BE COMFORTABLE WITH WHO YOU ARE

By Bev Hermanson

‘Good taste’ is the most horrific thing. A little bit of vulgarity is always good. Marchand Van Tonder

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Design philosophy

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Promoting one’s wares

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Jewellery designer, Marchand van Tonder.All images © Marchand van Tonder.

On stage

Mentoring

Lifestyle choices

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CARPETING THAT SAYS IT ALL

Be yourself and bring out your individuality when you choose your next carpets.

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Contemporary carpets are popular in strong colours that make a statement.

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The new retro-shaggy carpets come in a range of vibrant colours.

These futuristic rugs are handmade in Nepal.

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NICE RACK!

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This article first appeared at 2modern Design Talk blog, http://blog.2modern.com.

New York City has installed nine new bike racks designed by David Byrne. Each has an evocative name. Top row, left to right: MoMA, Olde Times Square and Villager. Middle row, left to right: Coffee Cup, Wall Street and Ladies’ Mile. Bottom row, left to right: Hipster, Chelsea and Jersey.Photos © New York City Department of Transportation.

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LIANGZHU CULTURE MUSEUM IN CHINA BY DAVID

CHIPPERFIELD ARCHITECTS

All images © Marchand van Tonder.The building is set on a lake and connected via bridges to the park. The sculptural quality of the building ensemble reveals itself gradually as the visitor approaches the museum through the park landscape. Photo by Christian Richters.

The edge areas of the surrounding landscape, planted with dense woods, allow only a few directed views into the park. Photo by Christian Richters.

To the south of the museum is an island with an exhibition area, linked to the main museum building via a bridge.Photo by Christian Richters.

S e t o n a fo r m e r l y co n t a m i n a te d

industrial site once isolated from the

town of Yuhang in Zhejiang Province,

the stone-clad Liangzhu Culture

Museum provides a contemporary

home for an ancient civilisation.

Liangzhu Culture Museum. Photo by Christian Richters.

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Photo by Christian Richters.

Photo by Christian Richters. The museum is composed of four parallel bar-shaped volumes, clad in Iranian travertine.Photo by Christian Richters.

Each volume contains an interior courtyard. These landscaped spaces serve as a link between the exhibition halls and invite the visitor to linger and relax. Photo by Christian Richters.

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CREDITS

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