Living Etc October 2022

Throughout my career, I’ve been pretty against trends as a concept. But that’s because when I first started out I had less of an understanding of the context of how people live. I’d cover trends in such a base way, spotting an influx of, say, purple products being released by brands one season, do a page on them (not in Livingetc), calling violet a big trend, and then know deep down that I had somehow missed the point. ‘People aren’t going to entirely recolour their homes just because I’ve said mauve is big this month,’ I’d think quietly to myself, wondering if my work was a folly. Now though, I see the value of trends. They’re a bellwether as to how people wish to feel – what they need from their…

STACKED UP The Bit Stool Stack from Normann Copenhagen looks akin to a monolithic structure or column – and that’s no mistake because designer Simon Legald intended it to be bold, an object that holds its ground. £205, Normann Copenhagen at Heal’s CORE CORK Designed by Marco Carini for bathroom company Agape, the Vis-à-vis stool is impressively light thanks to its eco-friendly material, made with either natural or heat-treated cork. As a result, it’s easy enough to shimmy from room to room, and you can even take it into the shower cubicle to use as a seat. Price on request, Agape CROWNING JEWEL With its eye-catching hourglass silhouette, royal blue glaze and throne-like appearance, this is one bon-vivant stool that deserves its sovereign status. In fact, the Du Roy ceramic stool pays homage to the…

SOFT WAVES It’s the notable ‘artisanal trace of hand’, as Romo describes it, that so suits the interlocking lines flowing across woven raffia in this print. In a muted and warming ochre colour, it delivers cosiness in spades. Part of the new Tabala collection – a striking line-up of similarly elegant and graphic wallcovering designs – its earthly characteristics and tones make it perfect for autumn-inspired interiors. One might say it’s the natural choice. Boa wallcovering, £835 a roll, Romo (romo.com) DIFFERENT STROKES Conjuring notions of the deep ocean, this water-like pattern brings an inky blue and white colour palette into the fold, giving an extra air of sophistication to furniture. The pattern is said to be inspired by ‘the billowing sails of traditional Omani sailing boats’ and it has us transported straight…

Faye Toogood is an established design polymath, who expertly moves between an array of media – it is this brilliant range that she explores in her new book, Drawing, Material, Sculpture, Landscape, which is published in partnership with Phaidon (£69.95). What can we expect to see in your book? Phaidon came to me asking if I’d like to do a book, and I think they were after something like a coffee table book of my work. I said let’s try and do something that includes things people have never seen. Something intimate and involving the studio. I suggested we go through my archive looking at the processes of how we work. I’m super OCD, so I’ve kept archive boxes for every project I’ve done. It’s an often in-depth look about the processes…

feeling peachy This tone is ripe for the picking, adding a note of sweetness big blooms Florals have moved on from cottagecore and now embrace psychedelic shades tiger, tiger The call of the wild is strong in this maximalist, graphic pattern look abstract shapes Curves and geometric prints meet to form a new wave of design FEATURE AMY MOOREA WONG PHOTOGRAPHS (MM6 MAISON MARGEILA) GIOVANNI GIANNONI; (REJINA PYO) BEN BROOMFIELD. PHOTOGRAPHS (ROCHAS) CHRIS YATES MEDIA; (ROKSANDA) DANIELE OBERRAUCH/GORUNWAY.COM…

1 WORLD CLASS Hayley Barker’s creations celebrate the mystical, mad, romantic rhythms of the natural world. Waning Crescent oil painting, price on request, Shrine (NYC) 2 GLOW UP Combining a textured bronze ring and glowing alabaster sphere, this stunning sconce is as unique as it is elegant. Astra sconce, price on request, Alexandre Logé 3 GOOD GRIP With simple colours, handmade forms and quirky oversized handles, these cups are perfect for a good pour of coffee. Haruki Murakami coffee cups, €80 for a set of 3, AboutPlanB 4 THROW BACK Beginning with its Flemish Sewing pots in the 90s, Atelier Vierkant continues to produce durable, sustainable pieces that stand the test of time. Earth Anthology series, prices on request, Atelier Vierkant 5 NO MISTAKE While the table legs are reminiscent of a French dresser, they are in fact a…