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              JOIN THE DOTS                                                      ATTENTION TO DETAIL

                                                                                 THE FINISH Supported by a brushed
                                                                                 stainless-steel spacing rod, the solid
              HAVING SPENT HER CHILDHOOD in  a straightforward coat hook and, as   or oiled wood spheres come in either
              India, Munich-based Casa 57 creative  such, each is made from solid wood   walnut or oak.
              director Carolin Sangha knows a thing  and stainless steel, tough enough to
                                                                                 THE COLOURS Choose from twelve
              or two about colour. The vibrant  support the heaviest of outerwear.
                                                                                 vibrant hues, now divided into three
              fabrics and spices found in the bustling   Celebrating their tenth birthday,
                                                                                 collections, Favourites, Icecream or
              markets of the subcontinent have  the Dots remain true to their noughties
                                                                                 Fresh. For a more uniform look, the
              clearly informed her company’s most  aesthetic, recalling the rounded
                                                                                 hooks can be ordered in a single shade.
              renowned collection for German  controls of the first iPod models, for
              design house Schönbuch, created back  example, and contemporary Lena   THE VERDICT Ten years on, and the
              in 2005 under the unassuming name  Bergström’s rainbow of spherical   Dots continue to punctuate minimal
              of Apartment 8.                 Orrefors Pastillo bowls. But with the   interiors with as much panache as
                 Scattered across the whitewashed  series’ timeless and defiantly bold   ever. Adaptability being arguably their
              wall above, the artful, sculp tural Dots  bursts of azure, tangerine and lemon,   strongest asset, the hooks can easily be
              are reminiscent of the Eames Hang  we’re hooked all over again. Available   removed and repositioned, allowing for a
                                                                                 change of colour and arrangement with
              It All coat rack, still selling well 60  from Tangram, Edinburgh
              years on: their day job is serving as   Words Rosie Duncan         the seasons.






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