Visi – August 2019

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BIDDI RORKE

AHEAD OF THE CURVE

Unpretentiousyet striking,thesecurvaceousbeautiesby minimaareelegantenough

for yourloungeyet robustenoughfor a coveredpatio.

he latestadditionto minima’sgrowingfurniture
rangeis all aboutsimplicity,cleanlinesand
attentionto detail.Curvedcomponentsof
theRadiusseatingrangeare digitallycut from
sustainablebirchplywoodandradiallyarrangedto create
thistrademarkundulatingform.
Themanbehindthesefunctionalart piecesis designerand
architecturaltechnologistJacquesCronje,whohasalways

hada deeprespectfor timberandgeometry.“Woodis one

of theoriginalmaterialsusedby manto createobjects,”he

says.“It is nowbeingmaderelevantagainthanksto evolving

technology...An ancientmaterialhasbecomenew.”

Thisaccessiblerange,launchedat theNEXT19Trade

Exhibitionin CapeTownearlierthisyear,comprisesthree

chairs,a barstool,a kitchenstoolandan occasionalstool.

minima.co.za

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LEFT TO RIGHT The sophisticated

yet understated carver chair,

stool and dining chair from

the Radius collection, priced

from R2 950.

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