CLRECOMMENDS
DESIGN
AGAINSTTHEGRAIN
THETRENDOF
natural, artisanal productshashit thehome-decorworld inabigway
over thepast fewyears, but themediumof choicehasmost oftenbeenwood. Earlier
this year, at theSightUnseenOffsitedesign fair inNewYorkCity, FernandoMastran-
geloandSamuel Amoiaof
AM/MASTUDIO
impressedeven themost jaded in thebusi-
nesswith their debut lineof sophisticated, sculptural furnituremadeof a combination
of cement andmaterialsnoonewouldever thinkof— sand, coffee, pinkHimalayan
salt, andwhiteor grey rock salt. The resultingorganic shapes, handmade in theduo’s
Brooklyn studio, are surprisinglyelegant and, best yet,will never erode.
$2,650to
$21,000,www.ammastudionyc.com
—R.S.
GOLDSTANDARD
THEORIGINAL
iterationof the
Mossi XXLvaseby
LALIQUE
debutedmore than80yearsago.
DesignedbyRenéLaliquehimself,
theMossi of yorewasmadeof
clear glass, but over thedecades
it evolved intoakaleidoscopic
combinationof bothclear and
satincrystal,withcabochons that
positivelyglowedwhenhitwith
the right light. The latest introduc-
tion isagold-luster versionavail-
able this fall, fulfilling this season’s
demand formetalliceverything.
Made inFrance, thecabochons
are individuallycut, thencovered
withaprotectiveglue soasnot
tobedamagedwhen the rest of
thehefty, 29-poundvase ishand-
sanded. Theglue is removed, sev-
eral layersof luster areappliedby
hand, and the resultsarenothing
short of spectacular.
$18,500,
—R.S.
“Man
doesnot
create…he
discovers
.”
ANTONIGAUDÍ,
ARCHITECT,
1852 1926
Beauty
Illuminated
B
dynamicglass-
and-brassfixturesthatareat
oncebeautifulandatadsinister,
LINDSEYADELMAN
has long
beenoneof thedesign industry’s
go-tocreativegeniuses forunique
lightingsolutions.Withher lat-
estcreation, though,Adelman’sachievementknowsnoboundary—quite
literally.Cherrybomb,amodulargold-coveredglass-and-brassfixturethat
debutedattheMilan furniture fair, canbeconfigured innumerousways, in-
cludingupawallandacrossaceiling.Adelmandescribesthepiece,whichwas
inspiredbythecherryblossomsshesawonatriptoJapan,as“delicateand
strongatthesametime.”
MadeinNewYorkCityandpricedupon
request,www.lindseyadelman.com
—
AUTUMN
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