I’ve recently been invited to be involved in the redesign a space inside one of Cape Town’s prominent landmark hotels. The idea is to convert an old, disused restaurant into an open plan kitchen with a chefs table for VIP sittings and other events. Ever since exploring the Casa Camper Hotel in Berlin a year…
I’ve always been a big fan of the biannual Maison et Objet design events held in Paris and the first one of 2015 has certainly lived up to my expectations. While I wasn’t able to attend this time Wallpaper covered the event and I’ve found quite a few designs that excite me: Hooks where popular…
Property and in particular reinventing spaces has always been a passion. I can still remember my first project; I was in high school and my parents had bought an old 1970’s house. They decided to gut it, skim over all the stipple walls, and redesign the kitchen and bathrooms. It seemed natural for me to…
I distinctly remember being told as a kid, that money does not grow on trees- that does not mean you cannot keep it in a tree! Wood is not commonly used as a material for wallets or a purse, however there is something special about the way it feels in your hand. A combination of…
I design restaurants, and I’m often uninspired by the selection of chairs available to choose from. I find they either lack in elegance, are too large or are not comfortable. I have two antique bent wood chairs hanging on the wall of my office. I use them as additional seating, and I love their fine turned legs, small proportions…
Greenery in unexpected places is always so refreshing, seeing a garden growing up a wall in an urban setting is even cooler! I hope to apply the idea of green walls in a shop interior, and maybe even to a furniture design soon. Take a peak at this article I found by National Geographic.
A while ago Nic watched a TED talk that spoke of getting rid of the excess in your life, all the things you don’t really need, but insist on carrying with you. There is a feeling of simplicity that he enjoys about leaving home without a wallet – just a few notes and maybe one card. Besides the assortment of plastic cards…
Lighting can be a wonderful thing to play with when designing the interior of your home. Nic pays a huge amount of attention to the lighting design of any project he’s involved in. He’s recently had fun designing a simple, playful light that doubles as a bookmark light and actually looks like a small house. Nic recycled a…
Nic recently created a woodwork space which will allow him to assemble prototypes and build once-off furniture pieces. Crafting furniture has been in his family for generations, and today he placed some of his grandfather, and great grandfather’s woodwork tools on his studio wall. Have a look at the photos.