From significant business changes to noteworthy product launches, there’s always something new happening in the world of design. In this biweekly roundup, AD PRO has everything you need to know.
Product
Paris Design Week debuts that AD editors can’t stop thinking about
From September 5 through 14, Maison & Objet anchored Paris Design Week, both of which comprise the annual flurry of offbeat installations, elaborate window displays, and eye-opening workshops savored across the city. Countless showroom visits yielded product unveils from French furniture houses and beyond, and AD editors are still swooning over a select few.
At wall coverings maker Élitis in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, for instance, Dorothée Delaye presented a limited-edition coffee table, pouf, chair, and outdoor table alongside her commodious Zéphyr sofa that evokes 1970s conversation pits. With its curved armrests and lumbar-support cushions, the swank sofa frame can be swathed in either mustard-tinted velvet or a square-emblazoned print with burgundy piping.
French fashion house Yves Salomon reimagined five iconic Pierre Chapo designs, enveloping the wood pieces in its signature intarsia textiles. First unveiled during Salone del Mobile, the collection made its Paris debut at the furrier’s Rue de Castiglione headquarters. Despite this contemporary treatment, the collection still retains a decidedly retro air: the bed Chapo originally designed for writer Samuel Beckett in 1959, an ottoman, a balance arm lamp, and two sculptural chairs—including the Sahara, one of the earliest collapsible offerings on the market, all of which meld rich wood details with the intarsia’s upcycled shearling scraps.
Equally imaginative is Making Out, Marion Stora’s range of furniture that transformed The Invisible Collection’s Rive Gauche gallery. From the hand-embroidered headboard and suede side panels enveloping the Le Baiser bed to the Cosima coffee table anchored by glazed earthenware legs, the seven jubilant pieces underscore Stora’s reverence for craftspeople.
Ashen tones and sinuous curves define Lindye Galloway’s new furniture label
In 2020, Costa Mesa, California-based AD PRO Directory designer Lindye Galloway made her first foray into retail, giving her mega social media audience access to the pieces that define her earthy, organic interiors. This popular online shop has now morphed into Le Maé by Lindye, a dedicated furniture label for Galloway’s comforting heirloom-quality designs, such as the arched Mallorca credenza, velvet-seat Porto bench, and reeded brass-accented Lagos floor mirror. “As our design studio grew, we recognized a need and desire for our style to be available to a broader audience,” she tells AD PRO. “Our studio remains the muse for all things Le Maé by Lindye…. From here, the sky is the limit.”
AD PRO Hears…
…Little Green is taking color-drenching up a notch with the coining of Double Drenching—that is, combining colors with different undertones from the same family. Up to the challenge? The company’s Intelligent Paints might be the place to start, as they can be applied to almost any surface without primer.
…the inimitable designer, collector, arbiter of style, and AD100 Hall of Famer Mica Ertegun’s private collection is headed to auction at Christie’s beginning November 19. Titled Mica: The Collection of Mica Ertegun, the sale will encapsulate a series of design, decorative art, jewelry, and fine art pieces, including rare collection standouts from Joan Miró, David Hockney, and, notably René Magritte’s L’empire des Lumières, which has an estimated value in excess of $95 million.
Openings
Gifting becomes a breeze at Anastasio Home’s debut showroom in Connecticut
