Cape Town, 19 February 2026 | Cape Town Furniture Week returns from 18 to 21 February 2026, bringing together designers, makers and creative thinkers from across South Africa. In its second year of partnership, Blok continues to support thoughtful, enduring design and innovation. 

As Cape Town’s property market matures, one principle is becoming clear: efficiency by design is a new benchmark. 

Design excellence is no longer judged purely on how something looks. It is increasingly measured by how it performs, how it ages and how it operates in daily life. This applies to a building’s architecture, spatial planning, apartment layouts and equally to the pieces carefully crafted and chosen to furnish the apartments.  

From Architecture to Furniture 

Blok’s ONEHUNDREDONM reflects this philosophy. Apartments are carefully planned to maximise light, flow and usable space. Materials are selected for durability and longevity, so that the homes are functional and relevant over time. 

“Efficient design is about more than clever layouts,” says Blok’s Development Coordinator, Justine Schaffer. “It is about creating spaces and selecting finishes that mature well. The same thinking applies to furniture. In compact urban apartments especially, every item needs to earn its place, have a place and importantly, a purpose.” 

Integrated storage, multifunctional joinery and adaptable living areas ensure that apartments feel generous without unnecessary excess. The emphasis is on calm, considered design rather than trend-driven decoration. 

Cape Town Furniture Week champions this same ethos within the local design community. The focus is not only on aesthetics, but on craftsmanship, material innovation and pieces built to last. When architecture and furniture share that approach, homes feel coherent and thoughtfully designed. 

“Cape Town Furniture Week was established to showcase the strength and depth of our local design ecosystem,” says Gareth Pearson of Cape Town Furniture Week. “What you see across the programme is a commitment to quality, craftsmanship and material innovation. South African designers are producing an incredible diversity of contemporary furniture and homeware that work beautifully in any apartment, home or commercial space. It’s design that holds its own globally.”

“As Cape Town Furniture Week continues to elevate local talent and craftsmanship, Blok remains committed to shaping apartments that remain a solid investment, age well and support the way people actually live,” says Justine. 

Design That Extends Beyond the Apartment 

Blok’s developments are located within walkable neighbourhoods where cafés, shops and the community are part of urban living. At ONEHUNDREDONM, the ground-floor offerings, affectionately known as the Neighbourhood Heroes, strengthens that connection between private space and the city beyond. 

This intersection between architecture, furniture and urban space and durability sits at the heart of Blok’s partnership with Cape Town Furniture Week. “We believe that good design should serve real life, perform over time and contribute meaningfully to the neighbourhood,” adds Justine.

13 February 2026 – Ladies and gentlemen… Elvis has entered the building. Music royalty is making its way onto the largest cinema screen from Friday 20 February, for one week only. The undisputed King of Rock ‘n Roll will flaunt his stuff for a full-on immersive IMAX® experience exclusively at select Ster-Kinekor cinemas, before releasing in more 2D cinemas across the country from 27 February.

Experience director Baz Luhrmann’s latest spectacle on the only screens that can capture its scope – IMAX. Described as somewhere between documentary and concert film,EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert is a unique work.

Featuring archive footage lovingly restored by Luhrmann from outtakes, archives, and unreleased content, cinema audiences can immerse themselves in the King of Rock ‘n Roll’s epic world on the only screens epic enough to fit it.

While researching footage for the 2022 smash hit film Elvis starring Austin Butler in the title role, the legendary film director, working out of an office in Graceland for 18 months, unearthed never-before-seen Super 8 personal video from the archives. Luhrmann also tracked down 59 hours of forgotten footage from Elvis: That’s the Way It Is, the film of Elvis’ legendary 1970 Summer Festival in Las Vegas, and his road concert film from two years later, Elvis on Tour.

“We found this audio of Elvis just talking very unguardedly about his life, which he never did,” Luhrmann said of his ‘aha’ moment. “We thought, ‘You know what? This is an opportunity.’” The result is EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, a 96-minute-long film that is part documentary, part live concert and, above all, a chance for Elvis to tell his own story in his own words for the first time.

In the words of Elvis: “I’d like to talk to you a little bit, ladies and gentlemen, about how I got in this business. There’s been a lot written and a lot said but never from my side of the story… The image is one thing, and a human being is another. It’s very hard to live up to an image, I tell you…”

Watch the trailer here

This cinematic concert film experience, featuring more than 70 musical pieces performed by Elvis, including covers of songs by various artists, is a must-see for all Elvis fans, both young and old! The period of the King’s career thatEPiC showcases includes footage that is so well-rendered that cinema audiences will feel as if they are part of the screaming audience while watching the film.

Watch it exclusively in Ster-Kinekor’s IMAX cinemas – Cradlestone, Eastgate, and Mall of Africa in Johannesburg, The Grove in Tshwane, Baywest in Gqeberha, and at Capegate, Blue Route and V&A Waterfront in Cape Town – from 20 February for one week only. From 27 February, the 2D cinematic release will also be shown at these sites, plus at the following Ster-Kinekor sites: Rosebank Nouveau and Sandton in Johannesburg, Garden Route Mall in George, Somerset Mall in Somerset West, and at Tygervalley in Cape Town.

By Dr Kashmal Kalan, Medical Director, Alvi Armani

In 2023, global prescriptions for GLP-1 weight loss medications rose by more than 40%, with drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy moving from specialist clinics into everyday conversation. Alongside this surge, a new concern is appearing more frequently in consultation rooms: unexpected hair loss.

For many patients, the timing is deeply unsettling. After months of discipline and visible progress, they start to notice more hair in the shower, on their pillow, or in their brush. The immediate fear is that something has gone wrong – that the medication is damaging their body, that the weight loss has come at a hidden cost, or something more serious.

In most cases, the reality is more nuanced. At Alvi Armani, we are seeing a consistent pattern: hair loss following rapid weight loss is real, but it is rarely caused by GLP-1 medications alone, despite how often this link is assumed. Instead, it reflects how the body responds to sudden physiological stress.

Hair loss often arrives late

The most common diagnosis in these cases is telogen effluvium, a form of temporary shedding that occurs when a large number of hair follicles shift prematurely into a resting phase. The critical detail is timing – the hair does not fall out immediately but rather sheds months after the original trigger.

This delay is what makes the experience so confusing. By the time hair begins to thin, weight loss may already feel stable, lifestyle changes established, and the initial stress long past. But biologically, the body is only now expressing the shock it absorbed earlier.

In some individuals, this shedding also unmasks an underlying genetic tendency toward pattern hair loss, known as androgenetic alopecia. While rapid weight loss does not create this condition, it can reveal it sooner than expected. What begins as temporary shedding may gradually shift into more persistent thinning – a progression that is emotionally difficult precisely because it feels so unexpected.

Why the body sacrifices hair first

Hair is not essential to survival. When the body experiences stress – whether through rapid fat loss, hormonal shifts, illness, or nutritional restriction – it reallocates resources to protect vital systems. Hair growth is one of the first processes to be downregulated.

Importantly, stress-related shedding does not create a new condition. It accelerates what was already encoded in the body. The hair is not “breaking down”; it is responding to a shift in internal priorities.

The speed of change is critical. Gradual, steady weight loss allows the body time to adapt hormonally and metabolically. Rapid loss, particularly when paired with appetite suppression, elevated stress hormones, or inadequate protein intake, creates a perfect storm for hair disruption.

From a biological perspective, shedding is not a malfunction, but rather an adaptive response. But from a patient’s perspective, it feels personal, visible, and deeply unsettling.

Who tends to notice it most

Women often become aware of thinning first, partly because longer hair makes shedding more obvious, and partly because changes in density carry greater emotional weight. Individuals with a family history of hair loss are also more vulnerable, as are those who lose a significant percentage of body weight in a short period of time.

Nutrition matters more than most realise

Hair is metabolically demanding tissue. It requires consistent access to protein, iron, zinc, and a range of micronutrients to maintain its growth cycle. When intake drops sharply because of appetite suppression, restrictive dieting, or poorly supervised medication use, hair becomes collateral damage.

This is why medically guided weight loss is so important. GLP-1 medications can be powerful tools, but they must be paired with nutritional planning. The body can tolerate change; what it struggles with is deprivation disguised as progress.

Temporary or permanent?

For many patients, telogen effluvium resolves within six to nine months once the body stabilises. Hair regrowth is slow, but it does occur.

However, in those with genetic susceptibility, the episode may mark the beginning of more sustained thinning. This does not mean damage has been done, but it does mean the window for early intervention matters. The earlier changes are recognised, the more options exist to slow or stabilise progression.

When hair loss deserves attention

Shedding should not be ignored if it persists beyond three to six months, if overall density continues to decline, or if there is a strong family history of pattern hair loss. Hair changes are often the first visible signal that the body is struggling to adapt to internal stress.

Early assessment allows for accurate diagnosis, realistic expectations, and far better long-term outcomes.

A final thought on balance

GLP-1 medications have transformed the weight loss landscape, and for many people, they offer genuine health benefits. But transformation should never come at the cost of physiological stability.

Hair is not separate from health. It is one of its most sensitive mirrors. Protecting the body protects the hair. Sustainable change, guided by medical support, remains the most reliable way to achieve results that last – without unexpected consequences.