As Stevie Wonder’s eponymous 1972 hit suggests, there’s something specifically ominous about a 13-month-old baby that puts it in league with the bad juju of falling ladders and broken looking glasses.
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Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Aug. 2026
On one lamp in the studio, tentacles hold up cylindrical copper spires with submarine-style looking glasses to reveal a small bulb inside.
—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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