THE MISSING SOCK. stellenbosch

IN THE HEART OF STELLENBOSCH, THERE LIES A DRY CLEANING + LAUNDRY SHOP. BUT WAIT, THERES MORE (INSERT PAUSE AND SUSPENSE), THEY HAVE A IN HOUSE BARISTA THAT MAKES TRIBE COFFEE + HAVE FREE WIFI ! !

THIS WAS A FUN ONE. QUIRKY, YOUNG, VIBRANT AND FREE WAS THE BRIEF (IN A TINY SPACE).

ON THE ONE SIDE WE WANT COFFEE AND CAKES AND ON THE OTHER DRY CLEANING + LAUNDRY DROP + GO. WHAT A GREAT IDEA.

WE USED TILES ON THE COUNTERS THAT CONTINUE INTO THE CONCRETE FLOOR, HANGING NAKED BULBS AGAINST A BLACK CEILING, FLAT PACKED PLYWOOD FURNITURE, HAND PAINTED LOGOS, QUOTES AND ARTWORK AND THE BEST... WE DESIGNED OUR OWN CUSTOM MADE HANGING CHAIRS...BECAUSE, WHY NOT??

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CLIFTON APARTMENT. cape town

THIS WAS ONE OF MY FIRST PROJECTS, COMPLETED UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF MY MENTOR GERT GERTZEN, BACK IN 2016. THIS FULL RENOVATION IS WHERE I LEARNED ALL THE TRICKS OF THE TRADE.

THE BRIEF WAS TO MODERNISE, BUT SIMPLIFY. USE EARTH TONES, BUT WITH POPS OF COLOUR THAT WORK IN CONTRAST WITH THE SEA GREENS AND OCEAN BLUES OF THE REFLECTING ATLANTIC.

WE WERE INFLUENCED BY SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN AND WANTED TO CREATE "HYGGE", A DANISH AND NORWEGIAN WORD FOR A MOOD OF COZINESS AND COMFORTABLE CONVIVIALITY WITH FEELINGS OF WELLNESS AND CONTENTMENT.

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PENTHOUSE APARTMENT. stellenbosch

THIS BEAUTIFUL PENTHOUSE LOCATED IN THE HEART OF STELLENBOSCH HAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL 360 VIEWS.

MY CLIENT WANTED A LAID-BACK APPROACH, WITH A COMFORTABLE EASY-LIVING STYLE.

THE COLOURS ARE PLAYFUL AND SOFT ON THE EYES, AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY THERE ARE QUIRKY ELEMENTS HIDDEN EVERYWHERE.

WALLPAPER AND VINYL FLOORS ADDED TEXTURE AND WARMTH TO THE ALREADY MODERN SPACE. LOW LAYING CHAIRS AND SOFAS MADE IT MORE OF A "CHILLED" AREA FOR A STUDENT ACCOMADATION.

CURTAINS AND SHUTTERS WERE ADDED FOR PRIVACY.

DE ZALZE HOUSE. stellenbosch

FOR THIS PROJECT, I HELPED SOURCE AND CUSTOMISE FURNITURE PIECES FOR MY CLIENT. WE COULD NOT CHANGE ANYTHING STRUCTURALLY AS THEY ARE JUST RENTING, BUT AFTER GROUPING TOGETHER THE RIGHT PIECES AND PRODUCTS IN THE SPACE, IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO CHANGE ANYTHING ELSE.

I THOUROUGHLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH SOME OF MY FAVOURITE SUPPLIERS.