Collected Stories, Considered Design
A little history, a little shimmer and plenty of shape. This edition of “What’s Entering the Room” moves from Blackberry Farm’s five decades of hospitality to furniture with sculptural presence, rugs that follow their own contours and textiles with stories woven in. Add expressive tile and sheers with a taste for ornament, and there’s ample reason to reconsider the finishing touches—or let them lead.
Some destinations are defined as much by the relationships they cultivate as the rooms they offer. “Blackberry Fifty” traces 50 years of Blackberry Farm, from a six-room inn to an internationally recognized retreat, through stories curated and edited by proprietor Mary Celeste Beall and Bonjwing Lee, with a foreword by Chris Thile. Across 476 pages, more than 500 images and contributions from over 100 voices bring the Beall family’s approach to hospitality into focus: stewardship of the land, respect for craft and a gift for making people feel part of the story.
California ease, with a little French flirtation. Croft House introduces 28 pieces across four new collections, bringing together sculptural curves, architectural arches, warm natural materials, lounge-inspired silhouettes and crisp geometry—with a welcome dose of color. Each piece is designed and handcrafted by the brand’s Los Angeles team.
Pictured: The Marella collection
Regina Andrew introduced a their fall collection of 109 pieces “Collected by Design” at this month’s High Point Market. One of our favorites is their Ziggy Ottoman, a bespoke, domestically produced perch for tired feet, a cocktail or a stand alone accent. Available in a selection of leathers or fabrics.
Pictured: The Ziggy ottoman in mossy green
Rimadesio takes a considered approach to taking a seat. Four new designs by longtime collaborator and art director Giuseppe Bavuso explore form through the enveloping Althea bergère, versatile Wabi stool, Nordic-inspired Ascot armchair and curved Ori chair. Precise detailing and thoughtful proportions unite the collection.
Pictured: The Ori chair
Nourison introduced its Forme collection of contemporary custom rugs at High Point Market this month. The line is hand crafted from New Zealand Wool and silky nylon, with the freedom of creating any form and in any colors.
Pictured: Ginkgo
Sean Leffers looks beyond the bloom in “The Shadow of Flowers,” a new collection of 15 fabrics informed by his travels in Japan and a sustained study of historic Japanese textiles. Nineteenth-century theater costumes, domestic stripes, warp-printed florals and a child’s summer kimono from the 1920s provide a rich vocabulary of pattern, each carrying traces of the lives and rituals for which it was made.
Tile Club gives surfaces something to say. Three new ceramic collections—Baldwin, Plume and Luna—bring texture and dimension into play, using shifts in light, color and form to give walls a more expressive presence.
Pictured: Plume in Jade Feather
Ann Sacks finds fresh expression in familiar materials and forms, from mosaics in reclaimed stone, glass, terracotta and marble to Savoy, its seventh Studio McGee collaboration, which gives subway tile and basketweave patterns a Japanese artisan’s touch. Meanwhile, Kohler WasteLAB’s Crackle puts manufacturing waste to beautiful use, adding two new colors.
Dedar brings a jeweler’s sensibility to the window with its newest sheers, now at the D&D Building showroom. From delicate shimmer to a more pronounced ornamental presence, the collection catches natural light and gives a room that final, considered layer.
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