The apartment in Marine Drive, Umhlanga Rocks is complete and the owners seem extremely happy with the outcome. The TV and Fireplace unit which was designed by Jossi Design creates a great feature and focal point for the lounge.

The apartment always appears to be bright and open due to the use of skylights in all of the rooms. The lounge has large glass sliding doors that open up onto the large verandah creating a feeling that the verandah is part of the lounge and is an additional entertainment area.

However entertainment is not a problem thanks to the indoor bar area complete with built in coffee machine. The bar is almost part of the dining room therefore even if you are pouring drinks behind the bar you are still part of what is going on within the rest of the apartment.

The image above shows the Guest Toilet, one wall addressed with a dramatic floral wallpaper and this creates an amazing impact on entering this space. This wallpaper has really made all the difference to this space!

On entering the apartment you are greeted by the site of this red couch with stainless steel side tables and perspex server behind. The client was adamant on a red couch and we are very happy with the outcome as it creates an area of interest and a real feature on entering this beautiful apartment.

For further information on our projects please visit our website www.jossi.co.za

Umgeni Water

Jossi Design has been awarded the tender to redesign the offices of Umgeni Water in Pietermaritzburg.



We are very proud to have been awarded this government tender and we have an amazing concept which promises to make for a professional and eye catching interior which reflects the identity of Umgeni Water.

Drawings, specification of finishes, scope of works and all documentation is currently being finalized in order to go to tender on the kitchenettes, bathrooms, passages, signage, furniture and general construction required for each building and each floor.

We will keep updating the progress of this project. For further information on our other projects visit our website www.jossi.co.za

Leatrice Eiseman Colour Lecture

On Tuesday 11th August the Jossi Design team went to a lecture on colour by Leatrice Eiseman. The main topic of the lecture was on the emotional reaction to colour and the best applications for the various colours. The talk ended off with an insite into the upcoming colour trends in advertising, interior design, fashion and graphic design.

Above: One of the many Leatrice Eiseman's books on colour (Cover)

It was a very interesting lecture and makes you think of colour in a more technical and emotional way. It is interesting to note how and why advertisements we see in magazines or on TV use colours to capture our attention or create an emotional creation to the product.

Above: Image taken from Plascon Website Southern Inspiration

A special 'thank you' to Plascon who sponsored the event and invited the Jossi Design team along (free of charge so we were really greatful to them for that). There was also a presentation of Plascon's 2010 Colour Forecast which puts together some amazing interior colour combinations and to produce enjoyable and comfortable interior scenes.

Above: Taken from Plascon Website Eastern Inspiration

We really enjoyed every minute of the lecture and we look forward to any future events being held by Plascon. We do recommend you take a look at Leatrice Eiseman's Colour Blog http://eisemancolorblog.com/ and Plascon's website http://www.plascon.co.za/

For more information on the projects that we are involved in please go to our website http://www.jossi.co.za/

Decorex Johannesburg

I decided to fly the Jossi Design team to Joburg this weekend to attend Decorex, I felt it was important that we keep up to date with what is out there in the design world (well the South African Design World) and who the suppliers are.

We had a great time but it is alot of walking! After seeing everything there was to see at Decorex we went to the Design Quarter and had a look at the various furniture and accessories shops.

I do get jealous that Joburg has so much and Durban has so little, but I really believe that we are going to see a big change in what Durban has to offer over the next couple of months (probably 6-12 months or so) and there will be alot more available to us in Durban. Just look at Weylandts finally opening a branch in Durban. It was great to be at the launch and all I can say is... About Time!!!

I am including some photos of what we saw at @ Home (Design Quarter) and I want to see more of this type of furniture @ Home branches in Durban soon.

The next item on Jossi Design's calendar is the talk on International Colour Trends being held at the Imax Theatre at Gateway on Tuesday. We should have a report on that towards the end of next week. As usual for further information on Jossi Design's completed projects please visit our website http://www.jossi.co.za/

Apartment in Umhlanga

I went to see the progress at the Apartment in Umhlanga that we have been working on for the last few months and it is great to see the it coming together now. The clients are moving their things in and they seem to be really happy with the outcome.

Above is a photo showing the wallpapered TV unit and fireplace that we designed. The wallpaper was installed on Wednesday and I had to take a photo when I saw the final effect. It is looking great. I also love the tree obje that the client bought from Weylandts that has just opened in Umhlanga. Jossi Design was lucky enough to get invited to the launch last week which was a great evening.

The carpets were being installed in the bedrooms when I was on site and it really makes the space feel bigger when the final finishes start to go in, you can really get a better sense of the space. Again this simple wall panel for the TV was designed by Jossi Design as well as the recess next to it which houses the fireplace for this main bedroom with shelves above.

For more information on the Weylandts showroom in Umhalnga visit their website http://www.weylandts.co.za/our-stores/umhlanga to see their exciting furniture. See below for a taste of what you can see at the Umhlanga store:
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