ROUND-ABOUT TOWN

INTERIOR DESIGNER DAVID STRAUSS HAS CHALLENGED CONVENTIONAL THINKING ABOUT SCALE AND MINIMALISM IN CONVERTING HIS 29 M2 APARTMENT AT THE FOOT OF TABLE MOUNTAIN INTO A CHARACTERFUL COCOON.

PHOTOS MICKY HOYLE PRODUCTION SUMIEN BRINK WORDS AMELIA BROWN

SIX YEARS AGO, VISI FEATURED INTERIOR DESIGNER DAVID STRAUSS’S BLOUBERG BEACH HOUSE.DAVID HAS ECHOED TABLE MOUNTAIN’S SLATE HUES BY USING GREY AS THE ANCHOR COLOUR IN THE APARTMENT, SUBTLY ACCENTUATING THE CONNECTION.“IT’S MORE CHALLENGING TO DECORATE A SMALL PLACE.” A quote from it stands out: “My [wish] is for minimalism – not the sleek and cold version but rather something like the spare economy of a monastery: a simple bed with a wooden table and chair.” He has consummately brought this sentiment to life in his 29 m2 city pad. David knew he wanted the apartment as soon as he walked in. Despite a “disaster” of a kitchen, a bathroom with a little blue bath and a walk-in cupboard-cum-dressing room that made the living space small and cramped, he saw potential in…

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