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01.14.21

Current Obsession

These Hunks of Stone, Paired With Sleeker Materials, Reflect the Tension All of Us Feel Right Now

One particular 2021 design trend has actually been percolating for quite some time — so much so that we can't believe we're the first to comment on it — and that is the fact that craggy, organic, imperfect hunks of stone, used to support or decorate typically sleeker materials, have become nearly ubiquitous.
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