In our Secret Cities feature this issue, we’re celebrating South Africa’s vibrant and multi-layered cities and we have two fab giveaways for you! We asked Neville Trickett (renowned trend forecaster and one-time blog contributor) to head onto the streets of Durban and show us what his eye for detail picked up in that multihued, overheated, [...]
Regular readers of this blog may be wondering what happened to Neville Trickett’s wonderful Saint Verde’s-eye View posts every Tuesday. Well, he’s been a busy guy. Not only has Saint Verde reopened on weekends, but he’s also started a new blog (alongside the first), where he’s posting the movies he’s been making!
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Our regular guest, Neville Trickett has been somewhat scarce lately, as he’s been mad busy with the relaunch of Saint Verde on his farm, as well as working on a brand new blogging concept (read all about that here). It’s great to have you here today, Neville!
Seydou Keita, who produced these amazing portraits in Mali [...]
The Irish-born American artist Sean Scully is an abstract colour field painter with an eye for colour that would do any interior decorator proud. In fact, when you are thinking about a fresh coat of paint, you need look no further than contemporary art. What I like about Sean is that he shows his point [...]
A familiar sight to all of us with a keen eye for detail are the many South African objects made from wire. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that the raw materials are inexpensive, and easily available, but I’m not forgetting the skill of the makers. The thing I find [...]
