The Design Debuts We Can’t Stop Thinking About

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 December 3. 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: I’ll start us off this week with a bit of punchy, colorful optimism we could all use. Quadrille’s John Fondas had been browsing the fabric house’s archives when he rediscovered the Albany pattern, a large-scale impressionistic floral which had been designed by Alan Campbell in the ’70s. Fondas was so moved by the graphic print that he decided to add it to the current line, but not without a bit of recoloring. Lucky for those clients craving some color, the newly debuted Albany linen comes in a number of brightly saturated hues.

Mel Studach: If ever there were a place to get lost, a fabric archive would have to top the list!

Maddie: Yeah, right!

Mel: I have had all things tabletop on my mind this week, as I’m scoping out the latest in dinnerware just in time for holiday entertaining—even if the guest list is quite a bit smaller this year. One fabulous new setting is Dior Maison’s Monsieur Dior Rouge dinnerware, made of 100% Limoges porcelain. The classic pattern comes in a black option as well, but there’s something so festive about the red verison. Plus, Christian Dior himself dubbed it “the color of life!”

Maddie: I also loved seeing Dior Maison creative director Cordelia de Castellane’s print-filled home in AD’s September issue. My next pick comes from another chic woman, the ever-fabulous Aerin Lauder, who has teamed up again with The Shade Store for a new collection of drapery and shade fabrics. The latest offering includes three muted patterns: Woodblock Giraffe, an abstract animal print; Dorset Trellis, a textured woven cane; and Woodblock Stripe, a painterly linear design.

Mel: Speaking of exciting industry collabs, legacy brand CW Stockwell has teamed up with.… Continue to the full episode here.