House and Leisure

House and Leisure – For those who want to celebrate all aspects of contemporary, stylish living in South Africa. House and Leisure is more than just a décor magazine. It’s the local premium brand with authority on Stylish SA at Home and Play. A source of warmth and pride, loved for celebrating the positives of life in South Africa, it’s the only decor home magazine that also offers strong leisure and lifestyle editorial content. Please note: this digital version of the magazine does not include the covermount items you would find on printed newsstand copies.

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House and Leisure

globetrotters • In keeping with our theme of ‘explore’, meet some of this issue's international contributors, who work all over the world…

letters from afar • Four contributors share a travel memory that will stay with them forever…

atlas of style • Take a ‘trip around the world’ with our pick of the most beautiful local and international design and decor pieces…

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faces, places • From art and craft to film, fashion and design, we discover the South Africans who are broadening our horizons and taking their talent further afield…

profile picture • Portraiture may be an age-old art form but only in recent times has it become an inclusive one that celebrates identity and agency by allowing anyone to be both the subject, and image maker…

If these walls could talk • Palesa Ramaisa, a leading colour expert, gives us insight into how paint can influence our lives

world encyclopaedia • Explore destinations around the world, be inspired by glorious interiors, delve into some of fashion's greatest moments and discover the life stories of a few true legends in this round-up of treasured tomes

director's seat • We asked Tiaan Nagel, Donald Nxumalo, Fhatuwani Mukheli and Keneilwe Mothoa to redesign a classic antique chair in their own style. Pull up a chair, and take a closer look…

framing viviers • Revered avant-garde local fashion designer Lezanne Viviers gives us a peek into her new studio space, exploring themes such as the motherboard and motherhood…

your new local • Serving a locally sourced seasonal menu, inspired by travels and childhood memories, chef Nic Charalambous's new eatery, Ouzeri, in Cape Town's inner city is a contemporary take on his Cypriot heritage and love for the region

the story of a chair • Chris Weylandt returns to Namibia, with his father's beloved chair in tow, on a journey to rediscover and explore the roots of one of South Africa's most loved furniture and interior brands

camp canoe • Somewhere against the slopes of Boschendal Wine Farm, a meeting between Camp Canoe and MR…

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The Lord Milner • Be transported to the bygone world of Matjiesfontein, in the vast Great Karoo, where time stands still and ghost stories abound…

Hôtel Les Deux Gares • Designed by Luke Edward Hall, this kaleidoscopic Parisian hotel is as eccentric as the colourful neighbourhood in which it finds itself

Villa D Morocco • Designed by French architects Studio KO, this contemporary desert oasis was built with ancient techniques and local traditions in mind

Volkshaus Basel • Restored by architects Herzog & de Meuron, this 1920s social hub has been transformed into a boutique hotel in the heart of Basel

Eden Locke • In contrast to its grey Georgian exterior, this Edinburgh...