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The Journal x John Brooks | April 2026

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X J O H N B R O O K S

material material as MUSE as MUSE

In Natasha Baradaran’s work, material carries the narrative.

HER PERSPECTIVE ROOTED IN A DIALOGUE BETWEEN EUROPEAN TRADITION, MIDDLE EASTERN CRAFT, AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LIVING DEFINES A HANDCRAFTED, NAMESAKE LINE

FURNITURE DRAWS ON A SCULPTURAL LANGUAGE GUIDED BY PROPORTION, INFLUENCED BY HER EARLY WORK IN JEWELRY, WHERE FACETING AND BALANCE

LEND EACH PIECE A QUIET PRESENCE. NOTHING IS OVERSTATED. EVERYTHING IS CONSIDERED

THAT SAME SENSIBILITY EXTENDS INTO TEXTILES, WHERE HER COLLECTION TAKES SHAPE IN WOVEN FORM ACROSS LINENS, WOVENS, AND PERFORMANCE FABRICS, THESE DESIGNS EMPHASIZE MATERIAL INTEGRITY

SUBTLE SHIFTS IN TONE AND TEXTURE THAT CREATE DEPTH WITHOUT EXCESS

ACROSS BOTH FURNITURE AND TEXTILES, HER WORK RESOLVES IN A COMMITMENT TO PROCESS, MATERIAL, AND CRAFT.

HOLD HOLD WALLS WALLS

HISTORY HISTORY WHERE WHERE

FOR PHILLIP

JEFFRIES,

THE WALL IS NOT BACKGROUND IT IS WHERE THE

ROOM BEGINS

FOUNDED AS A FAMILY BUSINESS ROOTED IN GRASSCLOTH TEN STYLES IN THEIR NEW JERSEY GARAGE PHILLIP JEFFRIES HAS GROWN WITHOUT LOSING ITS POINT OF ORIGIN: A BELIEF IN MATERIAL AS THE FOUNDATION OFA SPACE.

HERE, SURFACE IS NOT TREATED AS BACKDROP, BUT AS STRUCTURE SHAPING LIGHT, DEPTH AND THE OVERALL ATMOSPHERE OF A ROOM. THERE IS A QUIET PERMANENCE TO IT, SOMETHING THAT SETTLES IN BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE ARRIVES

NATURAL FIBERS, SPECIALTY PAPERS, AND CONTROLLED TEXTURES FORM THE FOUNDATION MATERIAL LEADS PATTERN FOLLOWS THE EFFECT IS ARCHITECTURAL SURFACES THAT ANCHOR A ROOM RATHER THAN SIMPLY ADORN IT.

ACROSS THE COLLECTION, THESE SURFACES SHIFT WITH LIGHT OVER TIME, REVEALING NUANCE IN TONE AND TEXTURE. THE ROOM TAKES ITS CUES FROM THIS FOUNDATION, FINDING ITS BALANCE AND SENSE OF PLACE

DESIGNER:

ILLUMINATED

LIGHTING AS OBJECT WHERE

ILLUMINATED FORMS FORMS

SHAPES A ROOM AS MUCH AS IT ILLUMINATES IT

[1] PETAL CHANDELIER X PAUL FERRANTE [2] ANTLER X STUDIO BEL VETRO [3] MIDAS GRAND TIER CHANDELIER X FISHER WEISMAN [4] BODIE CHANDELIER X MARK ALBRECHT STUDIO [5] PILULE X JMW STUDIO FOR HOLLY HUNT [6] CORNICHE CHANDELIER X JONATHAN BROWNING STUDIOS [7] CYPHER HANGING LIGHT X REFRACTORY [8] AQUITAINE CHANDELIER X COUP STUDIOS [9] COLOMBIER CHANDELIER X VAUGHAN [10] FOLLY CEILING LIGHT X ALEXANDER LAMONT

W H E R E T O B E

APR

PRINT FAIR

PETER DUNHAM JOINS US IN SCOTTSDALE FOR PRINTEMPS IN THE DESERT, WITH AN EXCLUSIVE BOOK SIGNING IN THE SHOWROOM

APR 30 | 10:00AM - 2:00PM

MAY

BOZEMAN DESIGN DAY

ATELIER AGAHZADEH, C&C, MUNDER SKILES, AND PORTA ROMANA JOIN US FOR A SPRING PREVIEW OF WHAT’S NEW IN THE SHOWROOM

MAY 5 | 10:00AM - 6:00PM

DENVER SPRING MARKET

JOIN US DURING SPRING LAUNCH MARKET FOR AN OPEN HOUSE WITH ATELIER AGAHZADEH, C&C, ERINN V., MOKUM, MUNDER SKILES, AND PORTA ROMANA

MAY 7 | DENVER SHOWROOM

O N O N

EVERY ICONIC BRAND REACHES A MOMENT WHEN IT MUST REINTERPRET ITS LEGACY TO CONTINUE BUILDING IT

W A R D W A R D

OLEFT BEHIND, BUT REIMAGINED

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF CHRIS EITEL AND JO ANNAH KORNAK, HOLLY HUNT ENTERS A NEW CHAPTER ONE DEFINED NOT BY DEPARTURE, BUT BY REFINEMENT A CONTINUATION OF WHAT HAS COME BEFORE, REIMAGINED WITH CLARITY AND INTENT.

FFORM LOOSENS AS COLOR TAKES STRUCTURE, AND A NEW RHYTHM BEGINS TO EMERGE.

ACROSS THE COLLECTION, OBJECTS MOVE WITH INTENTION SOFTENED EDGES MEET ARCHITECTURAL CLARITY, AND LUMINOUS FINISHES ARE GROUNDED BY WEIGHT AND PROPORTION

THE PAST ISN’T ABANDONED IT EVOLVES FORWARD

1 | The Penelope Mirror by Erinn V. shifts reflection into something more atmospheric tonal layers that catch and diffuse light. Sculptural in form, it holds the wall with a presence that feels intentional and quietly commanding.

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