Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa January/February 2015 | Page 69

NEWSWORTHY
SEA POINT FLORSTORE
LAUNCHES NEW
ONTREND SHOWROOM

BOCCA ON BREE - ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL INTERIOR
The industrial look has long been a design staple. In recent years, as the trend has
shifted towards a green awareness, natural and organic finishes have to come to the fore
in interiors. With their interior scheme and exterior treatment for new restaurant Bocca in
Bree St, Cape Town, Inhouse Brand Architects has successfully fused these two aesthetic
directions to present an ‘organic industrial’ look that is both appealing and up-to-theminute. The severity of the industrial look is softened by the use of natural materials.
Creative Director, Aidan Hart, with designers, Ernst Frame-Tolmie and Becky
Kriedemann, took their design cue from bustling Bree Street.
Bocca’s most striking feature is the wrap-around structure that cocoons the interior.
It is constructed from a curved metal frame that supports a series of natural oak slats.
Rising from the granite floor, it curves to form a bench for seating, continues up the
double volume wall, curves over the ceiling and lands on the mezzanine level in another
curvacious bench. There is a seamless visual connection between the two floors. The
use of natural materials, including wood, marble and granite, is thrown into bold relief
by exposed metal pipes that crisscross the ceiling. The pipes have been left exposed - a
typical industrial look feature.
Warm, inviting and dynamic, Bocca’s provides a singular restaurant experience – one
that offers laidback fare in a unique interior. www.inhouse.ws

GLEN JOSSELSOHN
CONTEMPORARY ART

Sea Point Florstore, suppliers
and installers of a full range of
carpets, flooring and home finishes,
recently launched their brand
new showroom in the trendy,
newly revamped The Point Centre
shopping complex in Sea Point.
Keeping abreast of what is current
and trending, Florstore’s new
OnTrend Showroom, designed by
Inhouse Brand Architects, is home
to a selection of the industry’s top
décor and design suppliers. The
showroom acts as an interactive
workspace, connecting homeowners and designers with up-tothe-minute designs and finishes.
Florstore OnTrend provides a
complete service from specification
right through to final installation,
and across markets – from residential to commercial. The Florstore
OnTrend team is able to provide
expert advice and has over 50 years’
accumulative industry experience.
The range of products includes all
types of flooring, such as carpets,
tiles, vinyl, seamless flooring, solid
wood, laminated wood, bamboo
and engineered wood floors as well
as a variety of blinds and shutters.
Florstore has also extended its
services to brassware (taps, shower
roses), bathroom accessories, handles, drawers and doors, sanware
(basins, baths, toilet systems) and
frameless glass.
www.florstore.co.za

Glen Josselsohn is a leading South African
Contemporary Artist, who’s unique style is a buzz
with energy and movement which opens up the
imagination, engages the senses and ignites a sense
of curiosity within the viewer. Glen’s Art is booming
and has become the hype of the Art World.
Glen’s Artwork has been recognised locally
and internationally, He also exhibits his artwork in
Galleries all over the World and participated in the
Miami Basel 2013.
Glen has painted for very exclusive Hotels,
has been featured on many lifestyle television
programmes and has had numerous editorials
written in exclusive lifestyle and home magazines,
as for the content and the style of Glen's art, it’s
timeless and appeals to all.
Glen Josselsohn’s signature art offers the perfect
solution to complement a modern and chic room.
www.glenjossels