by Fünchkins
Themba Mngomezulu was introduced to fashion by a mother that sold second hand clothes to support the family. So when he grew up, there was a natural gravitation to the fashion industry. Themba began making clothes for himself and for friends, before starting his own fashion brand in 2002, Darkie Clothing.
Moshekwa Langa will be presenting a solo exhibition of his work at the Goodman Gallery in Cape Town. He has already exhibited at the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg in 2012 and has moved his work to Cape Town.
This home in First Crescent Camps Bay, Cape Town is considered the ultimate beach front property. Camps Bay is home to many of Cape Town’s luxurious Bars and restaurants, making it the ultimate party spot in a city that is trendy to the max.
The Spa House in Hout Bay Cape Town was designed by Metropolis Design, a Cape Town based architectural firm. The company was established in 1992, and draws inspiration from the natural landscapes and urban cultures of South Africa.
The pure white Constantia house of Sunshine Company owners, Adrian Nakic and June Sawyer, is truly a dream come true. Their home’s strongest and most widely used colour is white, but it is saved from looking too sterile by the warm colours scattered through the house, browns from art work, furniture and the natural colours that are invited in by the use of many sliding doors.
Located in the beautiful Stellenbosch area, Dornier Wine Estate offers luxury vineyard accommodation. The Dornier family can trace their roots generations back to the tiny French village of Arcon in Rhonne-Alpes on the French/ Swiss border.
There has been a huge trend towards local craft beer and wine. That is beer and wine produced by smaller breweries who are able to specialise and really hone their craft. The first microbrewery in South Africa started in the 1980′s and the craft beer revolution has gathered speed.
Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington were in Cape Town last year while they were making their new release, Safe House. This is a little video of Ryan Reynolds, when he was spotted shooting his scene on Cape Town’s famous Long Street.
That delectable picture of fit Ryan Reynolds is courtesy of Lillies and Love and the video via Youtube
If you live by the sea for any amount of time, you probably thought about learning to surf and if you aren’t chicken like me, you have probably at one time or another taken to the sea on a polyurethane or polystyrene surfboard. Surprisingly, the original surfboards carved in Hawaii, were made from local wood, like koa, so Capetonian surfboard company, Groundswell, aren’t that far off from the way surfboards were originally conceived. Pat has been making surfboards since 2007 and has listed Californian surfboard maker Jack Young’s book as a major motivation for starting this innovative company from his garage.
Located on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean at the base of Chapman’s Peak in Hout Bay South Africa, is an amazing lodge and the newest addition to the Tintswalo Collection. Tintswalo Atlantic offers stylish accommodation with discreet service and mouthwatering cuisine in a beautiful setting with breathtaking sunsets. From it’s position between boulders and on the edge of the Cape Mountain Fynbos Reserve, it is perfectly positioned to take advantage of the extraordinary range of fauna and flora. When the lodge was constructed, it was designed to make as little impact on the surrounds as possible, no trees were removed, not so much as a branch was removed from the surrounding Milkwood trees on site.
