Debut: Dcors Barbares conceives a 17-piece collection with legacy earthenware atelier GienNathalie Farman-Farma, founder of Dcors Barbares, in her London studio.Photo: Francis AmiandNathalie Farman-Farma has always been a detective of details. To create the enchanting folkloric patterns for which her textile and design studio Dcors Barbares is known, shell pore over archival materials from the Middle East, Central Asia, Russia, and beyond. But her research spans contemporary channels too. Somebody will post something on Instagram, only Im looking at the dress that the lady in the background is wearing, she confesses. Such was the case for her first foray into tableware. Realized in collaboration with the legacy earthenware atelier Gien, the 17-piece collection reinterprets a clover motif spotted in a black-and-white snapshot. Shes appropriately named the line Chance Folle, or Crazy Luck in English. Without any chromatic clues, Farman-Farma imagined her own fortifying palette of forest green, Turkey red, sunny yellow, ink black, and indigo blue. The latter, she says, posed a challenge to perfect using Giens age-old chromolithography firing process. I try to do things that are not being done by others, she says. Theres a lot out there that I love, but there wasnt very much in these bandana colors. I felt that we could add a little fun.The collection on Farman-Farmas own dining table.Photo: Francis AmiandCake plate by Dcors Barbares for Gien.Photo: Francis AmiandSaucer by Dcors Barbares for Gien.Photo: Francis AmiandAs with Dcors Barbares textiles, she approached these pieces as compatible parts, deconstructing pattern details. Whereas florals frolic within large-scale clovers on platters, pitchers, and cake plates, the motif appears as a more refined border on cups and saucers. Its the same as with the fabricyou can stack things up differently, she says. Bring out a mix-match of mugs. The idea is that thats not a mistake, but the intention. gien.com Mel StudachCereal bowl by Dcors Barbares for Gien.Photo: Francis AmiandMug by Dcors Barbares for Gien.Photo: Francis AmiandReboot: Cassina resurrects an iconic pendant light by Charles EamesA pendant light from Cassinas new partnership with the Eames Office.Lighting: Courtesy of Cassina.