Condé Nast House & Garden

According to popular wisdom, the three most stressful things you can experience in life are death, divorce and moving house. There are others, obviously, but those are the unholy trinity of sweaty palms and sleepless nights – though I’d argue there’s a fourth horseman of anxiety: home renovation. If you’ve ever survived a reno you’ll know what I’m talking about. It starts suddenly and violently – despite a protracted planning phase – to a symphony of hammers and drills, brick dust and rubble bags, and suddenly your home isn’t your home anymore – it’s a construction site, no man’s land. Sure, the physical upheaval is one thing but the emotional journey that comes with it feels hellishly Dantean. It’s at about this point that you’ll be thankful for having a…

the arts have always benefitted from a little overlap – the magic that happens when mediums meet and each gains from the other. MŪVEK, a newly launched product design and furniture brand, embodies this beautifully – in more ways than one. The very definition of form meets function, it’s the result of experts in different areas pooling their respective experience and skills. Architect Chris van Niekerk and his partner János Cserháti formed the concept some time ago, but the pieces took shape gradually. ‘We have been discussing this since we met. And, as more designs started to take form digitally and conceptually, we decided to formalise the idea with the help of two of our friends’ says János. Another catalyst for the formation of MŪVEK was an architectural project that…

Exploring mental health, along with the impact of trauma, is a recurring theme in contemporary African art. Creating new visual metaphors of neurodiversity, Cape Town-based artist and studio Reticence Design founder, Driaan Claassen, takes viewers on a – often self-reflective – journey through the mind, each piece shaped by the myriad emotions he, as the artist, has felt. His glass-walled Woodstock studio-cumgallery (there’s also an in-house workshop), painted all white, is a lightbox within which he displays his pieces. Carved locally sourced wood stands tall, taking up space in a truly regal manner, whilst elsewhere, crystalline pieces shimmer in the sunlight. The sculptures are emotive, striking and their narratives are open ended, seemingly left up to you, the viewer, to fill in the gaps. Driaan’s catalogue shifts from deep and…

To celebrate the opening of CapeTown’s new destination design store by leading local collective Always Welcome, House & Garden created a special issue commemorating the occasion with a cover dedicated to this incredible space. Housed in a 300-year-old former tobacco warehouse in the city, Always Welcome Heritage brings together the best and brightest South African designers and artists in an experience-driven retail offering that has changed the collectible design landscape since the brand’s founding in 2020. The event was hosted by House & Garden and AlwaysWelcome in partnership with SpierWines (the estate’s Creative Block range was served all evening) at Silk Asian Fusion – an exciting new restaurant by the team behind Bouchon – at the first phase of Habitus group’s new inner-city design-focused development.…

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Always feeling compelled to create, Nikhil Tricam and Nindya Bucktowar view art and design as the ultimate act of freedom. Their manipulation of new materials exercises their design muscles to push the limits of what they can create. While working as architects, they continued their artistic practices in their free time, and Kalki Ceramics was born. Kalki, a name that the practice shares with their beloved dog, holds great power in its Hindu origins. The business combined Nindya’s knowledge of ceramics and Nikhil’s experience in high-end residential architecture and hospitality. The growth and positive reception Kalki Ceramics received gave them the confidence to pursue their creative endeavours full-time, leading to the establishment of Studio Kalki, the integrated design and fabrication practice they run alongside Kalki Ceramics. You both have involvement in…