Sleek Furnishes Shine In This Lacquer Company Collab

Duncan Campbell and Charlotte Rey of London studio Campbell-Rey join a roster of notables (including John Derian and Rita Konig) collaborating with The Lacquer Company. Nodding to early 20th–century masters Jean Dunand and Eileen Gray, the art deco–inflected Jacques tray and Felix tables and console are two-toned, all featuring contrasting inset tops: Think sienna yellow paired with chocolate brown, bottle green with loden, and cabernet with cinnabar. (There’s also a lovely hand-painted tortoiseshell colorway.) Available through KRB NYC, interior designer Kate Rheinstein Brodsky’s New York home store, the 10-piece collection utilizes the traditional Vietnamese so’n mài lacquer technique. After a protective gluelike substance hardens and protects the wood, successive coats of lacquer (combining resin sap with pigments, fine-ground mountain alluvium soil, and cashew shell oil) are applied wet-sanded to achieve a flawlessly smooth and glossy finish.