A Stone’s Throw Travels abroad and summers at the shore inspired designer Marlo Lorenz to create pillows adorned with stones, shells, and beaded embellishments. Here, her Ixtapa Pillow is hand finished with polished turquoise stones. www.marlolorenz.com
Eastern Promises Company C gives a nod to Eastern design with its impeccably embroidered pillows. The Lotus showcases classic Asian florals in exuberant colors on a silk base. The Ming, in copper silk, is embroidered with an Asian medallion pattern. www.companyc.com
Exotic Geometry Jonathan Adler’s Bargello Chevron Pillow has a Middle Eastern flavor, as if it came from a land of spice markets and intricate tapestries. The pillow was hand embroidered using long stitches. www.jonathanadler.com
Botanical Beauty DwellStudio’s Thicket Pillow reflects this year’s hot botanical theme by combining an unexpected color palette with a pattern based on large-scale pen-and-ink renderings of traditional French gardens. It pairs perfectly with DwellStudio’s Aerial Pillow in Major Brown. www.dwellstudio.com
Posh And Platinum Ankasa’s sublime linen pillow from the Snow Drift collection sparkles with shimmer embroidery, silver sequins, and large platinum domes. www.ankasa.com
Anglo Finds Mibo designer Madeleine Rogers draws inspiration from her surroundings on the British coast. Now her retro-hip sensibility graces pillows with “veddy” British names such as the Selsey (blue) and the Sedgemoor (gray). www.2jane.com