Affluence Magazine | For the Love of Design

ISSUE 3 - FEBRUARY 2014

Cape Town Design Alayne Reesburg Gives Insight to the World Design Capital

Top Features

Abundant Supply

Heart Warming Interviews

Caledon Villa’s Rich History Dates Back Centuries

Aleit Swanepoel Elizabeth Galloway Zita Rabek

For the Love of the Lens Christine Meintjes

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Top Wedding Venues Wedding By: The Aleit Group Location: Birkenhead House Photographer: Jean Pierre Uys Photography 2

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PUBLISHING EDITOR Ronald Nair SALES DIRECTOR Cindy Nair PHOTOGRAPHER Helette Du Toit WEBSITE Cellvation Media SALES & MARKETING Grant Solomons Reon Siyaya CONTRIBUTORS Sue Butler, Mia Russel, Natassha Miller, Camilla Rankin, Johan Krige, Mariska Visser FASHION CORRESPONDENT Derek Geddes ON THE COVER Aleit Swanepoel PRINTING / PUBLISHER Cellvation Media SALES DEPARTMENT Cindy Nair EMAIL cindy@affluencemagazine.co.za

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t the unveiling of each issue of the Affluence Magazine, one discovers the many ingredients that contribute to the perfect cocktail. This gets better as we continue with the taste process, to culminate the Affluence culture and readily display the untold stories of the alluring Winelands. Perfection is a process that we dearly treasure in our journey towards delivering material that is dually favourable and authentic to our clients and all our valued readers.

With each Affluence publication we promise to uphold the standard of authentic individuality through the content of each issue. Never to duplicate yet stay within the parameters of our monthly theme. ‘For the Love of Design’ is a harmonious culmination between love and design, the beauty, the harmony and the affluence thereof.

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Contents

Newly Featured 06 World Design Capital

Alayne Reesberg gives insight to the World Design Capital 2014

12 Caledon Villa

Caledon Villa’s Rich History Dates Back Centuries

16 Christine Meintjes

Regular

02 Top Wedding Venues Aleit Group

Premier Events Corporation Highlighting Top Wedding Venues

20 Image of the Month

For the love of the lens

Editor’s Pick

22 Top Chef Craig Cormack

26 What’s for Dinner?

Something Special

Salt of the Earth

DIY Recipes

30 Elizabeth Galloway

28 What’s Hot & Happening

Fashion your Career

36 Brenaissance Love and Design

44 Aleit Swanepoel

Enjoy Easy Creative Recipes

The New Porsche Macan

The First Sportscar in the Compact SUV Segment

50 Timeless Accessories Love Always Glitters Innovative Collection

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ape Town was designated World Design Capital 2014 at the International Design Alliance (IDA) Congress in October 2011 in Taipei. The WDC designation is bestowed biennially by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid). World Design Capitals recognise the value of design thinking, and are dedicated to using design as a tool for social, cultural and economic development. Previous designates have been Helsinki, Seoul and Turin, while Cape Town won the 2014 bid against fierce competition from rival shortlisted cities, Bilbao and Dublin.

The winning bid is a proudly African story, with the ultimate goal of achieving a sustainable, inclusive and more liveable African city, rooted in the strengths of our people and communities. As the first developing nation city to be awarded World Design Capital 2014, we will use the designation as catalyst for knowledge sharing across the African continent and beyond. Globally Cape Town and South Africa will gain reputation as a leading producer of creative design solutions to the most pressing challenges of our time – an African city of design-

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led innovation and inspiration. Since the launch of Cape Town Design NPC and the appointment of its CEO Alayne Reesberg in January this year, World Design Capital Cape Town 2014 (WDC 2014) has been a whirlwind of activity and energy. From Milan to Manila, the Cape to the Highveld, Stellenbosch, Khayelitsha and many other places in between, the WDC 2014 team has been hard at work building awareness and opportunity both locally and internationally across design communities and platforms.

Cape Town Design NPC, the implementation company of the WDC 2014, is an independent, not-for-profit organization and was appointed by the City of Cape Town and its partners to ensure that the requirements of the WDC 2014 Host City Agreement are met. Reesberg is well-placed to lead WDC 2014 - she was educated at UCT and then followed a career in diplomacy, witnessing two seminal political events – the end of the Cold War that started the process of Cuban troop withdrawal out of southern Angola (and led to Namibian independence), and the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990, which saw South Africa

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propelled on a path to democracy. In 1997 Alayne graduated with a Master’s degree in Communication Studies, and moved to management consulting. After graduating, she spent two years working with private equity money in dot.coms. She joined the Microsoft Corporation at its Seattle headquarters in 2001, where she worked for six years in Bill Gates’ Enterprise Division. Her work for Gates entailed intensive relationship management between Microsoft and its 100 top enterprise accounts, touching CEOs, CIOs, CTOs and CFOs of the client companies. From 2007 until she took up the position as CEO of Cape Town Design, she has run her own consulting company, working with many of South Africa’s blue-chip corporations.

“WDC 2014 is not simply an event, but an invitation for change that will bring collaborators together in ways that create new conversations, new connections and new possibilities, that will last long after 2014,” said Cape Town Design CEO Alayne Reesberg.

The WDC 2014 journey began with the first call for public submissions, which officially opened on 28 February with the unveiling of the

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four themes designed to being clarity and simplicity to the overarching theme of “Live Design.Transform Life”. The focus is on projects that bridge historic divides, reconnect the city in structure and in spirit, rebuild social and economic inclusion, and reposition Cape Town for a sustainable future through design.

The four WDC 2014 themes are: African Innovation. Global Conversation Bridging the Divide Today for Tomorrow Beautiful Spaces. Beautiful Things The call for submissions was followed swiftly by the appointment of a curatorial panel in mid-March led by leading designer Paul Duncan.

The curators come from various disciplines and fields of expertise across the design spectrum, and will help identify projects that offer tangible evidence of how design can improve lives and play a significant role in the selection and curatorship of public submissions that will form part of the WDC programme in 2014. Hot on the heels of the curators, was the appointment of the International Advisory Council to

support the WDC 2014 effort. The IAC has three main roles: to assist the curatorial panel in placing submissions within a global context infusing a global design perspective; advise Cape Town Design NPC on programme development and to be global ambassadors for WDC 2014.

A total of 1253 public submissions of projects were received between March and July.

Those interested in making submissions were urged to think big, consider multi-disciplinary collaborations and demonstrate impact, while delivering feasible solutions in a tangible way. While some of the shortlisted projects from the first call showed design-led thinking in providing solutions to social challenges in and around Cape Town, the curatorial panel identified gaps they wanted to cover in the second round. These gaps were in product design, science and technology, food, engineering, architecture, service design and interaction design.

Says Reesberg: “WDC 2014 is our opportunity to understand how integral design is in our everyday lives and how we can use it as a tool to support the changes we would like to see in our homes, schools, neighbourhoods, city and country. The legacy of WDC 2014 will provide a

foundation for Cape Town as a design city and the potential for design for social transformation and economic development.

“Our winning bid is a proudly African story, with the ultimate goal of achieving a sustainable, inclusive and more liveable African city, rooted in the strengths of our people and communities. South Africa and Cape Town have been divided by design through the social engineering of apartheid. It is through design, not chance, that we can work to reshape the cityscape to a safer, more efficient and inclusive home for all our residents.”

The year-long WDC 2014 programme consists of a dynamic mix of design projects, activities, exhibitions and events that will bring to the public eye the range of innovative and creative services, processes, products and objects that have been developed to transform lives. The project submissions are one aspect of the 2014 programme.

Signature Events Design Week Forum (London, 18 September)

New Year’s Eve of Design (Cape Town, 31 December)

Design Gala (Cape Town, 28 February 2014)

Design Policy Conference (Cape Town, November 2014)

Design House Exhibition (Cape Town, November 2014) Convocation Ceremony (Cape Town, November 2014)

World Design Capital Cape Town www.wdccapetown2014.com

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Caledon Villa

A guest house with a deep history Building this Home A family member in the fifth generation was born on a farm close to Stellenbosch. He did not wish to farm as all his many brothers did and then became a minister later serving in the congregation of Caledon. After retirement, Oom Koos and his wife returned to Stellenbosch where his wealthy father assisted him in building this stately home which they called Caledon Villa. It was planned with six bedrooms and many other special rooms as they had a large family – seven famous rugby playing sons and four artistic daughters. The parents and the younger children still studying at the Victoria College, moved into their new home in 1910. After the death of Oom Koos

his wife sold the property and the family ties with this historic home were broken. It was not until 1992 when Ode and Johan bought this villa back into the family that it once again became a symbol of the Krige heritage, housing the family archive and museum.

Today Caledon Villa is a declared national heritage monument.

Bringing history to life Johan spends many hours with their guests and he has a keen ear for a story, especially one told by an enthusiastic guest. During these conversations he will dot down notes and all this isentered into his data bank to serve as back ground when the guest should return for

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loriously situated in the heart of Stellenbosch, this beautiful guest house not only offers a sparkling pool, luscious garden and sumptuous accommodation, it also has a long, rich story to tell. Through the arches of this charming Stellenbosch guest house you will find antique furniture, art works and the heirlooms of a family whose lineage in Europe had been traced back to 1400. Since arriving at the Cape in the early 1700’s, Stellenbosch has become their South Africa heimat.

The present owners of Caledon Villa are Johan and Ode Krige - members of the eight generation of this family living in and around this historic town.

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The high walls of the Office covered with portraits Johan Krige

Managing Team : Maureen, Ode, Johan and Bernice

visit! But he especially revels in the histories of his own family. Over many years items for a family Museum and Archive had been collected and are now displayed within Caledon Villa. This is open to some 7000 visitors per year and it is often the visitors with a different cultural background that are the most touched by the artefacts and genealogical pictures !

But Johan has developed the skill to present the stories with different flavours. Knowing where they come from, he will place the accent at the right places! One example is the Lohengrin sword – the symbol of the family crest. This story travels through Historical Eu-

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Interior Caledon Villa - Image Helette Du Toit

rope as well as the beautiful flower vase which the grandmother saved from her farm house in the Free State minutes before the soldiers burnt down everything.

Ode’s artistic flare adorns the walls with a number of original art works and oil paintings

by South African artists, including intricate beadwork and ceremonial dresses from the Ndunza tribe … Secreted away in an almost forgotten attic room – like a hidden treasure trove from an old novel – lies Ode’s collection of 200 beautiful porcelain dolls and figurines, some dating back to the late 1800s ! They

They originated from the Thüringer Wald in Eastern Germany. The theme of her exhibition is called : Porcelain is frozen Music. Which brings us to yet another exciting dimension of Caledon Villa – Music !

In some passages of the building you will find specially compiled posters of international musicians who have made this guest house their home. Many of them come annually as the Music Conserve of the University is close by. If you visit the website and follow the video presentation, you will experience the interplay between music, porcelain, indigenous succulents and history in general Modern-day guest house Caledon Villa had been expanded to include a rebuilt house next door. It now offers 15 themed guest rooms, each individually named and uniquely furnished with original antiques.

The garden has been landscaped, to include a large pool and shaded garden. More recently Johan became interested in indigenous succulent plants and found an ideal habitat for them on part of the villa’s flat roof. He likes to accompany his guests on a round tour amongst the various clusters of plants and to tell the stories behind the different species and even

something about the rocks – some with lichens on them from specific barren areas of South Africa. This succulent garden also showcases spectacular views of the surrounding mountains.

“Our mission is to walk the second mile with our guests,” explains Johan, “the first mile is to offer excellent accommodation, and the second is the privilege of acting as hosts in an authentic family house as members of a family noted in Stellenbosch for 300 years.”

Caledon Villa – Music !

Caledon Villa Address:

7 Neethling Street, Stellenbosch 7600 South Africa Tel +27 (0) 21 883 8912 Fax +27 (0) 21 883 8912 Website: www.caledonvilla.co.za Email: info@caledonvilla.co.za

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Christine Meintjes For the Love of the Lens

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nternationally acclaimed wedding photographer and official Nikon Brand Ambassador, Christine Meintjes is the go-to person for capturing that special day. Simply flip through the pages of some glossy wedding magazines such as ‘Wedding’ or ‘Bruid’ and you’ll see why. With an eye for catching exquisite detail, subtle stolen glances and purely joyous moments, her images allow you to relive the magic of a wedding day as if you were there.

Christine’s passion for photography was borne when she met her mentor who owned a photographic business and offered her a job as an assistant on photo shoots. It was during this time that Christine gained invaluable knowledge about running a business, working with people and life in general, which was later to have a profound effect on her own career.

“Even though I never took a single photo during this time, I firmly believe it is what planted the seed of passion I now have for photography.”

With the creative seed planted and growing, Christine decided to study further and went to the University of Stellenbosch where she completed a degree in Visual Communication and Graphic Design. During this time she bought her first SLR digital camera and the rest is history.

Christine’s passion for photography blossomed after spending some time at a photographic studio in Germany where she was enthralled by what was being created with the lens. Her enthusiasm travelled home with her and in 2007 she opened her own photographic studio, Christine Meintjes Photography.

New Horizons Since opening her business, her lens has carried her all over the world to shoot weddings in exotic destinations from Germany, Holland, Sweden and Spain, to Angola, Mozambique, Dubai and Thailand.

“One of the best parts of my jobs is that I get to travel.

Shooting weddings in other parts of the world is always a huge highlight on my calendar, but I still think South Africa is one of the most beautiful places in the world.”

While travelling is an added bonus to an already amazing career, Christine also has a strong passion for business and sharing her knowledge with others. She runs yearly workshops where she mentors and teaches budding young photographers and is the co-founder of www.theprettyblog. com, a unique online women’s lifestyle publication.

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One of the project’s Christine is involved in is the KIKI Outreach Project, an initiative that allows photographers to come together to share their passion for photography, learn from each other and, at the same time, deposit something

Images Above [Left] African High Tea - Christine Meintjes [Centre Top] KIKI Outreach - Student Sonja [Centre Bottom] Wedding Riaan & Liandri - Christine Meintjes [Right] Christine Meintjes - Yolande Marx back to the community.

“We believe that through sharing and encouraging the ‘learn-sharelove’ philosophy amongst photographers, we can change the photography industry to a more uplifting and encouraging place.”

Running in association with Film School Africa, the project provides the community of Kayamandi in Stellenbosch with the opportunity to discover and learn about the art of photography through classes given by volunteers from the KIKI Western Cape Community.

Founded with the vision of encouraging students to open their eyes to their surrounding environment and to look at life in a different way, the project aims to motivate them to be creative in their thought processes.

driving forces behind her business, she feels it is kept alive by the support and encouragement of close friends, family and fantastic clients.

“Being a photographer is a big privilege and honour. Photography has given me the ability to see the world with wider horizons. It has given me the gift of understanding people. It was given me the joy of telling mine and others’ story, visually. If you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life.”

Website Links http://www.christinemeintjes.com http://www.theprettyblog.com http://www.kiki.co.za

A Dream Come True In 2010, the tables were turned when Christine became the focus of the lens instead of being behind it when she married the man of her dreams. “I really got the picture of what it feels like to be a bride and finally understood the stress, confusion and excitement that I had seen over my career, but it was the happiest day of my life!”

Christine’s devotion to her art is infectious and has had a positive influence on so many lives. While passion and hard work are the

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Location: Knysna Elephant Park Photographer: Christine Meintjes

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ood aficionado, restaurateur and chef-extraordinaire Craig Cormack is back on the culinary scene with a new and exciting concept of salt and wine pairing. Working out of his new restaurant, The Goose Roasters, Craig has brought his lifelong love and passion for salt to the fore and is now offering unique culinary journey through the pairing of food and wine with exotic salts from all over the world.

Photography by Helette Du Toit

Craig is no stranger to the catering industry and has spent the last 24 years working at some of the top establishments in the country, including heading up the kitchens at the luxurious Ellerman House and the Cape Grace Hotel. His love of food took him to Australia and New Zealand in search of different tastes and flavours and on his return he went into partnership with fellow chef Bertus Basson to form a catering company called All Things Culinary. Drawing inspiration from those around him, including Gavin Rose, whom he completed his apprenticeship with and Raymond Blac, Craig has since opened two restaurants and is working hard to develop his latest culinary creation of pairing dishes with salt and wine that he calls the ‘Salt and Wine Journey’.

Using recipes dating back to over 2000 years ago, Craig aims to be the first in pairing food with different salts and to “create

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dishes which have been designed for a specific flavour and taste, not only to fit a flavour profile, but also to pair a wine.”

“Salt is both good and bad for wine – it can improve or destroy a wine. Using different salts and designing dishes for a specific taste to fit the flavour profile of a wine is a challenge because, as we know, salt dominates food, which in turn makes wine textures richer and sometimes smoother. I hope to and seem to be the first in pairing food with different salts, dishes which have been designed for a specific flavour and taste.”

Image Credit Aleit Group

From Black Lava Salt found in the volcanic rock of Hawaii to Persian Blue Salt from the Middle East and South Africa’s very own Kalahari Salt, Craig’s unique collection now numbers 96 of an estimated 147 different types, with all which have unique and varied flavour profiles from around the world.

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He has recently started importing and retailing these unusual salts under the brand name of Amoleh, which was the salt bar currency used in ancient Abyssinia (modern-day Ethiopia) until the 20th century to bring an exotic wealth of flavours and depth to his culinary creations and doesn’t plan on stopping there.

When asked his thoughts on the most rewarding elements of running a restaurant, he unequivocally agrees that positive feedback from industry colleagues, guests and friends is what keeps him going and inspires him to bring new ideas to the table.

As Nelson Mandela so gracefully said, “let there be work, bread and salt for all”, so watch this space…

DID YOU KNOW? Craig Cormack cooked for the Queen of England.

Craig Cormack Executive Chef at the Cape Grace Hotel, was part of the team that won the ’Best Hotel in the World’ award in the year 2000.

Craig Cormack Travelled abroad many times, working in Mauritius, Turkey, Greece and the UK representing South Africa at various food promotions One of Craig’s biggest achievements was launching his own salt range, Amoleh.

The Goose Roasters The Goose Roaster 10b The Woodmill Vredenburg Road Stellenbosch 7599

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Quail ballontine with Parma ham and gnocchi

by Executive Chef Craig Cormack Image Helette Du Toit

INGREDIENTS Serves 6 people

Quails

8 quails whole or deboned 150g Parma ham 20g basil 2 red onions 100 sundried tomatoes 100g parmesan shavings 3 olives each, cut into cheeks 150ml jus Onion puree 3onions 200ml Water Salt and pepper 50ml butter 10ml oil

Gnocchi

250g Potatoes, mashed 75g Flour 1 Egg Salt and pepper

METHOD Debone Quails

Place 4 onto cling wrap and season with salt and pepper. Roll tightly and poach for 20 minutes on a medium heat.

Allow to cool. Once cold cut off plastic and reroll tightly, portion into slices about 9 slices out a roll.

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the oil and butter, allow to sauté for 10mins on a gentle heat. Once golden brown add the water and boil.

When water is evaporated. Blend and pass through a chinois.

Season to taste.

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For the Gnocchi

Boil the potatoes until soft, press through a drum sieve and allow to cool.

Mix potatoes with eggs. Then add flour, salt and pepper.

Roll out into a sausage form about 1cm thickness.

Portion 2cm wide.

Blanche in hot water.

Once they float in the hot water take them out and fresh them in cold water. When they sink take them out the water toss in oil and refrigerate until needed.

When ready to serve Seal portioned quail with butter and oil in a pan Heat up a pan and sautéed the red onions,

Parma ham sundried tomatoes and olives.

Heat up onion puree Heat up jus In a hot pan with oil place gnocchis in season with salt and pepper.

Fry until golden brown, careful as they tend to stick if the pan isn’t hot enough, finish off with butter.

Plate up and garnish with fresh basil.

Recipe By Craig Cormack Photography Helette Du Toit

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THE RELEASE OF THE TIGER The New Porsche Macan The First Sportscar in the Compact SUV Segment

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s the first Porsche model to break into the compact SUV segment, the Macan is poised to set new standards in the field of driving dynamics and enjoyment – both on paved streets and off-road terrain. The Macan is the sportscar of the compact SUV segment and boasts all the qualities of a vehicle bearing the famous Porsche crest. These qualities include powerful and efficient engines and one of the world’s most powerful drive systems –Porsche Traction Management (PTM), an active all-wheel drive system with electronically controlled, map-controlled multi-plate clutch, fitted as standard.

The seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) also comes as standard. What’s more, each and every Macan model boasts a chassis designed for speed and steering precision – including optional air

suspension, an exclusive in the compact SUV segment. The SUV segment is continuing to record growth overall. Customers purchasing vehicles value the combination of exceptional all-round visibility and a strong feeling of safety, a prac - tical and flexible interior, not to mention the increased ground clearance to ensure safety while driving, even on roads in poor condition. By delivering this unique overall concept, the Macan is set to open up a new customer group for Porsche.

At the plant in Leipzig, produc - tion capacity for products “Made in Germany” is set at 50,000 units. Indications of the vehicle’s properties are given in the origin of its name: the name “Macan” is derived from the Indonesian word for “tiger”.

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Elizabeth Galloway

Fashion your career

Just outside Stellenbosch, in Techno Park, lies a hub of colour, creativity, flare and fashion.

Elizabeth Galloway’s Academy of Fashion Design is an Academy that aims to develop the practical skills, as well as the creative passion of its students to thrive in the ever-changing local and international fashion industry.

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founder Elizabeth Galloway, “it is through observation, discovery, continuous learning, self-evaluation and self-reflection that students are able to conceptualise their own cuttingedge designs and deliver them to the industry – from concept to consumer.” Elizabeth believes that “to be successful in the fashion industry, the three most important criteria are: excellent mental and physical health,

excellent planning and time-management, and perseverance in overcoming all obstacles.” – she would know, having built her Academy from sheer determination and hard work.

First stiches With a dressmaker for a granny and parents who owned a fabric shop: sewing and creating clothes are part of Elizabeth’s heritage.

Her granny started teaching her to knit at three, and by 12 she was encouraged to sew all her own clothes. “My parents would get commercial patterns imported from Europe” remembers Elizabeth, “and if I could make the garment, then they would give me the fabric”. Although Elizabeth’s wish was to study fashion design after school, her father told her to get a ‘real’ degree, so she went to University of Stellenbosch to study teaching. People soon noticed her style and commented on her fashion sense. With her imported patterns, her outfits were ahead of the South African fashion trends, “people were really surprised at how fashion forward my ‘homemade’ clothes were, especially as I had come from the small town of Hartswater”, laughs Elizabeth.

Making ends meet Elizabeth spent some years teaching, but never lost sight of her dream to start a fashion design school but it was only when life took an unexpected turn that Elizabeth was forced to rely on her sewing skills. With two children to support, Elizabeth decided to combine her teaching and sewing skills and began to teach ladies in local community halls to sew. She collected old sewing machines from friends, factories – even getting her hands on machines that Elna had written off! For three years Elizabeth taught sewing at night classes. The small family were constantly on the move, never living in one residence for longer than three months: but Elizabeth’s ‘never-give-up’ attitude and her desire to give her children opportunities kept her going.

A roof over our heads “My father had always told me to get a property to my name,” says Elizabeth, “so I went to the municipality to ask where I could buy land – they sent me to Techno Park which, at that time, was just veld! I managed to get a small business loan and my dream to start a fashion school was born.” With help from her brother-in-law, she managed to build the first part of the Elizabeth Galloway building.

Elizabeth could not afford to pay for building as well as rent for a private residence, so despite the zoning laws she and her children lived on site during the first 6 months of completing the first phase of building. “We were nearly found out by a municipal inspector once and from then on we did not have the lights on at night – but I made it work, I was determined to make my dream of running a top-class fashion academy come to fruition”.

Photography Helette Du Toit

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wear. “South Africa is an emerging designer’s market where designers can really make a name for themselves”, explains Elizabeth, “But we really need to get our quality right: we need to look to leading fashion houses if we want to see real quality.”

From sewing her own clothes in a small country ‘dorp’, to creating her Academy of fashion design, Elizabeth Galloway shows how self-reflection, continuous learning, and a good dollop of ‘guts’ means that dreams can be achieved in the face of adversity.

“The best advice I can offer students is to take responsibility for your own learning and growth, motivation comes from within; you are your own best teacher and never forget your dreams!”

Elizabeth Galloway Address

Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion Design 26 Techno Road, Techno Park Stellenbosch

Photography Helette Du Toit

Website www.elizabethgalloway.co.za

Email

info@elizabethgalloway.co.za

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Brenaissance WINE STUD ESTATE

“We perceive our lives together as something engineered with purpose . . .

A LIFE we have chosen, DESIGNED & absolutely LOVE!” FOR THE LOVE OF LIFE May I introduce to you an inspirational couple, Tom & Hayley Breytenbach. Their LIVES merged in 2009 where they fell in LOVE & started to DESIGN their lives together.

By 2012 they were married in an intimate celebration with family & friends at Brenaissance, the wedding venue they had created on their newly acquired farm in the Devon Valley, Stellenbosch. The name ‘Brenaissance’ stems from the ideology of Tom & Hayley taking a new path as husband & wife, as best friends & as business partners. By pairing the first letter of the couple’s surname ‘Breytenbach’ with the word ‘Renaissance’ (French for “New Beginning”), Brenaissance was born.

Out-of-the-box dreamers , creators, doers and owners of Brenaissance Wine & Stud Estate, Tom & Hayley are really entrepreneurs at heart, they love working together & now run a diverse & successful business operation on the Estate. Tom’s business philosophy has quickly evolved with the focus primarily on applying sustainable farming practices

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FOR THE DESIGN OF LIFE Tom & Hayley take care to infuse their ‘living philosophy’ into every aspect of their lives on Brenaissance. “Black & White, clear & transparent , is a running theme in all we do. There are no grey areas, so we ensure that what is executed on our Estate & in our lives is done in a seamless fashion. We strive towards establishing a lifestyle with the focus on self-sustainability which in turn will benefit family, guests & the community living on our Estate.” - Tom Breytenbach. Their dream is to establish a beautiful & unique destination where guests can relax & enjoy themselves.

Their vision & leadership style is evident in every aspect of their lives on the farm. The lifestyle they are creating on Brenaissance is driven by the passion they have for everything they do & when you chat to them, their enthusiasm & the enjoyment they reap from what they do is tangible.

FOR THE LOVE OF DESIGN Tom & Hayley are passionate about design.

They have used their keen eye for simple, organic design in the development of their Estate. The character of the farm is fashioned by utilizing clever building practices & the re-cycling of re-usable materials to re-create & construct beautiful, individual spaces.

They have had pleasure in putting their stamp on all the design aspects on the Estate. Tom & Hayley look forward to welcoming you to Brenaissance Wine & Stud Estate.

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Brenaissance WINE STUD ESTATE

OUR STORY The farm was purchased by young entrepreneurs, dreamers & do’ers; Tom & Hayley Breytenbach. Originally purchased as a “life-style buy” they realised the need to create income off the land in order to sustain their investment. Inspired by the beauty of the Devon Valley, passionate about drinking wine & spurred on by the idea of creating a venue for their own wedding day, Tom & Hayley turned their piece of “The Valley” into a fully functioning dream location in just under a year.

Situated in the secluded beauty of the Devon Valley at the heart of the Stellenbosch Winelands, Brenaissance Wine & Stud Estate exudes beauty & serenity. The Estate offers visitors & guests a truly unique destination; everything from premium wines, opulent venues, modern farm accommodation, delicious food at Café Blanc De Noir, to even a sighting of their distinctive Boran Cattle Stud.

“It was a dream of ours to own a wine farm in Stellenbosch.

Welcome to our little piece of heaven on earth.”

(Hayley Breytenbach)

BORAN STUD

ACCOMODATION “We love travelling & exploring new destinations, it is with this very same energy & sense of adventure that we offer you an experience based on all that we value as travellers …”

Eight Vineyard Suites & one Luxury Suite accommodate a maximum of 18 guests on our Estate. All open plan units are tastefully decorated in a contemporary and simplistic style with en-suite bathrooms . The perfect base for local travel & exploration.

“ Gods gift to Cattlemen ” By diversifying their farming operation, Brenaissance has introduced a quality Boran Cattle Stud to the Stellenbosch Winelands. With their belief in sustainable farming methods combined with the art of up-breeding, Breniassance aims to bring something unique & innovative to its community & broader market.

WINES LADY H

KNIGHT OF WHITE

Simply delish!

Elegant flavours of Summer &pine.

Our liquid gold! Tanned, nutty, caramel.

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QUEEN OF HEARTS

Tom’s instinctive reaction towards creating the ultimate red blend.

Smooth & seductive…

Chocolate delight.

Sauvignon Blanc 2013

N/V Red blend

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Chardonnay 2012

Merlot 2010

WINE DECK

CONTACT INFORMATION

“The most delightful sensory experience” Our hidden Wine Deck offers guests an exclusive space to enjoy our dynamic range of Brenaissance wines presented through an interactive wine tasting experience.

The Wine Deck features a re-purposed shipping container surrounded by a tranquil space shaded by old vine pergolas & tastefully decorated in a natural, chic style.

This venue is ideal for special celebrations & intimate private functions.

OPEN: WED-SAT 11:00 – 19:00 & SUN 11:00 – 17:00

CAFÉ BLANC DE NOIR

VENUE

“ The best new place to hang out, chill out & eat out ” Join us for one of our delicious, thin based, rustic wood-oven pizzas, Brenaissance Estate wines, local craft beer & complete your experience with a delectable family recipe treat.

Opulence personified! Our Classic Black & White venues cater for events throughout the year: ●Weddings ●Conferences ●Photo & Video Shoots

OPEN : WED – SAT 11:00 – 22:00 & SUNDAYS 11:00 – 17:00

“We believe in opulent, expressive yet simplistic beauty; expect your expectations to be exceeded at Brenaissance.”

JACK OF DIAMONDS Shiraz 2009 Spicy cherry berry, deep & bold

FULL HOUSE

Bordeaux Blend 2010

KING OF CLUBS

Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Big, bold & unique in character. Black currant & eucalyptus flavours Only 2500 bottles were produced.

Enjoy this with a select few.

Fig, mint & chocolate with a Petit Verdot jus.

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Top Wedding Venues

Wedding By: The Aleit Group Location: Lourensford Wine Estate Photographer: Vivid Blue Photography

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ith the South African wedding season still in full swing, The Aleit Group are inundated with requests from stressed out Brides, jittery husbands to be, and last minute arrangements to set out the perfect mid-summer matrimonies.

And yet, amidst the luxurious haste, Aleit Swanepoel, the founder of the group, found time to sit down and gab to Affluence about what is known as South Africa’s premier wedding and events coordination consultancy.

Best-selling author of “100 words about weddings”, it is safe to say that he is a leading expert in his field. He is passionate about the group and its endevours, and those close to him give testament to his innovative creativity. But what does he say about his ever growing venture?

How does he get it right, every time?

“Each wedding and event is unique and personal. By paying attention to the finest detail, we create a definitive ambiance that is chic with understated elegance and unique, styling a look and feel tailored to your specific wishes”.

Born in Durban, Kwazulu Natal, his family relocated, and Aleit grew up on the streets of Worcester, a small town in the Western Cape.

He moved around a lot, learning the diverse preferences of people only towns apart.

Aleit was always fascinated with architecture, and spent hours watching the construction of the neighbourhood houses. Little did he know that his passion for style and design would one day culminate in the creation of his very own company.

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simultaneously, suprisingly excelling at both.

When he arrived home after working overseas for three months, a recently matriculated young man, he was dissapointed at the lack of work opportunities. He proceeded into the hotel industry, and studied his Bcom through Unisa. Then, he went to work at a large events company, which finally kickstarted the idea for The Aleit Group.

And oh boy, did it take off! When Aleit registered the company, he received 17 events immediately and knew that he had to do it full time. The events were spread across Germany, London, Switzerland, and various African countries.

And as they say, the rest is history.

His new-found celebrity has given his name considerable weight, and he has helped place the country as a prime wedding destination.

The company takes charge of the entire event, giving the organisers more time to focus on the intricate, personal bits. Everything is covered.

“The Aleit Group fully encompasses the catering, bar, staffing, training, travel, venue management and graphic design disciplines.

We bring together top service providers who are able to meet very high trend setting standards and deliver a personal and stress-free experience.” Big events that The Aleit Group have made spectacular are The JHB Champagne Festival, Nederburg Wine Auction, the Mining Indaba and the Dirco Minister’s Dinner. These are only a few among many that Aleit holds close to his heart, with the utmost pride. It isn’t hard to see why The Aleit Group is the front runner in a thriving industry.

The Aleit Group Address

Photography by Helette Du Toit

Head Office - Stellenbosch Shop 56 - 58 Dorp Street Square Bosman’s Crossing Lower Dorp Street Stellenbosch 7600 South Africa

Website www.thealeitgroup.com

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Love always glitters “My Dear, you are mighty fine!”

Fine Watchmaking are the fruit of a constantly innovative approach at the service of highly distinctive aesthetics. Its past as an inventor and designer has given rise to a style that favours volume and shapes. The same drive can be seen in the Maison’s technical concepts. Fine Watchmaking pieces adhere to the Manufacture’s highest standards.

For men: Tank MC Two-tone Skeleton watch Skeletonised bridges in the form of Roman numerals, calibre 9619 MC A watch from another world, formed of beautiful curves, as beautiful as a promise yet to come... a meteorite fallen from the sky For ladies: Ballon Blanc de Cartier watch

A High Jewellery collection of stunning diversity, glittering with a thousandcolourful facets... An imaginary voyage on which Cartier travels, embarking its vision, culture and expertise, driven by the vibrant desire of its boldness and curiosity. From the L’Odyssée de Cartier – Parcours d’un style on the left is a bracelet of White gold, onyx, garnets, and brilliants that communicates utter elegence.

A solar jewellery set, where earth meets diamond. Hues of ochre sunset and sands. Three rows of pearls linked by a rutilated quartz cabochon in the centre of the necklace, surmounted by an orange tourmaline. Concentric circles ripple and flow. An infinite reflection, endlessly repeated. The sun of Africa, omnipresent - its golden glow casting majesty on everything.

This apparently simple necklace masks an intricate complexity. It is composed of pearls and paved elements and involves numerous constraints to find the ideal balance between form and hold, suppleness and a light feel. The result is aesthetically perfect, hanging with flawless grace.

Necklace Collection L’Odyssée de Cartier – Parcours d’un style. White gold, one 21.13-carat cushion-shaped orange tourmaline, one cabochon-cut rutilated quartz, mandarin garnet beads, brown diamond beads, obsidian, brilliants 50

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The cradle of all stones, the hearth of a primal energy beating at its core. The majesty of African evocations, sensual and sensorial, an essence which echoes in stones glowing with warmth and life - rutilated quartz, obsidian, golden topaz - with solar, earthy colours, with the beauty of traditional motifs, the power of animal inspirations... a world of creation whose force is imperceptibly adorned with savoir-faire.

The collection L’Odyssée de Cartier - Parcours d’un style harbours this touch of primal nature magnified by a host of new forms, expertly transcribed into stone; an aesthetic is born, open and passionate.

A ring from the Collection L’Odyssée de Cartier – Parcours d’un style White gold, one 33.42-carat brown tourmaline, obsidian, brilliants

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LA PANTHÈRE FRAGRANCE A part of lavish line of perfumes.

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somed – in part due to the passion that they shared for one of the world’s favourite brews.

Being fortunate to live not far from their ‘daily grind’, they would frequently walk to work discussing their visions while planning their day ahead. Says Zita Rabek, ‘Lucien’s dream was to leave behind a legacy which enriches people’s lives. What better way than by bringing quality coffee to our world and ‘Freshness is the key to good coffee’. Thus considered Lucien Verrezen, the founder of the by teaching them more about this fascinating drink? It was certainly a challenge to ensure Coffee Roasting Company based at Lourensford Wine Estate in Somerset West, who made that beans were freshly roasted every day and Lucien was at pains to let his customers know it his mission to offer clients freshly roasted beans on a daily basis and showed that coffee that, if they wanted to enjoy the real fresh taste making was not so much a course of action as of coffee, it should be consumed within two months of being roasted. We therefore roast to a delicate art. order. Rather than an expiry date, each pouch has a roasting date label. There are currently One of the first to bring speciality coffees to 17 different origins of coffee available.

South Africa, Lucien started his operation Comments a wistful Zita, ‘Lucien was a true from a garage where beans were roasted and visionary, who’s ardour and dedication lives packaged with clients either collecting their on in all of us. He taught me everything I orders or having them hand delivered. It has developed into an exciting enterprise offering know: from the practicalities of roasting, the day-to-day running of a business, to the a variety of blends which can be sampled at a congenial coffee shop/deli couched below the importance of branding and, most pertinently, to always remember the passion that runs picturesque mountains of the Helderberg. through everything we do. here seems to be no end to the diversity contained in the Lourensford Wine estate: established wines, real Cheddar cheese, an innovative restaurant and the Coffee Roasting Company whose reputation for choice and quality is reaching far beyond Somerset West.

The Coffee Roasting Company

One client was so smitten by Lucien’s enthusiasm for his project and his engaging way of interacting with customers that found them engaging on a personal level which later lead them to become business partners. Both blos-

It is this inspiration that drives the team so, if you want to sample some of Lucien’s passion too, pay a visit to the magnificent leafy estate of Lourensford – a treat awaits you.

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