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Elephant Gin, anyone?

There are so many of us in the world that readily confess to a deep love for gin and tonic. What if one could harness this collective passion, the world over, and turn it into something good? Robin Gerlach and Tessa Wienker travelled through Africa in 2011 and had exactly this thought.

Bring Africa into your home

African design is up there with some of the worlds most exciting and inspiring design trends.

Living overseas, I’ve become very nostalgic when it comes to African design and have bought elements of it into my own home. Here are a few items I love to bring your home on trend with Africa.

Fresh, festive décor ideas

This Christmas, we’re steering away from garish red and gold palettes and gaudy smiling Santas (don’t get us wrong, these are fun too) and trying something a little different in the bush. We’ve looked at inspiration from all over the world, and it’s wonderful to see how many foreign style elements work so well in an African setting.

James Suter

James Suter’s Safari Essentials

Scorpion torch, leatherman, veld skoene – what more could a man on safari want? His camera gear of course…

This month, we’re exploring the wild and wonderful possessions that James Suter, private photographic guide and co-owner of Black Bean Productions, tucks into his luggage on his safari adventures.

“…few can sojourn long within the unspoilt wilderness of a game sanctuary, surrounded on all sides by its confiding animals, without absorbing its atmosphere; the Spirit of the Wild is quick to assert supremacy, and no man of any sensibility can resist her.”

James Stevenson-Hamilton