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Many South Africans will have fond memories of the Globe Chair, which is a real classic from our shores. These simple solid wooden chairs were manufactured in Durban from the early 1920’s until the 1940’s, and they’ve been a kitchen classic ever since. Now furniture designer Haldane Martin is revisiting the Globe Chair, getting it back [...] This is a little peculiar, because here I am posting about myself on the ELLE Decoration blog, which seems a rather self-reflective thing to do. But the reason for this narcissism is that Heather Moore (that’s me) and my label Skinny laMinx are the focus of this issue’s Design Showcase! Turn to pages 44 – 46 to see [...] South African textile designer Ronel Jordaan makes beautiful, nature-inspired felted goods, applying the felting process to create the textures and shapes of leaves and flowers, webs, thorns, hides and bark. The most recognizable of all her products are her pebbles and rocks. Her business started out as a small home industry, but has expanded, and now [...] At the end of this week, the 2010 Design Indaba kicks off at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. This design conference and expo is a really wonderful showcase of local design, as well as an extraordinary source of inspiration, as the organisers bring in a truly glittering array of conference speakers. So with the [...] The Design Indaba approacheth! And with it, the search for the MBOISA (the Most Beautiful Object In South Africa). Twelve beautiful objects have been selected as finalists, and now it’s up to you and me to visit them at the Expo, where we can vote for the one we think is really the most beautiful. To help [...]  |
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