Born in London, Anna Karlin studied visual communication at Central Saint Martins and the Glasgow School of Art. Now based in New York, she is a multidisciplinary designer, working on interiors and art-direction projects in addition to launching her Furniture + Fine Objects and Anna Karlin Fine Jewelry collections.
Karlin renovated a two-story, burned-out former print shop on the Lower East Side and transformed it into a multipurpose workplace. “Designing, building and opening our showroom and studio in Manhattan really gave people a chance to experience firsthand the types of spaces we can create,” she says. “Since then, we’ve had so many requests that we’ve been able to take on some really exciting projects, both residential and commercial.”
Interested in the tension between the natural and the man-made, Karlin was working on a forthcoming collection in 2019: “We’ll show a capsule in Milan in April and then we’ll launch the full collection in New York in May,” she said of her work at the time. “Working on this collection, I’ve really given myself the space to push further the concept of usable sculpture.”
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Anna Karlin Chess Piece Side Table
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
Like chess pieces dotted across board, these sculptures are placed throughout a room. They are made to work in series or alone each of the four shapes is made from cold rolled steel ...
Steel
Anna Karlin Bump Table, Shape D
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
Carved from travertine or wood, these tables take their cue from carved Igbo Stools. There are four variations in the series. Given the nature of the material, there are various sha...
Travertine
Anna Karlin Bump Table, Shape A
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
Carved from travertine or wood, these tables take their cue from carved Igbo Stools. There are four variations in the series. Given the nature of the material, there are various shades and coloring that exist within any given block of travertine...
Travertine
Anna Karlin Original Chess Stool, Shape A
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
Like chess pieces dotted across a board, these sculptures can be placed throughout a room. Used as side tables or stools, they are made to work in series or alone. Metal stools are m...
Steel, Brass
Anna Karlin Original Chess Stool, Shape C
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
Like chess pieces dotted across a board, these sculptures can be placed throughout a room. Used as side tables or stools, they are made to work in series or alone. Metal stools are m...
Steel, Brass
Anna Karlin Marble Block Side Table, C
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
Interlocking shapes in contrasting colors of marble make up this sculptural side table. Materials: C: Rosa Portogallo Top, Breccia Sarda Base Dimensions: 12" W x 18" H x 12" D Cus...
Marble
Amud Side Table by Selma Lazrak
Located in Geneve, CH
Amud Side Table by Selma Lazrak Dimensions: D 32 x W 32 x H 46 cm Materials: Solid American walnut. The piece is inspired by the architecture of the columns founded in the city of ...
Walnut
OPE Side Table
Located in London, GB
OPE is a side table designed by Christophe Delcourt, available in high gloss lacquered wood (available in any RAL color), bronze (patinated, polished or brushed) or brushed aluminum.
Wood, Lacquer
Vanta Side Table by Studio Indigene
Located in Geneve, CH
Vanta Side Table by Studio Indigene Dimensions: D 27.94 x W 27.94 x H 55.88 cm Materials: Reclaimed Teak Wood. Colors Brown; Natural Wooden Finish The Vanta is a quaint side table, ...
Wood
Side Table 06 by Ian Love Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Side Table 06 by Ian Love Design Dimensions: D 50.8 x H 48.26 cm Materials: Ash wood Based in, produced and shipped from the US. Also available in: Materials: Walnut, White Oak (fo...
Wood, Ash
Brut Side Table by Daniel Schneiger
Located in Geneve, CH
Brut side table by Daniel Schneiger Dimensions: D 61 x W 61 x H 46 cm Materials: Wood and resin Custom finishes available. Custom sizes available. Dan Schneiger As an architec...
Resin, Wood
Brian Thoreen Block Table
By Brian Thoreen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Side table by Los Angeles based designer Brian Thoreen. Made of curved grey glass and weighted upright by a cast bronze block. Also available in bronze glass. Edition of 8 + II AP.
Bronze
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