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ART + DECORATION 66 M a n u f a c t u r e d from organic and recyclable cork, these stools are just some of the creative furnishings produced by artist Laurie Wiid van Heerden at Wiid Design studio in Cape Town, South Africa. The cork is harvested from the bark of cork oak trees grown in Northwest Africa, a lightweight material that's naturally buoyant and fire retardant. It's also sustainable — the trees live around 300 years and continually generate new layers of cork. The studio molds the material into beautiful forms for furniture, lighting, and accessories, sometimes combining it with maple carved with traditional African patterns and Italian terrazzo marble. The stools come in a variety of shapes and two natural colors: dark cork, which is manufactured from recycled cork particles and designed for outdoor use, and light cork for indoor use only. African cork stools, $1,325, at Kanju, 154 Glass St., 214.453.1270, kanjuinteriors.com. Rebecca Sherman D esigner Jay Jeffers' new door hardware c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h A c c u r a t e L o c k & Hardware was inspired b y h i s e v e r y d a y encounters with great design. Known for designing cool, collected spaces that can't be pegged to a particular period or style, Jeffers has created eight silhouettes for knobs and levers in bronze, brass, nickel, and two-tone versions. Jeffers may be based in San Francisco, but Texas claims him as our own: The Elle Decor A-List designer was born and raised in Dallas and maintains his roots there, most recently as a speaker for Texas Design Week Dallas at Christopher Martin Gallery and as judge for the 2019 Dallas PaperCity Design Awards. His residence for Arteriors founder Mark Moussa and wife, Juliette, appeared in Architectural Digest in November. Jay Jeffers for Access by Accurate $1,094 to $2,844, at Pierce Hardware, 2615 Mockingbird Lane, piercehardware.com; accessbyaccurate.com. Rebecca Sherman CAPE TOWN ARTISTRY KNOCK KNOCK H o m e f u r n i s h i n g s boutique Blue Print has debuted its first furniture collection, t h e B l u e P r i n t Collection, with a focus on case goods. Look for side tables, sideboards, and chests in such elegant materials as rosewood, sycamore, cherry, maple, and walnut, with brass detailing. Many pieces from the collection, which also features upholstered dining chairs and benches, are on the floor now at Blue Print's Uptown boutique, and available to purchase online in January 2020. $1,800 to $7,800, at Blue Print, 2707 Fairmount St., blueprintstore.com. Rebecca Sherman G erman kitchen brand SieMatic, which turns 90 this year, has opened a new 3,000-square- foot design studio in the Dallas Design District. It's the first U.S. showroom to feature the company's global redesign, with trends and ideas from EuroCucina in Milan and the Cologne Fair. The new showroom highlights a working kitchen for cooking demos, a brand room with SieMatic's most iconic design details such as its MultiMatic interior system and customized doors, the latest Classic ON THE FRONT BURNER collection with matte black-oak veneers and polished-nickel cabinetry, and Pure collection's handle-free cabinets in Lotus white lacquer and appliances by Miele, Gaggenau, and Sub-Zero/Wolf. SieMatic, 1525 Hi Line Dr., Suite B, 214.577.4700. Rebecca Sherman THIS JUST IN … SieMatic's Pure kitchen in onyx. Wiid Design stools in different cork materials, at Kanju. Buckhead and Lakeshore levers. Wiid Design's African cork stools at Kanju. Jay Jeffers The Estelle side table at Blue Print, $3,100.