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It’s shaping up to be a busy week for design devotees. Both the NYCxDesign festival and the inaugural Los Angeles edition of Design Miami kicked off yesterday with a slew of exciting showcases and debuts, and Sunday marks the return of ICFF and WantedDesign. There’s going to be a lot of fresh eye candy to mull over in next Friday’s Product Preview, but here are some standout launches to whet your appetite in the meantime.
Floris Wubben’s “Brick” is on full display at The Future Perfect’s New York gallery. When crafting the collection, the Netherlands-based artist drew inspiration from the centuries-old Dutch bricks used to construct the foundations of some of Manhattan’s most iconic buildings. The resulting line features red-clay-based designs including a sinuous six-light chandelier and a coffee table with open-end edges and concrete detailing.
Jessica Jubelirer’s Ammaliare wallcovering for Fromental is an homage to French artist and designer Christian Bérard. The hand-painted design is cast on raw silk in two earthy colorways, golden Amber and peachy pink Terracotta, and features an expressive abstract flower motif that evokes one of the prolific painter’s rhythmic illustrations.
James De Wulf dropped five fresh creations at Design Miami.LA. Along with the concrete Blueberry table and the monolithic Standing Stone I sculpture, newcomers from the SoCal designer include the architectural Deco chess table, the hardwood-framed Exo Lotus II mirror and the bronze-detailed Leaning Lotus Exo console.
Lee Jofa’s Garden Walk collection is brimming with spring-appropriate whimsy. Inspired by a textile collection from the 1980s, the enchanting line offers more than three dozen fabric designs—with coordinating wallpapers launching this summer—adorned in fanciful flora and fauna motifs, such as the mottled batik-style Posy Print, the marbled moire-like Taplow Print and the fern-filled Pashley Print.
Joshua Smith debuted the Hedra collection, his inaugural collaboration with Oakland, California, brand Model No. The innovative line boasts seven sculptural 3D-printed designs composed of plant-based bio-resins, including the butterfly-shaped Obsidian coffee table, the ergonomic Kyanite lounge chair and the salvaged-hardwood-topped Jasper side table.
Orior launched the Eli chair just in time for NYCxDesign. Available in three shades of Dedar’s chenille Marabou fabric—including light blue-gray Amande, rich brown Tabacco and soft black Antracite—the curvaceous design re-imagines the Irish brand’s 1960s-style André chair for the modern age with voluptuous arms, catch-stitched seams and shapely wooden legs.
Australian hardware brand Bankston Architectural teamed up with Brooklyn design studio Civilian to release the Hemispheres series. The fully customizable collection spans 12 pieces punctuated by dome-shaped adornments that can be mixed and matched in an array of materials and finishes, ranging from American walnut to polished chrome and Portoro black-and-gold marble.
Jeremiah Brent introduced a new outdoor collection into his Atrio line. Inspired by midcentury ironwork, the series features six powder-coated designs showcasing serpentine silhouettes and brass ball accents, including a settee and lounge chair available in two Rose Tarlow for Perennials fabrics, and two styles of coffee tables (rectangular and square) that can be topped in your choice of glass or soapstone.
New Ravenna’s San Marco series pays tribute to Venetian architecture with 10 hand-made mosaic patterns crafted in a medley of sumptuous stones, such as marble, limestone, quartzite and travertine. Highlights include the Byzantine-style Luca, the stucco-ceiling–inspired Zilia and Antonio, a terrazzo-esque stunner accented in 24-karat gold.
Gordon Hull’s Floripa wallpaper collection for Eskayel is a love letter to the Brazilian island of Florianópolis. The series translates one of the Brooklyn artist’s original abstract paintings into a kaleidoscopic tropical pattern that comes in six vibrant colorways, including violet-toned Pomegranate, deep blue Nuit and seafoam-green-infused Reef.
Élitis’s Excentric series is a maximalist’s dream. The color-drenched collection boasts six exuberant upholstery patterns showcasing a rainbow of sprightly hues, including the speckled Jacky, the flame-stitched Groovy, the embroidered Boty, the patchwork-style Bowie, the Day-Glo–charged Andy, and Funky, a felted wool fabric outfitted in a trippy polychromatic motif.
At Design Miami.LA, Wexler Gallery unveiled three new collections by Philadelphia artist Nick Missel. In addition to the surrealistic, aluminum-based Alumation series, introductions include a line of neon-hued silicone stools named Infrathin and a selection of spiky resin fiberglass furnishings called REM, which are colored in bold shades of automotive paint.
