New York designer Anna Karlin took three years to create her newest collection, which includes nine series of lights, wiry counter seating, a ceramic bar cabinet and a crewel-inspired headboard.
The pieces feel rooted in the natural world with shapes that evoke the curves of seed pods, moonlit spheres and vining branches. The collection’s aesthetic draws on the traditions of the Arts and Crafts movement and Art Nouveau, but Karlin, who is always sketching and developing, takes the look in a modern direction rooted in contemporary times.
After getting her start working on fashion shows, event design, exhibitions and window displays, the designer pivoted when she realized she wanted to make something permanent—rooms and objects that weren’t torn down or thrown out at the end of the day.
“I like to imagine a world and all the pieces in it,” she says. “I develop deep conversations between works and the spaces that surround them.”
