Winged creatures can be fascinating both indoors and out. Take this birdcage-like LED light fixture, Tweet Light, by designer Jake Phipps. Plated in 24k gold, it harks back to 17th-century English monarchs who bred canaries in their courts as the ultimate status symbol. $2,935, at Property, 57 Walker St., NYC, 917-237-0123, propertyfurniture.com
This giclée of a godwit (25.5′ x 19.25′) brings a dash of fine-feathered fun to the forefront. $400, at Creel and Gow, 131 E. 70th St., NYC, 212-327-4281, creelandgow.com
“Lovebirds,” a print by New York– and San Francisco–based designer Erica Tanov, has just alighted on a brand-new cotton poplin bedding collection. $72 to $82 for a pair of pillowcases, ericatanov.com
Think all accent pillows are the same? Let your imagination take flight with this whimsical design, chic and playful at the same time. $25, at Target, 139 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, 718-290-1109, target.com
Celebrated performance artist Marina Abramovic turns her focus toward design with this bird-bedecked dinner plate, part of a four-plate set from her limited-edition “Misfits for the Table” collection for Bernardaud. $550 for the set, at MoMA Store, 11 W. 53rd St., NYC, 212-708-9700, momastore.org
Handmade of pure virgin wool, the Birds rug was dreamed up by the late Dutch designer Ed Annink, founder of the creative studio Ontwerpwerk. $3,240 for 9.8′ x 6.6′, at DDC, 136 Madison Ave., NYC, 212-685-0800, ddcnyc.com
This article appears in the April 2015 issue of NYC&G (New York Cottages & Gardens).