Spicy Thai

Winter Sketchbook

Tracy Bulla -- Home Accents Today, 1/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

Ethnic motifs and modernist design explode in an exotic ode to Asian, heated up by sizzling hues like saffron, turmeric and chili. A serene sense of symmetry balances bold bursts of exuberance with reinvented classics like origami and birdcages presented in ultra-streamlined form.

Debuting from New Growth Designs, jewel-hued dahlias bloom in bright profusion from a glass bucket ($388).

Kalahari Crest, a new introduction from David Easton for Safavieh Couture, mingles subtle stripes and saffron flowers in a hand-knot, sheared Peshawar design ($2,149, 6×9).

Clean lines mock a classic Asian shape in the Beau cocktail table from Revco International, updated with a glam mirrored top.

Crisp, origami-style pleats open into a fluted fan shape in Andrea by Sadek's pure white porcelain bowl ($25).

Crafted from plated satin nickel, Nova modernizes a classic birdcage silhouette in the streamlined Maya lamp.

Blissliving debuts a delightfully bold duvet set designed by Aria Curameng, the winning design in a bedding competition open to children under 12. Blissliving will donate 10% of sales proceeds to Children's National Medical Center in Washington DC ($295, king).

Fashioned from handcrafted teakwood, the Golden panel from Miami Mumbai exudes decadent allure ($242).

Geometric folds of zebrawood pay tribute to the Japanese art of paper folding in the modernist Origami table from Global Views ($879).

ALL PRICES ARE SUGGESTED RETAIL.