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Style profile: John Jacob Zwiegelaar TEXT BY KHOLEKA KUMALO   Interior designer, undercover cook, environment shaper   I was brought up on a farm in Elgin. My mom had the most amazing garden and house. She took us on trips to Europe to show me, my brother and my sister gardens and architecture, the most…

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Interiors  TEXT BY PIET SMEDY   Beautiful homes, inspirational gardens, compelling stories      Subtle Style   Using light and texture to dramatic effect, interior designer John Jacob has created an inner-city apartment  of quiet sophistication.   ‘In order for something to feel extraordinary, you need to approach it in an entirely unique way,’ says…

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A new light   TEXT BY PIET SMEDY   House and Garden magazine – June 2016   For interior architect John Jacob, creating the new Luminance store in Sandton was an exercise in restrained glamour and perfect proportion. The difference between decorating a home and a retail space is all down to the experience. ‘In…

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Hyde Park Corner September Issue   TEXT BY VANESSA MCCULLOCH   Interior Architect John Jacob Zwiegelaar talks luxury, finding balance and a life in pursuit of the perfect space   A fine balance   Sitting in his studio, John Jacob Zwiegelaar of John Jacob Interiors is talking to me about synergy. “You can spend millions…

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High definition   House and Garden magazine – September 2015   A classic chiaroscuro of light and dark defines the sophisticated interiors of this beach house on the Cape’s Atlantic   It’s about more than just getting the bones of the house right, it’s about writing the language of how you’re going to live.’ That…

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The Grand Scheme Interior designer John Jacob uses a modern approach with classical inspiration in this Constantia Villa.   Originally a large but soulless house in the heart of leafy Constantia, this generous family villa has been dramatically transformed to represent what interior John Jacob terms a Pan-European aesthetic.   A layered mix of French…

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Meer as ‘n BA Dkamer  DEUR CORNEL DUNN   Rooi Rose magazine – February 2015   Ons het gaan kers opsteek by ‘n toonaangewende Kaapstadse binnever sierder John Jacob oor die jongste neigings in badkamer ontwerp   John Jacob   John Jacob deel sy kundig vir die skep van die perfekte badkamer met ons:  …

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Who: Founder John Jacobs Interior    INTERVIEW GRAHAM WOOD   Work and home: John Jacob might be best known as the interior designer of Hyde Park’s Luminance store, or perhaps for the guest accommodation at the historic Vergelegen, but he tends to concentrate on domestic interiors. He has also consulted on the interiors for private…

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Little jewel box TEXT JULIA FREEMANTLE Designer John Jacob’s 360 degrees turnaround of a compact Fresnaye apartment yielded the ultimate boudoir space finished with gemstone tones and luxe textures.   For a designer, a project without a brief is an open-ended invitation to push the envelope just that little bit further than they might usually…

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10 Hot Stories   SA’s most stylish: Revealed     Styles is the most accessible and affordable form of art,” says the recipient of one of this year’s SA Style Awards Maps Maponyane. This weekend, the 16th SA Style Awards’ red carpet will be rolled out of for Maps and nine other personalities who’ve kept…

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