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The subtle framing of this open-topped divider maintains the Showroom Café’s airy look while affording privacy to the diners seated at the tables that shelter alongside.

Even Barbie would blush. The ultra-feminine “Love of Lace” caravan is all pink, all the time.

“It’s a truly quirky expression of the ow of creative energy that makes Cape Town a great contender for the 2014 World Design Capital 2014 event,” says Lynch. To keep the mood local, area “creatives” —who were not required to have speci c artistic credentials—were invited to submit proposals for the interior design of each Airstream caravan. The result is seven themed caravans, each distinct from the other, but all an expression of the Grand Daddy’s witty take on design. Lynch herself designed the “Love of Lace” caravan, a world of pink that she created for “the ultimate girly girl.” Her inspiration was feminine underwear, resulting in frills, velvet and pink tones to “satisfy the addiction” she has to this palette. The fabrics were sponsored by The Silk and Cotton Co. Other caravans include “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” designed by Mark and Joe Stead, artists who worked on the group’s Old Mac Daddy. This fantasy Airstream includes a bear suit and Goldilocks out t and is the only one, with its single bunk bed, appropriate for couples with children. “Pleasantville,”designed by Liam Mooney, creative director of Whatiftheworld, a Cape Town gallery, is a ’50s utopia. He relied on period-piece nishes of mint green and cherry red, decorative wall ducks, and blue melamine. “Afro-Funkd,” by architect Carla Soudien,

Guests get their own opportunity to give peace a chance in “The Ballad of John and Yoko” trailer, where the bed takes up roughly three-quarters of the space.

is perhaps the only truly African-themed caravan, re ecting the street fashion of Cape Town—earthy with textured stripes. “The Ballad of John & Yoko,” created by ne artist Tamsin Relly, Cara Rosa, a textile designer, and Chloe Townsend, owner of the leather accessories label, Missibaba, is a white, airy, minimalist tribute to the peace-and-love message that John Lennon Yoko Ono promoted. Perhaps the most dramatic of the caravans is “Moontides,” designed by artists Susan Woodley and Brigitte Dewberry. Sponsored by the Earthcote paint company, this caravan is designed with luminescent textures to lend an otherworldly, underwater feel. Jelly sh are painted in Tidal-

cote, which contains bits of crushed pearlescent marine material. Each caravan is fully air-conditioned and has a shower, bath and toilet. The park supplements its power with a solar grid. In warm weather, the Pink Flamingo, an outdoor rooftop theater, screens movies for penthouse guests. Though the owners are happy with the designs, next summer they’ll issue a new call to local artists for a second redesign. They’re also upgrading their restaurant with help from the students at a local culinary school. “We’ll be bringing social media into our restaurant with menus projected onto the tables and a Twitter wall,” says Botha. “We must always reinvent.” BD

Boutique Design | November+December 2010

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