Visi

Visi is a celebration of living well. It is committed to bringing readers the best of South African design, decor and architecture, together with the latest international trends. The innovative magazine prides itself on quality and integrity in design and editorial content. Readers enjoy news about today’s decor and design trends, new products and ideas, as well as features on South Africa’s most beautiful homes and spaces.

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NO RETURN • Author and playwright KAGISO LESEGO MOLOPE on the pain of not being able to return to the place of her birth - because it no longer exists.

OUT OF PLACE • Multidisciplinary artist NICOLA BRANDT explores the environments that have shaped her, from Namibia to the Cape.

COFFEE, CHENIN, AND COMING HOME • How ANTONIO TOMAZINI traded Brazil for love in the Swartland.

BLUEPRINT FOR A RED PINSTRIPE • The legendary VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI created and defined the PERFORMANCE HATCHBACK market segment. Celebrating 50 years since the Mark I was launched, we look back at how the GTI’S DESIGN has evolved into the latest incarnation.

STORIES • GARDEN-THEMED DECOR, DESIGN, TEXTILES, BOOKS & ARCHITECTURE

THE VANGUARD MARCIN RUSAK • As part of our ongoing series spotlighting international design trailblazers, we explore Polish designer Marcin ALCHEMICAL MATERIAL processes, which transform FLORAL WASTE into collectable works that interrogate preservation, value and consumption.

RISING STAR NDIVHUHO RASENGANI • Designer and artist Ndivhuho Rasengani, founder of ATELIER RASENGANI, views design as an act of quiet STORYTELLING.

KEEPSAKES • Inspired by a love of sailing and archaeology, interdisciplinary artist AMY RUSH employs stitched thread in layers of found plastic bags and nylon sails. She talks to us about the treasured personal items that have been her bedrock.

RISING STAR TOM LEAD • After his collab with Stripped Collective - THE KOPPIE CHAIR - won the CTFW x VISI DESIGN PRIZE, we definitely needed to find out more about this very talented local designer. And it's an inspirational story.

SCENTS OF PLACE • Three locally crafted PERFUMES don’t just evoke the TEXTURES and TERRAINS of a landscape - they set the mood for this year’s winter shopping.

SYLVAN SAFARI • We’ve gone full WOODLAND – LUSH, LAYERED, and just a little WILD – to bring you the most covetable crop of leafy fabrics and wallpapers.

MACHINE MADE HONEST • SCAFFOLD is a new range of Brutalism-meets-Japanese bamboo scaffolding outdoor occasional tables by HALDANE. We got some insights into their creation from the brand's designer HALDANE MARTIN.

GREEN FINGERS • On-trend reasons to head to your POTTING SHED and flex those horticultural muscles.

MODERN LEGACY • It may be over 60 years old, but looking at contemporary furniture and interior design, MID-CENTURY MODERN clearly remains a significant influence. We look at its ICONS and their LEGACY.

QUIET REFINEMENT • With its N30 range, NUUMA draws on earthier tones while still offering a sense of THOUGHTFUL LUXURY

DESIGNING HEAT • Local brand INFINITI FIRES has launched 13kW-rated wood stoves, available as FREESTANDING and BUILT-IN units.

CLASSIC REINVENTED • TERRAZZO by CEMCRETE is a new, seamless floor finish that reimagines a classic material for all kinds of spaces.

CONCRETE JUNGLE • ECO-BRUTALISM is a thing… who knew? Our trends guru Chris Reid, that's who. And it's the perfect design direction to investigate in this green-tinged issue.

GROUND CONTROL • The structured designs of PIERRE FREY'S newest textile collection bring the order of French formal gardens not only indoors but to a world seemingly...