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Emily Adams Bode and Aaron Aujla estimate that 80 percent of the objects in their Chinatown apartment is “stuff we made.” That’s not an exaggeration. Bode is a fashion designer known for her masterful repurposing of quilts and deadstock fabric, while Aujla is the cofounder of the furniture studio Green River Project. Together they can (and did) craft just about everything—including a black cherry wood dining room table and a dog bed made from 1960s towels. The couple doesn’t have a precise interior style, but Aujla describes it as having a “Cape Cod modern point of view”: “There’s elements of it that feel coastal or marine, but also American modernism,” he says. Bode, for one, is often drawn to the nautical: growing up, she spent summers exploring the Massachusetts seaside destination, and it served as the inspiration for her fall 2017 collection.
The other 20 percent of their home decor is a mixture of family heirlooms and found pieces. They discovered their antique tub, for example, at a salvage place. (“It took four guys to bring it in—it didn’t fit in our elevator,” Bode says.) Meanwhile, curtains are crafted from her grandma’s old lace tablecloths.
In Vogue’s latest video series, “Objects of Affection,” we go inside the curated homes of notable creators and ask them to show us their most treasured things. For Bode and Aujla, that’s everything from a corduroy couch to a three-legged chair, which, if you sit on it the wrong way, might topple over. (The couple says their warning often goes unheeded by guests. “Five minutes later they’re on the floor,” says Bode.)
Above, watch the avant-garde couple show off a few of their favorite things.
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