From sculptural statement lighting to whimsical wingbacks, these eight goods have caught our editors’ eyes this season.
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The Lakes Collection | Aqua Creations
Following its successful launch at Design Miami, Aqua Creations unveiled The Lakes, a stunning lighting collection designed to shine a light on the alarming state of freshwater lakes around the world. The collection draws inspiration from the shapes of Lake Doiran (located in Greece and North Macedonia) and Lake Chad (Chad, Cameroon, Niger, and Nigeria), with mirrored stainless steel evoking the presence of water. The glow of the multicolored silk shades draws the viewer in by creating a sensory, emotional, and intellectual experience.
Mushroom Menorahs | Ben Noam
Los Angeles-based artist Ben Noam has produced a series of menorahs that draw on the tradition of the California Clay movement to create a psychedelic fantasy rooted in Jewish stories. Perfect for the Hanukkah season and unique enough to be displayed year-round.
The Nick Cave Collection | KnollTextiles
Celebrating the creative process of groundbreaking artist and educator Nick Cave, the Nick Cave Collection layers pattern and multiple craft techniques to establish a new point of view on the textile experience. By layering pattern and multiple craft techniques, the textiles assume their own identity while remaining connected to original references.
Everything Nice Bowls | Sophie Lou Jacobsen for Areaware
The Everything Nice Bowl is designed to store any seasoning or condiment you like. Whether holding sugar or spice, its charming design makes everything nice. The sugar bowl is paired with a teaspoon for the perfect spoonful. Designed by Sophie Lou Jacobsen, a French-American designer whose work focuses on reimagining common objects and daily rituals in an effort to make everyday delightful.
L’Elephante Chair | De La Vega Designs
The L’Elephante Chair is a playful take on a classic wingback chair that is generously proportioned and exceptionally comfortable. This design balances form and function in a timeless silhouette that gives a playful nod to its namesake with the textural materials and Art Deco-inspired eyes.
Aspa Coffee Table | Luteca
The Aspa Coffee Table, which was designed by Pedro Ramírez Vázquez in the late 1970s, is emblematic of the work he was doing with Alexander Calder at the time of building the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. Mathematically brilliant in its three-dimensional form, this laser-cut, bent steel design is geometrically planned and formatted to form a sculptural piece. Topped with glass, it is the first piece in the architect’s body of bent steelwork that combines two materials.
3909 Kettle | Virgil Abloh Securities for Alessi
The 3909 kettle mixes different cultural aspects: the phenomenon of basketball and its multicultural imagery, an integral part of Abloh’s personal history, with the world of design and its codified references. The whistle is completely redesigned, taking the form of a basketball player who crushes with power to the basket, while the colors of the handle and the knob are lit with an intense purple.
Tower Collection | DESIGNHEURE
Designer Frédéric Malphettes was inspired to build a vertical structure to resemble art deco towers in architecture. From this idea, the Tower collection was born. In the luminaires, lamp shades of different shapes and sizes are stacked on the central column in a manner similar to a supporting pillar. There are luminous openings such as illuminated windows or fine openings interconnecting the tower’s floors.
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