Welcome to ELLE DECORANDUM, a shopping column from the ELLE DECOR editorial team. Each month we share a first look at what we're watching, what we're talking about, and what we're adding to our shopping lists—so that you are always one step ahead.
Design of the table with the artist Ingrid Donat for Ginori 1735
The Ginori Arte project by Ginori 1735 turns a new page with French sculptor Ingrid Donat and was unveiled in Florence on October 6th. Donat's signature reliefs, created from ritual markings, migrate from bronze and parchment to the most intimate area: the table. The ivory white porcelain Maya service is a dramatic suite of five sculpted plate sizes whose engraved, tactile surfaces catch the light like jewelry. Around them: crystal stems, polished silver and Donat's bronze accents – napkin rings, place cards, leather saucers, candle holders – complete a sensual display that feels both ceremonial and extremely modern.
“My art comes from the desire to live what I create… The porcelain surprised me – it is a pure but extremely expressive material, and the Florentine Manifattura treated it with poetic care,” notes Donat. It is a dialogue between heritage and experiment: Florentine craftsmanship honed through a collector's eye, art pressed into everyday use.
Ginori Arte with Ingrid Donat. Represented by Carpenters Workshop Gallery, prices upon request. carpentersworkshopgallery.com.
Maharam combines history and modernity in its new showroom in Gramercy Park
Maharam opens the doors to its newest multi-brand showroom in New York's Gramercy Park, bringing together Edelman, Knoll Textiles and Maharam under one historic roof. Located in the 1911 Warren & Wetmore-designed Eagle Building, the 3,500-square-foot space has a sense of Beaux-Arts grandeur. The egg-and-arrow moldings and brightly painted herringbone floors now frame a distinctly modern narrative.
Designed in collaboration with architect Neil Logan, a longtime Maharam partner known for his measured minimalism, the exhibition space unfolds like a living gallery: fir and marine plywood displays anchor a library of textiles, leather and rugs. Recessed racks and tables reflect the original geometry of the building. Along the east wall, The conversation– a forthcoming digital installation by artist Sarah Morris – adds a chromatic dialogue between art, textiles and architecture.
True to Maharam's New York beginnings in 1902, Maharam Fabric Corp. A bronze lettering above the entrance commemorates a century of craftsmanship and innovation and is proof that good design, like good fabric, only increases in quality with time.
The Maharam Showroom is located at 257 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10010. For more information, visit maharam.com.
Il Buco Vita for the community and the art of everyday objects
In a meeting of similar sensibilities, Il Buco Vita and Commune Design have joined forces and created a limited collection of handcrafted table pieces, earth-colored canisters, tea sets and vessels made from rare black clay. Each object embodies what both brands have long stood for: the poetry of imperfection, the integrity of craftsmanship and the beauty of handmade.
“Il Buco has been one of our favorite restaurants for decades and we have been great admirers of Donna (Lennard)’s world for years,” says Roman Alonso, co-founder of Commune. “When we finally met in person, it took all of five minutes before we realized we had to do something together. We're always looking for beautiful and useful things for our clients' kitchens. Attractive large canisters are hard to find, so we made them – and the tea set came later, as we got to know each other and realized how much we both love tea and the ceremony surrounding it. After years of admiration, we're excited to finally be part of their world.”
Il Buco Vita for the community, from $55, ilbucovita.com
A meeting of minds in Shanghai: Yabu Pushelberg works with HC28 Maison
At this year's China International Furniture Fair (CIFF) in Shanghai, global design studio Yabu Pushelberg unveils its first collaboration with HC28 Maison, unveiling two sculptural collections for HC28 and HC28 Cosmo. Through nine pieces, each based on material, culture and craft, the designers explore what happens when the East meets the West with quiet intention.
Soft silhouettes and generous proportions characterize the series: lacquered wood sideboards on oval legs, low coffee tables that interlock like petals, and modular sofas that can be easily moved. Each piece conveys a meditative sense of balance, architectural and fluid at the same time.
“Having worked in China for over thirty years, we've watched the design conversation evolve in the region. It's no longer about looking outward; they're leading from within,” note co-founders George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg. “From HC28 owner Jianwei Li’s perspective, we found a shared respect for material, culture and design that carries intent.”
The result is a sophisticated confluence of thoughts rooted in heritage translated into the modern home.
Yabu Pushelberg for HC28 Maison, hc28maison.com
The weight of lightness: WeShouldDoItAll's monumental table for DWR
Paku Paku, the new dining table by WeShouldDoItAll for Design Within Reach, is a study in contrasts: light and mass, transparency and solidity, grace and gravity. Born from an early fascination with origami, the design evolved into something architectural rather than literal, a meditation on how heaviness can appear weightless.
A translucent panel of tempered glass, available in smoke, bronze or clear, rests directly above a monolithic concrete base. The two are connected by a conscious gap that reveals their connection. The result appears balanced, almost floating, a quiet paradox of materials that function without ornament.
For WeShouldDoItAll, the New York studio known for its interdisciplinary rigor, Nail nail embodies a philosophy in which the boundaries between architecture, objects and art dissolve. It also marks the first use of concrete and glass in DWR's furniture collection, a bold gesture toward the next generation of modern icons designed not to scream but to live and dwell in.
Paku Paku Dining Table by WeShouldDoItAll for Design Within Reach, from $7,995, dwr.com