SMIT COLLECTIVE _ Design by Chris Smit for Smit Collective. Architecture Interiors Furniture Designer Luxury Lifestyle Cape Town South Africa
The Studio
Smit Collective is a design company located in the beautiful city of Cape Town, South Africa.
We believe that life is an experience. We strive to offer our clients unique life experiences through design.
We offer a comprehensive service: architecture, interiors and furniture design.
We specialise in creating exceptional luxury private residences and hospitality projects for international high-net-worth clients.
Each project is custom-designed, resulting from an extensive analysis of the client's preferences and project parameters, informed by our extensive experience. The creative outcome is therefore always the ultimate solution for every project.
This not only ensures a pleasing aesthetic, but also an investment fully realised.
In a world with endless options, we serve as style curators.
Our designs exude the elevated simplicity of quiet luxury.
We value the sophisticated elegance of artisanal craftsmanship and the use of high-quality materials.
We promote enduring style and discerning taste through pure, pristine forms and carefully selected materials, blending clean lines with muted tones for an innate ease.
Our service focuses on the client, prioritising outcomes and fostering interpersonal relationships.
We emphasise creativity in our process, employing systems and technology-driven methods.
Our core values are humility, integrity, purpose and meaning.
We look forward to embarking on new projects and building new relationships.
The art of living
The Designer
Chris Smit
“If Frank [Lloyd Wright] found God in nature and Mies [van der Rohe] found him in the detail...
then I have found him in the space between us.
Design as form and its influence on space enable me to live in a way that seeks to reduce whatever might divide us. “
Our studio is led by design director - Chris Smit.
He has mastered his craft with over 25 years of experience in architecture, design, and furniture. He specialises in luxury residential and hospitality projects.
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Chris’s design philosophy focuses on achieving a simple aesthetic through a process of elimination, revealing only the most essential elements to ensure honesty of purpose.
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He has worked internationally on interiors for ultra-high-net-worth clients, always prioritising exceptional outcomes.
By combining creativity with experience, authenticity with humility, and technology with effective systems, Chris delivers an outstanding client experience.
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With a degree in interior design and recognition as one of the top designers globally, Chris has established himself through his exceptional skills and ability to develop successful projects.
