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The acceptance of promotional and other advertising material in DEKAT is not necessarily endorsed by African Sky Publishing in respect of the goods or services described therein. pUbLISHEr’S LETTEr PUBLISHER AND EDITOR Elzilda Becker GENERAL MANAGER Theresa Meyer SUBEDITOR Kim Shaw PRODUCTION MANAGER/DESIGN Matty Naudé BUSINESS EDITOR Wilma de Bruin MOTORING EDITOR Charleen Clarke BOOKS EDITOR Gerard Scholtz PHOTOGRAPHY Merwelene van der Merwe JOURNALISTS Koos Jérard Louw Photo: MerwelenePhoto: der Merwe van Marguerite van Wyk TRANSLATORS Mimi Greyling Anuta Scholtz f winter comes, can spring be far behind?’ wrote the poet Shelley. Our winter Alastair Henderson edition will keep you busy and hopefully distract your attention to the extent you will Edwin Hees ‘I forget about the winter cold. Here at DEKAT we are extremely proud of our family’s recent achievements. Our travel MARKETING 011 486 2489 Theresa Meyer and motoring journalist Charleen Clarke was recently invited to join the jury of World Marieza van Zyl Cars Awards – a great honour. Our food writer and DEKATv presenter, top chef Chantel Dartnall, together with her very competent team at Restaurant Mosaic, received a Wine HEAD OFFICE 14 Terrace Avenue Spectator award – the first time a restaurant on the African continent has achieved this Mountain View accolade. And last but not least Gerard Scholtz, our book editor and DEKATv producer Houghton PO Box 2828 and presenter, has been nominated for an ATKV Veertjie. We are so proud of you! Houghton 2041 I managed to track down Alexander Khimushin who has been travelling for the past nine years, has visited 85 countries and spoken to thousands of people for his project A WEBSITE www.dekat.co.za World of Faces. It’s a phenomenal series of unforgettable portraits, and we are giving EDITORIAL ENQUIRIES [email protected] you a glimpse of them here. TELEVISION CREW ‘Hollywood on the Lake’ was the theme of the annual 2018 Concorso d’Eleganza EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Elzilda Becker BMW Group Classic presented at the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este and Charleen Clarke was ASSISTANT PRODUCER Theresa Meyer the very lucky lady who experienced its glitz and glamour. She shares her impressions of LINE PRODUCERS Gerard Scholtz Something Seriously Special with us in this issue. Melanie Tait Not only did Jannie Mouton of the PSG Group build a huge business empire, with the Palama Productions PRESENTERS Chris Chameleon aid of Louis Esterhuizen over the years he has assembled a precious and comprehensive Charlenè Brouwer library as a tribute to his love of Afrikaans poetry and literature. Gerard Scholtz paid Chantel Dartnall him a visit and shares his impressions after conducting an interview with him for DEKATv. Gerard Scholtz Wilma de Bruin was in New York for the launch of Montblanc’s Meisterstück Le Petit Jawaahier Petersen Prince collection and interviewed the brand’s head of writing culture Lynn Serfaty. Serfaty Piet Matipa believes the art of handwriting is still well and truly with us, and explains why Montblanc collaborated with Antoine Saint-Exupéry’s family in an effort to immortalise the little prince on their writing instruments. Petronel Baard is known as the tall woman with the big talent and she probably needs no introduction. Her latest album hit the shelves recently and Ilse Oppelt tracked her down in a restaurant in Wilderness to listen to her Afrikaans – fadista style. Paul Emile Rémy Martin founded LOUIS XIII in 1874 and the world’s most famous cognac is on a mission to create awareness of climate change by means of a unique COVER collaboration with musician Pharrell Williams. Charleen Clarke got to know more about it, while sipping this delicious cognac. © Alexander Khimushin/ Immerse yourself in our latest edition and winter will be so much cosier! The World In Faces Portrait of Uzemchin Elzilda Mongolian girl, Mongolia 08 contents contents DK world Main FeatureS Style Contributors South African Mint Penmanship and The Little Prince Decor 12 Meet the writers 48 Celebrating a century of Nelson Mandela 66 Montblanc’s Meisterstück Le Petit Prince collection 86 SHF Gallery’s expertly curated displays Photo essay The wonder of words Luxury without compromise SIHH Cartier watch collection 14 Portraits of the world 52 Jannie Mouton and his literature collection 72 African Pride Melrose Arch Hotel, Autograph Collection 90 Panthère de Cartier Book extract An imaginarium of incredible art Music to the environment’s ears Motoring 34 Steinhoff: Inside SA’s biggest corporate crash 56 Casting creativity: PPC Imaginarium winners 74 Pharrell Williams collaborates with LOUIS XIII 100 A celebration of beauty! Book extract Worth its weight in gold? Raise your glass! Motoring 38 The Boy Who Could Keep a Swan in His Head 60 Are digital currencies here to stay? 78 Restaurant Mosaic wins international award 108 Ford Mustang: firm favourite of automotive aficionados Art Decor ideas for Africa Social intelligence 42 The benefits of collecting art 82 On-trend bedroom spaces 112 The power of a handshake Music Petronel Baard comes full circle 44 10 11 contributors Wilma de Bruin Melanie Tait With years of journalism under her belt, Wilma enjoys Ever since I wrote a story about a pink flamingo as a researching and writing about just about everything: from child, stories have become a big part of me. Nowadays company and business profiles, health care, media and I write, produce television programmes, direct, create advertising to interesting people, personal finance and content, dance to Puff the Magic Dragon with my travel. She continues to contribute to magazines, newspapers daughter, sing Kaalvoet in die reën when a storm is and PR/ad agencies. During her career Wilma has edited brewing, love reading about Cheshire cats and black various industry publications, and when she’s not writing, wicked witch socks, and dream as the days go by – all she enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, reading, while becoming curiouser and curiouser! On Saturdays walking, tennis and a good visit with friends. you’ll find me in one or other art gallery. Charleen Clarke Marguerite van Wyk Freelance writer Charleen Clarke began her career in Following a career of 30 years in the media industry, motoring journalism in 1984, working for a newspaper Marguerite van Wyk’s work as a writer still feeds her in Port Elizabeth. Since then, she has written about cars curiosity and continues to create excitement about life. She for dozens of magazines and newspapers in South Africa. is a regular at openings that include music, dance, drama, Charleen is also a television presenter and has introduced movies and art exhibitions. This year she has become a full- South African petrol heads to the world of wheels via the time freelance features writer – exploring new challenges TopCar and DEKATv television shows. Charleen has won like marketing and occasional movie reviews and travel a boot load of awards, including South African Motoring articles. She adores Afrikaans as much as her cats Dolce Journalist of the Year and South African Commercial Vehicle and Gabbana, and loves travelling... And for relaxation Journalist of the Year. she sings in the Cape Town Symphony Choir. follow DEKAT on sociAl mediA Website: dekat.co.za Facebook: DEKAT magazine Instagram: @dekatmagazine Youtube: DEKATv dkw Ixil Maya girl. Nebaj, Ixil Triangle, Guatemala • • 12 Photo: © Alexander Khimushin / The World In Faces art 15 books photography PHOTO ESSAY PortrAits of the world In his nine years of travel, Alexander Khimushin has visited 85 countries and met thousands of people while following his love for photography. His series of portraits has been collated in an exquisite coffee table book collection called The World In Faces. Elzilda Becker caught up with him in-between his travels. Evenki girl. Republic of Buryatia, Siberia Sakha young woman. Sakha Republic, Russia Alexander Khimushin with Mongolian Kazakhs 14 Udege man. Gvasugi, Lazo District, Khabarovski Krai, Russia 15 Uilta little girl. North of Sakhalin Island, Siberia Photos: © Alexander Khimushin / The World In Faces Discovering Alexander’s images is like coming across treasure. We took him back to the beginning and invited him to share his story with DEKAT readers… The start of an incredible journey Ten years ago I made a decision that affected my entire life. Just recently, I flicked through my early pictures on a hard After many years of study and embarking on a business career, drive and realised, even before that image I had photographed I decided to leave it all behind, packed a backpack and set out people of ethnic minorities in China, Vietnam, India.