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Modern Metier's Second Collection by Rudy Guénaire

October 01, 2026

Modern Metier released its second collection, Tropic of Capricorn, designed by Rudy Guénaire, a French architectural designer. Organic material meets industrial edge; Guénaire presents seven hand-drawn pieces that draw from his own experiences, along with inspiration from tropical flora. Using contrasting materials and traditional craftsmanship with a contemporary reinvention, his pieces acquire a dream-like quality.

The pieces exist in a world singular to their own, reminding the viewers of past design styles while reinventing the styles in a modern interpretation that highlights the essence being captured; the dark wood with the shining velour is reminiscent of the sun shining through the trees in the woods, reflecting a certain atmosphere where the natural and inorganic world work together in a modern dance of design. The tropic influence amongst these pieces is further highlighted in the woven rattan chair and the wall mirror, the dark wood holding onto the sunlight and further emitting it amongst the collection.

Photography by Charlotte Robin

Modern Metier's Second Collaboration by Modern Metier's Second Collection by Rudy Guénaire

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Venice’s Glowing Murano Glass Tradition With Giberto Venezia

Today, many workshops still operate through generations of apprenticeship and hand-blown production methods that have changed little over centuries. Traditionally, young apprentices could begin learning the craft as children, spending years mastering the precision, endurance, and physical rhythm required to become true Murano glassblowers.

Founded by Count Giberto Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga, Giberto Venezia approaches Murano glass less as luxury object and more as cultural preservation. Raised inside Venice’s Palazzo Papadopoli surrounded by Tiepolo frescoes, antique objects, and the atmosphere of the city itself, Giberto channels that distinctly Venetian sense of beauty into handblown glasses, decanters, mirrors, and sculptural home objects produced in collaboration with Murano artisans. Though not a glassblower himself, his practice is built through close dialogue with the island’s master craftsmen, preserving techniques that remain deeply tied to Venice’s identity. The project has also become generational: his daughters, including Mafalda Arrivabene, have helped carry forward the family’s broader creative universe rooted in Venetian craftsmanship, design, and tradition.

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L.E.D. Studio and Rishi Assar Turn NYC Street Signs Into Furniture

Called the L.E.D. KARTN chairs, the project extends Preston’s continuing interest in reuse and urban residue – an approach that has quietly threaded through his work for years. Perhaps Most notably, invitations for his FW23 New York Fashion Week presentation were assembled from discarded materials collected directly off city streets.

Here, stop signs, detour markers, school crossing warnings, speed bump notifications, and other city-issued regulatory signage are dismantled and reconstructed into functional seating objects. Familiar graphics and typography remain visible throughout the pieces, turning everyday infrastructure into something between collectible design and public artifact.

The process itself is heavily industrial. Assar sourced the reclaimed aluminum signs locally before the materials were cut and perforated using an OMAX abrasive waterjet system, a precision machine typically used for complex metal fabrication. Individual components were then assembled within the studio, with each chair hand-fastened using solid rivets and hydraulic riveting tools more commonly associated with aviation than furniture production.

The collection will be available through Sunday at Lichen before remaining pieces move online via L.E.D. Studio.