As you’re holiday shopping (for others or yourself!), here are some exciting new stores and collections to consider for special, not off-the-shelf gifts. ’Tis the season for creative collaborations as well, so be sure to check out these artful new partnerships.
Saved NY
Saved NY, Sean McNanney’s line of handcrafted Mongolian cashmere blankets and accessories, has long been a favorite of the design and fashion cognoscenti. The brand is now expanding its retail footprint with two new locations: An uptown showroom in the storied Interior Arts Building space once occupied by John Rosselli, and a downtown outpost in the East Village, filled with home decor, clothing, gifts from Paris, and other one-of-a-kind treasures, both new and vintage. McNanney’s spacious Greenpoint, Brooklyn, studio (seen above), an incubator for new designs, is also open by appointment.
Ginori 1735 x Julie Hillman
Each year, Italian porcelain manufacturer Ginori invites select artists to reimagine the brand’s classic white tableware with unique hand-painted designs through the Reborn Project. New York interior designer Julie Hillman created two lyrical collections inspired by ancient Greece and Africa that adroitly distill historical references with modern clarity. In addition to her tableware designs, we’re loving her trio of bold, graphic table lamps in porcelain (above).
Art/Artefact x Irene Owens
The Artist’s Eye, an imaginative collaboration between Art/artefact founder Audra Kiewiet de Jonge, miniaturist painter Irene Owens, and marbling maven Erika Stefanutti of Parvum Opus, features miniature paintings of women artists’ eyes set into antique jeweled brooches. Turning the concept of “the lover’s eye” (a Victorian token of courtship) on its head, these tiny portraits of artists from Berthe Morisot to Anni Albers celebrate the power of the female gaze. Each piece of jewelry is set into a beautiful handmade marbled-paper box by Parvum Opus, so it can be hung and displayed, or simply enjoyed when not being worn. (The marbled boxes are also sold on their own.)
The Future Perfect Prize
In an exciting new outgrowth of The Future Perfect’s mission to promote and support designers and craft, the gallery has announced Bahamian ceramicist Anina Major as the inaugural recipient of its newly minted Future Perfect Prize. Major’s work melds the practice of Bahamian straw weaving with her chosen medium of clay to create pieces that blur the lines between craft and art. In addition to a gallery showcase in 2025, she will receive a grant of $20,000 and mentorship to support her emerging practice.
ADI Wallpaper by Annie Downing
Whimsical, graphic, and subtly retro, the debut wallpaper collection from Austin-based interior designer Annie Downing features five lively patterns printed on grasscloth and tactile non-woven paper. From the cheeky olives of “Antipasto” to the colorful motifs of “Lost Lotus,” these patterns will add a spark to spaces small or large.
John Derian x Astier de Villatte
The latest collaboration between John Derian and venerable French ceramics firm Astier de Villatte takes a new direction, inspired by Derian’s collection of 18th-century Dutch and English delftware. The collection of 12 plates, ranging from small to generous in size, reproduces the delftware’s rich coloring and lively brushstrokes in detailed country scenes, fruit and flower motifs, and chinoiserie, all handmade in Paris.
Schoolhouse x Clare V.
Portland-based lighting and furniture company Schoolhouse has teamed up with of-the-moment L.A. handbag and accessories designer Clare V. for a colorful new home collection. From checkerboard shag rugs and striped sofas to rope-trimmed mirrors and glossy task lamps, the pieces feature trademark Clare V. flourishes—think perforated lighting details borrowed from a leather bag and bold checks and stripes found in Claire Vivier’s closet.
