This uplifting velvet jacquard armchair from Gucci is a breath of fresh air. $5,500, available here.
GARDEN TABRIZ
The tree of life motif has worked its way into carpet design from ancient Persia to the Arts and Crafts era. Add Patterson Flynn Martin’s Garden Tabriz rug, shown here in a stylish teal and rose, to the pantheon. Price upon request, available here.
The tropics-inspired Belize, part of design doyenne Kim Seybert’s collection of intricately beaded table runners, will set the stage for a lively evening. $385, available here.
LIVELY PLATES
We’ll always have Paris? Let’s hope so! Meanwhile, French patisserie Ladurée has teamed up with Milan-based designer JJ Martin, the creative mind behind the fashion line La Double J, to design a housewares collection that’s a feast for the senses. $340 for a set of 6 dessert plates, available here.
TREE OF LILAC
Brimming with Central American rainforest fauna, the Vale’s Mighty Jungle wallcovering features bright foliage on textured paper in four fresh colorways (shown: lilac). $160 per yard, available here.
Textile designer Marika Meyer and New York–and Sag Harbor–based decorator Bella Mancini collaborated on this limited-edition tree of life print, pictured here on a pillow available at Temple Studio. A portion of the proceeds goes to FabScrap, a nonprofit focused on recycling textiles. $265, by appointment only, available here.
HAND-CRAFTED FLORAL LAMP SHADES
Former decorating editrix Marian McEvoy is turning out woodland wonders from a cozy craft room in her home alongside the Hudson River. Her whimsical paint-penned florals are both one of a kind and second nature. Sconce shades, $475 each, available here.
Thistle, a linen and silk fabric from Neisha Crosland’s Espalier collection for Schumacher, is inspired by a tried-and-true European gardening technique. Try branching out at home and using it for draperies or bed hangings. $358 a yard, available here.
FLORAL CUSHIONS
A beachy cabana stripe adds just the right edge to Italian designer Lisa Corti’s festive floral cushion cover. $48, available here.
BESPOKE TILES
Make a (back-) splash with Brooklyn-based artist Wayne Pate’s charming tile collection, produced in collaboration with the U.K. bath company Balineum. Pate’s gestural designs are hand-painted on terra-cotta tiles by artisans in Italy. $30 each, available here.
NEON DECOR
Designed by Paola Lenti, this highlighter-hued sofa is upholstered in her exclusive performance fabric, Thea. Take a seat, and let the electric floral pattern give you a lift. $11,950, available here.
Some trends come and (thankfully) go, but an age-old textile pattern has dug its seductive roots deeper than ever before. As the world cautiously emerges from a dark year, the tree of life motif continues to symbolize growth and rebirth, with crawling vines and blooming branches reinterpreted and newly invigorated.