The Art of Design Issue 26 2017 | Page 9

9 RICH BRILLIANT WILLING Interior designer and curator Staffan Tollgård is a big fan of all things New York. The Swedish-born designer works from his London showroom but travels extensively; for projects in Jordan, Riyadh and the Algarve, and for product hunting throughout Europe, Asia and the States. His early background in feature film partially explains his love for New York’s cultural history, but more recently it is the resurgence in craft traditions and artisan industries that keeps him coming back. At a recent trip to New York’s ICFF he was struck by two pendants, both of which he brings to his London showroom next month. And the beguiling name of their makers: Rich Brilliant Willing ... Photography courtesy of Rich Brilliant Willing 3