LIFE BY LEXUS 12
1. DREAM ESCAPE An experience like no other, Anantara
Medjumbe Island’s Star Bed Experience is a romantic sleep out under the skies on a private island in the Quirimbas Archipelago off the northern coast of Mozambique. You and your partner will be taken on a traditional dhow boat, arriving at Quissanga Island in time to enjoy sundowners. After dinner, you’ll retire to a four-poster bed and sleep al fresco, while the waves lap against the shores (no sleep app required!). The dhow will arrive at a pre-arranged time to bring you back to Anantara Medjumbe for a breakfast buff et. Indulge in the signature Star Bed
Experience as part of the all-inclusive Discovery Experience package (starting at R10 844 per room per night), which includes accommodation, daily breakfast, lunch and dinner for two for every night stayed, beverages (a select range of non-alcoholic drinks, house wines, local beers and house spirits), a host of non-motorised watersport activities and an in-room mini-bar. Email:
reservations.africa@
minorhotels.com or tel: 010 003 8979.
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2. WHIMSICAL DESIGN Dutch furniture brand Moooi is a curious blend of
innovation and playfulness. The company works with designers to produce iconic, unforgettable products, from lighting to furniture and accessories. “We don’t tell designers what to do – we listen to what designers want to make and try to realise their dreams,” says Marcel Wanders, Moooi’s co-founder, Art Director and Designer. A selection of Moooi products is now available in SA at the following Weylandts stores: Green Point in Cape Town, Fourways, Kramerville and Sandton City in Johannesburg and Umhlanga in KwaZulu-Natal. Pictured below from the collection are the Eden Queen Round Carpet by Marcel Wanders (R46 250) and the Rabbit Lamp by Front (R8 450). To view the collection, visit:
www.weylandts.co.za/ designer-collections/moooi or see the full range at:
www.moooi.com
3 3. LITERARY LEGACY
Since 1992, Montblanc’s annual Writers Edition has been honouring the literary icons of yesteryear. This year sees the release of
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Montblanc Writers Edition, Homage to Homer Limited Edition 1581 (R1 500), a celebration of ancient Greek poet Homer. This tribute to Homer’s epic poem about the Trojan War, The Iliad, references the fi rst English edition with a limitation number. “The gold-coated inlay on the cap is inspired by the armour of the legendary warrior Achilles, the central fi gure of The Iliad,” according to Montblanc. The Champagne-tone gold is engraved with a pattern representing the dactylic hexameter, the metre traditionally associated with ancient Greek epic poetry. Visit:
www.montblanc.com
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PLACES AND PIECES
CELEBRATE THE SUMMER SEASON THROUGH THE ART OF LIVING
WORDS: FIONA DAVERN. IMAGES: SUPPLIED. COURTESY OF STEVENSON, CAPE TOWN AND JOHANNESBURG/PHOTOGRAPHER: MARIO TODESCHINI
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