Born in London, Anna Karlin studied visual communication at Central Saint Martins and the Glasgow School of Art. Now based in New York, she is a multidisciplinary designer, working on interiors and art-direction projects in addition to launching her Furniture + Fine Objects and Anna Karlin Fine Jewelry collections.
Karlin renovated a two-story, burned-out former print shop on the Lower East Side and transformed it into a multipurpose workplace. “Designing, building and opening our showroom and studio in Manhattan really gave people a chance to experience firsthand the types of spaces we can create,” she says. “Since then, we’ve had so many requests that we’ve been able to take on some really exciting projects, both residential and commercial.”
Interested in the tension between the natural and the man-made, Karlin was working on a forthcoming collection in 2019: “We’ll show a capsule in Milan in April and then we’ll launch the full collection in New York in May,” she said of her work at the time. “Working on this collection, I’ve really given myself the space to push further the concept of usable sculpture.”
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Anna Karlin Field Headboard - Colorful - Full
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
An abstract landscape expressed through richly textured crewel embroidery, this handmade wool wall piece brings color, dimension, and tactile detail to an interior. Rendered in a vib...
Wool
Anna Karlin Field Headboard - Colorful - Twin
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
An abstract landscape expressed through richly textured crewel embroidery, this handmade wool wall piece brings color, dimension, and tactile detail to an interior. Rendered in a vib...
Wool
Anna Karlin Ceramic Sconce - Small
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
This sculptural light combines hand-blown ridged glass with a scalloped glazed ceramic puck. The interplay of textures across the glass and ceramic elements is beautifully revealed b...
Ceramic, Blown Glass
Anna Karlin Plumb Sconce
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
A white glass orb mounted on an elegantly curved steel rod is counterbalanced by Anna Karlin’s signature small plumb weight. The clean geometry and delicate balance of the compositio...
Steel
Anna Karlin Ceramic Sconce - Large
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
This sculptural light combines hand-blown ridged glass, a scalloped glazed ceramic puck, and a large unglazed ceramic disc. The interplay of textures across the glass and ceramic ele...
Ceramic, Blown Glass
Anna Karlin Triplet Sconce
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
A stack of three organic, hand-blown glass forms is held within a tube of patinated aluminum. The glass can be rotated 180 degrees to create left- or right-handed configurations, all...
Steel
Susan Osbourne 'Les Hortensias' Reversible Headboard with Hand-Painted Fabric
Located in London, GB
A contemporary double-sided upholstered headboard combining hand-painted textile artistry with functional design. Comprising two upholstered panels joined by concealed fastenings, th...
Textile, Cotton, Linen, Upholstery, Wood, Paint, PU Foam, Fabric
Queen headboard with Rose Tarlow patterned linen fabric
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Queen headboard upholstered in Rose Tarlow-Melrose House handcrafted block-print patterned linen Isolde/Monarch and brown welting. Rose Tarlow is an Interior Designer, tastemaker, antiquarian, and author, with an exclusive line of furniture and textiles; her Melrose House showrooms are based LA and NY. She's known for mixing traditional and modern aesthetics with casual elements like reclaimed wood, French oak beams...
Linen, Upholstery, Velvet
Bed with Headboard, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Single bed with integrated folding nightstand, 1950s. Two beds available (price per piece). Bed structure with multicolored foliage pattern, bedside table with monochrome landscape. ...
Wood, Maple, Plywood, Paint
Vintage Headboard of Two Single Beds in Wood and Fabric
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous vintage headboard for two single wooden beds designed in the 1950s, fine Italian craftsmanship. The headboard consists of a long wooden board that acts as a wall base for the beds. Laterally, the are two shelf structures of trapezoidal shape with rounded corners, made of very valuable and durable light wood. Centrally, on the other hand, there are two other shelf structures of square shape, also with rounded corners. The central body instead has two soft cushions in shiny gray fabric, very elegant. The two pillows are the headboard for two single beds. The vintage wooden headboard...
Fabric, Wood
Bolzan Backdrop Headboard by Julie Richoz
By Bolzan, Julie Richoz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Backdrop is a unique creation, crafted with precision and passion from birch plywood, with layers seamlessly fused together using durable fasteners, providing unparalleled solidity. ...
Fabric
Nova Arc Headboard by House of Jaipur
Located in New York, NY
Introduce a statement of modern sophistication with our handcrafted Art Deco-inspired Nova Arc headboard. This stunning piece features an intricate arrangement of bold geometric form...
Resin, Wood
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