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Clockwise from left: Gazebo white-lacquered console. Veere Grenney with his Gazebo cinnabar-lacquered desk and small side table. Wide Gazebo bedside table. Denston tray in chocolate. Denston tray in dark olive. OBSESSIONS. DECORATION. SALIENT FACTS. D esigner Veere Grenney brings his historically informed eye, classical influences, and passion for color to a vibrant n e w c o l l a b o r a t i o n with The Lacquer Company. The Gazebo collection includes trays, side tables, mirrors, consoles, coffee Let's Get Lacquered tables, and a desk — all designed to punctuate a room with color and sculptural form. Crafted in rich lacquer finishes in oxblood red, bottle green, indigo blue, mimosa, and Chinese red, the hues reflect the saturated palette often found in Grenney's interiors. By Rebecca Sherman The Gazebo collection is named for Grenney's house in Tangier, a 1930s residence perched above the Strait of Gibraltar. While English in architecture, the house draws on a blend of Muslim, Buddhist, and Hindu influences, making the collection's Chinese- inspired "inverted foot" detail a natural fit. Grenney, who was born in New Zealand, moved to England in the 1970s and was a director at the storied firm Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler. Each piece in the Gazebo collection is handmade using a centuries-old Vietnamese Son Mai lacquer technique. Layers of natural lacquer — mixed with cashew oil, mountain rock, and alluvial soil — are applied, then wet-sanded by hand until the surface is perfectly smooth. James Lowther, who trained early on at Colefax & Fowler before founding The Lacquer Company in 2008, developed an interest in lacquer after purchasing a burnt-orange antique betel box while traveling in Burma. Other collaborations with leading designers include Miles Redd and Rita Konig. Veere Grenney for The Lacquer Company, $195 – $3,750, at Wells Abbott, wellsabbott.com. 39