Kelly Wearstler x H&M Home Is Here – It’s Modular, Surprisingly Affordable, and Might Furnish Your Entire Living Room
From the Salone stage to your sitting room, this is your chance to score a piece of design-collab history
Back in April, H&M Home surprised with a first-ever Salone del Mobile debut and an even more shocking announcement: a collaboration with none other than contemporary interior designer Kelly Wearstler. After months of ogling what we at H&G believe will become one of the buzzier drops in design history, the time to buy has officially arrived, with the collection dropping 3rd September.
The 29-piece collection plays in Kelly’s expert oppositions – raw with refined, old with new – spanning home decor, lighting, and modular furniture designed to shift with daily rituals, from sipping water to getting dressed, and changing environments, be it a city move or 'just a few people' revelry that keeps on growing.
Two impressively padded Poma Accent Chairs transform into a compact loveseat, organically elegant on their own and even more editorial together. The Soluna Lounge Chair? It's only the beginning of a cloud-like, family-ready sofa. The marble-topped Ortra Sofa Table fits snugly into a small living room or, multiplied, forms a semi- or complete circle to anchor a larger one once and for all.
Kelly’s work lines the homes of Cameron Diaz and Gwen Stefani, plus A-list hotspots like the Santa Monica Proper. Your entryway is next.
Since this is a Kelly collaboration, the accessories aren’t ordinary either. The Cyma Vase and Aurex Table Lamp have strikingly flat, nearly 2D silhouettes, as if flattened beneath the rolling pin of the design gods – the sort of capital 'S' statement pieces that could make an ordinary thrift shop console look an octave more interesting. The squiggle-bottomed Mona Clothing Rack holds coats, sure, but doubles as sculpture. Meanwhile, the Etrine Tray has all the makings of the moodiest marble mosaic you, and surely your dining table, have ever seen.
The design stands on its own. The prices, however, deserve some context: a sofa from Kelly’s eponymous studio could run you around $50,000. Here, push a few modular spheres together, and you can build one for less than $1,500. Stools that might otherwise hover around $1,500? Now $269. Her most similar table lamp on-site is about $2,500. H&M Home now has a worthy adversary for $219. You get the picture. It’s a majorly democratic move for fans of Kelly and her avant-garde oppositions.
‘The opportunity to challenge both my own skills and those of my studio, while creating something artisanal yet accessible, was incredibly exciting. We began by questioning how objects can shape a space – creating sculptural pieces that feel expressive, tactile, and designed to endure,’ says Kelly Wearstler.
The Noxen Stool isn’t square for a reason. Its off-kilter shape slots together into sinuous seating arrangements or an unlikely accent table.
It’s a relatively tight collection, but still, nothing’s missing. From the side table to the carafe set crowning it, you could essentially furnish an entire Kelly-style living room from this collection alone. ‘We aimed to create a complete collection that could furnish an entire room,’ Kelly adds. ‘It’s about offering inspiring and important pieces that can also become part of our everyday moments.'
We’re looking at Off-White x IKEA-level resale fodder. Do with that information what you will. Shop Kelly Wearstler x H&M Home online or in select stores.
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