Guest Edits
Richard Christiansen, founder of the Chandelier Creative agency, leads teams in New York, Los Angeles, and Paris, where they help brands from Hermès and Cartier to Calvin Klein and Nike realize their messaging goals. A native of Australia, Christiansen—who spends much of his spare time tending to his garden and traveling—channeled his passions into the debut of Flamingo Estate, his hilltop idyll in L.A. and the name of his new home-and-garden brand. It’s here that the conservation-minded entrepreneur lives with his dogs, chickens, goats, and bees. Here are a few items of particular interest to him right now
Photo: Christian Högstedt (Christiansen)
A longtime resident of the U.K., Lily Atherton Hanbury, co-founder of Le Monde Béryl, was born and raised in Virginia, where she was encouraged to pursue her artistic interests from an early age. With a degree in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as one in gemology, Atherton Hanbury went on to work as a creative consultant, building collections of art, jewelry, and design for brands and private individuals. In 2016, she decided to create her own simple, practical, and elegant shoes, which would carry her “from meetings to museum openings—and everywhere in between.” In addition to its trademark Venetian-gondolier-style slippers, Le Monde Béryl now comprises bespoke jewelry, accessories, and décor. Herewith, Atherton Hanbury showcases her top selects
Photo: Billal Taright (Atherton Hanbury)
Since debuting her eponymous firm, in 2016, British designer Matilda Goad has enjoyed a burgeoning fan base on both sides of the Atlantic, thanks in large part to her eclectic, charming flair. Having found broader success collaborating with boutique fashion houses and interiors brands such as Jamb and Farrow & Ball, Goad also launched an e-commerce shop, with her own products soon making their way to the coveted shelves of Liberty London. And this month, her formative, now signature scallop-edged lampshade celebrates its fifth birthday. To mark the milestone, Goad lets us in on her prized picks of the moment
Photo: Isaac Marley Morgan (Goad)
Before Carey Lowell began her modeling career, in the 1980s, when she worked for the likes of Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren, she lived with her parents around the globe. Later, as a Hollywood actress, Lowell had significant roles in film and TV from License to Kill and Law & Order to Sleepless in Seattle. These days, the mother of two channels some of this worldly, creative background into her work as a ceramist, plying her craft in both upstate New York and Montecito, California. “There’s a distinct calling to lose yourself that is apparent in both acting and throwing ceramics,” she notes of the two pursuits. Herewith, Lowell lists the products winning in her wardrobe and topping her wish list
Photo: Catherine White (Lowell)
Although Liya Kebede has been on the cover of Vogue no fewer than three times, the model, designer, and actress apparently spends the bulk of her time thinking about other folks. Since 2005, Kebede—who founded her dreamy clothing line, Lemlem, in part to help preserve the art of traditional weaving in her native Ethiopia—has served as the W.H.O. Goodwill Ambassador for maternal, newborn, and child health. And just this fall, the globe-trotting fashion veteran launched Liyabrairie—an online community for fellow book-lovers to share and discuss their latest reads. Herewith, the ever stylish Kebede shines a light on her shopping list
Photo: courtesy of Liya Kebede (Kebede)
Brazilian-born interior-and-architectural designer Andre Mellone is so cherished by his loyal clients that for a period he remained something of a guarded secret in certain circles. All that, unsurprisingly, started to change—and fast—thanks to organic recognition from a host of fellow top designers, major publications, and higher-profile projects. Most recently, Studio Mellone has been charged with refurbishing a historic lobby at Rockefeller Center, “which is a huge deal for us,” he says of the commission. “It was a gut renovation, and we designed all of the light fixtures with Apparatus, furniture with Green River Project, custom rugs—it was a big, big hospitality project in a legendary building complex.” Needless to say, Mellone has been on the go of late; these are the items he keeps close at hand
Photo: Richard Phibbs (Mellone)
Lizzie Tisch, a member of the International Best-Dressed List Hall of Fame and a contributing editor to Town & Country, is seemingly about as far from a somnolent wallflower as one can get. And her mindset has always skewed in a highly discerning direction. Case in point: her recently launched curation consultancy, LTD, for fashion and art events. Tisch—who supports myriad nonprofit organizations ranging from City Meals on Wheels to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital—loves LTD “because it’s fluid and always evolving,” she says. Herewith, the proud New Yorker shares the items that currently have her attention
Photo: Joe Schildhorn/bfa.com (Tisch)
Sara Moonves, the editor in chief of W magazine, has spent her entire life among exceptionally creative individuals—first, growing up in the midst of industry lights in L.A., then, in adulthood, quickly climbing the ranks of fashion media in New York. As an editor at Vogue and T Magazine, Moonves channeled her inventive style into glossy editorial projects with photographers including Hedi Slimane and Tim Walker, and, in her scarce “free” time, into her work with fashion brands ranging from Proenza Schouler to Longchamp. Herewith, she spotlights her essentials
Photo: © BFA (Moonves)
Like his landmark apothecary, C. O. Bigelow, in Greenwich Village, Ian Ginsberg is something of a neighborhood fixture—and for good reason. Family-operated since the late 1930s, the cozy-storefront company founded in 1838 has, thanks to Ginsberg, gained a winning global reputation for its eponymous line of high-end beauty products. But it may be his commitment to first-rate service and a selection of difficult-to-find heritage brands from around the world that keeps his loyal patrons—film stars, retirees, local workers, young families—returning with religious dedication. Herewith, the ever stylish Ginsberg offers AIR MAIL a look at his current must-haves
Rosa Park is the type of friend whom you always want to consult before traveling anywhere on her radar. Which is largely why Park—co-founder and editor of Cereal magazine and director of Francis, a gallery in Bath, England—has found such a devoted following for her collection of guidebooks to major metropolises, including London, Paris, and New York. Having recently welcomed a baby boy, Turner, and moved from the U.K. to L.A., where she’s opening a second location of Francis, the design-lover, on the eve of publishing two new Cereal guidebooks, says, “Well-being and comfort are at the forefront of my mind. My selections reflect that”
Photo: Rich Stapleton (Park)
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