The Interior Life

On Rotation | The three-step scalp-care routine I've been looking for

Parkview Heritage Festival. Friedrich Naumann Foundation Sub-Saharan Africa. A panel on SA’s local elections on November 4 2026: Sithembile Mbete (executive director, Public Affairs Research Institute), William Gumede (associate professor, Wits School of Governance), Peter Bruce (former editor, Business Day and Financial Mail), Mondli Makhanya (former editor, City Press) and Rob Rose (editor, Financial Mail). It opened with two polls that disagree. The Social Research Foundat

Collecting is not a competition. Music is personal.

Tomato sketch, Ruby Valentine Decorex. Botanicus stand: Room spray, candle. Candle priced just under R7,000. Couldn't place the scent on first smell – intensely green, slightly bitter, hairy, very familiar. Tomato plant. Recall: – Loewe's tomato clutch. Reportedly began as a meme, a photo of a heirloom tomato compared to the brand's own design language. Quick Google: — Babylonstoren does one too. Summer Heirloom Candle, R690. Green, tomato leaf, ambery. – Flamingo Estate, LA

I bought my first pair of Birkenstocks in Barcelona in 2010. I can’t recall whether they weren’t available in South Africa or they were just hellishly expensive. I wanted a pair because they were touted as some of the most comfortable flat shoes out there – and they looked damn cool to me. So for about R600 (I think it was) I bought a pair of the one-strap sandals – the Madrids, in Black. I wore them all over BCN. Some background: In 2021, L Catterton – a private equity firm

I spend some of my days thinking about what a book cover should look like to capture its contents and its target market. A title, a colourway, an image, a photograph vs an illustration … The job of persuading or enticing a potential buyer all hinges on what the cover looks like. So, often I have to think more broadly and more commercially – aiming to attract the widest audience possible. Not my favourite thing to do, I confess. Thinking mass market, I mean. I'd rather think a