As long days and hazy nights signal the passing of midsummer, a bevy of new design items have hit the shelves. Here, design expert Margaret Russell picks 15 design essentials for the season, from an inflatable sailboat that fits in two small bags to an artful collaboration between London’s National Gallery and Savoir Beds.
A version of this article first appeared in print in our 2018 Summer Issue in the section called The Artful Life. Subscribe to the magazine.
Summer just became more fun with the Tiwal 3 inflatable sailboat. Packed in two small bags, it inflates and assembles in 20 minutes. It accommodates two adults or an adult and two children, and costs $6,195 at the MoMA Design Store. store.moma.org
Photo: Courtesy of Tiwal
Durable Splatter and Spin melamine dinner and salad/dessert plates by Juliska are perfect for summer entertaining; they cost $18 and $16 each, respectively. juliska.com
Photo: Joshua McHugh
Stylesetter Aerin Lauder is an expert at making a pretty bed. Her new bedding includes, from top, Avion Ikat, Scalloped, and Fairfield, all from the aerin collection by Williams Sonoma home. Prices start at $79. wshome.com
Photo: Courtesy of Williams Sonoma Home
In a new collaboration with London’s National Gallery, Savoir Beds will reproduce any work from the museum’s collection as upholstery for its bespoke beds. A painting by Jan van Huysum Paulus was the source for the Harlech bed (shown); prices, including the mattress set, start at $17,000. savoirbeds.com
Photo: Courtesy of Savoir Beds
Inspired by an antique textile, the Gabrielle wool-and-silk rug, by designer Kerry Joyce for Mansour Modern, is available in custom sizes and colors; a 9' x 12' rug costs $13,500. mansourmodern.com
Photo: Courtesy of Mansour Modern
Eros Raffael’s lyrical lamp, handmade in Italy of cerulean Murano glass, stands 40 inches high and comes with a blue cotton drum shade. It costs $940; shipping is additional. artemest.com
Photo: Courtesy of Artemest
Going green takes on new meaning with Martin Katz’s mesmerizing emerald-and-platinum ring. Set with a 5.92-carat Colombian emerald, it also features baguette diamonds and a band of tapered emeralds and carré diamonds. martinkatz.com
Photo: Courtesy of Martin Katz
The charming Anemones bud vase by Lalique, in green satin-finished crystal, is 5.5" high with a 5" diameter. It costs $950; a larger size is also offered. lalique.com
Photo: Courtesy of Lalique
Painterly fabric borders from Samuel & Sons’ Cirque collection include the embroidered pointillist Brielle (shown in two colorations) and the handprinted Skylar; Aubree is a serpentine lace. All to the trade only. samuelandsons.com
Photo: Joshua McHugh
Toco, a viscose-and-linen damask in a batiklike pattern, is from the Zapara collection by Harlequin. It comes in ocher (shown) and silver; to the trade. stylelibrary.com
Photo: Courtesy of Style Library
The Arla sofa by Made Goods, crafted of twisted faux rope, is elegant enough for your living room yet so impervious to the elements that it can be used on a terrace or in your garden. It measures 75" w. x 33" d. x 44" h. and costs $9,600. madegoods.com
Photo: Courtesy of Made Goods
Misahara’s shimmering Plima earrings are fashioned of pink sapphires, pink tourmalines, and white diamonds set in 18K yellow gold. Measuring 2.25" long and 1.25" wide, the pair costs $33,000. misahara.com
Photo: Courtesy of Misahara
The Lasso floor lamp, one of interior decorator Celerie Kemble’s first designs for Arteriors, is wrapped in jute rope and topped with a linen drum shade and jute finial. It stands 63" tall and costs $1,095. arteriorshome.com
Photo: Courtesy of Arteriors
With a bold silhouette inspired by midcentury French designs, Jiun Ho’s Kama stool is made of cerused white oak. It is offered as a barstool or counter seat, in a range of finishes, and in a Jiun Ho textile or c.o.m. To the trade. jiunho.com
Photo: Courtesy of Jiun Ho
Stark Studio Rugs’ Bellatrix carpet, a wool, silk, and linen blend, will add graphic pattern to your floor. Available in a range of sizes; to the trade. starkcarpet.com
Photo: Courtesy of Stark Studio Rugs
