The People of Sneeuberg Nature Reserve

Charlotte Daneel

Posted on Tue February 19, 2019 in The People of Sneeuberg Nature Reserve.
Charlotte Daneel and Paul Duncan. Credit: David Ross.

Charlotte Daneel passed away on January 25th, 2019. When I first met Charlotte about 20 years ago I had just become editor of Cape Town-based Condé Nast House & Garden magazine. It was our very first shoot and Charlotte and her shop in Franschhoek, La Grange, were to be its subjects. I’d heard of her and was in awe of what I’d heard. I was also green and inexperienced and nervous about the day ahead.

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Charlotte Daneel - the woman behind Sneeuberg Nature Reserve

Posted on Wed August 22, 2018 in The People of Sneeuberg Nature Reserve.

Women like these, do not come around very often. Those with a love for the African soil, a keen eye for interior and most of all, the resilience to turn a farm in Africa into a luxury retreat.

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