Written by Tashi from the blog Tashi's TV on 09 Feb 2015 Favourite this post
Barbara on the design inspiration for the Xulu house: "It's organised chaos in that there's no distinctive style. You've got your circular patterns on the walls, you've got your lines on the wine rack with all the eclectic elements of KZN. You've got the cow hide on the floor which represents Muzi's wealth, like if he had cattle somewhere that we don't know about because he makes a lot of money so he needs to generate his money in a way that can't be traced. You've got lots of silvers, lots of gold - his wife might watch Top Billing or other shows about interior decorating so she'll see a trend and take that and be like, "This is what I like," so it's very much new money and flashy and bling. She doesn't care whether the house matches or whether things complement each other, she's just one for hoarding so she's like, "I've got the latest thing and people must know about it."
Barbara on the inspiration for the Mdletshe home: Like the Xulus have the secrecy of the stolen cars, the Mdletshes have secrets too - there's secrecy behind the church that the dad hides from the family. The Mdletshe family is more modest than the Xulus -they're more communal, they give back to the community. The dad's very Christian, he's very strict at home - so is his wife - I think she's more strict in some ways than he is. Their house is more linear than the Xulus so you've got the lines, the half moon shapes which echo the same look as the existing church. You've got the circular arcs which also represents the son who got swapped with the Xulu family. Somewhere along the line I've designed the Xulus with circular patterns and the Mdletshes with linear lines but you'll find that there are elements of each represented in both their houses because of their sons being swapped at birth. If you see a circle in the Mdletshe house, you know it represents the Xulus and their son.
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