“Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.”
– William Hazlitt
I’ll never forget my first glimpse of Andrée Putman’s Saint Germain loft, in the pages of a magazine in the late-1980s: the conservatory windows, the long trestle table piled with the poetic ephemera of her work. And her Crescent Moon sofa. Its powerful simplicity, its purity of line. The arc of the white curve. It burned an imprint on my mind and has lived there rent-free ever since as the definition of grace.
In a time that is a true test of grace in human and aesthetic terms, we’re fortunate for a community that works in service of this value. Whether it takes shape as a furnishing or space, or manifests in the gracious care of a client or colleague, grace is inherent to this industry.
In our Fall 2026 issue, we’re delighted to feature designers whose work embodies that elegance. We talk with Raffaele Fabrizio, co-owner and creative director of Dedar, about his poetic new additions to the Versi Liberi (“Free Verse”) collection. Sandra Jordan shares her journey of marrying Prima Alpaca and Italian craftsmanship to create her first collection of velvets. And I had the joy of talking with California designer Amy Meier about her own elegant practice and her appreciation of San Francisco’s architectural state of grace.
We also present the season’s abundance of new collections, and trove of new books in which to find elevation and inspiration.
As you move through this challenging world, we wish you grace and ease.
Warmly,
Alisa Carroll
Editor in Chief
Above Image: Escapade Panoramic wallpaper, designed after a late-18th-century tapestry, by Arte through Sloan Miyasato
I’ll never forget my first glimpse of Andrée Putman’s Saint Germain loft, in the pages of a magazine in the late-1980s: the conservatory windows, the long trestle table piled with the poetic ephemera of her work. And her Crescent Moon sofa. Its powerful simplicity, its purity of line. The arc of the white curve. It burned an imprint on my mind and has lived there rent-free ever since as the definition of grace.
In a time that is a true test of grace in human and aesthetic terms, we’re fortunate for a community that works in service of this value. Whether it takes shape as a furnishing or space, or manifests in the gracious care of a client or colleague, grace is inherent to this industry.
In our Fall 2026 issue, we’re delighted to feature designers whose work embodies that elegance. We talk with Raffaele Fabrizio, co-owner and creative director of Dedar, about his poetic new additions to the Versi Liberi (“Free Verse”) collection. Sandra Jordan shares her journey of marrying Prima Alpaca and Italian craftsmanship to create her first collection of velvets. And I had the joy of talking with California designer Amy Meier about her own elegant practice and her appreciation of San Francisco’s architectural state of grace.
We also present the season’s abundance of new collections, and trove of new books in which to find elevation and inspiration.
As you move through this challenging world, we wish you grace and ease.
Warmly,
Alisa Carroll
Editor in Chief
Above Image: Escapade Panoramic wallpaper, designed after a late-18th-century tapestry, by Arte through Sloan Miyasato
