Ruffled Vases, Scalloped Mirrors, and More September Design

Leave it to the Dutch, in this case, designer Piet Hein Eek, to transform repurposed industrial pipes, stripped from his own building, into a chaise longue that is both visually intriguing and perfectly functional (yes, you can sit in it). At Future Perfect’s West Village gallery, Eek will present a range of furniture works so meticulously crafted from recycled and reclaimed materials that will they fool you into thinking they were simple to produce. The collection, three years in the making, includes a chandelier of metal tubes and a coffee table made of an unfathomable number of wood layers called “Waste Waste Waste.” It’s a testament to Eek’s skill as a craftsperson that the sustainable nature of the pieces is actually one of the least interesting things about them. The refined, complex textures, a color palette of faded and weathered tones, and a pretty-gritty dichotomy reveal the artist’s penchant for labor-intensive techniques. More reasons to visit the gallery: New works from the artist who gave us Electric Kool-Aid Tiffany lamps (Autumn Casey), and works by design-manufacturer Mattermade and MyunJi Kim will also be on display. On view from September 11 at Future Perfect’s West Village location.

From left: Lantern vessel in collage. Photo: Courtesy Jolie Ngo/R & CompanyRyan Decker’s ‘Sluggard Walker” to the right. Photo: Logan Jackson

From top: Lantern vessel in collage. Photo: Courtesy Jolie Ngo/R & CompanyRyan Decker’s ‘Sluggard Walker” to the right. Photo: Logan Jackson

R & Company’s triennial exhibition, “Objects: USA,” returns for its second edition. Selecting 100 works from 55 artists who work across all mediums could have been daunting, but guest curators Angelik Vizcarrondo-Laboy and Kellie Riggs sorted them according to what they called the “seven archetypes of objecthood”: Truthsayers, Doomsdayers, Insiders, and Codebreakers are among them. There are maximalist wonders by ceramic artists Jolie Ngo; Katie Stout; and clay’s most surreal storyteller, Roxanne Jackson, plus the molten, genre-bending pieces of Misha Kahn alongside Ryan Decker’s alien-in-motion sculptures. It calls to mind the Washington Daily News review from the inaugural 1969 “Objects:USA” exhibition that R & Company’s triennial pays its respects to:“This whole line between crafts and fine arts doesn’t exist.” Opens September 6 at R & Company’s 64 White Street location.

From left: Missoni x Kartell for “From Italy With Love” at Bloomingdale’s. Photo: Missoni x Kartell Collaboration/Courtesy Bloomingdale’sPhoto: Missoni x Kartell Collaboration/Courtesy Bloomingdale’s

From top: Missoni x Kartell for “From Italy With Love” at Bloomingdale’s. Photo: Missoni x Kartell Collaboration/Courtesy Bloomingdale’sPhoto: Missoni… more
From top: Missoni x Kartell for “From Italy With Love” at Bloomingdale’s. Photo: Missoni x Kartell Collaboration/Courtesy Bloomingdale’sPhoto: Missoni x Kartell Collaboration/Courtesy Bloomingdale’s

Bloomingdale’s is celebrating all things Italian in a big way. Working directly with the country, “From Italy, With Love” will launch alongside New York Fashion Week and continue for two months with in-store events, exclusive products from Italian legends (Max Mara, Ferragamo, Valentino), and collaborations that pair Kartell and Missoni, and pizza-making legend Lucali with Rag & Bone. Why not? Alongside the food — there’s a market at the department store’s 59th Street location — there will be a design installation of classic and new Italian furniture (expect Gessi, Kartell, Sigma L2, and Porro). Panels on Italian design, conducted by those behind Milan’s Salone del Mobile design fair, will take place every Wednesday in September with industry leaders, among them architect Ferruccio Laviani; Salone’s president, Maria Porro; PIN–UP Magazine’s Felix Burrichter, and Curbed’s own Wendy Goodman. Those who can’t make it to the brick-and-mortar experience can view the collections online. Opens September 5, with a full schedule of “From Italy, With Love” events on the Bloomingdale’s website.

From left: Floral Tureen by Maura Wright. Photo: Maura Wright/AGO Projects/ZAK+FOXMirror Vase No. 4. Photo: Maura Wright/AGO Projects/ZAK+FOX

From top: Floral Tureen by Maura Wright. Photo: Maura Wright/AGO Projects/ZAK+FOXMirror Vase No. 4. Photo: Maura Wright/AGO Projects/ZAK+FOX

In “A Taste of Something Special,” opening at textile house ZAK+FOX’s Park Avenue South showroom in collaboration with collectible gallery AGO Projects, artist Maura Wright’s coil-built ceramic vessels are a real mix of styles and movements: classic French porcelain, American folk art, the decorative decadence of the Rococo era. The works that stand out demonstrate the potential of clay, rendered in a high-low sensibility. Grecian vases adorned in flowers are coated in a metallic silver glaze; a yellow and pink amphora looks like it’s delicately stitched together on every edge. Opens September 6 at ZAK+FOX.

From left: Photo: Courtesy Design Within Reach/ Photo: Courtesy Design Within Reach/

From top: Photo: Courtesy Design Within Reach/ … more
From top: Photo: Courtesy Design Within Reach/ Photo: Courtesy Design Within Reach/

Botswana-based Mabeo Studio launches its first collection with Design Within Reach. As studio founder Peter Mabeo told Wallpaper*, the Lesire collection borrows its name from the Tswana word for wedding veil. The mirrors, tables, and bench are scalloped hardwood, a direct reference to the crochet techniques of lace veils. The six-piece collection is soft edges and curves but also satisfyingly solid, rendered in dark panga panga wood (a species native to East and Southeast Africa). Mabeo has previously collaborated with Dover Street Market, Patricia Urquiola, Vincent Van Duysen, and Fendi. Until September 19, the collection is briefly available at a discount on DWR’s website.

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