by Habitat Magazine | May 17, 2019 | Design & Architecture, Industry Leaders
I M Pei, the architect behind iconic buildings globally, including the glass pyramid outside the Louvre in Paris (1989), died aged 102 at his home in Manhattan, NY yesterday – 16 May. His was a lifetime of designing structures renowned for their emphasis on precision...
by Habitat Magazine | May 15, 2019 | Industry Leaders, Reading Matters
The Real Interior is an inspirational book, written by a remarkable businesswoman. Born in Soweto in the 1970s, during the height of apartheid, Nthabi Taukobong was taught early on in life to be excellent in all endeavours. She writes candidly about her upbringing,...
by Habitat Magazine | May 13, 2019 | Design & Architecture, Events, Industry Leaders
Julia Day, interior designer and founder of Generation, returns to Design Joburg featuring Rooms on View with a CoLab stand: For ‘In-Residence’ the designer is creating a lounge that cocoons visitors, a space so convincing one would never imagine it was temporary....
by Habitat Magazine | Mar 18, 2019 | Industry Leaders
‘blu_line was created by my brother and I, out of our bedroom. I was only 18 at the time, finishing off my final matric exams when I designed my first, modern, open-plan kitchen. I really was drawn in by the fact that the kitchen was not only an aesthetic space but...
by Habitat Magazine | Oct 31, 2018 | Industry Leaders
Bernard Fanchette was born and educated in Mauritius and at the age of 20 left for university in Paris and subsequently the USA. He holds a BSC in Economics and Management and an MBA in International Business and Management. Initially, his business direction had...
by Habitat Magazine | Oct 12, 2018 | Industry Leaders
Born in Cape Town, Colin Lee completed his B.Comm degree at UCT and qualified as a Chartered Accountant, working for Ernst & Young in Cape Town and later the UK. In 2000, he followed his personal passion and embarked on a spectacular international operatic singing...
