LIFE BY LEXUS 30


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“WE ONLY GO INTO THE DORP ONCE A WEEK TO BUY BASICS. THAT’S WHEN YOU START REALISING YOU DON’T REALLY NEED THAT MUCH.”


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A’s Route 62 is something of a road less travelled, winding its way for some 800km through the mostly arid Klein (“little”) and Groot (“great”) Karoo, taking passengers through placid small towns, ramshackle hamlets and sprawling farmlands. It’s


pure, unadulterated big-sky country. One of the towns on this iconic thoroughfare


is Vanwyksdorp, a typically small settlement and an oasis for the farming families who live on the homesteads surrounding it. It’s close to here, some 25km away, that Pietro and Amanda Russo found exactly the property they’d spent fi ve years searching for. “We love the Little Karoo,” explains Pietro.


“Amanda’s family can trace their settler heritage to the region and both her sister and mother live in the area.” Pietro’s an architect and the designer of his family’s Karoo off -grid escape, a pre-fabricated pod concept he’s named Ecomo, a marriage of the words “eco”


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3. The home’s a mix of Scandinavian-inspired furniture designed by Pietro, mid-century-modern pieces collected by Amanda and an eclectic collection of family heirlooms and heritage fi nds. Natural textures, textiles and colours paint a welcoming and easy-on-the-eye picture. 4. Pietro’s pod design takes the outside environment into account, with windows specifi cally placed to capture the views. 5. Quirky fi nds are dotted throughout a space that’s an exercise in complementary tones and textures.


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