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Designers unearth brilliant works of art straight from nature, perfectly presented and one-of-a-kind. Luminous crystal formations, geodes and minerals radiate an almost otherworldly beauty whose allure is impossible to resist. — Tracy Bulla
Glittering chunks of rock crystal stud this dazzling design from The Mermaid’s Palace, illuminating with a bewitching glow ($1,400).

Pieced agate mineral forms a mosaic top on Oly’s exquisitely elegant Yves console, finished with a hand-hammered iron base ($4,900).


Eduardo Garza fashions mystical, one-of-a-kind bookends out of white-gold leaf and cave minerals, secondary minerals formed inside a cave.
Ranging from 6 to 8 inches in height, crystalline green calcite specimens mined in Mexico exhibit multi-faceted style and purpose. All of Design Legacy’s natural Minerals Collection are sold both as stand-alone sculptures and lamp bases ($490, sculpture).



Artist Christopher Marley debuts the uncut and unaltered Crystal Specimens and Mineral Studies Collection from Form and Pheromone, each luminous specimen formed as nature intended. Flawlessly presented, exotic crystals such as Crushed Ice Chalcedony, Magnetite and Okenite shimmer with otherworldly brilliance.
A sexy slice of petrified wood, in which minerals replace all organic material, caps off Bradley Hughes’ diminutive cigarette table.


Rab Labs crafts extraordinary, translucent small plates from pure Brazilian agate (also known as banded chalcedony), offered in red, purple, green, blue and natural ($55, set of two).



























