Condé Nast House & Garden

Condé Nast House & Garden offers the best in contemporary design, decorating, renovating, architecture, gardens, travel and entertaining. We focus on beautiful interiors, the people inspiring the design scene and the know how to help you decorate and live stylishly. Unwind with our July issue, focused on creating spaces of serenity in the concrete jungle. In these pages, compact spaces are expansive with choice and urban living is the moment.

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editor’s note

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

WHAT’S NEW WHAT’S NOW • August calls for a celebration of female talent in design, alongside the many visionaries driving the industry forward

SCENTof a STORY • Where nature meets narrative in every vessel

HOMEGROWN HAVEN • Since opening its doors in 2017, Wildsprout has quietly cultivated a loyal following drawn to its unpretentious, health-focused approach to food

NOW serving • Olivia Vergunst shares her favourite sweet treats and beverages for August

CAPE not included… • Celebrating women in wine who are flying high

ELECTRIC FEEL • With refined design, exceptional range and next-gen safety features, the Volvo EX90 is the new leader in the electric SUV space.

among the stars • Journey through the celestial redesign of Cape Town’s One&Only Spa, ablaze with serenity and architectural beauty

Well & truly • In a sunlit corner of New York’s Flatiron District, a new kind of wellness space is quietly rewriting the rules — where thoughtful design, global influences and skin health converge in perfect harmony

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

GET LIVING • From thoughtful material selections to clever use of texture, tone and lighting, we’re snuggling up to these design choices

Among the LEAVES • The Private House Company finally lands in Cape Town

DRAWING the LINE • Landscape designer Franchesca Watson reveals how deliberate alignment in a garden can create harmony, depth and focus — one of the oldest, simplest and most enduring of garden design tools

THE EDIT • STYLISH HOMES AND STUNNING GARDENS

ECLECTIC ELEGANCE • A mix of natural materials, thoughtful architecture and playful design has turned this once closed-off Constantia house into a welcoming home full of life and natural light

A CONSIDERED transformation • Londolozi’s Founders Camp — an iconic retreat in the Sabi Sands — has been lovingly reimagined

HEAD EAST • Renowned for her signature neutral palettes and sculptural elegance, Kelly Hoppen CBE brings her distinctive vision to a Hong Kong residence

Turning INWARD • Cobbling together her favourite details, interior designer Theresa Obermoser created a warm, contemporary space in her own home

The Oxalis GENIUS • Far more than a garden interloper, this flowering plant reveals itself as a quiet triumph in adaptive design — a botanical marvel whose conservation tells a story of resilience, rarity and ecological intelligence

A TALE of TWO GARDENS • Wildly different yet unmistakably South African spaces revealed the countries botanical soul at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show

Resources

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Lighting up AFRICA • Born in Harare and brimming with joyful colour, Midsummer Hill is a fresh new voice in African design