This fall, Emily and her frequent collaborator, artist Mark Gagnon, unveiled a new collection for Bergdorf Goodman. Mark’s work, with it’s peculiar depictions of the natural world, it’s rather perverse materiality (paper vases? Indeed), and distinctive touch, is ripe fodder for our hands.
Even this particularly hideous shade of purple made it in. The challenge, to make flowers that won’t die, and that won’t get lost in the jungle crystal and silver and scented candles, was ultimately the same challenge we attack daily: to play the line of naturalism and artifice for greatest effect, to draw the eye to the wonders of the natural world, and to do it with great material integrity and panache.
Red mountain laurel sticks with Okra.
Yellow okra with chestnuts.
Blue datura with yellow greenbriar.
Red leukadendron with greenbriar.
Acanthus flowers and chestnut branches.
Many of the materials were grown in our planters, others were brought in by foragers and local growers.
These designs are available for purchase at Bergdorf Goodman’s 7th floor through October 15th.
