Snails. Bless his heart, Miles Lawton Gracey has made several other wonderful works, like the incredible shell-themed, brocade-upholstered bench pictured above, also exhibited in Hannah Martin’s Curated section at Collectible, and some very interesting hand-carved boxes and storage pieces. But real talk, it’s the snails that have truly spun heads around, making the 2025 Cranbrook MFA grad an instant one to watch this year. What’s even better about his hand-carved shelves in the form of lasagna-footed gastropods — plus an adjacent snail-shell table with mother of pearl inlays — is the mythology that drove him to 180 from the work he was making and turn to snails instead: an homage to his grandmother, who, he explains, “said she was going to be reincarnated as a snail. My grandmother said many things, often only half true, but I still think about her every time it rains and I see snails crossing the sidewalk.” (Shells were also a common motif in her home.) Gracey, who grew up in California but now resides in upstate New York, will soon unveil the largest snail shelf he’s made to date, for a private home in the Hamptons, where he’ll also introduce a new animal into his repertoire. He’ll then take up residency in Wendell Castle’s workshop this spring, and debut new lights as well, which may or may not be in the mollusk family, though we secretly hope so.