Eclectic proves electric

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Theuns Smuts's crazy party tables carry an array of beautiful crockery, flower arrangements and other pretty little things. Picture: Jacques Naude
Theuns Smuts's crazy party tables carry an array of beautiful crockery, flower arrangements and other pretty little things. Picture: Jacques Naude
Red and black are used throughout the flat to create vibrancy, but also a sense of flow as one space opens into another. Picture: Jacques Naude
The lounge, dining room and kitchen are open plan. Picture: Jacques Naude
A collection of masks in the study. Picture: Jacques Naude
Smuts's up-market apartment is a blend of fine art and local crafts. Picture; Jacques Naude
The en suite bathroom has little more than a tub dividing it from the bedroom. Picture: Jacques Naude
Smuts painted his bedroom wall black and is covering it with art. Picture: Jacques Naude

Published Sep 11, 2012

He opened Moyo uShaka with a partner when he was in his 20s; today he is a shareholder in the popular restaurant on Durban’s pier.

Theuns Smuts is the owner of yet another distinctive establishment, Hai.bo in Greyville. Both venues offer insight into his quirky design style.

Smuts’s up-market apartment is a blend of fine art and local crafts, objects collected on visits to exotic locations and those bought in Point Road pawn shops.