Wild Things: Cuff Studio Introduces Trade-Exclusive Collection

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Animal prints are always in fashion, a foolproof way to bring energy and texture to any interior scheme. (Hard to believe they were once considered totally daring.) Cuff Studio, the L.A.-based space cofounded by Kristi Bender and Wendy Schwartz, mines such exotic motifs in the trade-exclusive Wild Things collection, handmade in California. The Arc chair, inspired by swooping architecture, is fully upholstered in leopard-print velvet for playful contrast. Barrel-backed and low-profile, the C Back chair flaunts a frame covered in almond-colored leather and Scalamandré Tigre silk cushions. The three-legged Triangle stool, with its hand-forged iron frame and cheetah-print hair-on-hide topper, has a secret: a silk tassel dangling from the seat’s underside (like a tiny tail, perhaps?). Finally, there’s the cheetah Rippling Bunching stool, inspired by Jean Royère, with iron ball-foot details. For something a little less animalistic, try Tulip, an oak counter-height stool with an eye-catching wavy back swathed in chartreuse velvet.