If the marketâs latest debuts have any lesson to tell, itâs that the design community indeed works better together. From Yinka Iloriâs kaleidoscopic prints for Momentum Textiles & Wallcoverings to Gachotâs incredibly chic ensemble for Waterworks, industry brands across categories are coming together to bring thoughtful new offerings to designersâ tool kits. Looking for the latest in furniture, decor, lighting, and beyond? Meet the industryâs latest dynamic duos.
Yinka Ilori x Momentum
Yinka Iloriâs bold embrace of color in furniture and public spaces yields exuberant, narrative-rich patterns. Naturally, those effusive motifs define the AD100 multidisciplinary artist and designerâs first collection of commercial fabrics and wallpapers. Dreamed up for Momentum Textiles & Wallcoveringâwhere Ilori joins a collaborator list that includes Sheila Hicks, Shantell Martin, and Aleksandra Gacaâthe eight designs were unveiled at NeoCon earlier this month and revolve around meditative graphic repeats, a springtime palette of saturated solids, and a kaleidoscopic union of arches, triangles, spheres, and chevrons that draw from Iloriâs British Nigerian heritage.
Gachot x Waterworks
In 2020, New Yorkâbased AD100 studio Gachot teamed up with Waterworks on the minimalist Bond collection. Now founders John and Christine Gachot, who also tackled the recent revamp of Waterworksâ New York flagship, are back at it with Finot. Taking cues from fashion, modernist sculptures, and industrial design, the silhouettes exude a sophisticated swagger. Spanning more than 50 stylesâa dramatic flush-mount cubed shower head; curvaceous spout; and slim, double-tooled lever handle includedâthe ensemble of contemporary bath and kitchen fittings is complemented by lighting, hardware, and glass shelves.
Danny Kaplan Studio x Lesser Miracle
Danny Kaplan, founder of the eponymous studio centered on lighting and sculptural furniture, and Vince Patti, the mastermind behind furniture design and fabrication workshop Lesser Miracle, first met in 2023. They reveled over shared interests for ancient techniques and Jean-Michel Frank, and before long their four-piece Delf collection was born. Fusing Kaplanâs ceramics expertise and Pattiâs woodworking skills, Delf comprises the centerpiece Paravent bed, designed with a cocooning hinged oak headboard and trimmed with a smattering of Art Decoâreminiscent inlay tiles. The collection also includes the open-back Brion chair, with nods to Tobia and Carlo Scarpa, and the amorphous Talisman and Clover side tables.