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Designer Marcel Zelmanovitch reveals a wild and poetic subtext informing
his Séries collection for Diurne. Nine spectacular carpets bursting with
the vigor and expansiveness of the digital and artistic worlds, these rugs
captivate with their spirit and intuitive sense of color. The artist's Parisian
studio is an extension of all that modern life offers—travel, culture, art and
a ceaseless exploration of the unknown. Each carpet woven by hand in
Nepal with honest, real principles embedded in the process, the effect is
arresting—a kind of “painted rug” spawned from a traditional craft and
breathing in contemporary air. To the trade, davidsutherlandshowroom.
com; to view collection, diurne.com
If the bathroom is not a stark white, stainless steel cube, the decorative
pendulum swings briskly to a gilded, feathery dollhose of a space with
ornamented razzmatazz. Surely a cultivated balance exists, one that
deserves these astoundingly beautiful Swarovski Crystal accessories
from Zodiac-London. The studio offers all the delightful accoutrement—
mirrors, shaving sets, make-up brush holders, soap dispensers and
crystal jars for daily preening—which impart sophistication with restraint,
where the luster of brass, saturated in 24-karat gold, is paired with
simple, clean silhouettes in resplendent poise. Opulent and charming,
these glinting accessories appeal to the vanity of every powder room.
To purchase, Harrods + 44 207 730 1234 harrods.com; for information,
zodiac-london.co.uk
Bill Amberg is the London leather maker beloved for his luggage, briefcases and
accessories. His pieces have irresistible tactility, the kind of temptations favored
by gods to amuse themselves with the weakness of mortals. His bespoke series of
architectural elements is particularly enticing, as they are odes so the sumptuous
divinity of leather—the way it pampers a desktop, a headboard, a glorious drawer
pull. These amazing log baskets are fashioned brilliantly by hand, like everything
in the collection, and true to the artist’s credo. Crafted of oak bark and tanned
leather, a shoe sole material, giving it that tough, masculine character. And hand-stitched. They are warm, inviting and classic, which is all rather perfect for fireplace
romance. To inquire, billamberg.com
