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DESIGN Uncommon objects

The Invisible Collection adds And Objects by

Martin Brudnizki to its illustrious roster with a capsule collection of lighting and furniture. With design roots in the Swedish Grace movement, the focus here is on monumentality, playfulness and materiality. Think sculptural coffee tables in rose quartz and malachite, an industrial styled table lamp in 24 karat gold, and a tactile curvy daybed upholstered in Pierre Frey boucle fabric. Glamorous and artisanal in equal measure.

From £6,000 (theinvisiblecollection.com)

WALLPAPER Out of Africa

Celebrating the animal kingdom and its vibrant

and varied habitats is Cole & Son’s new wallpaper collection, Ardmore - Jabula. In Protea Garden, elegant sunbirds sit amongst earthy-toned leaves, vines, and South Africa’s national fl ower, the King Protea; Bush Baby features the beautifully illustrated wide-eyed creatures nestled in a canopy of leaves; while the more abstract Zulu Terrain recalls the rolling hills and meandering valleys of the KwaZulu-Natal. Give your walls a walk on the wild side.

From £105 per roll (cole-and-son.com)

FURNISHINGS Front on

Founded by interiors visionaries Monica and

Mick Born, Superfront is a company that takes irresistible Ikea hacks to the next level. With a focus on beautiful, high-quality and sustainable design, cabinet doors, sides and tops – as well as handles and legs – perfectly fi t the ubiquitous Swedish brand’s most common cabinet frames. Kitchens, bathrooms and storage pieces are typically made over to up the luxe, with geometric textured fronts and chic metallic accents featured. Flatpack never looked so fabulous.

superfront.com

UPHOLSTERY Sitting pretty

In a fi ttingly elegant – and quintessentially

British – collaboration, Sofas & Stuff has teamed up with the V&A to bring us the Brompton collection, an exquisite seating range that draws inspiration from the museum’s expansive archives and horticultural history. The new fabrics borrow from a wealth of textile patterns and nature-inspired illustrations from the 16th to the 19th centuries, and include exotic birds and fl oral chintzes, broken stripes and botanical studies. Choose from chaises, sofas botanical studies. Choose from chaises, sofas and statement armchairs. and statement armchairs.

From £1,633 (sofasandstuff.com)

TAKE 5: DEEP PASTELS

115 Pastel Stripes natural comfort rug by Tom Tailor, from £137.07 (therugshopuk.co.uk) Studio standard chair in plush velvet, violet, from £1,201 (darlingsofchelsea.co.uk) Odeline dusky blue chest of drawers, £1,095 (frenchbedroomcompany.co.uk) A Modern Grand Tour ostrich feather floor lamp, coral, from £4,200 (sweetpeaandwillow.com)

LET THERE BE LIGHT

Brilliantly creative and boundlessly innovative, we discover the latest in lighting design to see us through winter’s darkest days

WORDS by ALI HOWARD

THROW SHAPES

With its strong architectural lines, Prandina’s Chan collection puts a new slant on the contemporary chandelier. Available in multiple confi gurations, the suspended lamp features white mouth-blown Pyrex glass shades that gently diffuse the light; white linear cables designed to stand out; and an industrial structure, in white or brass galvanised steel that’s not unlike the interior spokes of a conventional lampshade. High ceilings are needed to fully appreciate this spider-like piece in all its glory.

From £1421.06 (dmlights.co.uk)

COLOUR POP

Part of Italian brand Cappellini’s Meltdown series designed by Johan Lindstén, this is a playful fl oor lamp comprising eight mouth-blown globes in smoky, sultry tones: amber, tobacco, rose, amethyst, light blue and dove grey. Crafted from pâte de verre glass, a method which uses fi nely ground glass paste and boasts a malleable aesthetic, the exposed industrial bulbs seemingly melt through the material via gravitational pull, while the bubble-like shades overlap to create further colour combinations.

£3,810 (frankbros.com)

SET SAIL

London-based Joe Armitage has launched his debut lighting collection to mark the 70th anniversary of an original lamp design by renowned architect – and Joe’s grandfather – Edward Armitage. Sculptural references to the original lamp merge with contemporary design to see Joe’s distinctive conical shades imagined as sconces and chandeliers, as well as fl oor, table, and desk lamps. Crafted from solid walnut with solid brass rings, and a shade material fashioned from recycled water bottles, the lights are beautifully sail-like and sustainable.

BOLD AS BRASS

Made from un-lacquered brass, Alex Price’s new Kyoto table lamp boasts a ‘living fi nish’, meaning the piece will age beautifully over time. The richly textured lamp forms part of a larger collection including single pendants and the asymmetrical three drop pendant lights, all of which feature hand-blown glass spheres in a choice of three fi nishes – clear, white and smoked. The compact lamp proves a glamorous addition to the home offi ce desk, as functional as it is decorative.

£225 (alexprice.net)

HOUSE JEWELS

Adding unapologetic opulence to our interiors this autumn/winter is Matteo Bianchi’s new Donna light. The trio of asymmetrical pendants takes its design cue from cut diamonds and mimics both the texture and shape of the precious gems. Intricately crafted from crystal, the shades contrast in a clear and etched fi nish, while the oversized metal encasing, in either matt black, iron grey or light gold, offers a cool industrial edge. Prepare to be dazzled – and that’s before the piece is illuminated.

POA (matteobianchi.co.uk)

SMASH HIT

Canadian design studio Bocci recently unveiled a new sculptural pendant at Milan Design Week. The 100 light offers a unique composition of molten glass bubbles, which is both product and performative act: the bubbles are prepared individually before being smashed together to create irregular interlocking glass forms. Once illuminated, the effect is ethereal. Cloud-like organic shapes seemingly fl oat overhead with no two pieces identical. Choose clear, grey, or a combination of both, and build them up in multiples.

From $695, approx. £510 (bocci.com)

ON REFLECTION

Just launched at Decorex, Torsa is the latest offering from St. John’s Wood’s Cameron Design House. Inspired by the glistening refl ections of Finland’s Lake Torsa, the contemporary chandelier features a series of suspended bright brass discs complete with mirrored façades. Once lit, the circular pieces transform into glowing eclipses of light. With the added dimension of the mirrored glass – a fi rst for the design team – the piece plays with the effects of refl ection and shine, as much as it does illumination.