Debuted at the Art Athina Fair in late September 2024, the Naos Stool Collection distils the fundamental golden ratio proportioning of Greek columns. These sometimes seats and occasional side tables – developed with Athens-based Studio Mare – are rendered in solid mahogany, with upholstered cushions. They have intricately hand-formed ceramic buttons that appear to have chipped off an ancient fresco with symbolic motifs such as Odysseus and the Ram or the Akrokeramo. These are the works of multidisciplinary designer Valerie Name, who has arrived at design via fashion, where she designed a limited edition outerwear collection for Bergdorf Goodman.
