Lalanne: A World of Poetry

Lalanne: A World of PoetryFranois Xavier and Claude Lalanne, also known as Les Lalanne, were renowned for their surrealist sculptural works, ranging from a near lifesize bronze rhinoceros that opens to reveal a desk to an oversize cabbage sculpture perched atop chicken legs. Written by the couple's longtime gallerist and friend Jean Gabriel Mitterrand and featuring 200 photographs, the limited edition book is as artful as Les Lalanne's works: The linen hardcover was hand bound

Venetian designer and hotelier Francesca Bortolotto Possati and photographer Robyn Lea reveal the hidden Venice that few outsiders get to experience

Made in the USA

and the wrapped handle provides the perfect comfortable

This votive candleholder by Murano glassmaker Nason Moretti pairs the fluid shape of a cognac glass with an eye-catching pattern resembling woven textile achieved by hot engraving

It's designed to hold a glass-enclosed candle of up to three inches in diameter

the box is designed with a clear lid

The plush brushed border frames the diagonal criss-cross weave that makes up the throw's center

Luxuriously handcrafted by the Italian textiles brand Alonpi

coffee table or bookshelf

This marble jewelry box can also be used as an entryway catchall or elegant storage on a cocktail table or étagère

The allure of this candle's fragrance is rivaled only by that of its vessel

luminous marriage of the traditional and the cutting-edge