The June 2012 issue was also highly commended for Best Cover for a consumer title.

Honouring distinction in the South African magazine industry for over 40 years, the PICA Awards recognise and reward magazines for their editorial and publishing excellence.

ideas/idees is the practical guide to fresh, modern living for women with creative flair, who love to entertain and beautify everything they touch with their own unique style,” says editor, Terena le Roux. “It provides an outlet for creativity and is the practical guide to fresh, modern living for women who love to entertain and beautify everything they touch with their own unique style. We are therefore truly honoured with this award as the judges and our readers are of the same opinion – that handmade is the new black and that our creative content is really tapping into the global mindset of 2012.”

ideas/idees has retained its position as the third highest selling women’s glossy with a total paid circulation of 89 614 for the ABC period Jul to Sept 2012.