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Beni FM

Feet for dancing

Rhythm, and the release it brings, is a salve for the soul. Set the soundtrack with Colin King's edition of Beni FM.

Date

September 18th, 2024

Author

Beni

PHOTOS

William Jess Laird, Adrian Gaut, Pina Bausch archives

The last weeks of summer feel like the season's final alchemical stretch before the cool breeze moves in. In sync with the trees, now's a good time as any to shake the humidity out of your system before leaning toward whatever's next.

Dancer-turned designer, Colin King has a keen eye for arranging things, choreographing interiors with the emotional grace of a corps de ballet. To the tune of summer's curtain call, we could think of no one better to usher us into fall.

Robert, Tibs, and Colin at the home office here in Morocco.

Designed by Colin in 2022, Spoken Lines interprets rationalist architecture and Milanese mosaics through the lens of Morocco’s handwoven heritage. Explore the collection here.

The Ancora rug is grounded by four graphic blocks in a linen hue, with a striking slate field in the center.

The Ancora rug is grounded by four graphic blocks in a linen hue, with a striking slate field in the center.

Ancora Slate + Linen

100% Wool | Knotted
2 Colorways

from

$728

With these cravings for dance came a crush on the German choreographer Pina Bausch. A figurehead in the neo-expressionist dance wave — now understood as Tanztheater — Pina's legacy is waist-deep in pink carnations and poetic currencies. She believed that our fragility was also our strength and that to really live you had to find ways to let your heart move you. To that we say, here here, Pina. Here, here.

A scene of "Carnations" from the Pina Bausch archives.

A scene of "Carnations" from the Pina Bausch archives.

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