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An interesting article written by our Trend Consultant, Dave Nemeth this was published by  Biz community . Thursday, the 20th of August, saw the grand opening of the worlds oldest toy shops in the world, Hamleys, right here in Gauteng at the Greenstone Mall, in Edenvale. "Hamleys is the oldest toy shop in the world and one of the world's best-known retailers of toys. Founded by William Hamley as "Noah's Ark" in High Holborn, London, in 1760, it moved to Regent Street in 1881. Wikipedia" News of this immediately caught my attention for a variety of reasons; firstly, recent articles of mine about the decline of various large retailers have been met with a slew of comments about the economy that is to blame. Secondly I have never really grown up and any trip to London will find me planning a trip to the Regent Street store for the remarkable experience that allows me to forget all adult thinking and simply immerse myself in an amazing fantasy land. The big ques

The focus on these two areas of the home have changed drastically over the years, and they will continue to adapt technologically over the next few years as technology gets more advanced as well as more affordable. Kitchens have always been a focus area for great design, with some companies specialising in maximising the space of this functional area, as well as providing a beautiful aesthetic. Finishes over the years have become more complex and advanced and we have seen elements such handle less doors and cupboards as well as mood lighting taking centre stage. The huge popularity of cooking shows on the T.V., as well as the downturn in economy over past years has resulted in men and women alike spending more time experimenting with cooking and therefor more time in the kitchen. Kitchens have followed on from the other interior trends and the design has been more tactile in appearance as we see elements such as concrete, reclaimed timber and brass being the order of the day. Counter t

With Banksy launching a brand new exhibition, we decided to look a little deeper into what promises to be an iconic exhibition. When Time magazine selected the British artist Banksy—graffiti master, painter, activist, filmmaker and all-purpose provocateur —for its list of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2010, he found himself in the company of Barack Obama, Steve Jobs and Lady Gaga. He supplied a picture of himself with a paper bag (recyclable, naturally) over his head. Most of his fans don’t really want to know who he is (and have loudly protested Fleet Street attempts to unmask him). But they do want to follow his upward trajectory from the outlaw spraying—or, as the argot has it, “bombing”—walls in Bristol, England, during the 1990s to the artist whose work commands hundreds of thousands of dollars in the auction houses of Britain and America. Today, he has bombed cities from Vienna to San Francisco, Barcelona to Paris and Detroit. And he has moved from graffiti on gritt