Omnia Vanitas Hand-Sculpted Bronze Bookend

Omnia Vanitas Hand-Sculpted Bronze BookendWilliam Guillons Omnia Vanitas collection wades into the sculptors existential ruminations around meaning and impermanence. The resulting artistic objects, like this deeply textured bronze bookend, are dubbed vanities and nudge the collector to contemplate the items they surround themselves with and the tangible traces theyll leave behind.

fins and tiers of engraved scales

Artisanally crafted in Italy from feather-weight paper

To get a taste for her mastery in the latter

It’s brought to life by expert craftspeople in the workshop just outside Paris

the company is often referred to as the one that reinvented it

Those passionate about Murano glass will know that hand-blown aquariums are one of the clearest examples of the expertise at play

Giobagnara’s Jack square valet tray is fully covered in taupe calf leather

the palette celebrates the varying shades of blue

Each creation is crafted by the finest artisans in Nepal using hand-powered traditional jacquard looms

Although photographed with matches

Alfredo Barbini is perhaps best known for his aquariums

The orange piece boasts a sculptural rim with rose petal-like accents and speckled detail - an original mid-twentieth century object that makes a vibrant and eye-catching conversation piece