Anything can be art under glass. I first heard this from stylist Kara Butterfield, who displayed rocks in and under tumblers on her mantle in Boston. She told me, “If you put anything in a glass, or behind glass it celebrates it, gives it meaning, like a picture in a frame.” Others seem to be catching on. Bell jars, or cloches, seem to be on every console and coffee table, containing anything from fawn figurines to succulents or matchbox cars to brass nails. J. Crew has even been showcasing shoes under them. Here’s a look at 35 examples which includes live plants, dead insects, and inanimate objects from the ordinary to intricate.
Prop stylist Dietlind Wolf
Good boutique in Boston
Better Homes & Gardens | Apartment Therapy
Country Living | Young House Love
Stylist Heather Nette King for Dulux
Stylist Heather Nette King
Stylist Heather Nette King • Photographer Mike Baker
Elizabeth Martin Design | via Chocolate Creative
Anthropologie | SoSo Sculpture Series from Ginat, Etsy
Ampers & Vintage | home of designer Sarah Illenberger via Aesthete Curator
J. Crew, Midtown Manhattan | Better Homes & Gardens
La Patisserie des Reves | home of jewelry designer Stine A. Johansen
stylist Heather Nette King • Photographer Mike Baker
Emma’s Design Blog | Stylist Graham Moss
David Stark Sketchbook
David Stark Wood Shop pop-up at Haus Interior
Prop stylist Dietlind Wolf • Photographer Sabrina Rothe

























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