Read the right magazines, consume the right products, take note of TV adverts, participate in this culture, be yourself, be happy. Jon Monsoon discovers that Johdel is artspeak for ‘happy and illuminated illustrator’. Joh…Del. His work is truly everywhere – if you are aware in the right places. The 26-year old illustrator/designer from Jhb/Pta has...
Stand-up comics: You get a few of them together in an online chat room, ask one straightforward question, and it all just spirals into irreverent bedlam. Sheesh! At least my initial suspicions have been confirmed – these people are all quite thoroughly cooked in the head. Dylan Culhane bears witness to the senselessness… Stand-up comedy...
‘You might want to rethink the fashion angle. There’s not a whole lot happening up here’ or something along those lines was how I broke it to the editor. After four days of walking the streets of Luanda I hadn’t exactly seen any imminent catwalk sensations. ‘Knock-off Hip-Hop Athletique’ seemed to be the prevailing mode...
Photography Brett Rubin Fashion Stylist Lyal Seba and Anthea Polous Hair and Make-Up Andrew James Art Direction Lyal Seba and Brett Rubin Model Nick and Leo from Boss Models, Lisa from Zero Models Street Heart Photography Studio Post production Dillon Marsh from Still Images Read the rest of issue 11 Open publication – Free publishing...
Miss Van has become one of the most iconic artists of our generation. Beyond making a name for herself in the otherwise male-dominated culture of graffiti, her work has made a transcendental shift from gritty streets to pristine gallery walls. Bijou de Beau crosses the street to visit the gallery and find out more. Beholders...
It is often a tough toss-up between practicality and beauty when designing a new project, but when both come together, as in the case of the Philharmonic Building in Luxembourg, the result can be astonishing. Angelina Rafii invites you on a tour… Emerging from among the European Union Institution buildings, like a hidden pearl in...
Dare to enter Sweat.X ‘s making-your-feet-itch world of mish-mash sounds and musical liberties. Rebecca Kahn investigates. It isn’t easy to interview Markus Wormstorm or Spoek Mathambo. Don’t get me wrong; they’re both hella nice guys, and more than willing to talk about Sweat.X, their latest musical endeavour. But their minds work differently to those of...
Cape Town’s most prominent artist, Buffy Brave Art, is sizing me up from the opposite end of the table. I say most prominent because it is very likely that on a daily basis Buffy’s work is seen by more people than any of the resident artists in the National Gallery. By SD 3000 He is...
Open publication – Free publishing – More adobe ISSUE 04 FEATURES: PHOTOGRAPHY: LOOKING THROUGH THE LENS INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE: ZURICH ARCHITECTURE ART: CULTURAL EXCHANGE DESIGN: DESIGNERS WHO DO FONTS DESIGN/LIFESTYLE: ROOM 13 ARTIST PROFILE: ROXANNE SILVERWOOD ARTIST PROFILE: HIDDEN GENIUS: NIKHIL SINGH FASHION DESIGN: FABRIC! ARCHITECTURE: PLASTIC FACTORY ARCHITECTURE: INFILL HOUSE LIFESTYLE/DESIGN: RE-THINKING PUBLIC TRANSPORT ART:...
Open publication – Free publishing – More art ISSUE 05 FEATURES: ARCHITECTURE: INSTANT HOUSING ARCHITECTURE: FROM RURAL POVERTY TO CREATIVE COMMUNITY SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY: WARWICK SAINT PHOTOGRAPHY: POINT OF VIEW – JONATHAN TAYLOR PHOTOGRAPHY: STREETHEART – BRETT RUBIN PHOTOGRAPHY: THE KAROO FASHION: THE DENIM INSTITUTE FASHION: EMO CHIC FASHION: PASCHOAL RODRIGUEZ FASHION: CREATURE COMFORT GRAPHICS: MASTER...
Open publication – Free publishing – More art ISSUE 03 FEATURES: INTERNATIONAL ART: PICASSO COMES TO AFRICA DUTCH-INSPIRED SCULPTURES: DUTCH DYNAMIC SOUTH AFRICAN STYLE: THE CAPE FRANCOLIN ART HOTEL PHOTOGRAPHY: THE NEW NOIR PHOTOGRAPHY: ELINE KELLER-SORENSEN INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE: ROTTERDAM – A RISING PHOENIX LOCAL ARCHITECTURE: THE REBIRTH OF JOZI GREEN ARCHITECTURE: HOLCIM AWARDS FOR SUSTAINABLE...
Open publication – Free publishing – More art ISSUE 02 FEATURES: SA ART: A CONVERSATION WITH BEEZY BAILY CAPE TOWN CREATIVES: MASHUPS AFRICAN ART: SESSIONS EKAPA SOUTH AFRICAN ILLUSTRATOR: ANTON KANNEMEYER ICE-SCULPTING: JOURNEYS IN ICE LOCAL PRODUCT DESIGNER: GEORGE HAY SA CONTEMPORARY DESIGN: DESIGN FROM A TO …XYZ CAPE TOWN ARCHITECTURE: SPECULATIVE THINKING AWARD-WINNING ARCHITECTURE:...
Open publication – Free publishing – More art ISSUE 01 FEATURES: PUBLIC ART: FLYING WITH THE SHARKS ART SHOWCASE: WATCH THIS SPACE GLOBAL DESIGN: ERA OF EVOLUTION INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY: SPEED OF LIGHT CONTROVERSIAL LITERATURE: KITCHEN TALK PERFORMING ARTS: MOVEMENTS IN TIME UNIQUE SHOPPING: HANDMADE CAPE TOWN LIFESTYLE/ARCHITECTURE: DADDY LONG LEGS ARCHITECTURE: TRANSFORMATION SPACE ARCHITECTURE: THE...
