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FIFTEEN
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TO MARK FIFTEEN YEARS OF CHAMPIONING THE BEST OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN DESIGN, MERCHANTS INTODUCES FIFTEEN, A COLLECTION BY CREATIVE DIRECTOR TIAAN NAGEL
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INSPIRED BY THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: THE FRACTURED CHILOJO CLIFFS IN ZIMBABWE, THE VAST EMPTINESS OF THE KAROO, AND THE BRUTALIST FORM OF VINGERKLIP IN NAMIBIA. THIS DIRECTIONAL COLLECTION USES INTENTIONAL PROPORTIONS AND MOVES WITH EASE
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DISCOVER FIFTEEN EXCLUSIVELY AT MERCHANTS
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IMAGE CREATION | MERCHANTS STUDIO x YOUR BEST FRIEND AGENCY
CREATIVE DIRECTION | TIAAN NAGEL
PHOTOGRAPHY AND PRODUCTION | MERCHANTS STUDIO
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STRUCTURE AND EXPRESSION
THIS VERMILION GATHERED-SLEEVE DRESS BY RENDOLL IS CRAFTED IN COTTON AND DEFINED BY ITS USE OF CONTROLLED VOLUME AND CONFIDENT COLOUR.
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DISCOVER RENDOLL AND OTHER AFRICAN DESIGNERS
EXPERIMENTING WITH FORM AT MERCHANTS.
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FORM AND FUNCTION
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THIS BLUE CERAMIC JUG BY LUNGIJOE CERAMICS PERFECTLY REFLECTS MERCHANTS’ APPROACH TO HANDCRAFTED OBJECTS THAT EXIST BETWEEN SCULPTURE AND DAILY USE.
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DISCOVER MORE CONTEMPORARY CERAMIC DESIGN LIKE THIS COBALT JUG FROM LUNGIJOE CERAMICS AT MERCHANTS.
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELSA YOUNG
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COLOUR AS SCULPTURE.
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THIS MULTICOLOURED PLISSÉ BLOUSE BY NIGERIAN BRAND RENDOLL SHOWCASES THE LABEL’S FOCUS ON BOLD TEXTILES AND STRUCTURED YET FEMININE SILHOUETTES.
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DISCOVER RENDOLL’S ICONIC COLLECTION AT MERCHANTS.
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALIX-ROSE COWIE
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32 YEARS OF FREEDOM
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REMEMBERED WITH GRATITUDE AND CARRIED WITH PRIDE, TODAY WE HONOUR THE SACRIFICES THAT MADE THIS COUNTRY POSSIBLE
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HANDCRAFT TRANSFORMED THROUGH INNOVATION.
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THIS DUFFEL BAG BY VIVIERS STUDIO IS MADE USING RECYCLED CAN OPENERS, REIMAGINED THROUGH THE STUDIO’S EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH TO ELEVATE SOUTH AFRICAN DESIGN THROUGH SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES.
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DISCOVER MORE SUSTAINABLE AFRICAN DESIGN AT MERCHANTSONLONG.COM OR VISIT OUR 34 LONG STREET
CONCEPT STORE IN CAPE TOWN.
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALIX-ROSE COWIE
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IN CONVERSATION
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THIS RED RAFFIA COAT BY CAMEROONIAN COUTURIER IMANE AYISSI IS IN PERFECT DIALOGUE WITH VIVIERS STUDIO’S TOBACCO FRINGE COAT. BOTH CELEBRATE AFRICAN TEXTILES THROUGH COUTURE-LEVEL CRAFT AND CONTEMPORARY SILHOUETTES.
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DISCOVER OUR SELECTION OF AFRICAN DESIGNER COATS IN-STORE OR AT MERCHANTSONLONG.COM
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELSA YOUNG
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JEWELLERY THAT DRAWS FROM NATURAL FORM AND MATERIAL
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THESE SHELL EARRINGS BY SOUTH AFRICAN MASTER JEWELLER, IDA ELSJE, CELEBRATE ORGANIC SHAPES LAYERED IN FINE HANDCRAFTED METALWORK
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EXPLORE THE REST OF IDA ELSJE’S JEWELLERY COLLECTION ALONGSIDE OTHER JEWELLERY DESIGNERS ONLINE OR IN STORE.
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PHOTOGRAPY ALIX-ROSE COWIE
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TEXTILE CRAFT ROOTED IN HERITAGE
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THESE WOOL FELT THROWS BY SOUTH AFRICAN DESIGNER STEPHANIE BENTUM CELEBRATE HAND FELTING TECHNIQUES AND CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN TEXTILE DESIGN
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DISCOVER AFRICAN TEXTILES AND DESIGN OBJECTS AT MERCHANTS
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PHOTOGRAPHY ALIX-ROSE COWIE
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MERCHANTS PROUDLY STOCKS FRANCES VAN HASSELT’S COLLECTION OF MOHAIR BLANKETS CAREFULLY SOURCED AND PRODUCED IN PRINCE ALBERT, SOUTH AFRICA
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AFRICAN LUXURY LEATHERWORK AT PLAY
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THE MAWU BAG BY OKAPI IN SATURATED BLUE IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN DESIGN.
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HANDCRAFTED IN CAPE TOWN USING ONLY THE MOST EXCEPTIONAL LEATHER AND TIME HONOURED CRAFT TECHNIQUES, THESE HIGHLY COLLECTABLE ITEMS WILL ONLY AGE BETTER WITH TIME
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PHOTOGRAPHY ELSA YOUNG
