I wrote about a manor kitchen in the English countryside for Remodelista, and what I loved about the space was its knack for looking both classic and fresh. The cabinets and decor fit in with the centuries-old architectural details, yet they also felt very much of the moment. And nothing was more emblematic of this “new classics” approach than the lovely hanging planters in the room.
![I first spied the Tom Raffield-designed planter while writing this story: Kitchen of the Week: An Imposing English Manor, Updated for Modern Family Life. Photograph courtesy of deVOL.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/lincolnshire-hall-kitchen-devol-sink-733x445.jpg)
Turns out the hanging bentwood planters—modern in design, traditional in purpose—are by UK furniture designer and artist Tom Raffield. I was familiar with his wonderfully poetic wooden pendant lights, but I had no idea that his studio creates so much more than just lighting. It also makes furniture, storage pieces, and, of course, these gorgeous planters—all featuring Raffield’s trademark steam-bent wood design.
Have a look.
![Raffield became enamored with steam bending while studying 3D Sustainability and Design at Falmouth College of Arts.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/morvah-wall-hanging-planter-tom-raffield-733x458.jpg)
![His Morvah Wall Hanging Planters are fabricated from sustainably sourced oak; £\275.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/morvah-wall-hanging-planters-tom-raffield-733x458.jpg)
![Everything is hand-made (no production lines), and no toxic glues are used.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/morvah-hanging-planter-tom-raffield-detail-733x458.jpg)
![The Morvah Hanging Ceiling Planter is \$£\195.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/morvah-ceiling-hanging-planter-tom-raffield-733x458.jpg)
N.B.: This post is an update; it was first published September 2019.
For more products we’re coveting, see:
- Object of Desire: Architect-Designed Bronze Wind Bells from Cosanti
- Object of Desire: A Folding Canvas Rocking Chair from Japan
- Object of Desire: Multicolored Metal Table and Stools from Skagerak
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