House and Leisure Build

‘Build’ represents the way that all things are constructed – places, products, structures, communities and even collaborations. Between envisioning something and bringing it to life there is building it. In this issue we explore this concept through architecture and art, through the lens of community, connection and collaboration. We also hero the people who inhabit their spaces authentically and those who are committed to building a better place to live. ‘Build’ reimagines the way that we can shape the future, both individually and as a collective. BALANCING ACT I BY RODAN KANE HART AVAILABLE FROM THEFOURTH Steel and automotive paint – 165 x 72 x 47cm – POR ‘Balancing Act I, or the act of balancing, is a rather apt dramatisation of our recent lived reality. One in opposition to an assumation – a small…

EXTRA SAFE › HIDE INSIDE BY BEN ORKIN AVAILABLE FROM WHATIFTHEWORLD Clay and glaze — 29 x 30 x 53 cm — POR ‘I think of ceramics like I think of bones. Bones form the foundation of our body. We stand upright because of them. But bones are fluid. When this foundation breaks, it will heal itself back together. Clay is fluid. It can be manipulated and it can be built. The fluid in clay is lost after it is baked. It turns to stone. When we die our flesh disintergrates, but our bones remain...’ — Ben Orkin whatiftheworld.com@whatiftheworld_gallery…

How time flies! Can you believe you’re already holding Volume 4 of our relaunched House and Leisure in your hands? I can’t! To me, the last year feels like a blur – it’s just swooshed by, like a motorbike speeding past you on the sidewalk. But right now is also the perfect time to halt, zone out (or in) and reflect on this milestone and how far we’ve come; a moment to acknowledge what we’ve built ... cue our theme for this issue ;) This is why I’d like to take a second to celebrate the ‘builders’ of our brand who have made it all possible: the people we’ve met along the way, our network of collaborators, and you (waving!), our readers. But also our team – the ones who craft and…

publisher and co-founder Pieter Bruwer With entrepreneurship in his veins and a flair for business, Pieter has orchestrated the renaissance of House and Leisure, along with co-founding LOOKBOOK Studio in 2020. Au fait with building things from the ground up, Pieter is challenging traditional business models (a work in progress and something that’s given him a few more grey hairs). With roots in educational publishing, he has a love for creative content and beautiful design, which makes him the perfect leader for our dynamic team. In his downtime you’ll find Pieter travelling the globe, walking in the mountains or enjoying a very good glass of wine. @pieter.bruwer studio manager Lisiwe Qukwana Where would we be without our studio operator – keeping our quirky yellow ducks in a row in HR, finance, IT (and everything in…

Magazines in the design and lifestyle sector have always famously competed. The fight to define their style and claim their patch of turf is real. But, having worked for the brand in various guises for almost a decade, I can say that House and Leisure has less of a ‘style’ and more of an approach to the content it has put forward in the last 30 years. The words ‘here and now’ have informed its voice as a brand. At House and Leisure, showcasing spaces that channel the zeitgeist of the time and the place they exist in is what it has always been about and in so doing, has captured a tapestry of tastes and identities. In my years as assistant editor – and then a freelance writer – for…