'Now the Star-bellied Sneetches had bellies with stars. The Plain-bellied Sneetches had none upon thars. The stars weren't so big; they were really quite small. You would think such a thing wouldn't matter at all. But because they had stars, all the Star-bellied Sneetches would brag, "We're the best kind of Sneetch on the beaches..." '
VilaSofa, a furniture store that opened in Amsterdam in October is a clever design feat by Tjep. It zeroed in on the warehouse concept but with a homey twist. It focused on the aspects of speed and the transitional nature of the place where factory-born furniture lives while waiting to be taken to your home. Combining warehouse and home isn’t easy, but Tjep accomplished it by only suggesting both. They used warehousing and transportation symbols as the basis for gigantic cutouts and wall graphics, and created a white wall with cutouts of chandeliers, windows and ornate balconies that imply a villa and refer to your home as your castle. Staff rides around in cute cash-register trolleys so that customers don’t need to go to them.
world-renowned south african artist have been very inspired by his work lately go to the iziko while you still can to see his installations - 'i am not me, the horse is not mine'
beautiful contemporary jewellery designed by a guy that seems to be based at the old biscuit mill in cape town. love love love the design and delicate-ness of it. set up at design indaba