Based in Cape Town, Upstaged Living is virtuoso of fine living, Marius Nicolaas' third act - an architectural designer and interior decorator who left the cartel in his dust. The usual suspects: overpriced, under-imagined, dyed-in-the-wool dull. No risk. No soul.
He didn't call them out. He just started curating. Egyptian cotton that feels like a secret. Capiz chandeliers from Manila that catch light like hushed confessions. Throwing rugs from Morocco that look like they walked out of a Marrakech riad.
Every piece: hand-picked, tested, shipped lean-no warehouse, no middleman, just a quiet stash at home. Because real luxury isn't loud. It's the thing you notice only after you've lived in it.
The market's been upstaged. Thank us later.
