From business changes to product launches, there’s always something new happening in design. In this weekly roundup, AD PRO has everything you need to know.
Business
The “Amazon Coat” of Rugs Is Here
This week, the New York Times covered a little-known but extremely popular light gray–and–white rug—likening it to the infamous Amazon coat. The product, which is made by New York company Rugs USA, copies traditional Berber carpets. Named Moroccan Trellis, the design is available through series of online distributors including Wayfair and Overstock. But buyers beware: As the article proves, it’s already just about everywhere. Call it the It Rug of the Internet.
Jenni Kayne Doubles Down on Home and Adds Focus on Interior Design
Jenni Kayne, California queen of cashmere sweaters and enviable leather shoes, ventured into the home product world some years ago. Now, after a series of additional launches, she’s making a more concerted interiors push—venturing too into the realm of interior design. “More than ever, we’ve collectively realized the importance our home environments play in our mental well-being and feelings of connectedness,” Kayne comments to AD PRO. “On that note, we’re thrilled to be expanding the Jenni Kayne brand in the home space this year. Customers can expect an expanded furniture collection, personalized interior design services, branded home renovations with digital how-to content, and new experiential home showrooms.”
A large white Dancing Poppy Plate.
Photo: Courtesy of Rebecca de RavenelProduct Launches
Rebecca de Ravenel Debuts Home Line
Rebecca de Ravenel is launching home products. Clearly, it’s a natural fit for the fashion designer, who is best known for her popular line of Les Bonbons earrings. (Her beautiful self-styled home has already been featured in the pages of AD.) Within the collection, it’s clear that her plates are the main attraction. They’re in part the result of a lifelong fascination with such wares, which was cultivated from a young age thanks to a display seen in the home of her godfather, AD100 decorator Alberto Pinto.
“My plates, which I call The Dancing Poppy Plates, have a rather lovely story behind them,” de Ravenel explains to AD PRO, speaking specifically of her new designs. “Their [initial] inspiration came from a set of glasses I bought on a trip to Japan years ago. Later on, I was in Jaipur working on my home collection and I had asked a great friend who was traveling with me, who also happens to be an incredible artist, to draw some poppies for a block print that I was working on. From there the poppies came with me to Turkey, where I handed over the design and they were reinterpreted to more of a Turkish poppy. Et voila, they have quite literally danced all over the world.”
Wrangler and Mango Are the Latest Fashion Brands to Debut Decor Lines
Teenagers are notoriously fickle. If you find yourself designing a space for a client’s not-so-easy-to-please teen, there’s a new option that may just do the trick. Wrangler—yes, the Western-influenced denim brand—has ventured into the home space with a new collection for PB Teen. From washed denim quilts to a cushy jean-upholstered sectional, it’s a compelling offering for style-minded kiddos.
Denim products made through a collaboration with Wrangler and Pottery Barn.
Photo: Sean Dagen / Courtesy of Pottery Barn Teen
