Jonathan Saunders is bringing his colorful world to your home with a new studio collection.
as her first-ever chief creative officer and relocated to New York City. His dresses for the label were a frequent sight in theAfter a sabbatical that took him from Japan to India—“much-needed and truly inspirational,” he called it—Saunders launched an offering of made-to-order furniture in 2019. The marquetry tables, silk printed screens, and tubular steel benches he’s released so far showcase both his eye for color and his keen graphic sense.
“I studied furniture before I did fashion,” Saunders pointed out from his Williamsburg duplex last week. “Even when I was running my own brand from London, I always wanted to have objects, homeware, things other than just clothing. But the pace I was working, my life revolved around shows and six collections a year of womenswear and menswear, and there was never the time.” Saunders Studio is a different kind of company, built more on instinct than out of obligation to industry cycles.
Where his furniture is solid and geometric, all clean lines, his new homeware pieces have organic textures, though the results look and feel modern and fresh—optimistic. First up are a selection of large fringed suede floor pillows in intense, saturated hues and blankets in stitches lifted from his early ready-to-wear collections. The blankets led to sweaters, which he has hand-knit in Los Angeles using partly upcycled and reconstituted yarns, with substantial stitches and bold patterns.
“The collections aren’t set in stone in terms of what they need to be every chapter,” Saunders explained. “I love designing clothes, and making the sweaters has been really fun, but I don’t feel the pressure of creating a larger range. I’m enjoying not being tied to a format. Having worked in the industry for so long, it feels refreshing to do something different. Of course, it’s a business, but it’s a business driven by creative ideas that I will develop and bring out when it feels right.
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