7 Brilliant New Product Collaborations to Shop in August
From sculptural stone vanities by Elisa Ossino and water-inspired rugs by David Rockwell to a decade-spanning celebration of handicraft from Commune and Remains Lighting
Hundreds of innovative home products debut each month, but few embody the brilliance that ensues when two disparate parties put their heads together to create something truly special. Below, Galerie highlights seven product collaborations that captured our attention in August.
1. David Rockwell for The Rug Company
The celebrated New York architect’s Flow as Form collection channels his narrative-driven ethos into a stellar series of nature-inspired rugs that capture water’s myriad moods. The three hand-knotted wool designs—named Splash, Fjord, and Falls—translate the stillness, movement, and sculptural qualities of natural waterways into painterly oceanic motifs. “We see the patterns as textile landscapes, looking at all the forms water can take,” Rockwell muses. Falls is also offered in an organic curved shape echoing the series’ fluid lines.
2. Elizabeth Roberts and Bill Amberg
The Noble, a handsome new dining chair conceived by Bill Amberg Studio and Elizabeth Roberts, unites the former’s mastery of leathercraft with the latter’s restrained architecture. Crafted in Somerset with a robust solid steel rod frame, precisely welded joints, and hot-pressed feet, the seat is finished in bespoke enamel colorways and upholstered with hand-stitched, vegetable-tanned saddlery leather cut from the shoulder to preserve its natural grain. “This chair has an innocence about it—everything is in front of you,” Amberg says. “There’s nothing unnecessary, just a quiet, elegant presence.” Ergonomic panels, reinforced with 15-ounce canvas, provide strength and comfort while developing a rich patina over time.
3. John Pawson for Herman Miller
Designed by and named after the esteemed British architect, Herman Miller’s newly launched Pawson Drift Sofa Group marries inviting comfort with Pawson’s signature powerful minimalism. A recessed, solid hardwood frame—crafted in white oak or walnut—features square-edge joinery that wraps around sumptuous cushions of responsibly sourced down and plant-based latex foam. Available in premium textiles and Greenguard Gold Certified fabrics, the collection includes two sofa sizes, a left- or right-arm chaise sectional, and a lounge chair. “Like all my work, this sofa group is the outcome of a process of stripping right back to the point where one’s primary experience of space and objects is rooted in the quality of proportion, surface, and light,” Pawson says.
4. Commune for Remains Lighting
Remains Lighting and Commune are marking a decade of fruitful collaboration with an expansive new collection across lighting, mirrors, and accessories that embody both brands’ shared dedication to craftsmanship. “Our long-standing relationship with Commune is one rooted in mutual respect for good design,” says Remains founder David Calligeros. Handcrafted from the lighting company’s Brooklyn factory, highlights include Japanese- and Spanish-influenced lanterns in brass and blown glass, LED-backlit mirrors, and origami-inspired brass sconces. The range also debuts perforated brass tabletop and bath accessories inspired by Paavo Tynell and Josef Hoffmann that patina over time.
5. Elisa Ossino for Salvatori
The Milanese designer’s sleek new Nereo collection for Salvatori interprets natural stone through soft, majestic forms that heighten its sculptural and tactile panache. “I wanted to create a bathroom where natural stone—such a precious material—was treated with both softness and grandeur,” Ossino says. Rounded edges and fluid perimeters flow continuously around drawers and side panels, evoking surfaces shaped by wind and water. Wall-mounted vanities come in integrated, countertop, or basin-free configurations, with tops, sides, and fronts in marbles and limestones from Bianco Carrara to Verde Guatemala in honed finishes.
6. Gensler for Ben Soleimani
Gensler recently teamed with rug luminary Ben Soleimani on a hand-knotted collection—the brand’s foray into contract goods—that deftly unites the global firm’s eye for texture with Soleimani’s material innovation. Inspired by what Soleimani describes as “beauty in the banal,” the simple linear patterns translate shadows, textures, and structural forms into dimensional relief. Each is crafted from New Zealand wool blended with Soleimani’s Performance Fiber, spun from upcycled PET bottles to mimic the look and feel of natural wool while offering exceptional durability. The collection’s tonal palettes and sculptural weaves are especially tailored for high-traffic settings but look equally chic in residential settings, too.
7. Christian Astuguevieille for Holly Hunt
Holly Hunt’s latest collaboration with Christian Astuguevieille distills the French polymath’s poetic, history-infused vision into six textiles, wall coverings, and rugs animated by whimsical linework and bold graphic motifs. From the abstracted toile of Les Villages to the freeform rug Algues, each edition transforms Astuguevieille’s distinctive hand-drawn imagery into tactile surfaces and beautifully complement the woven rope furniture and objects he previously fashioned for the brand. “His work is evocative, layered, and rooted in history and imagination—qualities that deeply resonate with us,” says Jo Annah Kornak, Holly Hunt’s SVP and creative director. Many patterns preserve the scale and irregularity of his original drawings, retaining their unmistakable hand.