The line includes (the perfect) martini glass, handblown in Venice and made of borosilicate glass so it can endure the tussle of the dishwasher; but also boxy and oblong garden baskets, perfect for collecting stems or vegetables; an antique silver ice bucket in the shape of a pumpkin; what she’s calling a “potion” bottle that could serve as an elegant vessel for a single lucky stalk, even a few pieces of furniture. These items and more are now available, only on her site.
Though Konig has done collaborations before, this is the first time that the products are entirely her own—and she sees it as something of the fulfillment of a long-held dream. “My mother [the decorator Nina Campbell] has a shop in London that I worked in as a child and then I ran in my 20s. I loved that. I love the packing up and I love the parceling and I love the crinkle of tissue, the bag, the awning on the front of the building.”
If the curation and cultivation of this line feels of a piece with an alternate fate as a shopkeeper, it also represents something of a watershed moment for her in her current career. “In my mind,” she says, “There are these two branches of my business. There’s decorating—but I kept thinking, I want this other branch, which is the things that we use and need.” Houses need a lot of stuff, she points out, and while she certainly encourages her clients to put their eclectic collections or oddball inheritances to use, she also believes that even when you’re buying something that will have a very pedestrian function—a box for your firewood, for example—you should like to look at it.
