Condé Nast House & Garden

Condé Nast House & Garden offers the best in contemporary design, decorating, renovating, architecture, gardens, travel and entertaining. We focus on beautiful interiors, the people inspiring the design scene and the know how to help you decorate and live stylishly. Treat yourself to the finest summer spoils with our November issue, crafted with top spots to dine, our selection of seasonal gifts and inspiring sanctuaries.

Condé Nast House & Garden

editor’s note

INSIDER • THE SCOOP ON SHOPPING, STYLE, DESIGN & CULTURE

Sculpting the future FUTURE • For fledgling creative minds, a visit to the Norval Foundation’s Learning Centre is an invaluable experience

SUMMER SELECTION

Down to EARTH • Bask in the glory of the outdoors with our roundup of sensational books that celebrate alfresco living

freedom & tolerance • Multidisciplinary artist Dada Khanyisa is using creatively crafted artworks to raise awareness about complex social dynamics

FROM the FLAMES • A celebration of land and sea, the new ROOI Restaurant in the illustrious One&Only Cape Town offers a world-class menu that is steeped in South African culture and pride. We interviewed the team to get a taste of what’s cooking

That’s the SPIRIT • The classiest and most authentic local non-alcoholic alternatives

SCENTS OF PLACE • Follow the trail to a delicate bouquet of spring fragrances. Like a blossoming garden, spring aromas imbue colours of delicate petals through carefully crafted vessels as a fragrant souvenir of warmer weather and longer days

In the marina • No matter the season, Amelia’s at the Plettenberg proves that blue really is the warmest colour

HOT STUFF • The sun is officially out and we couldn’t be happier! Ensure your alfresco summer stays chic with our favourite finds for the outdoors

DESIGN • KNOW-HOW AND DECOR DETAILS THAT MAKE THE LOOK

ALL FOUR Seasons • A previously underutilised outdoor space is given a new lease on life and transformed into a thoughtful spot to relax, entertain, cook and play.

A closer LOOK at Ananta Studios • Cape Town art duo Viveka and Rucita Vassen are redefining local design through their innovative, ethically sourced creations. We caught up with the sisters behind Ananta for a peek at the Création Africa finalists’ new studio in Claremont

OPEN Season • A new garden season is upon us and with it brings a renewed celebration of nature and revealing beauty in the humble plant, says landscape designer Franchesca Watson

THE EDIT • STYLISH HOMES AND STUNNING GARDENS

WAVE FORMS • Capturing the majestic views of Cape Town’s Atlantic seaboard, Wave Villa draws inspiration from its surrounding landscape to maximise indoor-outdoor living

PARADISE FOUND • In a small Western Cape town, an interior designer transforms a traditional home into an idyllic Middle Eastern-inspired sanctuary

LANDSCAPE LUMINARY • From the much-anticipated, sumptuous new book Veld - The Gardens and Landscapes of Patrick Watson, written by Garreth van Niekerk, we bring you an extract from an extraordinary rehabilitation project off the east coast of Africa.

NATURE NURTURE • Each of the 20 gardens in the ground-breaking new book, Pastoral Gardens, by writer and photographer duo, Clare Foster and Andrew Montgomery, has been designed to link its human occupants with nature. Featured in this beautiful compilation is garden sanctuary by Spanish garden designer, Alvaro Sampedro

View from THE TOP • At the foot of Cape Town’s iconic Lion’s Head, this high-rise penthouse combines sophisticated New York sensibilities with the welcoming bustle of the Atlantic Seaboard’s coastal living

Slow living by the SEASIDE • In the coastal town of Devon,...