“Being completely inspired by the book and its concept we decided to extend the street style theme into our upcoming pod installation, Street Style,” explains Kerstin Eser, décor consultant at the Design Centre. “Being situated along the fanwalk, it seems only natural to take inspiration from a book about inner-city street culture and interpret it into an interior setting, we also take pride in celebrating and showcasing the incredibly vibrant local talent that South Africa has to offer.”
Published by Quivertree,
Sharp Sharp is a full colour exploration of the South African street through Suter’s camera lens. The coffee table book takes the attention off the characteristic South African landscapes and safaris and shows the beauty of the city streets. It is a unique journey through the vibrant, colourful and often-humorous streets of South Africa, celebrating bold fashion choices, vibrant prints and fabrics, distinctive street graphics and towering street art.
Coinciding with the
Sharp Sharp book launch, the
Street Style exhibition will showcase Suter, along with three local creatives who have put together individual design pods, each giving their interpretation of South African street style. The three creatives are
ELLE South Africa's editor, Asanda Sizani, food stylist and
Masterchef SA top ten contestant, Jade de Waal and mural artist, Mak1one.
The book launch will take place on 26 June at 18:00 in the Freeworld Design Centre auditorium with beverages sponsored by jimmijagga. Libby Doyle of Quivertree and Ed Suter, author of
Sharp Sharp, will be giving short talks.
The
Street Style exhibition will open with the book launch and will run until 10 August at the Freeworld Design Centre. The showroom is open Monday to Friday from 09:00 until 17:00. Both the launch and exhibition are open to the public at no cost.
For more information on the launch and exhibition, please contact Kerstin Eser on 021 427 8900 or
[email protected].