January's issue of Wallpaper* sees the first instalment in a new series in which we take a look at the desks of the great and the good. See if you can guess the identity of our debut contender through his personal effects. Scroll down for the answer.
From right: ‘Manali’ table top, £119, from Habitat; gloves, £20, by Gieves & Hawkes; ‘Red Kyoto’ globe jewellery box, £25, by Koichiro Kimura, for Art-Craft Japan, from The Conran Shop; ‘Modern Round’ snowglobe, £5, from www.snowglobes.co.uk; ‘Catifa 53/0207’ chair, £181, by Lievore Altherr Molina, for Arper, from Twentytwentyone; book on chimneys, with apologies to Bernd and Hilla Becher; vitamin drink, $20 for 24 pouches, by 24C; ‘Superordinate’ antler table lamp, £179, by Jason Miller, for Miller Studio, from Places and Spaces; ‘#46’ sparkly paper, £4, from Paperchase; twig pencil, £2, from Heal’s; ‘Mio H610’ satellite navigation system, £270, by Mio Technology; ‘Zero’ torch, £49, by Hideyuki Saitoh and Naoto Fukasawa, for Plus Minus Zero, from The Conran Shop.
Still flummoxed? This should give it away: our mystery man is a big fan of this work by Langlands & Bell.
Air Routes of the World (Day), 2001, care of Alan Cristea Gallery, London.
Answer: Santa Claus.
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