It's officially autumn so I am falling for these tactile treasures for the table or desk, all formed in warm, wondrous wood.
The WallpaperSTORE* edit, selected from all over the globe, has been carved and crafted from solid walnut, oak and mahogany plus the rather more exotic sounding samak and Japanese kalopanax, before being hand-waxed or oiled for your pleasure.
Find out more about Michael Verheyden’s Lighthouse candlesticks here
This weeks picks to please the eyes, caress the hands and transform your spaces include Finn Juhl’s 1956 Turning Tray by Architectmade; Philipp Mainzer’s Pen tray and paperweight plus Mark Braun’s Turn fruit bowl by E15; Giulio Iacchetti’s Itri candleholder and Emmanuel Zonta’s Parè toy fish, both by Internoitaliano; Kihachi Kobo’s turned bowls by Japanese design company Metrocs; and if the scent of wood was not already good enough, Serra & Fonseca’s solid perfume comes wrapped in a mahogany case.
Find out more about Produzione Privata’s ’Bisonte’ stool here
Our very own creative market place for design, stocks, wraps and dispatches our pick of the finely formed and forward thinking from around the world
Nick Vinson, also known as Picky Nicky, has been an editor at Wallpaper* since 2012, curates the selection for WallpaperSTORE*, where he is general merchandising manager and also pens the monthly ’Vinson View’ column in Wallpaper*
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Riva El-Iseo is the legendary boat builder’s first fully-electric motor yachtThe Riva El-Iseo electric speedboat blends classic Italian lines with a silent, powerful and zero-emission powertrain
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Technogym Home Bench 40 ways: designers interpret the home exercise classicTechnogym marks its 40 anniversary with 40 special editions of its Home Bench created in collaboration with international creatives
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AHEC presents new works in American maple as part of the Wallpaper* Class of ’24The American Hardwood Export Council takes part in the Wallpaper* Class of ’24 exhibition at Triennale Milano during Salone del Mobile (16-21 April 2024), presenting new pieces by Parti and Giles Tettey Nartey in American hard maple
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‘The Lockdown Dialogues’ explores design in the age of isolationThe series was born out of conversations between Zanat founder Orhan Niksic and international designers including Ilse Crawford and Jean-Marie Massaud
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Raawii enlists ceramic artist Alev Siesbye for a multi-chromatic collectionThe collection by Turkish artist Alev Siesbye for Danish brand Raawii includes cups, boxes and vases in multicoloured hues
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Pitch perfect: ‘Love Rocker’, by Owen Bullett Studio and HeerenhuisFor Wallpaper* Handmade X, sculptor Owen Bullett and table manufacturers Heerenhuis devised a rocking chair for two
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Stardust memories: Picky Nicky reminisces on the thrills and spills of working for Wallpaper*
