Spaces

An exploration of design, scent, and self-expression.

Art Director

Objects That Watch, Scents That Settle, and One Very Guilty Couch - a Look Inside Colson Horton’s Quietly Wild Nashville Home

July 16, 2025

circus candle bound featured in set designer colson horton kitchen

Photography by Ryan Camp

Art director and set designer Colson Horton welcomed us into her Nashville home - a space where sculptural objects hold court, dance breaks are routine, and nature occasionally knocks at the door. Jerome, a green-painted Greek bust, watches it all from his marble perch. The white couch? Don’t ask.

We lit Bow Baby and Bound, and heard stories of baby deer, soft silk scents, and the little things that make a space feel truly lived in.

Bound in red

What’s the most unexpected thing that’s happened in this space?

Our sunroom overlooks the woods and my small garden, and we back up to a state park - so there’s always wildlife nearby. Last year, we briefly housed a baby fawn until it was adopted by a doe. It was magical! Fitz, now a young buck, still visits from time to time. I try not to interfere, but I feel lucky to share space with nature.

What object in this room holds a secret about you?

I spilled chocolate on our white couch and couldn’t get it out… so I blamed it on my elderly parents. Do we have time to unpack that? We’re having it reupholstered (and no, not in white this time).

Bow Baby in Mint & khaki

When you’re alone in this space, what’s the thing you do that no one else knows about?

Oh, I dance - I mean, everyone probably knows that by now. I love it. I get weird with it. I throw on whatever music I’m feeling and have a full-on Flashdance/Footloose moment around the house.

If you could live as one of your objects. Which one and why?

I have a green-painted Greek bust named Jerome. He wears a tribal necklace gifted to me by a friend in Tanzania and sits on a vintage marble plinth. He’s always there — quietly observing, yet very much part of the party. I like to think he has the best view in the house.

Art Director Colson Horton's home pedestal styled with Bow Baby candle in french and cream

Bow Baby in French Blue & cream

How would you describe the Bow Baby scent?

There’s something polished about Bow Baby, but it still feels deeply personal. It opens with soft, almost translucent florals, then settles into something warm and quiet — like silk that’s been lived in. It’s not loud, just… thoughtful. Like anything in a well-designed space, it fades beautifully into the mood.

Art Director Colson Horton's coffee table with Bound gray candle styled with books

Bound in Gray

Bow Baby in Navy & black

Decorator

Decor Dreams, Daily Rituals, and the Clean Couch Delusion - Inside Conor Burke’s NYC Home

May 8, 2025

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Photography by Daniel Seung Lee

Creative consultant and decorator Conor Burke welcomed us into his NYC apartment—a space layered with charm, memory, and a few very faint wine stains. For the second edition of Inside Spaces, we lit Bound, browsed a few live auctions, and asked five questions about glamorous objects, grounding rituals, and the delusion of owning a white couch.

Table with a lamp and decorative items against a window with curtains circus candle

Bound in Navy & White

What’s the most unexpected thing that’s happened in this space?

After a year of traveling and temporary spaces, moving in made me realize how deeply I’d been craving a sense of home—and how happy it makes me to be surrounded by the things I’ve collected.

What object in this room holds a secret about you?

Not exactly a secret, but the sofa gives me away. The stains are faint, but let’s be honest—getting a white couch was delusional for someone as clumsy as me.

Bound in onyx & butter

When you’re alone in this space, what’s the thing you do that no one else knows about?

I take an edible and sit on the LiveAuctioneers app for hours, hearting things I know I won’t actually buy, with Kacey Musgraves on repeat in the background.

If you could live as one of your objects, which one and why?

I have a gold-foiled Surya figure from Tony Duquette’s estate. He began in film and stage and went on to create wildly decorative interiors. I bought it as a nod to India, but if I were that object, I’d love to carry the memory of the glamorous moments that once unfolded in his home.

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Bound in black

How would you describe the Bound scent?

Deep, brooding, smooth.

Decorator Conor Burke's NYC studio with Bound gray candle styled with crystal cowboy hat

Bound in gray

Bound in olive

Designer

Inside Benjamin Stelly’s Sun-Drenched Austin Studio, Where Light Moves and Objects Whisper

March 30, 2025

circus candle austin studio benjamin stelly

Photography by Lili Jamail

Interior designer Benjamin Stelly invited us into his Austin studio, where sunlight pours in, secrets stay quiet, and the objects know more than they let on. For the first edition of our new series, we lit Bound, watched the light move across the walls, and asked five questions about hidden heirlooms, private rituals, and the bottle opener that’s always down for a good time.

Interior Designer Benjamin Stelly's Austin studio with circus candle bound in red vinyl wrap styled on wood desk with sexy man

Bound in Red

What’s the most unexpected thing that’s happened in this space?

The ability to witness the sun rise and the sun set on the same day from the same bank of windows.

What object in this room holds a secret about you?

Childhood piano chair (mom's mom) and my childhood wooden alligator toy (dad's dad).

circus candle austin design studio stacked books modern light

Bound in olive

When you’re alone in this space, what’s the thing you do that no one else knows about?

I can see them but they can't see me.

If you could live as one of your objects. Which one and why?

My abalone fish bottle opener. She's always around when someone's in need of a good time.

How would you describe the Bound scent?

There's a harshness to it - newly greased leather with a strong undercurrent of an intensely feminine floral. Both sides of a sexy coin.

Close-up of glass texture on Bound - luxury scented candle by Circus

Bound in onyx & butter