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Dripping in Cartier with Christopher Boots

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The collaboration between CHRISTOPHER BOOTS and Cartier for the lighting pieces in their iconic Australian flagship in Sydney was a significant moment. It marked a continuation of the longstanding partnership between the two brands and presented an opportunity for the studio to create impactful lighting for a major retail space in their home country. The collaboration highlighted the shared history and values, emphasizing their connection to nature, luxury, and materiality. And of course…what is better than dripping in opulent materials like aged brass, quartz, gold leaf, dark bronze…

As mentioned, both CHRISTOPHER BOOTS and Cartier draw inspiration from the natural world – using materials that tell stories and connect to the land. This shared ethos is reflected in the specific designs of the chosen lighting for the flagship space, which feature clear quartz crystals and sand-cast bronze sourced from the Australian landscape. The materials used are not only there to add beauty, but also to convey a sense of resilience and timelessness, echoing the narrative of the Australian outback.

The lighting installations at the Cartier flagship in Sydney, including the PETRA III in clear quartz and the PROMETHEUS I and PROMETHEUS II clusters, add a jewelry-like quality to the space. The custom cluster of clear quartz crystal STALACTITES in the central stairwell further enhances the nature-inspired theme of the furnishings. This collaboration not only illuminates the physical space but also symbolizes the enduring bond between CHRISTOPHER BOOTS and Cartier, showcasing their shared values, inspirations, and commitment to crafting narratives that transcend time and captivate the essence of beauty, art, and luxury.

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Imagery Credits: Nic Gossage + Christopher Boots

Video Credits: Caleb Graham Films + JA Creative Co + Christopher Boots

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Introducing After Editions by Dylan Farrell

After Editions is a creative collective founded in 2023 by Dylan and Nicolette Farrell. Their designs blend contemporary craftsmanship with playful elements, drawing on influences from street art, industrial music, American arts and crafts, and constructivism.

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“Each object offered by After Editions is thoughtfully crafted in close collaboration with some of the world’s most talented artisans, combining age-old techniques with the most modern technologies available. Artistic risks are taken. Gimmicks are avoided. The goal is to offer heirloom pieces filled with undiluted personality.”

You can see this philosophy come to life in pieces like the Antler Round Dining Table, Rachis Side Table, Lady Leveller Chair, Sail Sconce, & more.

Dylan, born and raised in New York, developed his style amidst the city’s street art and underground music scene. He studied industrial design at Pratt Institute, where he was part of the Toyshop Collective and worked with urban artists. Nicolette, from post-industrial Pennsylvania, initially pursued creative writing but later studied interior design at Pratt, with a focus on fashion design and constructivist garments.

The two met at Pratt Institute, bonding over their shared love for cosmic post-rock music and Brooklyn’s arts scene. They gained experience working with renowned designers in the USA and Europe before moving to Australia, where they now split their time between New York and Sydney. Their approach involves collaborating with skilled artisans, blending traditional techniques with modern technologies to create unique pieces. They strive to create heirloom-quality objects that are both functional and visually striking.

Their collection has been featured in various publications, including Architectural Digest, Vogue, and Interior Design, and their Modules Table won a Best of Year award from Interior Design magazine. After Editions’ work reflects a commitment to craftsmanship, creativity, and a bold, contemporary aesthetic.

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Rachis Table by After Editions Dylan Farrell

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Leveller Chair by Dylan Farrell After Editions

Sail Sconce by Dylan Farrell After Editions

Lady Leveller Chair by Dylan Farrell After Editions

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In-Stock Lighting with Liaigre

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Liaigre options for in-stock lighting are plentiful. From table lamps to sconces to floor lamps – Liaigre knows that lighting is one of the most affective factors when deciding the energy of a room. Luckily, the Medicis Sconce is part of their in-stock lighting category. Created for an interior design project in Malibu, the Medicis Sconce is finished in black patina brass with a gold brass interior diffuser.

Both serving as a decorative and refined piece, the Valentin Lamp illuminates and enhances the interior.

Created in 2008 by Christian Liaigre as part of the Motu Tané project in Bora Bora, the Atoll Lamp is a bronze sculpture symbolizing the squaring of a circle. It evokes an annular coral reef of the warm seas, enclosing a lagoon communicating with the open sea. The most famous are those of the Maldives, Tuamotu, Kiribati, Bikini…This ring will bring a subtle halo of light to any interior space.

The Gabard Lamp perfectly suits to intimate places such as a library or bedroom. Its halo creates a peaceful atmosphere.

The Elegance Sconce diffuses a subtle and elegant light into every room because of the aquarelle paper shade.

The Chantecaille is a modern floor lamp, that adds an intimate, warm touch of light to an interior. It has a contemporary spirit, synonymous with a timeless and elegant style.

 

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Crafted Curves: Sedilia Roll Top Sofa

Sedilia is a brand rooted in perseverance and a commitment to excellence. Since the 1990s, they have defied trends by crafting bespoke furniture with a determination that has led to their success. Their belief in knowing they had a quality product & an unparalleled persistence helped them

Understanding the overwhelming nature of consumer choice, Sedilia has embraced simplicity as a guiding principle. Their pursuit of the perfect line has resulted in a distinct, timeless aesthetic that sets them apart. By overseeing every aspect of the creative process in their London workshop, from design to production, Sedilia ensures unrivaled quality and craftsmanship.

The Roll Top Series exemplifies Sedilia’s signature style, blending tactile curves with strong, fluid lines. Both the the Roll Top Chair and Roll Top Sofa features gracefully flowing arms and a uniquely designed full seat, handcrafted for both comfort and style. This collection embodies the brand’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of traditional techniques to create pieces that are as visually striking as they are inviting.

Handmade in London.

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The Beauty of Tom Faulkner

Part of the latest photoshoot from the distinctive British designer Tom Faulkner takes place along the British Coastline. Needless to say, the pieces personify a complete homage – Tom Faulkner has created pieces that look born of the organic Camber Sands of Sussex while also reflecting the rugged industrial work of man. There is a flow between the images captured on the dunes of Camber Sands when viewed in conjunction with the more architectural interior hero shots. The earthy tones & materials sing together no matter where they are placed. Continue reading The Beauty of Tom Faulkner

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2024 Style Predictions

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R HUGHES believes in curating fresh & exciting pieces that transform a room. We’re not one that go with trends, but rather what we find compelling to tell your story outside of the noise. Here are the nine themes we’re hoping to incorporate more of in 2024.

“While modern and contemporary shapes have dominated as of late, there’s a growing resurgence of more traditional upholstery,” said Luxe Magazine. You can still conjure an elegant power that suits modern, sparsely furnished spaces as well as more traditional rooms with the right pleat. You can count on us for that.

Pictured: Palais Royal Froufrou Sofa by Pierre Augustin Rose

Whether you’re working from home more or still experiencing PTSD from mandated stay-at-home orders, we know how significantly nature can improve our well-being by awakening our environment.

Pictured: Janus II by Sirak 

After years of witnessing Scandinavian-minimalist decor takeover homes & retail spaces, we are welcoming the dopamine boost that color offers. Whether it’s with paint color, upholstery, furniture, or lighting…we’re itching for a room that displays a playful & harmonious affect.

Pictured: Golia Stool by Draga & Aurel

While there has been a workforce movement back into the office place, there is no denying we’re living in a hybrid world. There is a resurgence of designing homes to include an office. Instead of treating it as the often cold space found in actual workplaces, add artful pieces to bring it to life.

Pictured: Officium Desk by Pierre Augustin Rose

Brass and matte black have certainly dominated within product offerings. However, metallics like silver, chrome, & nickel are back offering variations in cool and warm hues.

Pictured: Onos Adjustable Pendant by Hector Finch

While we’re still fans of gallery walls & they play a roll in the right spot, we’re appreciating how impactful a singular piece of art can be from sheer scale. Don’t be afraid to go big here.

Pictured: Infinite Butterflies by Jocelyn Marsh

The underlying theme with home furnishings and decor we’re witnessing is a magnetic pull towards the desire to feel warm in a space. No, we’re not talking temperature. We’re talking about the energy of a space. Brown has shown itself to be a clever color – blending into various color palettes more seamlessly than black. Whether it’s a rustic or retro look, there is shade of brown that evokes just the mood you’re going for.

Pictured: Pia Sofa by Collection Particuliere

If a space you’re designing will be overwhelmed with additional metallics, might we suggest high sheen lacquer on cabinetry or furnishing. It provides an unexpected dimension that elevates a space.

Pictured: Elevate Coffee Table

While curves & organic shapes have become increasingly popular over the years, there’s a continued reason. They help to soften a space by balancing the hard lines of a room’s architecture or square-set decor.

Pictured: Helios Mirror by Pierre Augustin Rose

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R HUGHES Gift Guide 2023

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We’re dashing, we’re dancing, we’re prancing this holiday season as we search high & low for the perfect gifts. From sleek puffer jackets to futuristic cat beds, bronze side tables to vibrant resin lights – here’s this years edition of the R HUGHES gift guide.

Pierre Augustin Rose Kalos Coffee Table | R.Swiader Travor Hooded Popover | Mau Strato Wooden Cat Bed

BassamFellows Swing Club Chair | Rosemary Hallgarten Chalk Stripe Throw | Smeg 10-Cup Drip Coffee Maker

Refractory Scimitar Stool | Whoop Fitness Band | Nespresso Vertuo Next Premium 

Hector Finch Venetia Double Arm Wall Light | Collection Particuliere Ube Sectional | Lago Arete Sole Cornalina Earrings

Collection Particuliere Terra Side Table | Sedilia Roll Top Sofa | Gucci Horsebit Loafer Slipper

Draga & Aurel Joy Sconce | Acne Studios Puffer Face Logo Jacket | Brick + Mortar Howard Finster Art 

 

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Finding Serenity in Serenbe

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A Pandemic Purchase Turned Design Paradise

Like most of us in the design industry, the beginning of the pandemic brought a sense of urgency for us to get our homes in order…knowing we’d be spending so much more time in them. It was with this realization that motivated Ryan Hughes to find a project that would inspire him outside of the confines of the urban landscape. 

That’s when a newly framed home in Serenbe caught Hughes’ eye. 

Located in Georgia’s Chattahoochee Hill Country, Serenbe is known for its red clay earth, pastoral hills & restful silence, as well as its intentionally crafted  neighborhoods.Beyond the idyllic design vernacular that is honored throughout the 1,000+ acres, Serenbe provided respite & ultimately a malleable canvas to get creative in a new community. So Hughes decided to partner yet again with Smith Hanes to pen his vision to paper & bring the 2,300sq feet, 3 bed/3 bath to life. 

“From our first meeting, Ryan had a vision for his place. The style direction was clear. He wanted a floor that would communicate the feel of a country house, but executed in an elevated style, ” says Smith Hanes. “He wanted a place that felt warm and inviting, with art and design touches that inspire and excited him. He wanted a vibe, a feeling for this little place in the country.”

“Working with Smith & his team on the showroom was such a special period of my life, and I knew that I wanted to relive a bit of the emotions I felt when designing something so personal with someone who I could trust would collaborate with me,” Hughes shared. “I’ve always enjoyed sharing a dialogue with Smith when it comes to creating spaces with feeling.”

Hughes’ intention was to experiment with art & build a narrative around the color stories in relation to those works using various furniture & lighting from designers like APPARATUS, COUP Studio, OCHRE, Fisher Weisman and BassamFellows, as well as vintage pieces. Ryan Hughes Serenbe House Tim Lenz“Through this process of constructing four walls from the ground up, it gave me appreciation of what I wanted to invest in – the little things that may not be on the top of the list for others, but were important for me,” Hughes said. “Things like the plumbing fixtures, the plaster, the lighting. I mean we decided to plaster the ceiling! It felt like a wild idea, but it was one of the first things people noticed when they walked in.” “Ryan truly was the design decision maker and force behind this strong and beautiful home,” Smith revealed. “We acted as sounding board, and documented the ideas he envisioned for finishes and interior architecture. Ryan chose all furnishings and art throughout.”

This house became an opportunity to not only test out firsts for Hughes, but also for to play with nostalgia.  “White painted floors – it’s always been something I’ve wanted to do & finally had an opportunity to just go for it.” Hughes commented. “But also, I wanted to have some familiar touches. Like, growing up, my grandparents house had two twin beds that sat a little higher off the ground. I have special memories of that room, so I paid homage with a new spin that included covering 14 foot walls in a chunky jute wall covering.”

These were the very same signature R HUGHES elements that attracted various buyers when Hughes put the house on the market. After about a year of enjoyment, he knew that he needed to sell the home to begin a new chapter in Atlanta. 

“His goal to have a “simple cottage getaway” is energized by his choices throughout: confident furniture shapes, rich colors, and an expressive collection of art,” Smith added.

Decidedly splendid while meeting the needs of a weekend retreat, the Serenbe House combined luxury with restraint and eccentricity that has made a mark. 

Credits

Interior Design: Ryan Hughes and Smith Hanes Studio
Interior Architecture: Smith Hanes Studio
Photography: Tim Lenz
Builder: McKinney Builders
Words: Sheyda Mehrara

Living Room: COUP Studio Italian Chairs in LIAIGRE Linen, Elizabeth Eakins Rug through Holland & Sherry, Vintage Coffee Table, Sandra Jordan Drapery Fabric through Holland & Sherry

Kitchen: BassamFellows Spindle Counter Stools, clé Tile, RW Guild Lamps, Collection Particuliere BOS Vases, Urban Electric Bishop Flushmount, Sandra Jordan fabric on Cafe Curtains through Holland & Sherry, Hardware through Matthew Quinn Collection

Dining Room: OCHRE Sable Chairs, Vintage Table, Fisher Weisman Custom Gilded Cage Chandelier, Perrine Paris Drapery Fabric through Wareco, Paint Color – Bancha by Farrow and Ball, Bastiaan Woudt Photography through Jackson Fine Art

Bar: clé Tile, Henry Bar Faucet and Brass Basin by Waterworks, Custom Shelving designed by Smith Hanes Studio

Master Bedroom: Lawson Fenning Bed in Zak+Fox Linen, J Liston Charred Wood Nightstand, LIAIGRE Acier II Table Lamp, Phillip Jeffries Wallcovering, Rug through Moattar, Drapery in Holland & Sherry Linen

Media Room: Vintage Sofas through Eneby Home, Woven Chair through The Renner Project, Chandelier and Art Lights from Visual Comfort, William McClure Painting, Rug through Moattar, Tuell+Reynolds Shinjuku Drink Table, Drapery in Zak+Fox Fabric through Holland & Sherry

Guest Bedroom: The Beautiful Bed Company Twin Beds, Vintage Lamp, Hickory Chair Nightstand, Zak+Fox Drapery and Pillow Fabric through Holland & Sherry, Phillip Jeffries Wall Covering, Bruce Lee Paintings through the Webb Gallery.

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R HUGHES Mother’s Day Guide

R HUGHES Mother's Day Guide

A dedication to all the beautiful Mothers & Motherly figures in our lives.

There are many reasons to be grateful for my mother, including her support with R HUGHES through the years. Without her, I’m not sure it would be the success it is today. There’s only so many words to tell Susan Hughes thank you for her endless encouragement, so here’s a roundup of her favorite items.

R HUGHES Mother's Day Guide – Susan
1. Braves Tickets // 2. Alex Mill Nico Chunky Cardigan // 3. Le Labo Rose 31 Ea De Parfum // 4. DLV Designs Giac Settee 

Mother's Day Guide R HUGHES – Ryan's Picks

1. Hector Finch Lucia Rise and Fall Pendant // 2. Sedilia Sennen Swivel Tub Chair // 3. Freedom Moses Mikado Slides

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A Refractory Renaissance, Pt II

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With the desire to continue sharing the beauty & intention behind Refractory, this is part II of our interview with founders Angie West and Alberto Vélez.

RH: I would love to dig deeper into the Refractory Manifesto.

01 Draw // Inspiration from past and present.
In Refractory’s backstory, you all have mentioned “While inspired by the powerful and mysterious forces of nature, evolution, and transformation, the work also bears the mark of disciplined, classically trained designers.” Who from your past has had the greatest impact on Refractory and the designs we see today…

AW: Obviously our deep tenures with Bill Sofield and Holly Hunt have been influential, and we have also been fortunate to be surrounded by creatives in our families and youth – including designers, architects, and photographers. The designs you see today however are a pure and forward move; they are unto themselves.

02 Craft // New languages of design.
Design as is with art, can feel reductive or worse, derivative. The idea of creating a new word, much less an entire language, feels insurmountable. Where does this process of speaking a new design language start for you both? A sketch, a material, a mood, a song?

AW: It can be a sketch, a building, or an earring. It can be a leaf, a bone, or a tool. It can be an aerial view, a map, or an anomaly in nature.

refractory texture 03 Shape // Beautiful materials into meaningful objects.
We see skins cast into the bronze, how did this exploration begin and where do you see it going next?

AW: We share a love of nature and the creatures that we share the planet with. Admiring and celebrating the textures of their armor is just a state of mind for us. In new work, this will lean toward oddness and creatures that are not typically perceived as luxe. In one new work, we celebrate the geometry and magic of the inside of the armadillo’s armor.

04 Illuminate // New ways of seeing the world.
This feels deeply personal to me. We have many lenses in which to see the world. Lenses of inherent bias, personal privilege, social media, politics, etc. If you are offering Refractory as a new lens for the world around us, what do you hope we see?

AW: We hope you see an ecosystem of mind, heart, and hand. Our work is as much about our team of artisans as it is about the work or design itself. It has a purpose to further and sustain American craft under many pressures. We want the work to beg the question: “who made this?”

05 Honor // The tradition of American workmanship.
Angie, you have built and nurtured an ecosystem of artisans that by any number of indicators are endangered of going extinct. As the bronze and glass foundries are fostered, are there any other crafts people that you would like to see under the Refractory umbrella?

AW: Absolutely. We will fold in wood fabrication as well as shade-making and ceramics in time. We are also interested in working on a small scale in terms of wearable design.

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06 Make // The most of the time we have.
Time is fleeting yet the furniture and objects you set out to create will last decades (centuries and millennia!) beyond our short time on this earth. How do you imagine future collectors of Refractory to feel about your pieces say 100 or 200 years from now? Do you hope people find them selling at Christie’s for multiples of the original cost or as treasured finds buried deep in flea markets across the globe?

AW: We believe that both scenarios may be possible, depending on the piece, and we don’t really attach a hope of any kind toward the trajectory of the work in that way. Of course we believe the work is an investment for clients, and we savor the notion that it will be extremely rare that any of it will ever be discarded. Daydreaming about future patineurs doing restoration work on the pieces or future lighting technicians re-wiring or configuring our chandeliers hundreds of years from now is a wonderful thought.

07 Revere // The meaning of things.
I think we all agree that the meaning of things like life, love, family, relationships, and possessions change as we move through life. What felt like the end of the world in days past can feel like an insignificant blip today. Without getting too philosophical, what does Refractory mean to you today?

AW: Today Refractory is an incubating laboratory. It is a vehicle for expression and manifesting work with our crew and work family. It’s the best way we can shine a light on them and with them.

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A Refractory Renaissance, Pt I

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R HUGHES Welcomes Refractory to the Showroom

Founded by Angie West from Texas and Alberto Vélez from Bogotá, the studio embraces a fascination with materiality, a deep respect for craft as an integral aspect of design, and an obligation to participate in the shepherding of American making. Based upon a sense that there are stories as-yet untold in design, the work is both provocative and exploratory.

This embrace of the unusual, the unforeseen, as well as the durable and resilient, are part of Refractory’s ethos, as expressed in its name. The term refractory references an unyielding nature and applies to both personality and process. While inspired by the powerful and mysterious forces of nature, evolution, and transformation, the work also bears the mark of disciplined, classically trained designers. Refractory is engaging in an open-ended renaissance of American artisanship and small-scale urban manufacturing.

When we came across Refractory, we felt it was seemingly conceived overnight. The real insider secret is that this kind of finesse takes decades of experience and editing to perfect. It burst into our imaginations with its innovative use of noble materials and inspired branding. We are thrilled to introduce this once in a generation brand to the Southeast design community and hope to grow with Refractory for many years to come.

 

Q&A with Angie West and Alberto Vélez

The Buildup

Angie West and Alberto Vélez

R HUGHES: You both have extensive experience in the design industry. It begs the question, how did you get your start? What drew you to this life?

Angie West: I was born and raised in rural West Texas. From a young age I was naturally drawn to composition of objects and forms, curation, and proportion. During college years this propensity carried through to photography studies, and I later became a commercial photographer in the design industry. My personal passion for photography lies in reportage, street, and journalistic image-making, but for some reason I knew how to look at a chair… perhaps because I saw it as a sculpture and not a chair… and that was a way to make a living in two worlds that I loved. Via working in different capacities in the industry, I had an opportunity to purchase a tiny foundry in Chicago (over 12 years ago now), and that has afforded me the privilege of working with phenomenal talent on the design side as well as the magic-making fabrication side.

Alberto Vélez: I grew up in Bogota, Colombia, blessed with a family with several accomplished creatives in arts, photography, architecture and design. It just felt natural to follow the path and was influenced and exposed to that world very early on. I was the kid that dismantled and rebuilt every toy before playing with it and also spent countless weekends lost in nature which was a huge influence as well. I studied Industrial Design and worked at my uncle’s interior and architecture studio through college doing mostly CAD drafting. Later, I moved to New York and those technical skills opened doors for me, becoming a very competent draftsman and design illustrator while slowly finding a voice and refining my aesthetic judgment as I worked with some of the best in the business at the time. I gradually specialized in furniture and moving to Chicago to lead the Holly Hunt design studio really consolidated my interest and expertise on the subject working with her on hundreds of concepts over a decade. Angie & I met in 2010 and started a prolific collaboration as client/fabricator through my previous job and we became good friends in the process.

The Beginning of Something Exciting

 

RH: How did you two meet?

AW: In 2010, after working in various capacities for HOLLY HUNT for eleven years, I was looking to shift toward entrepreneurship. I had packed up my things to move to Austin, and Alberto was on his way to Chicago from New York to take my position as Design Director at HOLLY HUNT. Just before my departure, I was celebrating my birthday with some friends when one of them mentioned that a small foundry we had once worked with at HH was going to close.

Still thinking about it the next morning, I told my roommate, who knew me very well, “I think I need to buy this foundry.” Her exact response was, “I don’t know if you should, but I think you can’t-not.” I made a phone call, we had a meeting, and a week later, I was having lunch with Holly to tell her about the idea. She said, “It’s a little crazy, but you should do it. I’ll keep you busy.” Immediately, she tasked Alberto to design items for West Supply to fabricate. There is no way we would we be sitting here if she hadn’t been so generous and visionary about where it could lead. She knew I had the passion and the potential to do well and that what we would make would also be good for her company, so she advocated for us. That’s fundamentally how it started and made it through the first few years.

AV: Fast forward to 2020, I had been through a decade of product development cycles at HOLLY HUNT and introduced literally hundreds of concepts and collections there. It was wonderful, but as a designer, I think you’re always yearning for what is next. I had started itching to try something new. As it turns out, the jolt of the pandemic created a perfect window. After departing HOLLY HUNT, Angie was my first phone call. We were both just trying to stay alive, literally, but, in speaking further, we realized in this moment of stillness, we had a unique opportunity to do something new.

AW: In February 2020, just before everything shut down, I had just finished building out a big, beautiful, white studio above the foundry so I could also begin producing my own work. When COVID hit, it was sitting there, empty, and we didn’t have any orders coming in from usual clients. We either had to start reducing staff or create work to do. After many sessions with Alberto, we saw this window to start a new endeavor, which we later named Refractory. The small business stimulus from the government allowed us to protect our fabricators’ paychecks, and the empty studio space became a cocoon for our creativity.

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This pause, that we otherwise never would have had, has been a silver lining for our team and all our existing clients. We were able to innovate, experiment, and have essential, long conversations with the fabricators that we were previously too deep in our lanes to have. This allowed us to unlock talent and potential at West Supply in the form of a truly new chapter.

RH: When did you realize that Refractory was what you were meant to do together?

AV: We started Refractory together in late 2020 during the pandemic and as was true for so many other creatives, it was necessary to start something new, to make use of this forced pause and keep Angie’s crew intact and inspired. Our first collection was launched in late 2021 and consists of about 35 pieces. Now we have closer to 45.

AW: Refractory launched October 1, 2021. This was basically the moment that we came into existence via an online presence. We debuted our work internationally at Alcova during Milan Design Week June 2022, and domestically in New York at Salon Art & Design November 2022. The first collection consisted of an ensemble of various editions that formed the foundation of our offerings. The work will veer in more conceptual directions from this base.

The Debut Collection

 

RH: What do you want people to take away from the debut collection? What emotion do you want people to experience when they see these pieces?

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AW: Lately we have been leaning hard into the word durability. We want the work to be touched and to bear the evidence of use over time. We also intend for the works to have aesthetic durability.

RH: What’s an upcoming project you are most excited to be working on?

AW: We are working with Erden on a dining/sitting room in Telluride in which the furniture and the custom rug will be in concert with one another. This will be via motifs, shape, as well as mechanics. The dining table will be able to split into two and pivot, and some of the adjacent sitting area furniture will seemingly grow from the rug. It is definitely a collaboration that goes beyond “custom” in the typical sense of the word. It will be a very functional art installation in many ways.

RH: What has been the most challenging piece you’ve worked on?scimitar dining table

AW: The Scimitar Dining Table is a monumental and formidable work. The full ends in bronze coming together with the wood top – matching radius and detail, intensive construction from the underside, installation and assembly, etc – its simplicity is misleading.

RH: We are big on monthly playlists at R HUGHES with our OFFICE Radio series. So help us out, what song would you add to our next playlist?’

Sturgill Simpson’s cover of When In Rome’s The Promise 

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R HUGHES Loves…

r hughes valentine's day gift guide

Cozy Meal that Fill the Heart: Waverly Inn, NYC
Walk Down Memory Lane: Athens, GA
Showroom Affair: Adam Otlewski – Series 03 Sconce – Goatskin Parchment
Modern Ballad: “Fallingforyou” – The 1975
Love Swap: The Holiday

 

Food for the Heart: Atoboy, NYC
City of Love: West Village, NYC
Showroom Affair: Collection Particulière – LEK Banquette
Serenade: “A Song For You” – Carpenters
Romance Abroad: Notting Hill 

 


Some Like it Hot: Abbalé Telavivian Kitchen, South Beach
Foreign Fling: Sevilla
Showroom Affair: Apparatus Talisman Loop Sconce : Sepideh 
Epic Love: “Wild” – John Legend, Gary Clark Jr.
File under Fantasy: Emily in Paris 

 

Casual and Cool Eats: White Tiger Deluxe, Athens GA
Aventura Amorosa: Barcelona
Showroom Affair: Pierre Augustin Rose – Enfilade 240
Crooning Blues Ballad: “Sunday Kind of Love” – Etta James
Unforgettable First Love: Call Me By Your Name


Happy Meal: Launderette, Austin
A City Fit for a Queen: London, England
Showroom Affair: Coup Studio – Oasis Sofa
Tearjerker: “Songbird” – Christine McVie
Nancy Meyers’ Romantic Classic: Something’s Gotta Give