Hurwundeki

The wonderfully eclectic Hurwundeki Cafe in Bethnal Green, where you can simply add the chair you just sat in, to your bill, should it take your fancy...

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I do love a crowded room

The Rug Company’s Alexander McQueen collection...

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Domicile

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Corridor

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Toothpaste Fit for a King...

An Unexpected Trip

My mother is the strongest person I know. She was rushed into the operating theatre just over two weeks ago after learning that she has cancer. I flew to Johannesburg to help with her convalescence, and she is recovering remarkably well. I knew she was feeling better when she said: I need an elixir, preferably in the form of an antique shop. I happily obliged (and snapped these pics in the treasure mine we jokingly refer to as the gift-that-keeps-on-giving - JAB Louw in Melville)...

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Mum and Henry's home...

London's Antique Whisperer

The quietly beautiful, yet grand aesthetic of Will Fisher, founder of antique and reproduction house Jamb Limited...

Photography by Simon Upton and John Hammond (Via here)

Chandler House

Popping into Chandler house is like receiving a generous infusion of instant happy-meds. It is akin to walking into a beautifully curated English home - the perfect mix of unpretentious elegance, eccentricity and whimsy. In fact, in a bout of languor, all one desires is to curl up in one of the swallowable armchairs with the Brothers Karamazov. Paintings stand out against the inky blue walls and are surrounded by a plethora of antiques and collectibles from Dominic Touwen, plus colanders, plates, scatter cushions, furniture and not to mention an assortment of ceramic phrenology heads, all bedecked from... well, head to oesophagus, by the talented pen of artist, Michael Chandler in doodles of exquisite detail. Everything is for sale, which is practically sacrilege, should one disturb the perfection that is every room...

Visit the website here (Chandler House, 53 Church Street, Cape Town)
Photos by Philippa Berrington-Blew

Alex MacArthur (forever)

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Rik Storms

'Authenticity' and a 'deep respect for tradition' are the chief criteria important to Rik Storms in his constant search for the most beautiful architectural salvage, which he then employs in the creation of timeless, classic interiors...

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