Paloma Editions Grounds Luxury Furniture in Material Proximity

"The geography of making matters; when a designer sources Carrara marble and ensures it is shaped within a few miles of the quarry, or selects Lombardy timber that never travels far from the mill before becoming furniture, something essential about material authenticity enters the work. Australia-based Paloma Editions operates on this principle of proximity - that objects gain resonance when their transformation remains tethered to origin. This is not merely supply chain logistics but a philosophical stance about how materials carry memory."

"Isabella Wilde, a Polish-Australian designer who established the studio in 2023, positions her work against what she frames as consumerist style - the endless churn of trend-driven product that bears no relationship to place or process. The collections emerging from this two-year-old practice reveal an approach grounded in materiality rather than novelty. Cipollino marble, with its distinctive wavy striations reminiscent of onion layers, becomes the defining element in the Isola dining series."

"The Isola collection, which comprises four dining tables, a dining chair, and an artisan stool, inspired by water's morphology, extends beyond tables to include seating that pairs the stone with brushed oak. This combination - dense marble and lighter timber - establishes material tension that speaks to the collection's aquatic references without resorting to literal wave forms or fluid gestures. The brushed oak finish, achieved through wire-brushing techniques that expose the wood's grain structure, provides textural contrast to the marble's polished surface."

Paloma Editions operates on the principle of proximity, asserting that objects gain resonance when their transformation remains tethered to origin. Isabella Wilde founded the studio in 2023 and positions her work against consumerist style and trend-driven product. Collections emphasize materiality rather than novelty. The Isola dining series centers Cipollino marble quarried primarily in Euboea, Greece, and comprises four dining tables, a dining chair, and an artisan stool inspired by water's morphology. The series pairs dense marble with brushed oak, creating material tension and textural contrast through wire-brushing that exposes the wood's grain. The Sky objects collection works within a white onyx palette known for inner luminosity.

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