The Library — 27 objects, read as a day
Twenty-seven objects we might place in a vacation rental, villa, hotel, or private home — drawn from a curated catalog of luxury brands and arranged as the arc of a guest’s arrival, from the key turning at eleven to the door closing again.
The houses on file: Aesop, Byredo, Tom Ford Beauty, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Sisley Paris, Augustinus Bader, Creed, Frette, Smythson, Le Creuset, Staub, Marvis, Mason Pearson, Davines, Moroccanoil, Sonos, Bose, Dyson, Rimowa, Tumi, Away, Le Creuset, Hoka, UGG, Vuori, Jonathan Adler, Missoni Home, Waterford, Ginori 1735.
The eight moments
On arrival (12 objects)
What the guest finds in the first five minutes. The handwritten card on Pineider stock, a cardamom loaf ferried from the bakery closest to the door, a single bloom in water, a Mast Brothers chocolate bar, a Pierre Hermé macaron box, Antipodes mineral water in glass, a small fruit bowl from the closest farm, a bottle of natural wine chilled before they arrive, Frantoio Galantino fig jam, a live olive branch, Castelvetrano olives in oil, a washed-linen robe on the back of the bedroom door.
In the bath (16)
The Aesop range — Resurrection hand wash, Geranium Leaf body cleanser, Skin Recovery body cream. Mason Pearson hand-cut comb, boar-bristle brush. Sisley Paris rose soap, bath salts. A Frette bath towel. Augustinus Bader The Cream, Tom Ford Beauty body oil, Davines Oi hair oil.
For the room (16)
The candle line — Byredo Bibliothèque, Mojave Ghost, Tree House, Tobacco Mandarin. Tom Ford Beauty Tobacco Vanille, Neroli Portofino. MFK Baccarat Rouge 540 travel size. Creed Aventus.
At the table (16)
Le Creuset plate and serving dish. Le Creuset butter dish, Staub espresso pair. Frette linen napkins. A pot of single-estate matcha. Flake salt, Tellicherry pepper, single-estate olive oil.
By the bed (12)
Frette Hotel Classic sheet set. Aesop Istros Aromatique mist for the pillow. Jonathan Adler bolster, a linen eye mask. Byredo Black Saffron, Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 travel size, Tom Ford Beauty Tobacco Vanille sleep mist.
The bar (8)
Lobmeyr Series B tumblers, Saint-Louis Tommy crystal, Baccarat Harcourt rocks glass. Christofle silver bottle stopper. Iittala Aalto vase. A bottle of natural wine, Mountain Valley spring water, a Marloe Marloe carafe.
Wellness (10)
Augustinus Bader The Cream. Sisley Paris Black Rose Cream Mask. Aesop Polish facial exfoliant. Tom Ford Beauty Lip Lacquer. Davines Naturaltech serum.
To take with them (9)
The keepsakes. Smythson Panama travel journal, Smythson walking map, Smythson playlist card, Pineider Florentine card. A regional novella curated by city. Connor Stationery letter set. A vinyl record. A polaroid camera with film. Hermès Carré silk scarf. A canvas tote, hand-stamped in our studio.