Ornate Bedside TableOrnate2026

Turning on its head the notion that superficial ornamentation should be stripped away in favour of “pure” design, Bethan has created structure and form from the pattern up, making the pattern intrinsic to the design. Ornate is a series of wiggle and curve modules that interlock to create a variety of structures. Many references inform the shapes, echoing Bethan’s travels and inspirations over the past decade, from the copper fish of Venice, to Mexican Art Deco, and the Samurai Kabuto of Japan. Bethan was interested to emulate three-dimensional pattern, which sits between embellishment and structure. For the continuation of her collection she has designed a pair bedside tables to accompany the decorative bedhead and scones, inspired by a mix of Peggy Guggenheim’s bedhead by Alexander Calder, and James McNeill Whistler’s “Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room” (one of the few remaining examples of an Aesthetic Movement interior). Completing her bedroom set. The aluminum is CNC milled and bespoke anodized with Aluminum specialist Neal Feay, then hand-assembled and punctuated with brass pin details in Bethan’s studio, to create contemporary jewellery for the home.

Fabrication: anodised aluminium, brass, tempered glass.

Images by: Filippo Pincolini