‘In the age of at-home work and virtual meetings, there is something very romantic about juxtaposing modern work life with well-crafted, tangible desk accessories,’ says Pierre Yovanovitch upon...
While the pencil container and picture frames sport geometric lines, the tissue boxes are gently flared towards the bottom, showing a dash of whimsy that is characteristically Yovanovitch. The circular serving tray and rectangular serving trays are lined with Italian leather in rich beige and warm grey, gently embossed with themonogram; while the cigar box has a tented top whose contours one cannot help but caress.
The launch of the ‘Midi’ collection coincided with ‘New Alpine’, a showcase by Yovanovitch’s namesake label at the Nomad St Moritz fair in early March 2022, including old and new furniture pieces inspired by the Swedish ‘Sportstugermöbler’ movement created by Axel Einar Hjorth. ‘By doing these launches simultaneously, I wanted to create a through line with the two works,’ concludes Yovanovitch. ‘The two collections tell a shared story of celebrating craft and materiality.’ §