Some major TEXTURE is what your home needs absolutely right this second. Don’t argue. It just does.
So, let’s dig into a few weird and wonderful faves that have flitted across my screen over the last few days which, to be honest, feel much more like daaaaaays with the way time seems to have become entirely elastic.
In the inspiring words of Inès de La Fressange, “Totally good taste is boring!”
Cheers, Arren
What do you get when you take a pared-back Scandi point of view, and mash it up with the time-honoured craft of handwoven rugs in India? The answer is definitely Cappelen Dimyr, who design their unbleached natural wool rugs in Copenhagen and Stockholm and collaborate with artisans in India on the Good Weave and Care & Fair certified collection.
The results have a shaggy handmade Brutalist vibe that all feels completely perfect and very now. LOVE.
No. 3 rug - Cappelen Dimyr
The wool flatweave rugs by Oaxaca-based design rrres are certainly worth an ogle. Each is unique, woven on foot-pedal looms by Zapotec weavers, mixing both traditional indigenous knowledge and new techniques. Costa is their latest collection, offering softer forms and rounded edges inspired by the Oaxacan coast.
Respecting the whole #slowcraft vibe is definitely part of the rrres story - Follow the process from washing to weaving and finishing here, then check out founder Javier Reyes’ Insta for more major inspo.
Limited edition Costa 06 rug - rres
Well, it’s not all about rugs today. Lamps and chairs are definitely my jam, so let’s feed into that obsession with a little lamp love. Oh, and did I say I like ‘em bossy? After all, what’s the point of bringing something dull home? ECCENTRICITY IS WHERE IT’S AT.
Tero Kuitunen’s Tiki Table lamps are bringing all the HAPPY your interior might need. With a base in slip cast terracotta and a hand-knot paper shade (choose from blue, brown and white), the Finnish designer’s ethos of playfulness and fun really shine through.
Seriously. Your vintage rosewood credenza needs one. Don’t argue. ;)
Tiki Lamps in blue and brown - Tero Kuitunen