Telling (new) stories

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Ask the most discerning of jet-setters which hotel brand holds their loyalty and you might discover that they swear by the names of two interior designers — George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg — instead. Whichever of a city’s five-star properties their eponymous firm has worked on, that’s the one worth checking into. It’s no wonder, then, that seasoned travellers have started looking to bring the elegant YP experience back home with them.

Over the past decade, a small catalogue of domestic furnishings introduced through luxury furniture retailer Avenue Road — including the laser-cut steel Park Place counter stool — offered them a few options. (Those designs are now among the pieces on offer from Man of Parts, a furniture brand recently launched by Avenue Road owner Stephan Weishaupt.)

Then, at last year’s edition of Salone del Mobile in Milan, Yabu Pushelberg debuted no fewer than six collections for a who’s who of tony manufacturers, unveiling the Elio range of outdoor furniture for Tribù, dining chairs and side tables for Henge, a modular sofa for Molteni&C and a table for Glas Italia. Suddenly, the ultimate