The Lobby

Tucked into a quiet stretch of Regent Road in Sea Point, The Lobby reads less like a shop than like the entryway of a well-travelled friend's apartment. Emilia Bisogno-Segal brings an Italian editor's eye to every shelf: framed prints by Cape Town artists hang above Chimi sunglasses, Solsken bags share a plinth with ceramic vases, and the clothing rail rotates between local designers and pieces she has carried back from Milan. It has become a quiet favourite for Cape Town's design crowd and for tourists who learn about it via word of mouth rather than the guidebooks.