Objects Worth Collecting
Furniture, art and objects selected from exceptional makers and places around the world — India, Bali, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe.
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Curator's Selection
New Acquisitions
Studio Photography Print: Grain XVII
Studio Nawa
Contemporary Prayer Rug, Silk Accent
Workshop of Ayşe Yılmaz
Woven Wall Hanging, Large
Sculptural Mirror, Basalt Base
Workshop of Ketut Sarna
Shop by Origin
Rare Finds
Singular pieces. When they are gone, they are gone.
Artisan Stories
Devraj Suthar
Fourth-generation carver working reclaimed teak and sheesham. His workshop of nine takes between three and eleven weeks per piece, depending on the grain. He has not bought a new board since 2009.
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Nadia Karam
“I look for one object in a room that refuses to be symmetrical.”
Rami Haddad
“Material first. If the stone is wrong, nothing else matters.”
Elif Demir
“Objects that were touched a great deal before they reached you.”
Priya Menon
“Warmth without nostalgia. That is the whole brief.”
The Journal
The Art of Hand-Carved Timber
Why a chisel mark is not an imperfection, and what machine finishing quietly removes from a surface.
Inside a Workshop in Gianyar
Four hours with a family of carvers whose youngest apprentice is fifty-one years old.
Why Provenance Matters
What a certificate actually proves — and the five questions worth asking before you buy.
New acquisitions, first
One considered email. New pieces, maker stories and curator edits — before they reach the homepage.