Wallpaper* magazine now available in Rands
Wallpaper* magazine, (the design, architecture and style bible used by anyone that wants to know what great taste and creative brilliance is) has once again featured a South African location. The May issue features Caffe e Vida, a South-African based portuguese-inspired chain of coffee shops… We assume they are referring to the popular shop in Kloof stre… et in Cape Town that serves exceptional espresso’s and pastries… But there’s a whole bunch all over CT and even one in Greenside in Jozi… all will be revealed when we get our hands on this edition. But know that if your establishment gets into Wallpaper*, you’re made. CLICK HERE TO GO TO VIDA E CAFFE WEBSITE – nice site! AND STILL ON WALLPAPER* and their ‘vision’….Applause all round as Wallpaper gives the South African consumers a nod by putting the RAND pricing of the magazine on the front cover… obviously it’s in high demand on SA bookshelves! We love to see our Rand side-by-side with the heavyweights of world currency. You go RAND! Thanks to Jaunted.com for pointing it out to us – click here for the full article! The May issue of Wallpaper* is the most inspiring issue of the magazine in quite some time, with the mag’s Newspaper section leading the way. Case in point: David Kaufman’s article on the proliferation of Israeli cafý chains, several of which are eyeing international markets. The accompanying sidebar pegs 12 coffee bar chains around the world, including Vienna’s iconic Aida, Jordan’s Blue Fig, California’s Peet’s, and Cape Town’s Vida e Caffý. The Cape Town chain gets the highest aesthetic praise. Also covered in the section is the happy return of Ostalgie. Berlin’s former East German State Council building, circa 1964, has morphed into the European School of Management and Technology. (It’s hard to keep the excitement out of a place like that, we guess) The honors go to HG Merz, an architecture firm focusing on museums and renovations, with offices in Stuttgart and Berlin. Also noteworthy in the May issue: Macau travel, Portuguese canned fish packaging, Paris’ Stalingrad ‘hood, and new Swedish furniture designers. Note that South Africa joins the Wallpaper pricing elite, with the price of the magazine now listed in rand. We know just the coffee shop for reading the mag. ************************************************** May 2005 PONTE is a popular topic in architectural circles and is definitely hot property if it’s featured in the latest Wallpaper* magazine – a true honour for any building – particularly a neglected and forgotten about one… We don’t have access to the article but if anyone that does could fill us in on what it says...
Robbie Rocked the house
So the reports are pouring in, Robbie gave the audiences what they were looking for. He was smooth, charming, somewhat cheesy and super slick. From the reports we received it sounds like cheesy seems to have dominated as he seduced the crowds with his ‘wit’ and ‘sexy remarks.’ Gulp. Good to know that there are still artists out there that get grown women acting like screaming lovesick teens. … Sadly Represent didn’t make it despite keeping you informed with all media reports and releases – yet again the organisers claim “NO MEDIA PASSES.” Haven’t we heard that before? So we sadly have to get our concert report from other sources, but in this case it’s the very reliable and fantastic Mail and Guardian. Please click here for the full story, but here’s the intro: “As the moon rose over Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria last night, 60 000 heads bopped to the beat and twice as many hands were flung in the air. Robbie Williams closed the South African leg of his world tour with fireworks and a matching bang, thanking the crowd on his knees for turning up en masse. “Baie dankie,” he shouted to the explosive cheering and clapping. Taking after his comedian father, Williams entertained the crowd with witty one-liners, imitations of Michael Jackson, and of a horny giraffe. He also had the stadium have a go at the world’s largest simultaneous burping session. “I bet they heard that miles away!” The cheeky singer treated the fans, some of whom had been waiting for six hours, to new songs from his Intensive Care album, such as Sin Sin Sin and Advertising Space as well as to older chart toppers like Rock DJ, Feel – “I did that whole cowboy thing before Brokeback Mountain!”- and Angels. Williams even sang Take That’s Back for Good and wished his former band mates the best of luck with their recent reunion. “But without me it’s just not the same. Not Take That but more like … Ake That.” Dressed in jeans, sneakers, and a black long-line blazer, Williams wowed Pretoria with his raunchy charm. “If I’ll shag you? Sure, come find me after the show,” he said to fans holding a banner before running across the stage to have a closer look at a girl baring her breasts. “Please do that again love,” and then, turning to the African sky, laughing: “Thank you for making your women so accessible.” MHHMMM – click here for the rest. Thanks to M&G. ********************************************** This goes out to two very good friends of Represent – Vandalista and Generalista – two of the bigger Robbie WIlliams...
Lauryn Hill organisers – It’s not good enough!
Thank the Gods it was a long weekend and that the Johannesburg DIva’s concert featuring Lauryn Hill, Regina Belle and Ashanti was on a Saturday night and not a Monday night like Robbie Williams. We’re willing to hedge our bets that had it been on a Monday night, it would have been even … more disastrous than it turned out to be. Disappointing, Frustrating and Embarassing. To mention a few complimentary adjectives. Let us fill you in: * Arrived at the Dome in Northgate just after 7pm, park near the door, easy to get in, entire space still empty, hardly anyone there. It’s easy to get a drink, it’s easy to book your space near the front. Things are looking up. Apparently Ashanti had still been doing soundcheck on the stage when the doors opened after five (so at least one of them was here!). Apparently Lauryn HIll was still at the Bassline rehearsing with her band… this of course via our sometimes dodgy grapevine… the rumours were flowing fast and furiously. But at least we knew our Diva was here. *Space starts to fill slowly and the first act comes on an hour late at around 8pm – KB. KB has prepared an entire show and despite being pregnant really gets down – clearly she has been working hard – KB was supported by her DJ/Producer/lover Terry and her dancers are also in tow (PS: Those black catsuits were not great.) Can’t really hear KB very well although we get the jist of the songs. PLEASE TURN UP THE VOCALS. WE CANNOT HEAR KB. What the ….? *LEBO follows KB after a normal length changeover – her dancers are looking very sexy – great to see a diverse range of South African women doing back-up dancing – the girls help Lebo rock the crowd and besides the cheesy wedding chair dance are fantastic… But again – WE CAN’T HEAR THE VOCALS…Seems like LEBO is having to SCREAM to let herself be heard. NOT GOOD ENOUGH – the sound was just not good enough – as usual. *It must be around 10:15pm and we still have four acts to come. Clearly these fly-by-night promoters and organisers have not done their sums properly – our ticket promises a five hour concert which should mean 7 – 12 midnight. It’s becoming clear that that ain’t going to happen. My right leg is already feeling numb. I need to go outside for a break. I’m hungry and thirsty. *ONE GOOD THING ABOUT THE CONCERT – there’s an outdoor ‘smoking chillzone’ with tables, bars, food available etc. Throughout the venue food and booze...
Ladies: Put your money where your mouth is!
A true lady Representer DAWN had enough of flailing around in the choppy seas of finance and money-handling… so she started her crusade to learn all about them. She starts her Blog “MzansiFortuneCookie” next weekend – 19 April – (click here) which will be a portal for all ladies to empower and inform themselves about their finances. If … Dawn doesn’t have the answers, she will find them for you. As an introduction to her BLOG, she gives Represent ladies (and men!) a few basic finance tips. I know we could use them – hope you find them useful too. PS: Guideline information: the information supplied in this article is not professional advice. It is a motivational article that is supposed to inspire you to find facts out for yourself. 2006: South African women and girls are earning more money than ever before – rising through those LSM (Living Standards Measurement) groups faster than you can say “economic empowerment”. They are more assertive, decisive, confident and outspoken than ever before… except maybe when it comes to financial issues. Maybe some of you are still taking advice from the guy that your sister’s dodgy husband recommended, eight years ago – flash suit and car, nice torso, talks up a storm. Mostly, you just smile weakly, wave your pen and sign on the dotted line, hoping to look clever and sussed. Or perhaps you are well-informed: after all, you sit in on every single financial planning session with your boyfriend and his financial consultant – you know, the one he knows from varsity days (old boys’ club, anyone?). None of these options seem to be “friendly finance” to you. They suit other people, mainly. But it’s all good, you’re sure of it – you earn the good money, and you’ve got the home loan, credit card, overdraft, life insurance policy, another credit card, pharmacy account, car finance, student loan repayments, that other credit card, shoe store account, the ’emergency’ credit card, personal loan, clothing store account, upmarket food store account, the credit card that no-one knows about, medical aid, unit trusts, pension fund, motor vehicle insurance, household insurance, the new credit card that just arrived in the post last week, furniture store account, and your old credit card from way back. And who needs a will, anyway? It’s ages before you die. You know all about money – especially spending it! It has occasionally occurred to you that you just might be technically bankrupt – but a little trip to the shops sorts that out quickly. People without money have no stuff, don’t they? You have lots of stuff. Gorgeous stuff....
New Toy store in town – PEEPSHOW
There’s a groovy shop that’s just opened in that groovy suburb of Parktown North. It’s a toyshop called PEEPSHOW – but this ain’t just any old lego and blowing bubbles toy shop – it’s all about “Urban Toys” … sounds more like an adult toyshop! It’s a “New Store for Vinyl Toy addicts, sneaker pimps and culture vampires…” Go and have a PEEP! 34 2nd Ave Parktown North Johanne… sburg Gauteng South Africa 2193 P +2711 442 6242 F +2711 442 7585 Email...
Durban – Wake up and smell the roses
We couldn’t resist this article published in the Sunday paper this past weekend. Having lived in Durban and having spent lots of time there we can tell you that there is an extreme amount of lethargy and disinterest in many things cultural. Whether its the humidity, the bad salaries or… the durban poison we can’t tell you. It always seems to be the same people that go to the same things – what do you think Durbanites? Is this article off the mark or accurate? Click here to go to www.iol.co.za for the full story. Durbanites are lazy. And if the city is to become a world-class cultural and sporting mecca, residents have to come to the party – literally. Given the poor turnout at the recent South Africa versus Australia cricket Test and the slow rate at which tickets have been selling for Monday’s Robbie Williams concert, local event organisers are wondering if it will be worth the city’s while to spend millions of rands on marketing Durban as a tourist playground. Durban is the only venue in the world not to have sold out tickets for the Williams tour – by mid-week, about 800 were still left for the concert at Absa stadium. Tickets for the Cape Town and Pretoria legs of the tour were sold out within five hours of going on offer, breaking all records. With the exception of Durban, tickets in every country on his current world tour were sold out in hours, earning the star a place in the Guinness Book of Records. ‘Durbanites leave everything, like buying tickets, to the last minute’ So big is Williams, that six German couples who could not buy tickets for his concert in their own country are flying to Durban to see him perform. International recording giants Snoop Dogg, Sean Paul, Mario and Rihanna are also due to perform at Absa Stadium on April 29. Why are Durbanites so slack? At the recent Test against Australia, about 30 000 people attended over five days – only 2 000 of them on the final day. The empty stands drew remarks from the commentators. Understanding the Durbanite’s mindset is a challenge, says Illa Thompson, an independent publicist based in Durban. ‘People in Durban are spoilt for choice when it comes to entertainment’ “If could explain how locals thought, I would be a wealthy person because I would be able to capitalise on that. From my experience in organising and publicising events, I have found that Durbanites leave everything, like buying tickets, to the last minute. “It seems we also have a very sophisticated audience. I have found that...
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