The material collection / 51 studies

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51 of 51 studies

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Crimson velvet ribbon, pink satin, gilt baubles, fir and sugared plums arranged on mint-painted wood.

Nutcracker Salon

Velvet, gilt & sugared plums.

Ballet & theatre · 6 colors

Burgundy velvet ribbon, gold ornaments, beeswax candles, fir and dried orange arranged on walnut.

Strasbourg Christmas

Burgundy, gold & pine.

Seasonal rooms · 6 colors · 3 room views

Rust bouclé, golden basketweave, terracotta tile, oak, sunflowers and small pumpkins in an autumn flat lay.

003 / United States

Burnt Orange Harvest

Bouclé, clay & October light.

Seasonal rooms · 2 palettes

Oxblood velvet, burgundy marble, aged brass, fluted walnut, cream bouclé and pale travertine arranged together.

004 / An imagined interior

Burgundy & Brass

Velvet, veining & a little restraint.

Material & finish · 6 colors

Limestone, olive wool, wine-colored limewash, verdigris copper and a burgundy wax seal on a dark oak barrel.

Wine & Verdigris

Limewash, wool & the beauty of time.

Material & finish · 2 palettes

Luminous cream salon with a geometric gold-decorated Christmas tree, festive dining table, bentwood chairs and stepped plaster fireplace.

006 / An imagined interior

Art Deco Holiday

Gold, geometry & a quieter kind of celebration.

Seasonal rooms · 6 colors · 3 room views

Striped ticking, ivory linen, rope, green silk, gilt laurel and mahogany.

Malmaison Canopy

Ticking, silk & the architecture of cloth.

Rooms · 6 colors · 3 room views

Burgundy velvet, rose plaster, pink terrazzo, gold leaf, warm marble and blush linen.

Venetian Blush

Rose plaster, velvet & the light between.

Rooms · 6 colors · 3 room views

Persimmons, dried fruit, russet linen, pale hinoki, washi and a dark lacquer bowl.

Persimmon & Plum

Pale wood, dark lacquer & one bright harvest.

Nature · 3 palettes · 4 room views

Fern, moss, terracotta, glossy green tile, sage linen and a brass mister.

Kew Glasshouse

Fern, fired earth & the pleasure of green.

Nature · 2 palettes · 4 room views

Fibrous washi, hinoki wood, a turned bowl, linen and bark arranged together.

Hinoki & Washi

Warmth, without adding more.

Rooms · 6 colors · 5 room views

Burgundy and cognac leather, chocolate velvet, travertine, walnut and lacquer.

Milan: Burgundy & Chocolate

Leather, lacquer & a little travertine light.

Rooms · 6 colors · 3 room views

Oxblood leather, navy wool, walnut, aged brass, green glass and warm paper.

Oxford Library

Paper, navy & a well-read shade of red.

Craft · 6 colors · 3 room views

Oxblood plaster and tile, cedar, wool, rosebuds and small bowls of spices.

Marrakech: Oxblood & Saffron

Mineral red, woven warmth & a pinch of gold.

Rooms · 6 colors · 3 room views

Blush limewash, pale veined marble, sandstone sphere, linen and carved screen.

Sandstone & Marble

Warm stone, cool marble & patterned light.

Rooms · 6 colors · 2 room views

Cherry wood with homespun linen, pears, small squash, sage, cranberries, beeswax candles and a blue-green bentwood box.

016 / United States

Shaker Thanksgiving

Cherry, linen & a generous table.

Seasonal · 6 colors · 3 room views

Delft blue floral ceramic, reddish canal brick, flax linen, dark oak, pewter and a burgundy tulip arranged together.

017 / Netherlands

Amsterdam: Delft & Burgundy

Blue glaze, brick & a darker bloom.

Craft · 6 colors

Ultramarine plaster, gold stars, midnight velvet, lapis, moonstone and carved oak arranged over pale limestone.

Chapelle Star Vault

A little heaven, above the room.

Rooms · 6 colors · 3 room views

A decorative sea chart, brass sextant, blue azulejo tile and torn gold leaf arranged on dark teak.

Lisbon Map Room

Vellum, sea-chart blue & teak.

Craft · 6 colors · 3 room views

Red glass baubles, velvet bows, straw stars, apples, beeswax candles, green stove tile and fir on pale pine.

Salzburg Christmas

Red glass, straw & winter light.

Seasonal · 2 palettes · 4 room views

A black vinyl record, burgundy velvet, walnut, cedar slats and moss speaker felt beside a glowing tube amplifier.

Tokyo Listening Room

Walnut, velvet & the space between notes.

Craft · 6 colors · 3 room views

Herringbone oak, cream piano keys, gold leaf, amber rosin, bordeaux velvet and black lacquer beside a cello scroll.

Vienna Music Salon

Piano black, bordeaux & a pale room.

Craft · 6 colors · 3 room views

Rose velvet, pale terrazzo, eau de nil lacquer, ribbed walnut, brass inlay and black marble arranged together.

Marine Drive Neo Deco

Rose, eau de nil & a softer curve.

Rooms · 6 colors · 3 room views

Fir, holly, ivy, red berries, dried oranges, tartan wool, pewter candlesticks and beeswax candles on honey limestone.

Cotswold Christmas

Holly, honey stone & a generous garland.

Seasonal · 6 colors · 4 room views

Rough lapis, pale vellum, gold leaf and a bronze armillary sphere lie on dark blue star-patterned paper.

Prague Astronomer’s Study

Vellum, lapis & a little starlight.

Craft · 6 colors · 3 room views

Antique silver and smoky black glass ornaments rest among burgundy velvet ribbon, dried roses, fir and slate.

Edinburgh After Dark

Black glass, velvet & firelight.

Seasonal · 2 palettes · 4 room views

Spruce and flamed maple violin plates sit with a carved scroll, ebony, wood shavings and amber varnish.

Cremona Luthier’s Bench

Spruce, maple & amber varnish.

Craft · 6 colors

A woven straw star, ruby glass bauble and almond gingerbread sit with fir, gold foil and burgundy ribbon.

Nuremberg Market Christmas

Straw, glass & gingerbread.

Seasonal · 6 colors · 2 room views

Black lacquer, pale keytops, red felt, spruce, piano wire and a brass pedal form a material arrangement.

Hamburg Piano Workshop

Ivory, felt & polished black.

Craft · 6 colors · 2 room views

Blush tulle and pointe shoes lie beside satin ribbon, rosin, gold leaf and deep red velvet.

Paris Ballet Salon

Blush tulle & a Garnier-red accent.

Rooms · 2 palettes · 3 room views

Darned pointe shoes, satin ribbons, black jersey, grey knitwear, lambswool and rosin lie on a wooden surface.

Ballet Practice Bag

Ribbon pink, practice black & rosin.

Craft · 6 colors

Quartz, a contemporary spiral-carved stone, frosted slate, indigo wool and beeswax form a winter material study.

Newgrange Solstice

Quartz, indigo & the first light.

Nature · 6 colors · 3 room views

Olive wood, golden olive oil, blue wool, hammered silver, a pomegranate and olive leaves rest on warm limestone.

033 / Jerusalem

Jerusalem Stone & Blue

Warm stone, blue wool & candlelight.

Seasonal · 6 colors · 2 room views

Birch bark, gnawed willow, river stone, cones, wool and beeswax lie together in a natural material study.

034 / United States

Adirondack Beaver Moon

Birch, river stone & beeswax.

Nature · 6 colors · 3 room views

Terracotta pot, cotto tile, pale travertine, flax linen and an olive branch arranged in warm light.

Impruneta: Clay & Stone

Cotto, linen & the warmth of a Tuscan room.

Rooms · 2 palettes · 3 room views

A silver lunar disc with finely engraved crater-like markings on midnight blue paper.

036 / The night sky

The Lunar Cabinet

Silver, shadow & the shape of a month.

Celestial · 6 colors

Loden wool, oak leaves, antler, hawthorn berries, nuts, a feather, brass and fir bark arranged in a wooden tray.

Hunter’s Moon

Loden, russet & the last oak leaves.

Nature · 6 colors

A lunar print, moonstone, silver leaf, a brass eyepiece, glass, charcoal velvet and pale paper on blue-black slate.

Paris Observatory

Moon prints, blue slate & a brass eyepiece.

Celestial · 6 colors

Moonstone, mother-of-pearl, labradorite, silver, selenite, pearls and sea glass arranged on pale stone.

039 / Sri Lanka

Moonstone & Silver

A blue sheen, held in a pale room.

Material · 6 colors

Washi, hinoki, bamboo, indigo cloth, pampas grass, rice dumplings and chestnuts on tatami.

The Moon Viewing Room

Washi, hinoki & a view left open.

Celestial · 6 colors

Ten polished and raw stones in a row on a pale oak tray, from citrine and tiger's eye to malachite, amber and opal.

041 / Ten places

The Crystal Cabinet

Ten stones, the places they come from & why they shine.

Material · 6 colors

A citrine cluster, a honey citrine point, a golden geode, banded agate and yerba mate leaves on pale linen.

Citrine

Honey light, basalt & the November birthstone.

Material · 6 colors

A polished tiger's eye slab, tumbled stones, cognac leather, walnut, ochre silk and a brass bar on dark ironstone.

043 / South Africa

Tiger’s Eye

Ochre, cognac & a band of moving light.

Material · 2 palettes · 2 room views

An open amethyst geode, amethyst points, a lilac plaster square, lavender linen and aubergine velvet on dark basalt.

Amethyst

Geode violet, grey agate & the February birthstone.

Material · 2 palettes · 2 room views

Raw and polished turquoise, chrysocolla, native copper, red sandstone, a saguaro rib and a silver ingot on pale plaster.

045 / United States

Turquoise

Sky blue, native copper & the December birthstone.

Material · 6 colors

Raw and polished rose quartz, raffia, vanilla pods, white clay and raw silk on pale stone.

046 / Madagascar

Rose Quartz

Hazy pink, raffia & white clay.

Material · 6 colors

Dark red garnets in volcanic gravel, a garnet brooch, ruby glass, hop cones and red velvet ribbon on grey stone.

047 / Czech Republic

Bohemian Garnet

Pyrope red, ruby glass & the January birthstone.

Material · 6 colors

A pale jade disc, white and spinach jade pebbles, a celadon shard, rice paper, an ink stick and a brush on dark lacquer.

Jade

Pale celadon, spinach green & ink.

Material · 6 colors · 2 room views

A banded malachite slab, rough malachite, a gilt bronze leaf, white marble, crimson damask and azurite on oak parquet.

Malachite

Banded green, gilt & crimson silk.

Material · 6 colors · 2 room views

Raw and polished amber, a carved gilded frame, beeswax candles, gold leaf, pale sand and cognac velvet on walnut.

Amber

Baltic amber, beeswax & gilt.

Material · 6 colors · 2 room views

White precious opal, boulder opal and a small fire opal with a brass loupe on banded pink sandstone.

051 / Australia

Opal

Pink sandstone & a flash of color.

Material · 6 colors

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