Objects of Desire

Notes on our most coveted art & design pieces and collaborations.

Object I Love Beauty Vase Pendant by Grayson Perry x Tatty Devine

£75

Grayson Perry’s ceramics have never been short on colour, decoration or things to say, and his I Love Beauty Vase Pendant with Tatty Devine packs plenty of all three into a piece small enough to wear around your neck. Designed with Perry and handcrafted in the UK, the vase-shaped pendant is cut from egg-yolk yellow mirror acrylic, with hand-inked red details, his sgraffito-style drawing and sparkling crystal accents. It hangs from an adjustable gold-plated chain and forms part of Tatty Devine’s wider collaboration with the artist, drawing on familiar objects and imagery from his work. At £75, it might be the easiest way to get a Perry into your collection.

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Object Light Bulb Earrings by Michael Craig-Martin

£4,800

This week The Wick is looking at jewellery by artists, beginning with Michael Craig-Martin’s brilliant Light Bulb Earrings. The Irish-born artist is best known for his bold outline drawings of everyday objects, and this 2008 edition takes one of his familiar subjects straight off the page and onto the body. Made from 18k yellow and white gold, each earring follows the outline of an old-fashioned light bulb, with no conventional fastening. Instead, the shape itself passes directly through the ear like an oversized hoop, creating the appearance of one continuous line. Created with Louisa Guinness in an edition of 25 plus five artist’s proofs, each pair is numbered and hallmarked. Wear them by day, or let them do the talking at the next art-world party.

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Object Companion Pendant 12 by David Shrigley

£999

David Shrigley’s Companion Pendant 12 takes one of the artist’s wonderfully awkward figures and gives it a new life as jewellery. Created with Louisa Guinness in 2021, the little blackened silver figure began as a wax model made by Shrigley himself, a process that preserves the marks of his hands and fingerprints when the form is cast in metal. The Companion series grew out of Shrigley setting himself a challenge to work progressively smaller, resulting in an array of unique figures with all the humour and deliberate awkwardness of his wider practice. This pendant is unique within the series, signed, numbered and hallmarked – a miniature Shrigley with all his oddball charm intact.

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Object Psychoanalysis Candle by Bella Freud

£50

With World Mental Health Day on the horizon, this week The Wick is thinking about artful objects that encourage a little slowing down. Bella Freud’s Psychoanalysis candle is a good place to start. Hand-poured in natural wax, the fragrance opens with neroli and lilac, followed by tobacco flower and amber, with cedarwood at the base. The black vessel carries Freud’s instantly recognisable graphic lettering, making it as much an object for the room as a scent for it. With a 40-hour burn time, it is made for long October evenings. Light it, put the phone down and let the evening get a little less busy.

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Object Cashmere Blanket by Rachel Whiteread

£1,300

For the days when lounging on the sofa sounds particularly appealing, Rachel Whiteread has the answer. This limited edition blanket is made from 100% superfine cashmere by master craftspeople at a small family-run business in Scotland, using traditional techniques. A double-sided knitting process places Whiteread’s artwork across the front with a birds-eye pattern on the reverse, giving the heavyweight blanket two very different sides. Whiteread is best known for transforming familiar objects and spaces through sculpture, and this blanket brings that same interest in the everyday into a softer, more tactile form. Art collecting has rarely looked quite so comfortable.

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Object Indigo Storm Mug by Faye Toogood

£35

Sometimes looking after yourself starts with something as ordinary as making a nice cup of tea, and Faye Toogood’s Indigo Storm mug for 1882 Ltd. gives this small ritual a suitably artful vessel. Made from fine earthenware, the design emerged from experiments with pigment that does not fully blend into the slip, leaving deep blue whorls and irregular marks across a cream ground. The palette nods to traditional English Delftware, while Toogood’s interest in chance and material imperfection keeps things decidedly contemporary. Keep it close for the morning coffee or the tea before bed. A very good mug can do a surprising amount for the mood.

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Object Dream Factory Cycling Stack Print Cotton-Canvas Tote Bag by Paul Smith

£35

London Fashion Week is upon us, and this week The Wick is thinking about what every editor and buyer hopping from show-to-show to party needs to make it through a few very full days in the capital. First up, a tote that can take whatever the day throws at it. First up, a tote that can take whatever the day throws at it. Exclusive to Selfridges, Paul Smith’s Dream Factory bag is cut from ecru cotton canvas and printed with a photographic stack of cycling jerseys across the front, while the iconic embroidered Paul Smith logo finishes things off neatly. At £35, it is also the rare Fashion Week accessory that leaves something in the budget for lunch. Throw in the day’s accumulated clutter and go.

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Object Bean Link Resin Necklace by JOSEPH

£225

Sometimes all a great Fashion Week outfit needs is one standout accessory, and JOSEPH’s Bean Link Resin Necklace gets the job done effortlessly and with style. Chunky interlocking links in dark tortoiseshell resin are joined by a gold-tone toggle clasp, with the brand’s studio-designed ‘bean’ shape giving the piece its distinctive sculptural form. Wear it over a simple knit or against a crisp shirt for an instant elevation of your whole look. The dark horn finish has a hint of vintage appeal, while the oversized proportions keep things firmly contemporary. One strong necklace and consider your outfit sorted.

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Object Adula Scarf by ROKSANDA

£450

ROKSANDA has always been at home in the space where art and fashion collide, making the Adula scarf a very Wick-approved companion for London Fashion Week. Made from pure silk, the generous square is covered in sweeping marks created in the brand’s London studio, recalling the loose, expressive quality of an artist’s working sketch. Loop it around the neck when the September chill appears, or tie it to a bag to brighten up rainy dashes between shows. Exactly the sort of piece to throw on when a Fashion Week outfit needs one final flourish.

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Object Tan France Anika Table Lamp in Orange by Castlery

£199

For any side table in need of a little flair, Tan France’s Anika Table Lamp for Castlery makes a persuasive case for bolder lighting. Best known as the fashion expert on Netflix’s Queer Eye, France brings his eye for colour and form into the home with a lamp inspired by South Asian architecture and his own heritage. It pairs an orange hand-blown glass shade and base with a powder-coated metal stem, creating a soft, warm glow. France has spoken about colour as one of the easiest ways to express personality, and Anika takes him at his word: place it on a desk, bedside cabinet or under-loved corner, and let it bring the room a little more character.

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