The Magazine
Objects & Emotions
William Morris was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist, best known for his association with the British Arts and Crafts movement.
He was, by all accounts, a smart man. A properly clever one.
He also had a beard so gloriously wayward it could probably have sheltered a small hedgehog.
Now, the beard is neither here nor there. But we are very visual girls, so we notice these things.
Morris famously said, “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” This is how we know he was clever.
When we launched BAG&BONES, The Candy Store– the home for our sculpture range - our thinking was that we wanted our sculptures to be beautiful and to stop people in their tracks.
We created pieces that appear to be melting, dripping, or floating, their forms twisting into unexpected shapes. Our sculptures often give the illusion of motion, as if captured mid-transformation.
We’re fascinated by the sensual nature of objects. Both touch and sight. Totally obsessed with the urge to reach out, to feel something that looks impossible, that bends reality.
Our sculptures are designed to create that tension. You see them, and you just have to touch them. And ngl we know a few humans who are like this too.
Every piece in our collection, whether a lamp or a sculpture, is intended to intrigue from every angle, spark conversation, and invite interaction.
And we have big plans to continue in our sculptural endeavours over the next 12 months. And that’s not all…we’d also like to one-up old Billy, though, and go a step further by suggesting that we make even the useful beautiful.
Because why can’t you be both? #staytuned
And finally, what are the big boys and girls saying. Well, if you’re reading Arch Digest or Wallpaper mag you’ll see they are forecasting that sculpture is gonna be smokin’ hot for 2026 and we are 10/10 here for that.
“Furniture is increasingly conceived as sculpture — objects designed to be read emotionally as much as they are used functionally.”
— Wallpaper*, Design & Interiors editorial trend commentary
According to Architectural Digest’s 2026 forecast, “walls have become sculptural statements,” signalling a move toward three-dimensional, tactile interior elements.
