furniture with a pov
Ellison Studios rolled out a new bedroom set last week.
The collection definitely has a nice nod to 70s/80s. Somewhere at the intersection of Bauhaus and 80s glam, but super tasteful.
Melt Bed.
Their Float sofa, the iconic piece I came to know them by, was inspired by the voluptuous velvet furniture beds of the 70s, so it's quite fitting they finally rolled out a bed.
The Float Sofa
Their bedroom collection also gave birth to the Nico chair.
Very retrofuturistic yet inviting. And clearly shares the same design language as the Tondo Room Divider and Edie side table.
Nico Chair, Tondo Room Divider, Melt Bed
Edie Side Table
Tondo Room Divider
I always appreciate such a defined and specific aesthetic - this is not a try-to-please-everyone company; it's a clear aesthetic vision that is both playful and yet demands to be taken quite seriously.
I know the team behind the Sydney-based brand - they are consummate perfectionists and take such pride in their work. Bringing large, interesting physical objects to life like this and making them available in multiple countries is no easy task. It's actually really difficult, and they should be proud of their great work.
Speaking of people doing this at a really high level, I also got the chance to speak with Oliver Gough & Alice Patience of UK-based Patience & Gough last week and hear about their work.
They specialize in really unique furniture and textiles and marquetry and have created an aesthetic that feels altogether original.
This is their chair collaboration with Overgaard & Dyrman. Just amazing.
How can you not love this plant stand from their Shokunin collection?
Plant Stand
Their Canvas collection incorporates illustrations by Ukrainian artist Yevheniia Vynokurova into beautiful, muscular wood cabinetry.
They have created something totally original and blended some nice influences here.
Canvas Collection
Speaking of innovative furniture, there's been a major rise in gym equipment designed to be almost like furniture. Same level of finish, things that look right alongside a lounge chair and could live in a living room.
Combo set by Fysik via Huyck House
I know people have mixed feelings about this.
I have a Tonal in my basement, and the room is set up like half a toy room and half a gym, and it's one of the most used rooms in our house. I quite enjoy this because I can take breaks throughout the day and do an exercise or two in between meetings and projects.
via Tonal
Does this look like furniture? Not really, but it is very much designed to go anywhere in your house. It fits easily. There's something really nice about not having to drive to the gym and get it all in at one time.
In my mind, having weights in a lounge or living area, while not practical for everyone, would certainly be something I enjoyed, and I think would appeal to the rapidly growing, design-forward fitness enthusiast market.
Enter Alama Studio. Turin-based founders Gabriel & Andrea started designing high-end gym equipment meant to be displayed and have gotten a lot of work, especially in the world of yachts.
I could imagine myself incorporating this into a lake or beach house open concept, looking out over a beautiful view and stretching and lifting some weight without getting too sweaty while my kids read books on the couch.
It's kind of what I already do, just in a much less glamorous way, in my basement.
Their wall panels are pretty impressive.
Wall storage system
The rack
Is this for everyone? No.
Alama is really high-end and designed with a specific kind of person in mind - with means and the right space.
But I really dig this, admire the passion of the founders, and I think this idea has legs...and abs.
The tell for me that furniture is worth paying attention to is almost never that it's for everyone, but rather, it's for a specific somebody.
