covet edited by arianne nardo
Star Search had the right idea—the jubilated swing of optimism felt by living room
jokesters and babysitting sopranos—all that hope taped together and fixed in the
corner of the mirror: Believe. Brass is that sanguine hopeful, the modest metal that
closed its eyes, made a wish and awoke as a scintillating goddess, polished and
capricious with vintage broaches and chains swishing about her. The bespoke
Golden Safari chandelier is only a hint at the profoundly stunning fixtures conjured
up in the London studio of Eva Menz. A lustrous sorcery with surprising and eclectic
materials, each chandelier fashioned so precisely, not merely a flash but the dazzle
of electricity and imagination at work. To inquire, + 44 20 7837 4859 evamenz.com
A season for rectangles—glistening presents, postmarked
greetings, icy-brilliant store windows, the days and nights work
eagerly and busily around this shape. The most astonishing
incarnation of which is the work of Shahzia Sikander and
her design Packaged Paradise and the Pathology of
Suspense, one of 14 remarkable tapestries presented
by Banners of Persuasion. The project of Christopher
and Suzanne Sharp, this collection of arresting limited
edition pieces is a provocative, yet exuberant précis from
renowned individual artists: How they express the tapestry’s
lasting and glorious virtues in their modern visual narrative.
To inquire, + 44 20 7243 7345 bannersofpersuasion.com
For once, order to the chaos actually looks cool. Shelving the boxy,
right-angled solutions for shapely, zestier options, inspired Belgian
design collective Wildspirit heroically reinvents functional with their
latest series. Intuitively designed by Jordi and Borja Veciana, the Stoll
50–it’s a stool, it’s a trunk, it’s a tray!—and it’s voluptuous companion
Stoll 90, a coffee table on castors become the Clark Kent of utility with
smoldering good looks, a costume change and a dash (in orange) of
mystery. To purchase, Lepere W. 22nd Street, Suite 1105, New York, NY
212 488 7000 lepereinc.com; to view collection, wildspirit.be
