Dishing on New Tile and Tableware Debuts

From the Source

From the Source goes live every other Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. ET from the AD PRO Instagram account to share the new products that are catching the attention of AD market editor Madeline O’Malley and AD PRO associate editor Mel Studach. Our next live session will be September 9th. Watch last week’s episode featuring all 10 picks, view the resource guide, and find an edited recap of our conversation below.

Madeline O'Malley: Perhaps it’s in line with desires to bring the outdoors inside, but I feel like green kitchens are really hot right now. Kendall Jenner’s teal iteration in AD’s September issue received great response.

Mel Studach: And I’m still daydreaming about the avocado green kitchen Pierce & Ward designed for Dakota Johnson’s home featured in April.

Maddie: When I saw the Aimee Wilder’s Baby Fern Swan tile, vibrantly green and wave-like in its graphic repeat, I couldn’t help but picture it in an of-the-moment kitchen. There are several pattern options available, depending how designers choose to install the repeats, and each evokes such cheerful energy.

Mel: While we’re talking kitchen, I notice you have some stunning table linens in your picks for this week as well. Please dish.

Maddie: Aren’t they incredible? Texas-born, Sydney-based designer Lily Lanahan recently launched table linens company Elizabeth Lake, which works with artisans in Madeira on the hand appliqué and embroideries. If the motifs on the beautiful new Matisse dinner napkins and placemats feel familiar, it’s because they draw inspiration from the artist’s 1953 large-scale cutout Large Decoration with Masks.

Mel: How timely of a muse. My first pick this week comes from… Continue to the full episode here.