Unsurprisingly, she says she feels “instantly on holiday when I’m here” and explains that the apartment’s location close to the gallery-packed center of Cape Town makes it hugely useful when she has an art event in the city to attend or a late-night dinner date with friends. As her two children have recently left home, she is now at liberty to move from home base to vacation space at will. When Véronique is spending time in her apartment, she explains, a “different rhythm” in which the day begins and ends at a later time is prioritized. So, it’s no surprise that the warmly layered and genuinely eclectic interiors here speak clearly to an ultra-relaxed lifestyle. The apartment had previously been very austere
Positioned on the Provençal vintage server beneath the Argentinian mirror in the dining area are art ceramics by Ben Orkin (left; instagram. com/benorkin) cameronplatter. com). Both artists are represented by Cape Town gallery and Cameron Platter (right; Whatiftheworld (whatiftheworld. com). The works on the opposite wall, reflected in the mirror, include pieces by South African contemporary artists Michael Taylor (instagram.com/ michaeltaylorstudio) and John Murray.
and “masculine” in its fixtures and furnishings, she says, and by contrast, her aim was to create “a richly textured, sumptuous jewel box.” A marvelous feeling of expansiveness is generated by the double-volume ceiling in the open-plan living, dining, and kitchen area, and it also enables the artworks and carefully collected furniture pieces to be shown off to advantage without creating any sense of clutter. Positioned to take in both
Providing an element of
separation between the dining area and kitchen space is a tapestry by rising Capetonian art star Igshaan Adams, who is represented by Blank Projects (blankprojects. com). The orange ceramic planter is from Pezula Interiors (pezulainteriors.co.za).
A beaker of beaded, hand-carved wooden stirrers, made by a Maasai artisan in Kenya, on the drinks tray.
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