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Passages: End of Summer

Madeleine Parsons

END OF SUMMER 
Stanley Kunitz, 1953

An agitation of the air, A perturbation of the light
Admonished me the unloved year
Would turn on its hinge that night.
 
I stood in the disenchanted field
Amid the stubble and the stones,
Amazed, while a small worm lisped to me
The song of my marrow-bones.
 
Blue poured into summer blue,
A hawk broke from his cloudless tower,
The roof of the silo blazed, and I knew
That part of my life was over.
 
Already the iron door of the north
Clangs open: birds, leaves, snows
Order their populations forth,
And a cruel wind blows.
 
____________________
 

 

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Nuts and bolts and specifications included below. 

Clover Side Table

Standard Materials: Cork
Dimensions: 14.5"W x 14.5"D x 16"H
Lead Time: 12-14 weeks

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Aria Pendant

Standard Materials: Brass, Glass and Acrylic
Dimensions: 12"Ø, 18"Ø
Lead Time: 16 weeks

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Vanity

Standard Materials: Walnut, Brass
Dimensions: 48"L x 22"W x 30"H
Lead Time: 16-20 weeks

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Spec Sheet: Monotype by Hiroko Takeda

Tommy Roberts

Hiroko Takeda is paying attention. The acclaimed textile artist harnesses her phenomenological observations in her extraordinary, painterly weavings. Through her hand-looming process, she achieves harmony in contrasting materiality which asks the viewer to question their understanding of what a textile can and might be. Monotype’s diaphanous sheen evokes the properties of metal while its layered pattern injects a sense of motion. This polarity informs not only our experience of the piece, but perhaps of ourselves as well.


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Standard Materials: Monofilament, Cotton, Linen and Kid Mohair
Dimensions: 23" x 34"W

Project: Union Square Loft, 2021
Interior design by Colony.  Architecture by Worrell Yeung.
Photography by Brooke Holm. 
Read more on Architectural Digest. 

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Life/Design

You may have noticed a cultural affinity for a certain hue this summer...while these film selections may lack one Ryan Gosling, they'll help you keep the rose tinted glasses going! 

Marie Antoinette

A feast of lavish costumes awaits you in Sofia Coppola's 2006 interpretation of the infamous French queen. 

Spirited Away

If you haven't seen what is considered by many to be the greatest animated film ever made, the time is now to view Hayao Miyazaki's 2001 epic.

But I'm A Cheerleader

Jamie Babbit's late 90s queer satire featuring baby-faced RuPaul and Natasha Lyonne. What more could you ask for? 

Spec Sheet: Vault 1 by Bec Brittain

Tommy Roberts

Bec Brittain honors principles of cooperation not only in her intentionally small-scale and lauded studio, but also in her application of multi medium Vault series. In Vault 1 we see the use of both plated and enameled brass, wood, ceramic, leather, and concrete. A diamond globe juxtaposes its heavy base, drawing the eye along the thin curving lines punctuated by LED tubes. This distinguishing manifold light stands at human scale inviting its viewer to experience this sculptural piece from a point of visual mutuality.


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Standard Materials: Polished Nickel, Deep Maroon Powder Coat, Grey Globe
Dimensions: 13"W x 7"D x 94"H
Lead time: 14 - 16 weeks
1 available in stock.

 

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Causes to Stand up for


Standing lights are fabulous, but so is taking a stand on issues important to you. Below are three tenacious organizations Bec Brittain shares profits with each year, and are close to her heart. Please donate if you’re able!

National Bailout


"The National Bail Out Collective is a black-led, black-centered collective of abolitionist organizers, lawyers, and activists building a community-based movement to support our folks and end systems of pretrial detention and ultimately mass incarceration."


 

Ancient Song Doulas


"Our mission is to ensure that all pregnant, postpartum, and parenting people of color have access to high-quality, holistic doula care and services regardless of their ability to pay."

Black Mamas Matter


"The Black Mamas Matter Alliance is a national network of Black women-led and Black-led, birth and reproductive justice organizations and multi-disciplinary professionals, working across the full-spectrum of maternal and reproductive health."

Spec Sheet: Shaw Drapes by Meg Callahan

Tommy Roberts

Rhode Island based designer Meg Callahan of M.Callahan Studio is known for her textile works that focus on the beauty and complexity of construction. These custom commissioned  Shaw Drapes are fashioned using a Korean piecing technique called Bojagi or Pojagi. Bojagi are traditional Korean wrapping cloths with varied use, from weddings to Buddhist rites, in keeping with the belief of  some folk religions that wrappings safeguard good luck.

Meg describes the process of adapting this technique for drapery as one where, “Fabric pieces are patchworked together, seams are folded over into themselves and sewn to lock in the edges. This style of seam-work creates an opaque 'line' where the fabrics are joined much like leading in stained glass windows and produces a two-sided fabric. When hung as a curtain, the changes in opacity from fabric to seam are emphasized.”

The resulting hangings, like the drapes pictured here in the home of a dear friend, are highly individual site-specific commissions. The Shaw Drapes filter natural light while adding an ethereal texture to the room. 


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Custom, site-specific installation. Please reach out for inquiries.

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These equally dynamic textiles are in stock and waiting...

Silk Mohair Band Throws

From Hiroko Takeda's Flow series, these throws explore tonal gradation through horizontal banding and are available in a range of colors. 

Nigh You Cliff

An ethereally open weave wall hanging composed of mohair, linen and cotton. 

Porter Quilt

A deconstructed pattern fabricated using the "strip quilting" technique, in which large stripes are sewn together and then cut down and rearranged to create a new pattern. 

Spec Sheet: Vonnegut/ Kraft Mairea Mirror

Tommy Roberts

The Mairea Mirror by Vonnegut/Kraft takes its name from Alvar Aalto’s iconic Villa Mairea in Western Finland. Aalto’s lengthy career spanned 6 decades and multiple mediums. Along with his wife Aino, Aalto took a holistic approach to his projects, designing his own furniture and even glassware to fill his interiors. The curves of the pool and sunken serpentine wall of the villa are echoed here in the Mairea Mirror.  Its organic form and lustrous Sapele frame imbue this piece with a sense of motion further emphasized by systematic grooves in the hardwood.


Notes

Standard Materials: Sapele, Mirror
Dimensions: 47"W x 40"H 
Lead time: 22-24 weeks
(1) Available in stock.

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Who's the fairest of them all? These are certainly contenders...

Facet Mirror


The beveled edge of this gem like mirror can be oriented in any direction.

Braided Mirror


A show stopping cascade of maple and dyed black veneer.

Stitch Mirror

Black hemp twine punctuates seven points of this precision cut mirror. 

Spec Sheet: Alexis & Ginger Side Table Series

Tommy Roberts

Ginger Gordon and Alexis Tingey, founders of Alexis & Ginger, suffused their Ode Collection with foregone moments, embedding a reverence for history in their thoroughly modern designs. The silhouette of the New Morning Side Table is inspired by the motion of detailed stitching and features an optional Mother of Pearl inlay on striking India Ink dyed Ash. Designed with the same architectural base as the New Morning Side Table, a domed upholstered seat tops the Because the Night Stool. The trio is completed by the Draped Side Table with its meticulously hand-carved waves impressively invoking the curves of falling fabric. 


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Draped Side Table
Standard Materials: Walnut, India Ink Dyed Ash, Bleached Maple
Dimensions: 16"W x 23"L x 19"H
Lead time: 12-16 weeks, (1) available in stock

New Morning Side Table
Standard Materials: India Ink Dyed Ash, Mother of Pearl Inlay
Dimensions: 14"W x 14"L x 19"H
Lead time: 10-14 weeks

Because The Night Stool
Standard Materials: India Ink Dyed Ash, COM
Dimensions: 13"Ø x 17"H
Lead time: 10-14 weeks, (1) available in stock

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In stock Side Tables

If you're eager for a table you can take home today, check out what's available off the floor...

The Source Side Table No. 3

Red tuff is composed of volcanic ash producing this extraordinary hue. 

Saddle Stool

No longer in production, this Grain stool is precision cut and welded bronze and suitable for outdoors to boot. 

Roebuck Nightstand

A rich oxblood leather laminated drawer for all your storage needs. 

Spec Sheet: Pippi Nightstand

Tommy Roberts

When envisioning the Pippi Nightstand, designer Ingemar Hagen Keith of Marmar Studio was guided by the silhouette of their cat Pippi's back. Through abstracting that silhouette into a simple but evocative shape, the nightstand showcases a striking contrast between volumes and surfaces heightened by the use of both oiled beech and whitewashed maple. A signature button-nose drawer pull reveals the space that the drawer handle occupies when opened. 


Notes

Standard Materials: Oiled Beech, Whitewashed Maple, Walnut, Ash, White Oak
Dimensions: 17"L x 15.5"D x 24.5"H
Lead time: 10-14 weeks

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Life/Design

We're not ready to open up the drawers of our nightstands with you, but we thought we'd share what's on top...

Poetry and more


The surface of Grace's nightstand is hardly underutilized. Currently she makes space for a copy of Border Vista Poems by Anni Li, a Lavender Moleskin journal, chapstick, plus a booklight and water glass her cat Penny loves to paw over. 

Silver ridge aloe plant


Jean moved a struggling aloe plant to her bedside table because she was worried it needed more direct sunlight. Unfortunately, it now seems to be doing a little worse. 

Story Collections

After finding both collections to be better enjoyed story by story (rather than cover to cover), Madeleine keeps Lucia Berlin's A Manuel for Cleaning Women and Clarice Lispector's The Complete Stories at arms length on her nightstand. 

Spec Sheet: SSS Atelier Movement Table

Tommy Roberts

Taking in the crystalline shores of Lake Michigan sparked inspiration for the designer and tastemaker Sarah Sherman Samuels; the quiet ripples on the water would become the 37 tiered layers of wood in the base of the Movement Dining Table by SSS Atelier. Featuring a reverse chamfer edge on its sizable top, this eye-catching piece emphasizes the beauty of natural Walnut, Oak, or Ebonized Oak. Mix and match finishes, or for a striking contrast, opt for an alluring stone top in Verde, Rossa, Crema, or Viola marble. 


Notes

Standard Materials: Oak, Ebonized Oak, Walnut, and Stone
Dimensions: 60"Ø x 30"H
Lead time: Please Inquire

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In Stock Tableware:

Now that you’re the proud owner of a Movement Dining Table, you’ll need some commensurate tableware and flourishes to go with it. We’ve got you covered with this in-stock glassware:

ameba decanter

A true glass-blowing maestro, Deborah Czeresko designed the Ameba Decanter with uniquely organic feet to balance its elegant form. 

 

ameba glasses

What’s a decanter without its kindred glasses?

phila terra

A collaborative Colony/Czeresko joint, proceeds for these whimsical vases benefit The Environmental Defense Fund and the Rainforest Foundation. 

Spec Sheet: Upon Further Reflection Vanity

Tommy Roberts

The Upon Further Reflection Vanity by Brooklyn-based Moving Mountains was originally created for an exhibition honoring female-identified artists and designers of all backgrounds, acknowledging the diversity within the Asian community; the differences and beauty within.

“The act of gazing at oneself can bring up complex emotions where the past and present collide. It can cause discomfort, fomenting self-criticality, or it can prompt feelings of reflection, pride and empowerment. The design of this vanity borrows elements from Chinese altar tables, which were traditionally used to worship ancestors. The mirror, with its undulating shape, is a reference to the stylized botanical motifs found in Hawaiian quilts, which allude to my experience growing up in Hawaii,” says designer and Moving Mountains founder, Syrette Lew.

“I was raised by a Chinese immigrant mother and Chinese-American father, surrounded by Chinese culture and values. Other Asian cultures and Hawaiian culture were also very prevalent in my community and for those who could claim part (hapa) Hawaiian ancestry, it was a real source of pride in the islands.

The Chinese Altar table symbolizes such confucian ideas as filial piety, humility, self sacrifice, and sits in conflict with the purpose of the vanity, a western invention used for displaying beautifying paraphernalia and for essentially paying tribute to oneself. This design sits at the intersection of Eastern, Pacific, and Western influences, reflecting my experience of various cultural traditions.”


Notes

Standard Materials: Oak, Clear Mirror
Dimensions: 42"W x 18"D x 55.25"H
Lead time: 14-18 weeks

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In Stock Seating

Any one of these three in-stock stunners would harmonize perfectly with the lines of this vanity...

Ibbit Stool

Plush powder blue corduroy contrasts Whitewashed ash inviting us to take a seat.

Hammered Metal Stool 

We have not one, but two of these textured beauties currently available! 

because the night stool

Hand-carved India dyed ash and velvet jacquard-an intoxicating mix. 

Spec Sheet: Solid Leg Stool

Madeleine Parsons

The kitchen island is a hardworking hub; one that functions as a home office, favorite spot for casual dinner, and the place where guests gather over a bottle of wine. With so much happening at the bar, the barstool has become a critical piece in the contemporary home, equally on display as it is in use. The Solid Leg Stool by Toronto-based Studio Paolo Ferrari is worthy of both descriptors, providing a comfortable, stylish seat further boosted by an upholstered low backrest. The foot bar is offered in a striking hammered metal and alternatively a Polished Nickel, Darkened Brushed Bronze, Brushed Bronze, and Matte Black finish. 


Notes

Standard Materials: COM upholstery, Hammered metal
Dimensions: 16"W x 15.5"D x 30"H x 25"SH
Lead time: 22-24 weeks

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Life/Design

When you're ready to step out from behind your home bar, try one of our favorites for refreshing Summer sips...

Pilar Cuban Eatery 

Since 2009, Pilar Cuban Eatery on Bedford Ave. in Bed Stuy has been stirring up the tastiest spicy margarita in town. Grace loves to pair it with their heavenly plantain nachos. 

Bar Laika

On a hot afternoon, Mads' loves a Cynar, soda and a splash of vermouth at Bar Laika in Clinton Hill. 

Belle Reve

Tommy, our new favorite intern, loves a whiskey ginger, and the price is just right at beloved Belle Reve, our neighbor on Church St.