Ralph Lauren Home Unveils an Urbane Collection Inspired by the Enduring Appeal of Loft Living
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If you ask Mieke ten Have, impeccability is overrated. “I don’t like rooms that feel predictable,” says the interior designer and stylist. “I’d rather something be weird than perfect.” That old-soul sensibility is precisely what attracted Rejuvenation, the Oregon-based brand known for vintage style lighting and hardware. Looking for a fresh perspective on pattern and color, the company tapped her, a kindred creative spirit, to bring an eclectic approach to their product offerings. Ten Have in her Hudson valley bedroom; bed dressed in peony Floral duvet and shams, clover-striped floral reversible quilt, and bandana pillow. For her debut collection, ten Have combed through textile books and her own archives, gathering references that included Indian block prints, English documents, and even a Manhattan living room by Billy Baldwin. Inspiration also came from the grounds of her converted 18th-century barn in New York’s Hudson Valley. (Japanese spider chrysanthemums and peonies informed both palette and subject.) The dusty yet saturated hues of ancient Roman wall paintings at The Met likewise shaped her color story. The results of those inquiries are heirloom-worthy pieces ten Have has long wished existed for her own projects. Think hand-knotted medallion rugs based on a 19th-century Iranian carpet; drinks tables modeled after those she carts to photo shoots; petite brass lamps...
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Proof that the sentiment still rings true, Ralph Lauren Home just debuted a collection of furniture and lighting tailored to those cosmopolitan spaces - an idiom Mr. Lauren has mined in his own New York City apartment, where a downtown, open-plan ethos is inserted into an uptown prewar envelope.
