Condé Nast House & Garden

Condé Nast House & Garden is the decorator's magazine of choice. Not only does it offer a wealth of ideas to inspire you, but every issue brings you the best homes and gardens both locally and abroad. We focus on your diy makeovers, new products and homeware accessories, travel, food and how to live gorgeously in contemporary South Africa.

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INSIDER • THE SCOOP ON SHOPPING, STYLE, DESIGN & CULTURE

IN THE KNOW • What’s new, what’ now this September and October

Already SEATED • Carved, upholstered or woven — the dining chairs we love

Leave the LIGHT ON • Portable lamps to covet

Memory in bloom • Rizzoli’s recent publication, Roses in the Garden by photographer and author Ngoc Minh Ngo, offers more than glossy imagery and an elegant narrative — it’s an invitation to let the wild in, to tend with heart and to see roses as keepers of time

NEW TRADITIONS • From Galliova Award winner and food stylist Johané Nielsen, comes wholesome recipes that elevate traditional South African delights

Johannesburg’s culinary revolution • Ocaso, Cyra and Naan Sense are bringing bold flavours to the City of Gold

MESSAGE in a bottle • The heritage grapes South Africa’s wine industry was built on and the stories they imbue

Legendary LOCALS • A roundup of our favourite products from iconic South African beauty brands

PARIS for designers • What to see, where to stay and how to catch Paris at its most inspired

Destinations DOUBLING DOWN • A rise in mindful travel has influenced travellers’ choices. Renate Engelbrecht highlights luxe, local, eco-conscious retreats

DESIGN • KNOW-HOW AND DECOR DETAILS THAT MAKE THE LOOK

BRIDGING PRESENT WITH PAST • Sensitively preserved, these rooms prove that the dialogue between bygone times and modernity can create interiors that are layered, personal and timeless

A LOVE LETTER to South Africa • Hanneke Lourens’ new collection, ‘Corrugated’, pays homage to her African roots

BEYOND the back door • Garden designer Franchesca Watson, encourages us to reimagine our gardens as the ultimate open-air living room. Here, good design isn’t just about plants — it’s about people, food and how we gather

THE EDIT • STYLISH HOMES AND STUNNING GARDENS

Designed to feel LIKE HOME • Spier Hotel’s new, exclusive-use villas blend the comfort of a private oasis with the service of a world-class retreat

SHADOW PLAY • Bold ideas meet old bones in a Victorian house in Richmond, the historic Karoo town. Here, architect Jan Sauer layers mood, memory and a touch of mischief

A NOD TO Neoclassical • In this Fifth Avenue landmark, the past has not only been preserved but also elevated - a vision of modern luxury deeply rooted in history

LEGACY & LIGHT • Actress Embeth Davidtz opens the doors to a home where design, travel and heritage meet in a light-filled and deeply personal space

Wildly REFINED • Inspired by happy childhood memories, British lifestyle maven Sophie Conran has transformed her Wiltshire garden into a rural idyll where elegant ornamental borders, gloriously overstuffed beds and a bountiful kitchen garden supply the handsome Georgian house with cut flowers and fresh produce

Garden Day: A DECADE IN BLOOM • As the annual movement celebrates its 10th anniversary on 12 October, we reflect on a decade of blossoming creativity, shifting lifestyles and the deepening connection between people and their green spaces. From cherished memories to the simple joy of getting hands dirty, Garden Day ambassadors share what gardening has meant to them over the years

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