I Collect Catchalls — Here Are 58 for Every Kind of Person
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I’ve collected catchalls for years. As the name suggests, catchalls are a place for everything, from loose coins and receipts to tubes of lipstick and false lashes. In my mind, they’re as important an accent in a room as alampon a nightstand or a throw tossed over acouch. So if you’re on the hunt for an especially nice-looking one, you’ve come to the right place. I rounded up catchalls for all sorts of tastes, including one from the “Pope of Gloop” and another that’s an interpretation of the traditional Japanese art ofkintsugi.
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Just about the size of a tin of Fishwife’smussels with basil pestoorrainbow trout in chimichurri.
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Like old Americanaquilts, it’s covered in patchwork (well, patchworkmotifs).
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This was on chef Naj Austin and screenwriter Van Newman’swedding registry. Theextra-smallsize (it’s also available insmallandlargesizes for atable setting) could be a home for pistachios and lip balms alike.
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That’s an “eastern milk snake, a gentle, beneficial creature essential to the Hudson Valley ecosystem” on this hand-painted Rachel Pally for Gardenheir piece.
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A tzotchke for your tzotchkes.
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The next best thing to getting a ceramic watermelon atJohn Derian.
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To the Victorians, acorns representedlongevity(as the fruit of the mighty oak).
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The shell fromThe Birth of Venus,translated by Astier de Villatte.
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Enough glitter to kill a magpie!
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There’s not one lip-shaped tray but three lip-shaped trays (a lip service, if you will).
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A “lover’s eye” of Elphaba from Prince Fiyero’s perspective.
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In the tradition ofMing porcelainwith a chrysanthemum in the middle.
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This is based on florals British interior-design houseSanderson(who Mark & Graham collaborated with) prints.
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Made in the great state ofFlorida.
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A lettuce dish is a fitting companion to the other Edie Parkercannabisparaphernalia you may have, like ajelly-mold lighterandcherry pipe.
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Or consider these radicchio leaves done in the style of Georgia O’Keeffe.
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Best for a bathroom sink, between a soap dispenser andtoothbrush holder.
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How heavenly is this Andean angelite?
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It’s mildly organic in no small part thanks to the resin.
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To celebrate the Palio horse race, held twice a year in Siena, Italy — the snail embodys the whole “slow and steady” motto.
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Beautifully dreamy, the same wayA Trip to the Moonis.
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All hail Neptune, god of the seas, by artist Luke Edward Hall for Ginori.
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A tip fromSecret Strategist: Some eBay hunting can get you limited-edition butter pats made for Italian airline Alitalia by Ginori in the 1970s. Our senior editorHilary Reidhas a similar version with a hot-air balloon.
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Like Elsa Peretti,Laila Goharknows the possibilities of the humble bean.
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If you blink, you might think these trompe l’oeil bugs are real critters.
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Let your coffee table be covered in Graf Lantz wool (get thecoastersandtissue-box coverwhile you’re at it).
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Muuto Platform Tray
When brutalism and aLazy Susanwalked into a bar …
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Good grief, morePeanuts(but just a word bubble, no characters).
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I can’t help thinking of Diana Vreeland’s famedRed Roomwith its playing-card pillows now.
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Watch out,Esther Williams, there’s another Bathing Beauty in town!
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For the person who has theirCriterion Closet picksmemorized.
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Antiques dealerErica Weinerswipes restaurant-branded ashtrays, including this one from Paris’s famousCafé de Flore. “Turns out if you’re not drunk and emboldened to steal, you can buy one,” she says.
[Editor’s note: Café de Flore lists its prices in euros, so this is an approximation in U.S. dollars.]
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To greet you in the entryway of your “home sweet home.”
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Or something for the homebody.
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From thePope of Gloop, Gaetano Pesce, this will arrive with a certificate of authenticity.
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Sorry,Carrie, there aren’t any punitive damages formispunctuation.
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Don’t try to source the lipstick-print skirt (as seen onSex and the City’sCharlotte) from Prada’s spring 2000 collection — buy the lipstick-print catchall instead.
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Over at the new Dior, creative director Jonathan Anderson reimagined 18th-century embroidery on a tray.
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Might I interest you in a pâtisserie: St. Honoré, Paris-Brest, religieuse? Alldélicieuse.
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Just a delightful combination: Maraschino cherries plus candy-cane stripes.
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I mean this as a compliment: Lisa Frank–y.
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The dishes byMottahdehat William Wayne are printed with helpful phrases such as “In golf, as in life, it’s the follow-through that makes all the difference,” charmed Reid. A chameleon with the words “Be true to yourself” has my own heart.
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Quite the mischievous kitten here …
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… And a rather lazy cat there.
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Seletti’s interpretation of the traditional Japanese art ofkintsugifor repairing broken plates.
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Less ubiquitous thanterrazzois splatter (the “sleek Japanese geometry and earthy glazing are a perfect foil to one another,” according to the copy).
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Doesn’t it look like it was nicked off the set ofDownton Abbey?
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Brooklyn’s Salter House is known for itsSwedish porch brooms, “very sleepy Portuguese aristocrat”nightgowns, and pewter from one of the few American makers around. This tray is cast in a Queen Anne–style mold.
[Editor’s note: It’s currently sold out, but you can sign up to be emailed when it’s back in stock.]
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Named afterAlfred Hitchcock’sRear Window(La Finestra Sul Cortilein Italian),thevide poche(French for “empty pocket”) features rows of international windows.
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This West Elm exclusive is half the price of a similarVirginia Sin original.
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These waterlilies appear in the Wedgwood archives (theVictoria and Albert Museumhouses many of the factory’s pattern books).
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Good “glossy Italian-made calf leather” from Choosing Keeping (whereSimone Rochagets her stationery).
[Editor’s note: The brand lists its prices in pounds, so this is an approximation to dollars.]
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