Trend: Exotic
High Point Market Sketchbook
Tracy Bulla -- Home Accents Today, 10/1/2009
A map of many cultures, our exotically themed lounge travels from Africa to Asia and back. This thoroughly modern translation emphasizes intricate pattern work, reclaimed and rare woods, and a subtle neutral palette pumped up with flashes of metal. Handcrafted appeal scores high marks here, balanced out by a few carefully chosen examples of contemporary design.
The Baladi panel from Made Goods repurposes wood used as a mold for cast marble window screens in India and backs it with mirror, spotlighting stunning geometric shapes.
Abstract swirls traverse porcelain in Currey & Company's nickel-tipped Astrakhan lamp, part of the Lillian August Collection ($450).
Wunderley lavishes an oversize tasseled pouf with dense and decadent embroidery ($825).
The modernist drinks table from Belle Meade Signature translates the Moroccan tea table for today with zebrawood top, lacquered base and sterling silver-leafed legs ($749).
The St. Germain drum pendant illuminates ornate laser-cut patterning in an aged brass finish from Architects & Heroes Interiors ($1,650).
Lattice patterns scroll across pure white linen in elegant fashion from Lili Alessandra ($150 to $360).
From Surya, designer Jill Rosenwald draws on ancient Middle Eastern architecture, tracing delicate ogee motifs into a hand-woven, lattice-decorated rug ($264, 5×8).
Made from 100% recycled teak, the large-scale planter from Groovystuff effects the effortless style of a reclaimed artifact ($180).
Tufted leather flows along a sinuous curve in the Pavilion chaise from Alphaville Design, grounded by slim metal legs ($938).
Part of the Red Chambers Series from Middle Kingdom, the pristine Courtesan urn showcases an exquisitely sensual form in either matte black or gloss white porcelain ($320).
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