High–end Havoc
Whether, as amateur etymologist, you hold that the word “havoc” comes from: the Middle English signal for soldiers to seize plunder, crier havok –‘to cry havoc’; the Germanic havot – ‘to seize’; or the Latin haber – ‘to possess,’ you are sure to get a mental image of your messy garage or attic. ‘Havoc’ certainly describes our showroom in the days leading up to our Preview weekends. How reassuringly civilizing, then, that a medieval word for widespread devastation and disorder springs from our tongue now as an invitation to metamorphosed order.
Mismatched [17] or exactly matched [23], a pair of urns instantly reorganizes outdoor space, while cabinets small [51], medium [57] or large [58] order your interior. Sort out your bangles and baubles with this elegant curly maple – a tree’s cambium havoc become artful arrangement – jewelry chest [117]; marshal your mental musculature studying anatomy at full scale [183]; assemble an antelope–themed room round these extravagant frozen expressions of vortexial cosmic forces spiralling into matter [361].
Time has leveled delicious havoc upon many of our outdoor objects – sculptures [502; 545] and planters [554; 569] – by dressing them in moss and liverworts. But who could ever decry the lovely lichens which have symbiotically clothed this trio of teak rocking chairs? [16] If you find yourself seized by some devastating desire to possess them, take comfort, for you are surely not alone.
By Kevin Dann