Photograph by Caroline C. Kilgore
Today’s hyperconnected world leaves little room for mystery. Hence, our fascination with cabinets of curiosities or wunderkammer, which Victorians used to display exotic artifacts. The collections came to mind when we spotted Susan Ferrier’s porcupine. The Shutze Award–winning designer brought him home from a Paris flea market, ensconced him in a cabinet by Bradley, and installed him in the front window of McAlpine’s swanky new ADAC digs. Friends named him Needles. No, he’s not for sale, though surely he’s a sign of the design firm’s uncommon creativity.
Shagreen hippo with silver serpent’s tail and feet, $9,990, Martin Nash, martinnash.com
Hand-painted decorative plate by Rory Dobner, $40–$73, Amara, amara.com
Casper lamp plated in antique brass, $750, Arteriors Home, arteriorshome.com
Antique brass bottle openers, $60 each, Dixon Rye, dixonrye.com
Framed antique spiders, 18″ x 24″, $375, Dixon Rye
Brass magnifying glass by Bungalow 5, $115, Dixon Rye
Setsuko Cat incense burner by Astier de Villatte, $300, Dixon Rye
Large bone bowl in brass by Tom Dixon, $287, Amara
Noir embossed pillow with exposed zipper, $149, Vivid Interiors, vividinteriors.co
Polished brass ant sculpture, $360 for set of 3, Arteriors Home
Doe chest of drawers by Mobilier De Compagnie for Ibride, $1,132, Amara
Gold-plated serving spoon and fork by Roberto Cavalli, $1,721, Amara
John Derian Picture Book, $75, Workman Publishing Company, Dixon Rye
Porcelain claw vase by Sarah Cihat, $180, Horne, shophorne.com
Brass vertebrae with metal base by Noir, $360, Bungalow Classic, bungalowclassic.com
Natural mussel shell necklace with pearls and black onyx, $325, Gogo Ferguson, gogojewelry.com
Piedmont gold glazed ceramic vase, $180, Arteriors Home
Contributing stylist: Nicole Morelli; Photographs by Caroline C. Kilgore or courtesy of their companies
This article originally appeared in our Winter 2016 issue of Atlanta Magazine’s HOME.
