Down South, Homes and Interiors in South Africa (two volumes)

Down South, Homes and Interiors in South Africa, volumes one & two, Jonathan Ball publishers, 2004 & 2007, hardcovers, illustrated, condition: as new.

Following on the huge success of "Down South: Homes and Interiors in South Africa", writer Paul Duncan (former editor of Condé Nast House & Garden) and world-acclaimed photographer Fritz von der Schulenburg have again teamed up to produce a second book -- again bringing together a diverse and fascinating selection of South African homes all around the country, from high-flyer city homes on the Highveld to enviable Plettenberg Bay beach houses and Cape Dutch homesteads in Cape Town and the Winelands. This is a sumptuously illustrated book featuring many homes never seen before in print: celebrated historical homes include Groote Schuur, Stellenberg and Morgenster; there are modern architectural classics from Johann Slee and Andrew Makin; top game lodges, including the newly opened Samara in the Great Karoo and the Waters at Royal Malewane in the bushveld, world-class decorating from Graham Viney, Boyd Ferguson and Tessa Proudfoot. This is the book every homemaker will want to have at hand for inspiration and an ideal gift for anyone interested in 21st-century South African design and lifestyles.

PAUL DUNCAN is a former editorial director at Condé Nast Independent Magazines and the former editor of Condé Nastrsquo;s House & Garden (South Africa). He is currently Head of Design for Homeware at Woolworths. Son, grandson and great-grandson of architects, Paul was educated in Cape Town and at the University of Edinburgh, where he swapped training in architecture for a degree in Fine Art. He was the London-based correspondent for Condé Nastrsquo;s Casa Vogue in Italy and Casa Vogue in Spain. His articles on buildings, interiors, lifestyle and design have been published in the United Kingdom in The Independent, The Sunday Times and The Evening Standard. His books include collections of South African interiors entitled Down South and Down South Two.