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Interiors
Vision In Focus, Stellenbosch
Vision In Focus
Phase2 Interiors made over this space for an upmarket optician in Stellenbosch. Even though there are strong branding elements from various eye-wear brands, they work well together and don’t fight with each other for attention. The colour scheme has also been beautifully selected to keep the mood upmarket and contemporary.
As it was quite [...]
Liquorice & Lime, Cape Town
Liquorice & Lime
This was a job I did for Phase2 Interiors recently. They needed to get portfolio shots of various clients they had worked with and we started with this restaurant and next door bistro.
Situated at the top end of St Georges Mall, it caters mainly for the business crowd and passer-byes. The restaurant and [...]
Interiors - Park Hyatt, Hanoi, Vietnam
Park Hyatt, Hanoi
A businessman’s retreat in the middle of Hanoi surrounded by all the trappings the well-heeled look need in their travels abroad. Part of the Hyatt chain of luxury hotels, the Park Hyatt is there to provide world class hospitality to its guests.
It has an impressive collection of local artwork and crafts from throughout [...]
Zen Zero Restaurant, Camps Bay
Zen Zero Restaurant
Following on from the Paranga shoot, I also had the pleasure of shooting the newly opened Zen Zero restaurant nearby. Again, a bit of HDR work had to be done for the main panoramic image which comprised four images shot vertically and stitched together. Thankfully, having an slated roof allowed a lot of [...]
Paranga Restaurant, Cape Town
Paranga Restaurant
First off, I’m not a big fan of the whole HDR (High Dynamic Range) way of photography. I can appreciate the results and the skill involved in rendering the images, but, I still prefer getting the results in-camera before heading back to the computer.
Having said that, certain situations dictate a need to use the [...]
Interiors - Pilgrimage Village, Vietnam
Pilgrimage Village
Central Vietnam luxury and pampering at its finest in this beautifully designed hideaway just outside Hue. This is a family owned and run resort that caters for business and family alike.
It has been roughly laid out in the same way traditional villages in the area were. As with most luxury establishments in Vietnam, the [...]
Interiors - Mango Bay, Vietnam
Mango Bay
Sitting just off the southern coast of Vietnam is the island of Phu Quoc. The island is seeing major development in its tourism infrastructure so that its easier to reach it’s more central beaches. However, there are still a few remarkable properties that own their beachfronts and Mango Bay is one of the best [...]
Interiors - Knai Bang Chatt, Cambodia
Knai Bang Chatt
An amazing example of Modernism architecture, designed and built by one of Le Corbusier’s Cambodian protege’s on the Kep coast.
The main buildings were built in the 1950’s when the French were developing Kep as a tropical holiday town. Luckily, the buildings all survived the Khmer Rouge and Vietnamese occupation, and have recently been [...]
Interiors - Veranda Bungalows, Cambodia
Veranda Bungalows
This small resort has been in development for seven years, perched high up on hills overlooking the small coastal town of Kep in southern Cambodia. The owners, who also built the majority of the bungalows, wanted to create unique bungalows that nestled in the forest canopy.
The majority of the bungalows are connected with wooden [...]
Interiors - Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Cambodia
Raffles Hotel Le Royal
Situated in the heart of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, the Raffles is a complete oasis. The hotel has a long history including a visit by Jackie Kennedy back in the ’60’s.
The Raffles brand is all about hospitality and making you feel at home. The decor is always influenced by local design [...]
Interiors - Chakrabongse Villas, Thailand
Chakrabongse Villas
Set in the heart of Bangkok, opposite the Wat Pho Temples, these four bungalows are laid out in the grounds of the Royal Thai Princesses house.
Set away from the main house, the bungalows are literally on the edge of the main river that flows through Bangkok. Hence two of its main attractions are the [...]
Interiors - Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Thailand
Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi
Sitting just outside the Old Town in Chiang Mai, is the sprawling ‘town’ of this hotel. It was created as a mirror image of an ancient town centred around rice paddys and official buildings. The architecture has been kept to the orginal style, thus all the chalets are on the perimeter facing [...]
Interiors - Chiang Dao Nest, Thailand
Chiang Dao Nest
This was a complete breakaway from the ’sterile’ nature of luxury hotels we were reviewing at the time. Chiang Dao Nest was recommended to us by some friends who had stayed there previously.
The bungalows were spread out over a large area, all custom built from bamboo and timber with cement foundations. Here it [...]
Interiors - Metropolitan Bangkok, Thailand
Metropolitan Bangkok
Part of the COMO Hotel group, the Metropolitan is touted as a chic, business hotel with two diverse restaurants and spa.
Certainly on the design side it was true to its word. Clean minimal lines throughout and accented with original Thai woodwork and artwork. Its meant to be calming and it certainly keeps the frantic [...]
Interiors - Athol Place, Johannesburg
Athol Place
This boutique hotel had recently been completely redesigned and beautifully decorated by the husband and wife team, Sumari & Gerhard Krige, of La Grange Interiors.
Needless to say, shooting the interior shots was a pleasure. Every room had its own individual theme, individual touches and great little details. There were textures and colours at every [...]
Interiors - Phinda Bush Lodge
Phinda Bush Lodge
Just before we left for our trip to Asia, we managed to fit in a short review of the Bush Lodge at Phinda. Phinda has a variety of luxury accommodation for couples and families as well as private villas.
This was a first for me, last time I was in a game lodge or [...]
Interiors - Illyria House, Pretoria
Illyria House
This was one of the first properties I had to shoot for JustThePlanet. They are an online luxury travel website which reviews properties and hotels across the world. The idea is to provide discerning travelers, a first-hand account of the experience on offer. My brief therefore is to capture the feeling and mood of [...]
Interiors - Food Lovers Market, Cape Town
Food Lovers Market
I shot this about a year ago, just after the store had opened. It’s a new direction and focus for Fruit & Veg and I think a gtreat alternative to the normal pre-packed food you find everywhere. The emphasis is on fresh food made to order in front of you. I managed to [...]
Interiors - The Roundhouse, Cape Town
The Roundhouse, Cape Town South Africa
The original building dates back to 1786 when it was built as a guardhouse overlooking Camps Bay. Since then it has a been a residence to Lord Charles Somerset, a variety of shops and restaurants and even a ghost, read more.
I used a Canon 40D with natural light. I got [...]
Interiors - Havana Grill, Durban
Havana Grill, Durban South Africa
I shot this in 2007 for Dunhill Magazine as part of their ‘Hot Spot’ reviews. I used a friends Nikon D4 which I had never previously used. Hence the job took the better part of 4 hours as I ‘learnt’ on the job. Nonetheless I think the results were pretty good [...]