you to a fun-filled foodie evening at the Silwood School of Cookery in Rondebosch, Cape Town. Learn to cook a range of mouthwatering dishes, before enjoying a leisurely two-course meal. Plus, you'll...

Mmm, yummy. Our clever food editor Maranda Engelbrecht has some asian-inspired recipes on pages 84-88 of the Small Spaces issue, with styling courtesy of the Japanese art of furoshiki . Turn to page 88 of issue 71 to find Maranda's...

So... it's a wooden cityscape, with clouds? I like it. I like it a lot! But what's it for? Ah, it's becoming much clearer... And now I see the full picture. Charming! The wooden Planches a Snacker by...

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)...

We take the 'hunter gatherer' look to the extreme in our latest Ideas Issue. It's jam-packed with trophy heads, stuffed animals and nature-inspired curiosities, ranging from the more traditional to the more eclectic....

On page 94 of our latest Ideas Issue we’ve created a CIY typographic wallpaper (below) using whiteboard paint, primer and coloured pens. It’s inspired by this image (above) of a bedroom in the beautiful Danish family homestead on...

In our latest Ideas Issue, our radar has honed in on Christopher Jenner (page 31). While he might look like the lovechild of Don Draper and Tom Ford, jet around the globe the same way the rest of us go to the supermarket, have bucket...

We're proud to introduce you to our special GROW supplement in association with Pick n Pay – your guide to inspiring ideas for the urban interior. It's filled with the latest in green news, trends, ideas and buys. Read more...

Feast your eyes on our bumper Ideas Issue. It's filled with top tips, easy updates and design inspiration from cover to cover. We also introduce our special 'Create the Look' pages, a must-see for great interior ideas...

If you've picked up a copy of our latest Colour Issue, you would've noticed a second person on our Editor's page picture (below), alongside Editor Laureen Rossouw. While shooting this photograph, Ezzy, a drummer at the...

Our next issue is going to print in a couple of hours, so things in our office are, as expected, a little busy. Add to that the buzz of the Design Indaba Conference and Expo, and you've got a pretty good idea of our schedule. But...

In our latest Colour Issue you'll find a streak of colour running throughout – our colour-blocking trend pages kicks it off with a burst of refreshing colour combos. Which is why it's no surprise we're still obsessed...

In our latest Colour Issue we've compiled a handy little black book of ideas, trends, tips and a listing of useful contacts. 'There's nothing better than a recommendation from a good friend when you're renovating',...

In our latest Colour Issue, we’ve selected six of local fashion’s avant-garde – people whose inherent style we admire and whose trend-savvy we trust. Today we chat to designer and shop-owner Peacemaker Hliso, stylist Lulama...

Kartell, the Italian furniture company known for their collectable contemporary plastic furniture, has opened shop in De Waterkant, Cape Town. The company, with its headquarters in Milan, began manufacturing automobile accessories...

If you've had a look through the pages of our Colour Issue, you would have noticed an abundance of colour. Our upfront trend pages reveal decor's current obsession with electric blues, acid yellows, tangerine tango, soda pop...

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...