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How To Mix Antique And New Furniture

How to mix antique and new furniture: one old anchor, a new soft layer, and a modern object that bridges the two.

Astier De Villatte

Astier de Villatte is a Paris home house founded in 1996 by Benoît Astier de Villatte, Mathilde Carron-Astier de Villatte and Ivan Pericoli. The founders met through the École des Beaux-Arts milieu and built the line around hand-finished ceramics inspired by objects from the past. The collection still treats a butter dish, vase or incense holder as a small piece of domestic archaeology.

Christofle: The Paris Silversmith Behind Silver-Plated Tableware

Christofle has been a Paris silversmith since 1830, and its 1842 purchase of the French patents for silver plating is what let ordinary tables carry pieces once reserved for royalty. This edit runs from cutlery and serving pieces through candle holders, frames and vases to the porcelain and crystal that round out the range.

GINORI 1735

GINORI 1735 traces its story to Marquis Carlo Andrea Ginori, who founded a porcelain manufactory near Florence in 1735 after becoming fascinated by Europe’s new “white gold.” The Doccia tradition grew through vivid color, sculptural forms and a willingness to let tableware carry the drama of a room. This selection keeps that tension alive across serving pieces, vases, candleholders and small objects for a table that does not need to behave.

Dinosaur Designs: Resin Jewelry and Home Objects

Dinosaur Designs turns resin into sculptural jewelry and home objects, letting bold color and rounded, tactile forms carry the whole idea. That material logic sets it apart from the polished metal and neutral ceramics that dominate most collections around it. This edit focuses on the pieces where that idea reads clearest, from earrings that interrupt a plain outfit to vessels built to be seen.

JIA JIA Home

JIA JIA Home makes small domestic objects from richly veined stone and crystal, with jewelry boxes, bowls, trays and game sets forming the core of this selection. The brand’s own account describes a Chinese sense of home and family as part of its starting point, while the objects themselves lean into geological pattern. It is a collection for people who like their useful things to carry a little ceremony.

L'Objet

L’Objet was founded by Elad Yifrach in 2005 from a desire to turn everyday rituals into objects of beauty, memory and connection. The house’s work treats porcelain, glass, metal and paper as places for pattern and ceremony rather than mere utility. This selection makes the table feel like a setting, even when the object is only a small box or game.

Laguna~B Murano Glasses: Venetian Glassware Since 1994

Laguna~B Murano glasses began in Venice in 1994, when Marie Brandolini reinterpreted the informal glasses Murano masters made. I go through the Goto and Margherite styles.

Natalia Criado Tableware: Silver-Plated Pieces With Ceremony

Natalia Criado brings the logic of jewelry to the table, turning silver-plated metal, stone and glass into objects with a little ceremony built in. Born and raised in Colombia, Criado studied industrial design in Milan before founding her tableware and object line in 2018. The collection makes everyday serving feel more considered without pretending that a coffee pot is a museum piece.

LOBMEYR

LOBMEYR treats glassware as part of the architecture of a table, where a tumbler or pitcher can carry as much presence as a vase. Founded in Vienna by Josef Lobmeyr in 1823, the family house has moved from Biedermeier glass and imperial commissions into collaborations with modern designers. The current selection keeps that long view intact, pairing hand-finished crystal with shapes that feel surprisingly current.

LOUISE ROE

LOUISE ROE makes home objects that sit between sculpture and daily use, with glass, ceramic and metal doing most of the talking. Founded in Copenhagen in 2010 by Louise Roe Andersen, the studio grew from a fashion-trained eye for complete collections and honest materials made by European craftspeople. The pieces are quiet in purpose but rarely plain in outline, which is exactly what makes them work in a real room.

SIX THE RESIDENCE: Velvet, Jacquard and Bouclé Poufs

SIX THE RESIDENCE is a furniture brand launched during the pandemic by a team that had supplied bespoke pieces to restaurants, bars and hotels. I go through its velvet, jacquard and bouclé poufs, and why the extra seat or footrest matters most.

Smythson: Frank Smythson's London Paper and Leather Goods

Frank Smythson opened the first Smythson boutique in London in 1887, and the brand still makes everyday paper and leather goods. I look at the diaries and small leather objects worth keeping.

Sophie Lou Jacobsen: Crystal-Embellished Glassware for Cocktails

Sophie Lou Jacobsen makes glassware that turns the everyday pour into a small piece of theater. The French-American designer established her New York studio in 2019 with a focus on objects of use, drawing on industrial design and a fascination with how people interact with things. Wobbly stems, colored details and crystal embellishment keep these pieces functional without making them behave.

AptDeco Designer Furniture: One-Off RH, Knoll and West Elm Finds for Less

AptDeco makes design-minded rooms feel more personal through one-off seller listings, with condition noted piece by piece. This edit moves from Restoration Hardware and DWR to Knoll, Herman Miller, West Elm and CB2, spanning living, dining, sleep and work.

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Building a Formal Table Over Time With GINORI 1735 Porcelain

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Nightstands: Shagreen, Shell, Burl and Marble Picks

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Marble Accents for Every Room: Coasters, Knots and Decor

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