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The Journal x John Brooks | February 2026

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IN A COLLABORATION THAT BRIDGES COUTURE

SENSIBILITY AND TIME-HONORED CRAFT, LONDONBASED ARTIST GERGEI ERDEI PARTNERS WITH BRITISH MAKER PORTA ROMANA TO UNVEIL A DEBUT COLLECTION OF LIGHTING AND FURNITURE SHAPED BY MEMORY, MATERIAL, AND MYTH. DRAWING ON EARLY ENCOUNTERS WITH STORIED FAMILY HEIRLOOMS AND THE DRAPED GRANDEUR OF ANCIENT ROME, THE MADE-TO-ORDER PIECES

TRANSLATE NOSTALGIA INTO SCULPTURAL FORMS THAT FEELAT ONCE THEATRICALAND ENDURING

HAND-FINISHED IN RICHLY NUANCED TONES FROM PARCHMENT WHITES TO GILDED BRONZE THE COLLECTION REFLECTS A SHARED DEVOTION TO LOCAL PRODUCTION AND ARTISANAL TECHNIQUE, POSITIONING EACH OBJECT AS A MODERN HEIRLOOM DESIGNED TO GATHER MEANING OVER TIME. THE RESULT IS A QUIETLY DRAMATIC SERIES OF WORKS THAT ANCHOR A ROOM NOT THROUGH EXCESS, BUT THROUGH PRESENCE WHERE CRAFTSMANSHIP BECOMES NARRATIVE AND DESIGN, AVESSEL FOR MEMORY.

LUCE di CAPRI

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R E STA T R A M A R E E

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WHERE LIGHT LINGERS BETWEEN SEA AND STONE

SUSPENDED BETWEEN SHEER CLIFFS AND STORIED VILLAS, CAPRI UNFOLDS IN SHIFTING LIGHT AT ONCE DAZZLING AND SERENE, ELEMENTAL AND ETERNAL. HERE, MISIA FINDS ITS LATEST INSPIRATION, TRANSLATING THE ISLAND’S QUIET BRILLIANCE INTO A VISION SHAPED BY REFLECTION, CONTRAST, AND ATMOSPHERE.

WARM METALLIC HUES GLOW LIKE SUNLIT STONE AT DUSK, SOFTENING INTO SILVERED AQUAS AND DEEP MEDITERRANEAN BLUE THE PALETTE MOVES AS THE LANDSCAPE DOES, FROM RADIANCE TO STILLNESS, ECHOING THE ENDLESS DIALOGUE BETWEEN SEAAND SKY.

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DESERT DESIGN DAYS

JOIN US IN THE SCOTTSDALE SHOWROOM TO PREVIEW NEW COLLECTIONS FROM GLANT, PHILLIP JEFFRIES, SANDERSON DESIGN GROUP AND MORE

MAR 19 | 9AM - 4PM

THIS MONTH, WE OPEN THE DOORS TO OUR NEW SALT LAKE CITY SHOWROOM - AND MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR UPCOMING EVENTS ACROSS OUR TERRITORY SAVE

MAY 5 | DETAILS TO FOLLOW BOZEMAN

MAY 7 | STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS DENVER SPRING MARKET

WOVEN WOVEN GROUND GROUND

[1] ARCHIPIELAGO RUG X MIKSI [2] BOTANICALS II RUG X ATELIER AGAHZADEH [3] CALLIGRAPHIE RUG X CHRISTIAN ASTUGUEVIEILLE FOR HOLLY HUNT [4] PRIMROSE RUG X HOLLY HUNT [5] COPENHAGEN RUG X PIERRE FREY [6] INFRA RUG X ATELIER AGAHZADEH [7] VILLIAGE RUG X ATELIER AGAHZADEH [8] GLACIER RUG X MIKSI [9] NIKITA RUG X PIERRE FREY [10] STRIPES WEAVE RUG X VERDI

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P E R S P E C T I V E A MUNDER SKILES: ARCHITECTURE FOR THE LIVING GARDEN

BORN FROM STUDY AND SHAPED BY LANDSCAPE, MUNDER-SKILES BEGAN NOT AS A FURNITURE COMPANY BUT AS A QUIET EXPLORATION OF THE ART OF OUTDOOR LIVING.

OVER THIRTY YEARS AGO, FOUNDER JOHN DANZER LEFT A CAREER IN LONDON FINANCE AFTER IMMERSING HIMSELF IN THE HISTORY OF GARDEN SEATING CATALOGUING HISTORIC FORMS AND LECTURING ON DESIGN AT THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM WHAT BEGAN AS SCHOLARLY FASCINATION SOON BECAME A TRUE ATELIER A PLACE WHERE METICULOUSLY RESEARCHED SILHOUETTES COULD BE REIMAGINED FOR CONTEMPORARY LIFE.

FROM ITS EARLIEST DAYS, MUNDER-SKILES HAS BEEN DEFINED BY AN ETHOS OF EXPLORATION RATHER THAN TREND, PRECISION RATHER THAN ORNAMENT. MATERIALS ARE CHOSEN FOR INTEGRITY AND ENDURANCE TEAK, BRONZE, STAINLESS STEEL, RATTAN EACH SHAPED IN DIALOGUE WITH BOTH TRADITION AND MODERN ENGINEERING

THE RESULT IS A COLLECTION OF OUTDOOR FURNITURE THAT FEELS AS CONSIDERED IN A FORMAL GARDEN AS IT DOES ON A SUN-WASHED TERRACE, DESIGNED NOT FOR A SINGLE SEASON, BUT TO ENDURE LONG AFTER A SEASON’S BLOOM.

1 | A study in sculptural ease, the Enzo Dining Chair pairs refined proportions with an inviting, fully upholstered form

Designed by Natasha Baradaran, it brings quiet luxury to the ritual of gathering an understated expression of comfort and timeless design

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