Interior designer Tabitha Isobel unveils her debut homeware collection, a limited-edition series of sculptural pieces created in collaboration with multidisciplinary artist and maker Dom Callaghan.
Titled Ferro, the capsule range marks a shared exploration of materiality, balance, and form. Launching exclusively in September 2025, the collection consists of a sculptural side table, geometric wall lamp, and a checkerboard-framed mirror.
Shaped in craftsmanship and driven by aesthetic clarity, Ferro is a collection defined by contrasts which explores the subtle dialogue between soft and hard, organic and industrial, refined and elemental. At its core is the pairing of London Plane, a richly grained, characterful hardwood, with brushed stainless steel, a material known for its precision and reflective quality. The timber is sourced from Fallen & Felled, a London-based initiative that reclaims wood from felled city trees, adding both sustainable integrity and narrative depth to each piece. These two opposing materials aren’t just decorative: they lock together physically and conceptually, a quiet interplay of support, structure, and stillness, each anchoring and elevating the other.
| The trio of designs within the debut collection include:
Ferro Side Table
A quietly confident side table that pairs a solid London Plane top with a single brushed stainless-steel leg. The curved-edge tabletop softens the bold geometry, while the offset steel detail introduces a subtle tension. With its interplay of weight, warmth, and contrast, the architectural piece is both grounded and contemplative, designed to anchor a space while sparking quiet curiosity.
Ferro Wall Lamp
A folded geometric form in brushed stainless steel, this wall-mounted plug-in light plays with shadow, reflection, and proportion. Its minimal profile and origami-like silhouette offers both mood and function making it adaptable to a range of interior settings, it’s both functional and quietly decorative.
Ferro Mirror
Framed in a checkerboard of alternating London Plane tones, this rectangular mirror is both playful and restrained. Its graphic repetition highlights the natural variance in the timber, offering texture, rhythm, character and pattern without excess. |
The result is a minimalist yet warm collection that strikes a balance between sculpture and function, resonating with an understated sophistication that blends contemporary design with artisanal integrity. Subtle but striking, the pieces feel equally at home in a gallery space or a refined residential interior.
Each piece from the Ferro collection is produced in limited quantities and made by hand by Callaghan in his Dartmoor workshop, where his background in art, blacksmithing and fine leatherwork come together in a deeply considered practice. His reverence for process is apparent in the quiet precision of every joint, curve, and angle. Much of the joinery is concealed, inviting the viewer to look closer and wonder how it all fits together.
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On the venture, Tabitha Isobel comments: “The collaboration between Dom and I grew organically from a shared respect for material, process, and integrity of making. We were both interested in creating something that felt confident but calm. We wanted to create objects that feel expressive yet grounded and invite a slower kind of looking.”
“I like the idea that function can feel poetic,” Callaghan says. “When you pare something back to its essentials, every line and surface must carry weight and meaning. The joinery is hidden; the lines are resolved, there’s a mystery to how it all fits together and the restraint is part of the beauty.”
Tabitha, who founded her London-based studio in 2023 after a decade designing for Tatjana von Stein (formally of Sella Concept) and Conran + Partners, is known for interiors that balance historical depth with contemporary elegance. Ferro, which launches exclusively online at www.tabithaisobel.co.uk in September 2025 marks a new extension for the designer, expanding her vision into objects which carry through her commitment to longevity, storytelling, and quiet luxury.
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