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DESIGN JOBURG
HIGHLIGHTS
Thethirdinstalmentof DesignJoburg,featuringRoomson View,sawa numberof firsts
andnewlaunches.Curatedby PhilippevanderMerweandGregGambleof Tonic
Designandpresentedby SanlamPrivateWealth,theshowat SandtonConvention
Centrein Maydrewmorethan 10000 visitors. Here are 10 exhibits that stood out for
VISI deputy editor Annemarie Meintjes.
Theentranceto
DesignJoburg,
featuringRoomson
View:contemporary
coolatits finest.
Bofredwasoneof the
furniturestudiosthat
exhibiteda selection
of piecesin small
capsulesas partof the
SAFurnitureCollective
showcase.
Interiorarchitect
JuliaDayteamedup
withotherdesigners
to createafully
realised interior.
TheSPAZARshowcase,
sponsoredby SA
Tourism,featured
someof South
Africa’shottestlocal
designers,including
AfriModern,Dark
Horse,Wolkbergand
The Ninevites.
DesignersMiaWidlake
andDebbieVotinof
Studio19 curatedthe
Hendrick’sGinBar,
findinginspiration
in theblendof
botanicalsusedin
Hendrick’s Gin.
DesignersNico
Hendrikszand
AntonLouwof Kino
exhibitedtheir
HeildronkKasas part
of theSAFurniture
Collective.
TheHlabisabench,
acollaboration
betweenleading
SouthAfricanstudios
Mash.TDesignand
Houtlander,was
ashowstopperas part
of the SPA ZAR feature.
SPAZARalsofeatured
art by localssuch
as Mrs+ Mr Luke,
MelMadiba,Duma
Mtimkuluand
ImisoCeramics.
TheUrbanative’s
newNenzimaserver,
Ndebeletilesby
WolkbergCasting
Studiosanda table
lampby Studio 19
caughttheeyeat
theSPA ZAR stand.
DARK,an eclectic
onlinelifestylestore,
exhibitedhatsby
SimonandMary,and
braceletsby Pig &Hen,
amongothers.
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