Volume 22 (Flower)
On the cover A curbside scene from ‘The Vase’ on p34, featuring the Close to the Edge hand-built earthenware vessel from Clementina Ceramics. a LOOKBOOK Studio production, with art direction and styling by Storm Ross and photography by Sven Kristian. Production assistance by Murray King and Jana Human, with photographic assistance by Luke Chomse.
(to) flower
‘Love is so powerful,
it’s like unseen flowers under your feet
as you walk’
– Extract from ‘A Question of Power’ (1973) by Bessie Head
All openers A curbside scene from ‘The Vase’ on p34, featuring the Close to the Edge hand-built earthenware vessel from Clementina Ceramics. a LOOKBOOK Studio production, with art direction and styling by Storm Ross and photography by Sven Kristian.
Production assistance by Murray King and Jana Human, with photographic assistance by Luke Chomse.
MOOD
Ed’s Note Stop, And Smell The Roses p26
Journal What Flowers Know p32
Inspiration The Vase p34
Essay Superbloom Theory p44
LOOK
Zeitgeist New Blooms p50
People Flower People p58
Collaboration Conversations in Bloom p66
Books Spring Shelf p70
Shop the Look LOOKBOOK p72
Collection Farm, Fabric & Friendship p74
Shop In Full Bloom p78
Community Foundation for Growth p82
Art An Ode to Koyo p84
Heritage Flowers for Bessie p88
Food Flour Arrangement p92
Interiors Strelitzia Suite p98
Cars Perfect Harmony p104
Architecture Borrowed Colour p106
Scent Sweet Scent p112
Wine Not Your Average Farmer p116
Place Old Roots, New Growth p118
Environment My Dad, The Honey Man p124
Garden Garden Party p128
Travel Palm Reading p136
LIVE
Portofino Bougainvillea Vine p146
City Bowl Cape Disa p158
Melides Prickly Pear p170
Bo-Kaap Cape Sugarbush p180
Oaxaca Dahlia Pinnata p190
Oranjezicht Blushing Bride p200
Saint-Léger Saint-Léger Rose p210
Marrakech Damask Rose p220
Takaungu Desert Rose p230
DIGEST
Restaurant New Course p242
Shop Clean Slate p244
Lodge Modern Makeover p246
Hotel New Chapter p248
Gallery Blank Canvas p250
Apothecary New Leaf p252
Park Fresh Ground p254
SHOP THE LOOK
Look 1 Zen Garden p2
Look 2 Country Garden p4
Look 3 Formal Garden p6
Look 4 Urban Garden p8
Look 5 Oasis Garden p10
The Local Edit Spring Fling p12
Directory Stockists p14