Most holiday home collections are built around a color palette. This one is built around a couple. Anthropologie Home’s new limited-edition collection with writer and artist Suleika Jaouad and musician Jon Batiste is inspired by their own home, their creative work and, as Anthropologie puts it, their shared love of bringing people together.
It is 46 pieces across tabletop, décor, furniture and entertaining, and it is available now at Anthropologie stores in the U.S. and U.K. and at anthropologie.com. Prices run from $16 for ornaments to $1,698 for a chair, according to Anthropologie’s announcement. It is their first collaboration with Anthropologie Home, and the campaign was shot in the couple’s home.
What it looks like
Think jewel tones and warm seasonal colors, Suleika’s original artwork and musical motifs from Jon. Heritage patterns nod to Suleika’s Tunisian roots. There are handwritten sentiments, hidden messages and illustrations tucked into the designs.
The couple described their shared visual language this way: “the colors and patterns of Tunisia, the soul and saturated hues of New Orleans, and the deep blues and greens of the natural world.” They also said they love “irregularity, the evidence of the human hand that makes something feel alive rather than overly polished.” That is a philosophy we can get behind, especially in a house where nothing stays polished for long.
The standout pieces
- A cocktail shaker with a rotating mechanism that reveals recipes and measurements. It is a party trick and a cheat sheet in one, which is ideal when you are hosting and your brain is already full.
- A tea set inspired by Jon’s daily rituals.
- A custom record player celebrating music at home.
- Holiday ornaments shaped like musical instruments and printed with Jon’s handwritten musical notation. At the $16 starting price, these are the easiest way in.
- An occasional chair upholstered in Suleika’s artwork, the $1,698 splurge.
- A conversation deck and dessert plates with Jon’s handwritten affirmations and Suleika’s illustrations.
How to bring it home without redoing your house
You do not need the chair. If you host even one holiday meal this year, the dessert plates and the conversation deck are the pieces that change how the table feels. A conversation deck sounds a little earnest until you have a table that includes a teenager, a grandparent and a new boyfriend. Then it is a lifesaver.
The ornaments are the gift. Pick one for each person on your list and write the year on the tag. In ten years, they will be the ones that come out of the box first.
As Jaouad and Batiste put it, they wanted “each piece to feel like the beginning of a story, something you can make your own.” That is the right way to shop it: one or two pieces that start something, not a theme you have to keep up with.
