ELLE DECOR October 2022

Welcome to our second annual Change Issue. Each and every edition of ELLE DECOR is about the future of design and style at home—and the talents and tastemakers who dedicate themselves to pushing things forward. But the October issue of this magazine gives us an opportunity to dig a little deeper on questions of change—whether it’s about rethinking priorities at home, redecorating, or embarking on a major renovation. Looking for modular, flexible furniture for spaces that play double (or triple) duty? We have you covered (see page 28). Want to live (and shop) more sustainably? Think antique! We profile six dealers you should know in the latest installment of Project EARTH (page 69), a special feature we launched last year to celebrate ELLE DECOR’s commitment to Excellence, Accountability, Renewal, Transformation,…

YOELL CHAIR Vincent Van Duysen reinvents the hammocklike shape of the 1950s deck chair with this handsome, ergonomic wood frame. 26" w. x 33" d. x 35" h.; $5,225. molteni.it SARAZINE TABLE LAMPS These saddle-stitched leather lights were designed by artisanal trunk maker Jean-Michel Sarazin for Hermès in 1996. 11" w. x 7" d. x 10" h. and 14" w. x 13" d. x 17" h.; price upon request for both. hermes.com SPIRA CUTLERY The House of Griegst, which recently opened a new boutique in Copenhagen, is relaunching this stemlike silverware designed by its founder, Arje, in 1980. $3,585 for a seven-piece place setting. griegst.com TITAN SOFA Olivier Gagnère originally designed this low-slung sofa when confronted with seven-foot ceilings in his Île Saint-Louis apartment, back in 1996. 93" w. x 34" d. x 31" h.; price upon request. ralphpucci.com PALAZZO COLLECTION Ralph Lauren…

1 IF YOU LOVE: LAYERED NEUTRALS PERRY BY ANTONIO CITTERIO Flexform’s elegant seating collection includes combinable modules in an array of sizes. Look: Peter Do. 109" w. x 42" d. x 27" h.; from $13,654. flexform.it 2 IF YOU LOVE: SOFT SILHOUETTES ASMARA BY BERNARD GOVIN Into the conversation-pit style? This system’s undulating lines and low profile have real sex appeal. Look: Givenchy. 62" w. x 60" d. x 19" h.; $6,050. ligne-roset.com 3 IF YOU LOVE: BLACK AND GOLD LEGO BY DRAGA & AUREL If you’re short on space, this sculptural console can expand to seat more party guests. Look: Loewe. 79" w. x 32" d. x 14" h.; price upon request. visionnaire-home.com 4 IF YOU LOVE: CHROME AND MIRRORS TRANSFORMER LOW TABLE Glam up happy hour with a cocktail table composed of five discrete units plus an integrated glass vase. Look: Rick…

Growing up the daughter of poor Panamanian immigrants, I never had a garden. Then in college, I read Alice Walker’s In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens, and to have a garden took on a new meaning for me. It became a metaphor for rooting myself and my work in the long history of Black-women activism, creativity, and the art of manufacturing possibility in the cracks between race, gender, and class that others ascribed to you. Walker’s book is full of lush, powerful prose, but almost every Black woman I know can recite this line by heart: “Guided by my heritage of a love of beauty and a respect for strength—in search of my mother’s garden, I found my own.” In the summer of 2020, the United States saw the biggest protest…

1. WÖLFFER CIDER I’m a big rosé fan, but it’s even better in cider form because it’s lighter and a little spritzy. store.wolffer.com 2. MICKALENE THOMAS I love Thomas’s portraits of Black women in “relax mode” and having her book out for people to see when they’re in my home. phaidon.com 3. JUNGALOW Justina Blakeney’s brand is just good vibes. Her pillows pop wherever they are, indoors and out. jungalow.com 4. GIRL IN RED Their music is chill—very sad-girl summer. Perfect for when I’m by myself in the car. worldinred.com 5. WEST ELM TRAY This tray is my go-to for when I want to eat on the daybed or have a picnic in the yard. westelm.com 6. JAO REFRESHER I keep this in my car, my purse, and my travel bag. I love that it’s multipurpose. jaobrand.com 7. PEACOCK CABANA DAYBED This is one of three daybeds I have.…

THE MASTERY OF SEEMINGLY SIMPLE GESTURES often requires prodigious technique. Twentieth-century couturier Germaine Krebs, better known as Madame Grès, knew as much. Her most recognizable work, sculptural goddess gowns that looked bound for Mount Olympus, had an effortless mien that belied the intricate draping, hand-pleating, and hundreds of hours of labor they could entail. It was Krebs’s work from the 1950s that Van Cleef & Arpels turned to, alongside archival 1990s designs of its own, as a point of departure for the Draperie Mystérieuse clip, one of 25 pieces from the Legend of Diamonds high-jewelry collection. A collage of diamonds, precious gems, and white gold mimics the shape of cascading fabric, culminating in a graduated fringe of three pear-shape diamonds. Part of the cache cut from the Lesotho Legend, a 910-carat…