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Toffie’s in town!
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Get ready for another Cape Town City Hall invasion with the third Toffie Pop Culture Festival and Conference taking place from Friday 30 March to Sunday 1 April. Toffie Pop is a three-day creative mash-up of contemporary popular culture, design, music, magazine publishing, art, sound design and more. More than 60 of the world’s best designers, artists, musicians, film directors, magazine editors and publishers have been confirmed as speakers and exhibitors, including Penny...
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08 Feb
Sky-high cacti
Renee Rossouw, architect, DECO contributor and LIKE IDEA blogger, has created a tiny and colourful cacti display in her inner city loft apartment. The impressively tall and towering angular Art Deco window bay has become the perfect...
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07 Feb
The Sartorialists: Part 2
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...
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07 Feb
Urban Bloom: Valentines Day giveaway
Get ready to spoil your special someone, cause we're giving away 3 beautiful flower arrangements from Urban Bloom for Valentines Day, valued at R1500 each. Urban Bloom, a floral and event design agency, provides unique florals...
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06 Feb
Playful primary colour constructs
In 1917 Gerrit Rietveld designed his iconic Red and Blue Chair (below). His aim was to produce something which was not just an exercise in design, but also a piece of art, trying to lay aside all preconceptions of how a chair might look...
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06 Feb
City Views: DECO Editor Laureen Rossouw talks Cape Town
Make sure to pick up a copy of the February issue of Cape Town Partnership's City Views newspaper, a monthly paper dedicated to central city Cape Town. In this latest issue DECO's editor Laureen Rossouw shares her thoughts...
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03 Feb
Your local weekend roundup
This weekend we're exploring our local hoods in Durban, Joburg and Cape Town. First up is DECO's Marketing Assistant Kyllie Hogg, our Durban girl, who's spending her weekend in Cape Town, but wishing she was in fact in her home town...
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02 Feb
At home with Kartell
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...
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31 Jan
The little city jungle on wheels…
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,...
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31 Jan
We heart Durban’s I Heart Market
Durban's own I Heart Market is celebrating its 3rd birthday tomorrow night with its I Heart Cake party and the launch of a poster exhibition – a display of all the market posters designed by Dominic Strauss. This exhibition will...
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30 Jan
Colour blocking with Pantone
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...
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08 Feb
Toffie’s in town!
Get ready for another Cape Town City Hall invasion with the third Toffie Pop Culture Festival and Conference taking place from Friday 30 March to Sunday 1 April. Toffie Pop is a three-day creative mash-up of contemporary popular culture,...
read more
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07 Feb
The Sartorialists: Part 2
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...
read more
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06 Feb
Playful primary colour constructs
In 1917 Gerrit Rietveld designed his iconic Red and Blue Chair (below). His aim was to produce something which was not just an exercise in design, but also a piece of art, trying to lay aside all preconceptions of how a chair might look...
read more
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06 Feb
City Views: DECO Editor Laureen Rossouw talks Cape Town
Make sure to pick up a copy of the February issue of Cape Town Partnership's City Views newspaper, a monthly paper dedicated to central city Cape Town. In this latest issue DECO's editor Laureen Rossouw shares her thoughts...
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02 Feb
At home with Kartell
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...
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30 Jan
Colour blocking with Pantone
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...
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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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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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08 Feb
Toffie’s in town!
Get ready for another Cape Town City Hall invasion with the third Toffie Pop Culture Festival and Conference taking place from Friday 30 March to Sunday 1 April. Toffie Pop is a three-day creative mash-up of contemporary popular culture,...
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03 Feb
Your local weekend roundup
This weekend we're exploring our local hoods in Durban, Joburg and Cape Town. First up is DECO's Marketing Assistant Kyllie Hogg, our Durban girl, who's spending her weekend in Cape Town, but wishing she was in fact in her home town...
read more
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31 Jan
We heart Durban’s I Heart Market
Durban's own I Heart Market is celebrating its 3rd birthday tomorrow night with its I Heart Cake party and the launch of a poster exhibition – a display of all the market posters designed by Dominic Strauss. This exhibition will...
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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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07 Feb
The Sartorialists: Part 2
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...
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02 Feb
At home with Kartell
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...
read more
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30 Jan
Colour blocking with Pantone
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...
read more
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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...
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26 Jan
The Sartorialists: 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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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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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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07 Feb
Urban Bloom: Valentines Day giveaway
Get ready to spoil your special someone, cause we're giving away 3 beautiful flower arrangements from Urban Bloom for Valentines Day, valued at R1500 each. Urban Bloom, a floral and event design agency, provides unique florals...
read more
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30 Jan
Colour blocking with Pantone
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...
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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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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Out and about
Landscape artist Richard Long explores South Africa
Ideas
We transform packaging into easy spring vases
Design
We visit Mr & Mrs in Kloof Street
food
DECO joins the ‘new’ Tokara Restaurant for their first birthday bash
Magazine
Spotted: Bonsai display inspired by our Spring Issue cover