Right from the Old Country
Easy buying from far-flung places.
1. TWIRLING DERVISH
Garden parasols crafted in India and Bali arrive by way of London. The Olivia has a lotus design hand-painted in gold ink, and is mounted on a hand-carved wood pole: $675, free shipping. A sandstone base also ships free: $375. East London Parasol Co., eastlondonparasols.us
2. MORRIS DREAMS
The Morris & Co. Wilhelmina duvet cover combines elements from two William Morris embroideries. It’s printed on organic, 220-thread-count cotton percale. Duvet (double), about $146.50. Pillow shams, about $29.30 each. Shipping about $22.60. Bedeck Home,
+44 (0) 33 3200 7331, bedeckhome.com
3. FLOCK TOGETHER
Appearing in the 1890s, Hera Feather is one of the earliest designs from this famous London purveyor. The upholsteryweight fabric is printed in Italy on Ladbroke linen. Ships free, within a week, to the U.S. It’s $192 per meter. Liberty, +44 (0) 20 3893 3062, libertylondon.com
4. SWEDISH MODERN
Swedish designer Bruno Mathsson created the iconic Eva armchair (at first in solid birch) in 1933. This version wears orange–brown Elmo leather; about $2,000 + shipping. Bruno Mathsson,
+46 (0)370-30 05 40, mathsson.se
5. VIENNESE LINES
Designed by Josef Hoffmann of the Wiener Werkstätte in 1912, the Series B drink set is still made by J. & L. Lobmeyr in Austria. In mouth-blown, lead-free crystal with hand-painted enamel decoration, $230 to $1,409 each. Through Stillfried Wien–NY, (212) 226-2921, stillfried.com