African Design Magazine November 2014 | Page 30

PARTNER NEWS The latest on DesignMind Make a Fire Pit Bowl with AfriSam’s DIY premixes Because braais and fiesta’s in the open air are such great fun, try making a fire pit bowl for your outdoor entertainment area. It’ll create a warm and inviting glow for ambiance, and the premixed cement by AfriSam will give you less work to worry about. i Here’s a look into the world’s only flexible lighting product What do string and light have in common? In the past, the obvious answer would be ‘nothing’. But, the Firewater Light Company has changed those perceptions. They recently launched an innovative stringlike decorative light called EL wire, and it’s taking South Africa by storm. Get more details, here. i Old meets new – glass floating room addition – The GSA way Making changes to existing structures and including alternative materials for the addition can be tricky. Office24-7 Architects and Design, with the use of GSA glass products, simplified all of that when they built a floating glass room for a home in Parktown, Johannesburg. Read more on this amazing project, here. i Abland 57 Hyde Park upgrades its look The Eastwood, Westwood and Northview buildings, situated at 57 Hyde Park received outstanding renovations by Tower Bridge Projects recently. These were a welcome change which has transformed the three buildings for the better. For more details on this project, click here. i 30 africandesignmagazine.com