If you have ever wondered about how posts are constructed, sometimes, just sometimes, it is a beautiful combination of serendipity, luck, and happenstance, that could begin with a mohair coat . . .

. . . and lead to this set of classic brass Brno cantilever armchairs by Brueton, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe . . . which lead to the new 3.1 Phillip Lim Ryder Satchel, and the rest fell perfectly into place . . .

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Maison Baccarat Paris, photographed by Claude Weber

Gilded & evian.

Pierre Soulages (French, b. 1919), Composition. Lithograph, 72.5 x 53 cm.

The Curious Appeal of Pieces That Clash