South African Home Owner – September 2019

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174 september 2019

INTERIORINSIGHTS

It’sanexcitingtimeforAfricaninteriorsasweseenot

onlythegrowingpopularityoflocallymadeproducts,

buttheinjectionofa definingculturalidentity.

DiceyduToitandKimSlabbertofTheCollection

Studio,a PortElizabeth-basedproductandinterior

designcompany,say:“ModernAfricaninteriorsare

characterisedbycolourfulfabricsanddécor,whichhave

a strongcraftelement;plentyoftexturesandpatterns.

There’sa definitemovementtowardstheinclusionof

printsthatareinformedbynaturalelements.Mohair

andwoolasnaturalfibresadduniquetextures;lotsof

wood,wovenandnaturalelements.”

Togetthisright,theybelieveit’simportantto

understandtheinspirationandcultureofthetrendyou

wishtoincorporateintoyourownspace.Andkeeping

it simpleis probablykeywhendealingwithmultiple

prints,texturesandmaterials,theysay.

CONSIDER ...

Use South African-

made items as much as

possible. Even better if

you can trace and track

the pieces through their

life – from conception

to end product. A wealth

of skills go into making

each crafted piece so it

is important to see each

piece as a form of art

and each maker as an

artist in their own right. 

• Dicey du Toit,
  The Collection Studio

The Collection Studio

The Collection Studio

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