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T he pedestal table. So simple, so elegant, so easy to get wrong. "When I'm designing new pieces, they are often inspired by things I need but can't find. I think that true beauty has purpose and meaning," says the award-winning designer in a crisp white shirt. "Ultimately, it is about simplifying: editing and refining until it feels right." Enter the new pedestal table (starting at $22,000) from the Amy Meier Collection. Launched this fall, each piece is crafted from Mappa burl with hand-carved edges accentuating the organic lines of le bois. Also in the shop: heroic nightstands with hidden storage, an asymmetrical console, and a space-altering room divider. Meier works with artists, craftspeople, and galleries to translate her singular point of view. ere are sculptural lamps by Carol Leskanic and refined wicker creations — including a new wall mirror — with Emily Ridings. In these pursuits, singular means reductive and uncompromising in the execution of a perfect silhouette. Her most accessible masterpiece arrives with heft next year. Equal parts style bible and home accessory, Rizzoli's Amy Meier: Interiors ($60) is the coffee-table book with serious RSF provenance. e tome captures her balance of elegant minimalism and comfortable classicism. In the 288 pages, Meier shares her design philosophy, showing readers how her graceful restraint creates refuges rooted in place. THIS PAGE Inside Meier's eponymous Rancho Santa Fe shop, which she opened eight years ago OPPOSITE PAGE Meier works with a top coterie of artists and craftspeople for her collection of art and furniture. Highlights include pedestal nightstands, tables, lamps, and a new wicker mirror in collaboration with Emily Ridings ranchandcoast.com 90 SEPTEMBER 2026 RANCH & COAST MAGAZINE