Object Edit: The Design Launches Defining the Moment

Welcome to Object Edit, Galerie’s twice-monthly survey spotlighting the most noteworthy new furnishings, lighting, textiles, and objects debuting around the world. Every month brings a flood of launches, but only a select few distinguish themselves through exceptional craftsmanship, fresh ideas, and a distinctive point of view. Here, we highlight the pieces worth knowing about—and unpack the stories behind them.  

Ancient Mexican Ruins Inspire Lucas Cantú’s Striking New Rugs

Lucas Cantú, co-founder of Mexico City studio Tezontle alongside fellow artist Carlos Matos, often translates his country’s archaeological sites into evocative architectural follies and maquettes. He now ventures into textiles with Laberintos, a rug collection for Radnor Made that evokes the monumental ruins of Teotihuacán. Reinterpreting the ancient city’s ceremonial pathways, Cantú translates its labyrinthine layouts into abstract compositions of hand-knotted silk and wool, with varying pile heights that evoke walls rising from the earth. The four patterns range from creamy monochromes to eye-catching combinations of deep amber and inky blue. 

“Archaeological sites are fragments of what once was; the missing pieces are left to our imagination,” Cantú explains. “At Teotihuacán, the remaining walls form a maze-like garden landscape, almost like a work of land art. This site has always captured my imagination and inspired the abstract plan drawings behind the collection.” To celebrate the launch, Radnor founder Susan Clark has staged a dramatic installation inside Brooklyn’s former Dime Savings Bank, whose magnificent Beaux-Arts interiors are welcoming the public for the first time in over two decades. Suspended among the soaring columns of its breathtaking rotunda, the rugs reveal their own architectural flair against the lavish ornamentation. Visitors can also see the collection at Radnor’s penthouse gallery in the adjoining Brooklyn Tower. 

Nicole Hollis and Saint-Louis Give Cocktail Hour a Slick Upgrade

What happens when the centuries-old crystalmaking traditions of Saint-Louis encounter the discerning eye of Nicole Hollis? The answer gleams in Ellipse, an exquisite new decanter and set of rocks glasses that mark the interior designer’s debut foray into crystal. The collaboration originated over dinner in New York with Olivier Pechou, vice president of the Americas at Hermès Home, as Hollis sought to expand her namesake collection’s servingware offerings. Crafted in France from mouth-blown crystal of exceptional clarity, the decanter rises from a stepped pedestal base into a rounded belly and slender neck crowned by a black glass stopper. Its curvaceous silhouette finds a playful companion in the tumblers, whose classic proportions acquire unexpected flair through elliptical facets that refract light into dazzling patterns. Master artisans hand-cut each piece, drawing on Saint-Louis’s heritage dating to 1586. Available exclusively through the NicoleHollis Collection, the pieces lend cocktail hour an alluring flourish. 

Knoll Revives a Low-Slung Cini Boeri Classic

By the late 1970s, pioneering Italian designer Cini Boeri had earned acclaim for challenging conventions of domestic comfort through sculptural polyurethane foam furniture and serpentine modular sofas. Her Brigadier collection, which Knoll debuted in 1978, marked a major stylistic departure. Comprising a low-slung armchair, settee, and sofa, the series employed rectilinear lacquered wooden panels that enclosed deeply cushioned seating, its substantial armrests and backrests lending each piece an architectural presence. “Brigadier is a radically simplified design object, and one of the first designs that drew from reductivist art practices of the 1960s and ‘70s, anticipating the elemental forms that shape today’s interiors,” explains Knoll creative director Jonathan Olivares. Now the furniture stalwart has revived the collection with updated proportions, an expansive upholstery selection, and a lustrous Midnight Blue lacquered finish whose openness and fluidity looks perfectly at home in contemporary interiors. 

Michael Anastassiades Puts a Fresh Spin on Danish Modernism

Michael Anastassiades has long explored the expressive possibilities of elemental geometry and improbable balance through his celebrated lighting, a sensibility he now brings to furniture with a collection for Danish powerhouse Fritz Hansen. Called After, the series draws on the London-based Cypriot designer’s fascination with Danish Modernism, particularly the enduring legacy of masters Kaare Klint and Poul Kjærholm. The chair’s squared legs are affixed to a gently curved backrest, which artisans craft by slicing wood into thin sheets, gluing them back together in their original sequence, and pressing them into an elegant arc. “They are really subtle gestures that make the chair,” Anastassiades says of its meticulously executed details. A companion dining table features a circular top that appears to float above substantial wooden supports arranged in a cross. Both pieces come in natural ash or sumptuous burgundy, with an optional Rosso Levanto marble tabletop that introduces dramatic wine-red veining. 

Liaigre Gives an Archival Staple a Sharp New Look 

In 2006, Christian Liaigre distilled his admiration for French Modernist designer Jean-Michel Frank into the Ginko lamp, a study of architectural geometry and sumptuous materials that reflected both designers’ devotion to exceptional craftsmanship. Two decades later, the French maison is revisiting that iconic creation with the Frank table lamp, whose updated proportions and striking palette offer a contemporary interpretation of its founder’s vision. A monolithic base in honed white alabaster or polished black obsidian supports a sharply geometric shade in woven fabric or delicate aquarelle paper for softly diffused illumination. The contrast recalls Frank’s celebrated ability to transform elemental silhouettes through unexpected materials—an approach that profoundly influenced Liaigre’s own interiors and furnishings.  

David Rockwell’s Clever New Grill Elevates the Backyard Barbecue

As one of today’s most prolific hotel and restaurant designers, David Rockwell understands the power of gathering around a shared table. That inspired his state-of-the-art new grill for True Caliber, the Rockwell Duo, which combines high-performance stainless steel grill grates and a flat-top griddle on one seamless cooktop, conveniently allowing hosts to sear steaks alongside sizzling vegetables. Available in 48-inch built-in and 60-inch freestanding models, it features a clever retractable lid that disappears beneath the cooking surface for an unobstructed view of the culinary action. Its distinctive 360-degree walk-around configuration invites congregation on all sides. Crafted from 300-series stainless steel—the same variety as True’s commercial-grade refrigeration—the freestanding version pairs a marine-grade aluminum body with a handsome Sapele wood base and offers an integrated surface for preparing and plating dishes. A staggering array of nearly 100 customizable colors and hardware finishes, including the option to utilize automotive-grade paints, enables the grill to complement virtually any outdoor kitchen.