Some of the most beautiful creative partnerships begin without a plan. And the Howell x Harrier collection for Crate & Barrel is living proof of exactly that.
Six years ago, actress Laura Harrier was searching for someone to help furnish her first Los Angeles home. She found Tiffany Howell, founder of Night Palm, a design studio whose entire visual identity is rooted in the warm, sensual material palette of Southern California in the 1960s and 1970s. Burl wood. Lacquer. Velvet. Brass. The specific amber light that enters a room through a west-facing window at the end of a perfect afternoon. Harrier sent a message. Howell responded. They furnished that first home, then a second, then a third. And somewhere along the way, a professional relationship became a creative conversation, and a creative conversation became a breathtaking point of view.
The Howell x Harrier collection, launched this spring for Crate & Barrel, translates that shared sensibility into 87 extraordinary pieces spanning furniture, lighting, textiles, and decorative objects. The inspiration? The material world of early 1970s Los Angeles cinema, where interior design served as a form of character development. The colors and textures of a room told you who lived there before a single line of dialogue was ever spoken.
The palette is tobacco, copper, and cream. Warm without being sweet. Saturated without being heavy. The materials are chosen entirely for their tactile beauty. Burl wood with its unpredictable grain. Lacquer applied in layers and hand-finished to perfection. Mouth-blown glass with slight irregularities that make every piece entirely unique. Wide-wale corduroy that absorbs light and looks different at every hour of the day.
Among the standout pieces, the Salon Sofa curves in an organic, bean-like silhouette that recalls the sensual shapes of 1970s jewelry and design. The Cinema Vanity, finished in cream lacquer with a round mirror, evokes the makeup tables of classic Hollywood studios. And the Waltz Chandelier features ginkgo leaf forms in colored glass, a botanical motif with centuries of decorative history that feels both deeply rooted and completely of the moment.
This is not a licensing deal. Howell and Harrier built every single piece from concept to prototype to production finish over more than a year of material sourcing, revision, and extraordinary creative dedication. The result is a collection designed not simply to furnish a room but to set a scene. To make the space between waking up and going to sleep feel like something truly worth paying attention to.
Old Hollywood never looked so irresistibly new.
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