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PHOTOGRAPHS: COURTESY OF THE VENDORS; RAINER ZENZ/WIKICOMMONS (CHAIR)
BillfoldWallet
$139atmattermattersgallery.com
FromMatterMatters,
whichalsomakes
color-blockcardigans,
purses,andwatches.
Type 75 Desk Lamp
Paul Smith Edition Three
$290 at ylighting.com
This lamp, made by Paul Smith
and Sir Kenneth Grange, was
inspired by the De Stijl movement.
Herschel Supply Co.
Classic XL Backpack
$70 at nordstrom.com
Designed by Nordstrom’s VP of
creative projects, Olivia Kim, who
madesimilar fanny packs and totes.
Acne Studios Color-Block Striped
Scarf in Yellow Multi
$220 at acnestudios.com
Made in collaboration with Swedish
artist Jacob Dahlgren, who has worn
a stripedshirt every day since 2001.
Noah Two-Tone
Shoulder Pack
$78 at noahny.com
Like a ’90s
nylon ski jacket in
sling-bag form.
Vans Era Color-Block
Skate Shoe
$55 at journeys.com
These sneakers have a dash
of Hey Arnold!, a dash of the ball
pit at Chuck E. Cheese.
Entireworld Patchwork
Adams Sweater
$195 at theentireworld.com
Almost all of Entireworld’s
offerings have a sort of Muji–meets–
Sesame Street vibe.
HolyMountainGlass
TabletopObject
$90atmansishah.com
FromartistMansiShah,who
alsomakesundulating
stop-sign-redhandmirrors.
Redolph
Low-HeelPumps
$226atwconcept.com
Pumpsin
thestyleofa vintage
Peugeotbike.
Rowing Blazers x
Lands’ End Rugby No. 2
$95 at rowingblazers.com
Meant to recall the brightly
colored Lands’ End catalogues of
thelate’80s and early ’90s.
TID 005 Builders Club Watch
$115 at tidwatches.com
A Mondrian-inspired timepiece,
by minimalist Swedish
watchmaker TID and London
design agency Builders Club.
“Itwouldbeeasytosay thisallcamefrom
Bauhaus,butI thinkit reflectssomething
thatcameearlier:theearly-20th-century
DutchDe Stijlmovement,whichconsisted
ofartists like Mondrian,Rietveld,and
TheovanDoesburgandfocusedentirelyon
sim ors.”
,
homebuyerattheMoMADesignStore
“Tom Wolfe used this expression to
describe brightly colored trousers:
‘go-to-hell pants.’ Those bright colors are
such a key part of American quote-unquote
preppy style, and as prep comes back
into the mainstream, it’s not surprising
to see them become a trend.”
—jack carlson,
founder of Rowing Blazers
“LuisBarragán’suseof
colorinarchitecture
is aninspiration
fortheseboldcontrasts,
as,ofcourse,is
MemphisMilano.”
—elisemcmahon,
founderof
LikeMindedObjects
Three Experts on Kindercore’s Forebears
Impact iPhone Case
in Ping Pong
$45 at poketo.com
Poketo’s entire fall collection
was inspired by the Bauhaus’s
100th anniversary.