Surface: In Living Color

Surface: In Living Color

by | Mar 28, 2017 | Surface

A chic new shop called Opulent Living opened on Cape Town’s Kloof Street late last year, and I have all the details on the jewel box of a space in this month’s issue of Surface. [ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |...
Surface: Wheat’s End

Surface: Wheat’s End

by | Feb 24, 2017 | Surface

The café Noglu in Paris is something of a revelation: the gluten-free joint (does the name make sense now?) is actually a super-stylish salon, not quite what I’d picture a gluten-free establishment to look like. The aesthetic is the brainchild of Parisian...
Surface: In and Out of Africa

Surface: In and Out of Africa

by | Nov 30, 2016 | Surface

For the December/January Art issue of Surface (the one with Kanye on the cover), I profiled celebrated fine-art photographer Jackie Nickerson. I could really relate to her nomadic lifestyle — her stints in Boston and southern Africa in particular. Read it here. [ | |...
Surface: Bright Shining Glamour

Surface: Bright Shining Glamour

by | Oct 5, 2016 | Surface

My contribution for Surface magazine’s October Travel issue is a piece on the glittering new Mumbai digs of Jaipur’s venerable Gem Palace. [ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |...
Surface: Outside the Box

Surface: Outside the Box

by | Feb 4, 2016 | Khan Artist, Surface

For Surface magazine’s February issue, I interviewed Johannesburg architect and property developer Arthur Blake, the mastermind behind the funky 27 Boxes retail complex — constructed entirely out of shipping containers. Read the profile here. [ | | | | | | | | |...