Natural Selection

Feeling organic? Surround yourself with shapes and textures inspired by growing, chirping things

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Photography by Leonard Gertz
Produced by Susan Victoria

(1,5) Reform Temple porcelain vases by Jonathan Adler. Small, $110, and medium, $130, at No Place Like.
(2) Symphonie crystal vase by Christofle, $280, at Pavillon Christofle.
(3) Winter porcelain vase from the Four Seasons collection by Moser, $1,085, at Neiman Marcus and at www.moserusa.com.
(4) Handmade white ceramic vase by Frances Palmer, $415, at Lille, and at www.francespalmerpottery.com.
(6) Plaid etched crystal ice bucket, $195, at Burberry (Oakbrook).
(7) Bodo porcelain vase by Bodosperlein, $395, at Lille.
(8) Loofah porcelain vase, $40, at Jayson Home & Garden.
(9) Zvizz crystal vase by Orrefors, $100, at Bloomingdale's Home.

 

Photography By Leonard Gertz

(Clockwise from top)
(1) White pillow with hand-blocked green palm leaf by Dermond Peterson, $160, at MCL Home.
(2) Agnes and Hoss silk pillow with suede back, about $125, at Lille.
(3) Pink indoor-outdoor acrylic pillow with hibiscus, to the trade only at Kravet Soleil.
(4) Kiwi and ivory crewel pillow, $215, at Jayson Home & Garden.
(5) National Geographic raffia pillow with embroidered flower, $99, at No Place Like.
(6) Gray striped flannel pillow with screen-printed flower, $103, at Hejfina.

Walnut background courtesy of Wood World, 2228 N. Elston Ave.

 

 
This article appears in the Spring 2005 issue of Chicago Home + Garden Magazine.

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