Phillips's newly appointed West Coast design specialist is an expert on the next big trend – meet Meaghan Roddy.
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Dark horse disciples of art and design, Material Lust (Christian Swafford and Lauren Larson) abide by a Solitarian philosophy, wholly independent of trend, trajectory, or corporate system. Though their work draws on myriad influences—the guidance of their artist mothers; the old-world methods of the master artisans with whom they partner; and a will to upend the commercial and conventional—their intent remains sharply focused. Through preservation of time-honored technique and an uncompromising commitment to forward-thinking design, Swafford and Larson honor the dignity in the ominous, the grotesque, and the oft-forgotten; pushing the bounds of what deserves to be seen. In addition to design, the pair bring over ten years of experience to Creative Consulting, Art Direction, Product Design and Interiors, working regularly with clients seeking bold and unorthodox methods of developing their brands, products, or spaces. Their work is made by generations of master artisans locally in our studio in Soho, New York and Florence, Italy.
Phillips's newly appointed West Coast design specialist is an expert on the next big trend – meet Meaghan Roddy.
New York's fiercely independent crop of designers are proving you don't need a gallery to have a show
With a proclivity towards the minimalist, chic, and slightly surreal, designer duo Christian Swafford and Lauren Larson, otherwise known as Material Lust, opened a showroom called The Annex earlier this year on the Lower East Side.
A look inside Material Lust's new experimental salon.
If design has a dark side, Lauren Larson and Christian Swafford are it.
The best aspect of Material Lust’s refresh of the surrealist settee inspired by Mae West’s lips? You can actually sit in it.