Our brief to begin with was to propose a design that was both sophisticated and supported the needs of a young family who enjoy spending time at home. The project was designed in phases over several years. Set in an exclusive residential estate in Constantia, an area known for historic wineries, stately homes with established gardens and old trees. While we were working on the design, a local furniture maker had received a few timber slabs from an 85 year old Blackwood tree. Working together on the design, it was crafted into a 3m long bespoke dining table for the family to enjoy meals together at. It also provided an interesting contrast set against the clean lines of a new kitchen made for the home by the European kitchen manufacturer, Bulthaup. This became a reoccurring theme for this project and many others, working together with local artisans to bespoke manufacture our designs. At the time of photographing this project, the family had been enjoying the new interiors for several years, and, we think they still look as good as they did on handover, testimony to the value of timeless design and top quality.

Located in a leafy residential Estate in Constantia, Cape Town, we were approached to propose designs for some of the living spaces and bedrooms in this minimalist home. Working with a natural, paired down palette and selection of honest materials we design and made bespoke furniture pieces to complete these interiors.

Spier Wine farm has become a popular destination in the Cape Winelands for tourists and locals alike to visit. They approached us to convert an historic building, the original cowshed, into a new retail experience. The offering would include a a mix of wine, something the farm is well known for, along with seasonal and constantly changing product, developed in collaboration with local suppliers. The layout extends along a long narrow footprint, typical of Cape-Dutch architecture of the time. Point of sale positioned at one end and wine retail at the other. The space between sees a mix of newly designed retail shelving units in oak against the walls, a marble apothecary unit with basin, and several antique pieces repurposed from the farms collection in the center of the space. A nice example of adaptive reuse in the Stellenbosch winelands of South Africa.