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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Living Unfinished • For USHA SEEJARIM, the ordinary, the overlooked and the incomplete are where life leaves its mark.

Taking Shape • Artist CHRIS SOAL on sport, studio life and the odd ways we become ourselves.

The Power of Doggedness • Artist FRANCES GOODMAN proves that persistence shapes art - and character.

STORIES • TRENDS, INTERIORS, FLAT-PACK FURNITURE, JEWELLERY, BOOKS & COCKTAILS

Rising Stars Tandem Design House • For the creative duo behind Tandem Design House, design is a balance between BOLD experimentation and THOUGHTFUL sustainability.

Hard Lines, Soft Living • LOCHA DESIGN STUDIO is redefining outdoor furniture by blending African heritage with BOLD FORMS and PLAYFUL COLOUR.

Deft: Adj. Skilful, Sharp. • DEFT STUDIOS founders MARTIN TALLIE and ZANI ALBERTS open up about their collaborative process, their design philosophy and their bold new Melkman Project.

Keep-sakes • One of VISI’s favourite architects ROBERT SILKE talks about the PERSONAL OBJECTS that have INSPIRED and defined him.

The Vanguard: Gisbert Pöppler • Our series on international design trailblazers continues with Gisbert Pöppler, whose signature style combines bold COLOUR, a balance of PAST AND PRESENT and a hint of REBELLION.

Back to the Future • From space-age curves of the 1960s to Y2K blobjects, the RETROFUTURISM trend represents the desire for a design aesthetic that’s more PLAYFUL, APPROACHABLE and OPTIMISTIC.

Beyond Adornment • A look at the roots and rise of ART JEWELLERY in South Africa, and the CONTEMPORARY MAKERS redefining it today.

Shaping Space • Leading the BREEZE BLOCK trend are brick experts KLAY - and there’s no better example of their product than the new BENDEHUIS office space in the Old East Precinct, Pretoria.

Where Hospitality Meets Art • Not only is THE PRESIDENT HOTEL a Mother City icon, it’s also a hybrid HOSPITALITY and PUBLIC SPACE, where accommodation, social activity and cultural programming intersect.

Flat-pack Revolution • From PRACTICAL ORIGINS to CUTTING-EDGE DESIGNS, flat-pack furniture proves it can be smart, sleek and anything but basic.

Colour Pop • COLOURED GLASS is back - and it’s bright, joyful and full of personality. From BOLD chandeliers to MID-CENTURY-inspired table settings and SCULPTURAL accents, these pieces will bring instant charm to any home.

Made by Hand • Plascon’s CASHMERE RANGE of interior paint embraces “Hand, Made” - the brand’s directional new COLOUR FORECAST for 2026.

Design Icons • From MICHEL DUCAROY’s Togo chair to MICHAEL GRAVES’s whistling kettle, some designs never go out of style. Decades later, these iconic pieces are still in production - proof that GREAT DESIGN LASTS. Beautiful, functional and endlessly inspiring, they continue to shape homes worldwide.

Design for (Active) Life • When it comes to INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, no brand embodies the Scandinavian aesthetic quite like THULE. A visit to the HQ and test centre in SWEDEN revealed this active lifestyle giant’s DESIGN APPROACH - and the latest range of products.

Delicious Pages • Two iconic Mother City eateries – THE GENERAL STORE and HEMELHUIJS – celebrate milestone...