New Durban Restaurant

Jossi Design met with potential clients this week regarding their new restaurant due to open within Durban in April/ May 2010. This new restaurant is revolves around a colonial african theme. We are very please to have presented to this client and hope that we will able to add value to this project.

We put together a powerful presentation including concept boards and suggested finishes. We are holding thumbs that the potential client will be pleased with our efforts and we hope to hear from them soon.

We are also busy with the renovations for Spiga D'Oro on Florida Road! I am looking forward to the outcome here.

Another possible project that we are looking to be involved in is set design for a movie due to be filmed in Durban. This is timed to attract further interest in South Africa for the Soccer World Cup. Again we hope that this potential project comes about as we would love to be involved in this.

It seems that there are some exciting times ahead.

For Cake's Sake

There is a new cake shop due to open at 69 Cowey Road. Jossi Design has had the pleasure of working with the owner to create her vision for the interior design.

It seems to all be coming together with the shop due to open this Wednesday, 4th November 2009. It is very exciting and we all plan to support this new addition to our area.

As work is still in progress I do not have any photos to post as yet, but I will ensure we get some photos of the completed interior which will hopefully be available for viewing shortly.

But in the meantime see below the leaflet I have just received showing the items that can be purchased. You must also feel free to pop into the shop and view the various brochures of cakes that can be ordered. We wish "For Cake's Sake" the best of luck!

Christmas is coming

The weeks are really flying and we are so busy with projects that need to be completed by Christmas. This means orders must be placed as soon as possible before suppliers close their orders for the year... no pressure!

Above is a photo of one of the schemes we have put together for a house in Westville. With the accent colour being a deep grey/blue, wallpaper is being used on feature walls and florals are used on the roman blinds for the kitchen. A delicate voile for the lounge curtaining is going to help soften the room but will allow the light to still enter the lounge.

Last week we attended a launch at Home Fabrics and as usual it was an awesome event. On Thursday evening I attended the 3rd year portflio presentation and awards evening at The Durban Institute of Technology (DUT) at the City Campus. This was a real eye opener as new drawing and presentation methods are being used which I found very impressive. Congratulations to students and staff for all their hard work and for putting together a very informative and enjoyable evening.

One of the events that I am looking forward to this week is the Casino Royale evening in celebration of CV Project's 12th Anniversary. Should be an interesting evening.

Jossi Design update

Unfortunately this week I do not have any photos as it has been a week of late nights and non-stop presentations.

We are suddenly incredibly busy with some exciting projects which is resulting in alot of overtime, thank goodness I have some amazing staff that work really really hard. And I really appreciate it!

Some projects we have taken on recently include:

1) A restuarant in Florida Road

2) A Jewellery store in Pavillion Westville

3) A House in Westville

4) A Cake Shop on Cowie Road

Altogether is has been a really busy week with all of the above projects requiring concept and scheme presentations. And work still continues on our current projects.

Some of our current projects include:

1) Renvoation of Umgeni Water's offices

2) Apartment in Umhlanga (Lagoon Drive) which is at snagging stage

3) House in Zimbali

4) House in Pietermaritzburg

5) House in Sherwood

6) Penthouse on Musgrave Road

7) Offices on Musgrave Road - which is near Final Completion

This week there is a presentation at Home Fabrics which I am looking forward to. So another busy week to come and lots to do, but Christmas is just around the corner.

100% Design in London

Last week I took the opportunity to go to London to visit the 100% Design Show at Earls Court. Of course a week in London is a great just because of all the shopping but the show itself was very interesting as there were alot of new products I have never seen before as well as new ideas for furniture and light fittings that I found a real eye-opener.

The various wall finishes were incredibly interesting and this was further enhanced due to the clever use of lighting. Here the wall finishes become artworks themselves.

The light fittings were highly unusual and there were many new and interesting ideas that I can see being used in various interior applications.

One of my favourite ideas were the coloured glass writing panels which you fix to a wall. There is a magentic fitting that holds the pen in place. This not only looks like an artwork on the wall but it is functional and different from the standard white boards so often used.

I also had time to go to Tent London. The show was on a much smaller scale, in fact it felt more like an art exhibition however the artworks on display where clocks, wallpaper, furniture items, light fittings and accessories.

I also managed to go to Focus on the Sunday where the fabric houses along Kings Road allowed designers and decorators into the showrooms to enjoy some coffee and cakes while looking through the various wallpapers and fabrics available.

It was a great week and I managed to meet up with various friends which just added to the excitement of the trip. I am glad to be back and lets see how we can use these new ideas in future projects.