ASPIREDESIGNANDHOME.COM 87 86 SUMMER 2026 3 Baskloof House’s outdoor spaces are designed with entertaining in mind. The plantings are purposely chosen to mimic the impressive natural surroundings. Scarborough, South Africa home practice UNDER AFRICAN SKIES Designer Jonathan Reed and artist Graeme Black commune with nature at Baskloof, their Scarborough, South Africa home T E X T D E B O R A H L . M A R T I N I N T E R I O R P H O T O G R A P H Y W A R R E N H E AT H P O R T R A I T P H O T O G R A P H Y K AT I N K A B E S T E R Graeme Black and Jonathan Reed in the dining area at Baskloof House. Behind them hangs a tapestry called “Elephant, Zebra, and Mythical Warriors,” woven by an unknown artist in 1972, at Rorke’s Drift. hen the wintry winds begin to blow in the Yorkshire Dales, where Jonathan Reed and Graeme Black live in a meticulously restored and redesigned farmhouse surrounded by the green beauty of the English countryside, you can find the creative couple in the warmth of the Southern Hemisphere summer near Scarborough, South Africa, on the Cape Peninsula. The home is on the Southern Atlantic Ocean and is surrounded by the dramatic scenery of both the Baskloof Fynbos and the Cape Point nature reserves. W