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On the Table
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Sculptural forms, novel
materials, and splashes of
color make up the market’s
best new centerpieces.
BY AILEEN KWUN
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Space-age contours give Tom Dixon’s Plum
ice bucket a touch of retro cool. The copperplated, hand-blown glass vessel is part of a
barware collection that includes a cocktail
shaker, tongs, and swizzle sticks.
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Designed for Alessi, Luca Galbusera’s La
Trama e l’Ordito bowl—Italian for “warp
and weft”—has the texture and intricacy of
a woven basket, but is molded entirely of a
high-performance concrete material.
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Part of the Diamant collection of crystal
stemware and tumblers, Baccarat’s stately
Highball glass is crafted through a signature
diamond-cutting technique that’s been used
by the company since 1820.
Designed by Sarah Lavoine, Bernardaud’s
Aboro collection takes graphic inspiration from aboriginal paintings and celestial
themes. The after-dinner cup comes in four
colors, available together as a gift set.
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Designed by studio Formafantasma, J. & L.
Lobmeyr’s elegant Still water-purification
system comprises handblown and engraved
crystal glassware, copper utensils, and activated charcoal for natural filtration.
Nachtmann’s Hikari votive was designed by
Yuumi Abe, a young artist who found inspiration in the contrast between man-made
architectural structures and the natural
landscape of her Tokyo home.
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Designed by Hallgeir Homstvedt for Muuto,
the Balance set pairs a colored-porcelain
vase with a powder-coated steel tray. Small
magnets keep the two parts attached while
flexibly allowing for varying arrangements.
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Namaste is French designer Jean-Marie
Massaud’s first collection for Kartell in
Tavola. The melamine plates come in warm
earth-tones (orange, black, gray) and three
sizes of asymmetric, organic shapes.
Handcrafted by master glassblowers, the
long coil of Riedel’s Horn decanter allows
for generous aeration. It can even produce
sounds, bringing musical function to its
sculptural form.
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Building up on the success of its Geo
Vacuum jug, Normann Copenhagen’s new
Geo series‚—designed by Nicholai Wiig
Hansen—includes a tray, milk jug, sugar
bowl, and jars, available in a range of pastels.
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Produced as part of a collaborative collection
with artist Shantell Martin, Kelly Wearstler’s
Super Diamond objet is made of white
Calcutta marble and measures nearly
a foot tall.
The graphic chain motif in Richard Ginori’s
Catene tableware collection was inspired by
the 1926 drawings of legendary designer Giò
Ponti, who worked as the brand’s creative
director in the 1920s.
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Part of the luxe Oh de Christofle eight-piece
collection of cocktail barware, this sleek,
geometric bottle opener from French brand
Christofle has a subtly nautical feel, resembling
the eyelets of a yacht.
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Designed by Aurelien Barbry for Georg
Jensen, the Barbry Chef’s knife was inspired
by the aesthetic and craftsmanship of New
Nordic Cuisine. It measures 13 inches tall
and is made of oak and stainless steel.
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Designed by Scholten & Baijings, Elements
is one of two inaugural collections from the
new mouth-blown, hand-cut crystal maker
J. Hill’s Standard, based in Ireland. The series
includes various glass types and decanters.
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This lightweight Variopinte flatware set was
designed by Stefania di Petrillo for MoMA
Design Store. Each of the metal utensils is
enameled by hand with a blend of pigment and
glass powder to produce a high-gloss finish.
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Reiko Kaneko’s Terracotta pitcher for SCP is
hand-thrown and available in a range of glazed,
partially glazed, and unglazed options. The
natural clay material carries a rich red-orange
hue and high iron content.
Modular and geometric, Scandola Marmi’s
Puzzle candleholders feature interlocking
shapes that can be easily rearranged. They
come in varying heights and colors of marble,
including black, gray, and green.
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