22 WINTER 2026 I N T E R I O R D E S I G N: R I T U N A G PA L O F R E T I R O D E S I G N C O . I N A N O OK DESIGNED FOR CONNECTION, LAYERED NATURAL TONES ARE GROUNDED BY BLACK ACCENTS AND N AT U R AL TEXTURES. TAKING PRIDE OF PLACE, THE EVERLY CHANDELIER BY PALECEK IN A DEEP CHARCOAL T O N E A DDS GRAPHIC PUNCH. THE CUSTOM BANQUETTE IS COVERED IN FABRIC FROM PALECEK AND LEATHER FROM KRAVET. AN RH TABLE IS SURROUNDED BY CHAIRS FROM ARHAUS. Thomas Kuoh IN EVERY ISSUE 24 BOOKNOOK Fireside favorites for winter BOOKNOOK UPCLOSE 27 The Monocle Book of Designers on Sofas: Portraits and Profiles of 50 Designers and Their Sofas 64 Malene Birger: Creating a New Home in Mallorca 30 DESIGN DUOS Unlimited partnerships 59 EDITOR’S PICKS Rugged Individualism 62 MUSE Ceramist Lois Samuels looks to past and present in her work LAST WORDS Interior designer Dre Shapiro has the last word on starting over SPECIAL ART OF THE HOME End Note: Inside the Showhouse