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Three Recipes to Make You Fall in Love with Gin

They’re calling it the Gin Renaissance – the surge in gin drinking and popularity around the world. With the massive global interest in gin bars, craft gin distilleries and creative gin and tonic recipes, South Africa is creating a stir and peaking consumer interest. Leading the pack is our exhibitor, Triple Three Estate Distillery. Proudly produced using a state of the art copper...Read More

LG Launches Award-Winning TV at HOMEMAKERS Expo

The ground-breaking paper-thin “wallpaper” LG SIGNATURE W7 OLED TV was revealed for the first time to South Africans at the Johannesburg HOMEMAKERS Expo in Johannesburg this Thursday, 21 February. The W7’s slimness is inconceivable that it even changes the viewing experience, making you feel more like you’re looking out of a window than watching a TV. In a bid to capitalize on this window...Read More

A Guide to Beautiful Living with Tuis|Home

Tuis|Home Theatre is coming to Johannesburg HOMEMAKERS Expo! Wine tastings, food demos, chalk paint demos, coffee tastings… you name it, we’ve got it! For the first time, exclusive to the 2018 Johannesburg HOMEMAKERS Expo, this home theatre will bring an exciting programme of entertaining and informative demos. Wicus Pretorius, editor of Tuis|Home Magazine tells us what visitors can expect and...Read More

The 5th Annual Furniture Design Competition

The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) will recognize local design excellence at the 5th annual Furniture Design Competition held at the Johannesburg HOMEMAKERS Expo. The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Bulelani Magwanishe explains that the rationale behind the Furniture Design Competition falls within one of the various directives of the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP)...Read More

In Conversation With: The HOMEMAKERS Expo Judges

Every year, HOMEMAKERS exhibitors pull out all the stops in the hopes of winning the coveted title of Best Stand. Our panel of distinguished expo judges have the difficult task of choosing that winning stands each year. For 2018, we invited designer Donald Nxumalo of DNX Interior Design and architect Marguerite Pienaar to adjudicate the Johannesburg HOMEMAKERS Expo. We chatted to them about...Read More

Nicolette Risaba Aims to Break Stereotypes

Nicolette Risaba, a 23-year-old North West design student, says that she aims to break conventional career stereotypes by proving that the arts and design can also be pursued as a sustainable and productive career path. Risaba is a third-year Interior Designing Diploma student at Potchefstroom Academy. She is one of the seven finalists of the 5th annual Furniture Design Competition who will be...Read More

Design Student Intends to Fill Gap in Children’s Furniture

Third-year Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Industrial Design student, Ms Merliska Meerman says that she intends using her Rhino design concept as a solution to filling the gap currently existing in the South African manufacturing sector for children’s furniture. Twenty-one year-old Meerman is part of the seven university students that will be vying for the coveted title of producing the...Read More

Solar DIY Kit From NuPower

Renewable energy is not just a trend, it is an essential contribution to the future of mankind. The popularity of solar water heaters in South Africa is growing exponentially, especially as the awareness of the potential benefits of solar hot water heating systems improve and the cost of solar panels continue to decrease. Going solar couldn’t have been more enticing than what NuPower...Read More

Why We Love Bamboo Blinds

Bamboo blinds embody style, richness and warmth. The look of organic and natural elements in the home have become increasingly popular, and a perfect example of this are bamboo blinds as a window treatment. It offers an attractive, functional and eco-friendly alternative to ordinary blinds. Bamboo blinds, flooring and furniture are widely perceived as eco-friendly products that, while just as...Read More