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Collection by Diana Budds

Vanities We Could Stare at All Day

Once a symbol of glamour and luxury, the vanity fell into obscurity after the mid-20th century. Today’s designers are reviving the style en masse.

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Many designers are revisiting the vanity, like Bethan Gray with her marble-topped Genevieve table for John Lewis.
Many designers are revisiting the vanity, like Bethan Gray with her marble-topped Genevieve table for John Lewis.
For Ligne Roset's Hellobye console, designer Marion Steinmetz focused on the details. A mirror is located on a flap door that's attached via leather straps and a side drawer keeps essential items at arm's reach. The piece features a black-stained ash veneer and steel frame.
For Ligne Roset's Hellobye console, designer Marion Steinmetz focused on the details. A mirror is located on a flap door that's attached via leather straps and a side drawer keeps essential items at arm's reach. The piece features a black-stained ash veneer and steel frame.
Steuart Padwick's Legs Crossed dressing table is balanced elegantly on folded legs. Its adjustable round mirror is a stylish complement.
Steuart Padwick's Legs Crossed dressing table is balanced elegantly on folded legs. Its adjustable round mirror is a stylish complement.
With its slender table and wall-mounted mirror, Florian Schmid's Carla, Carlo design for Zeitraum scans as a deconstructed vanity.
With its slender table and wall-mounted mirror, Florian Schmid's Carla, Carlo design for Zeitraum scans as a deconstructed vanity.