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My Favorite Things

Though Alex Tieghi-Walker moved to New York less than a year ago, the Welsh curator and collector’s live-in Tribeca gallery, Tiwa Select, has already become one of the downtown set’s most frequented addresses, whether the occasion be an exhibit of self-taught artist Leo Kaspar, a Fashion Week dinner for Nordstrom, or an impromptu after-hours celebration. With a singular eye for folk crafts and found objects, Tieghi-Walker shares his cherished discoveries below

Etsy

From $17.44

Orthodox Church Beeswax Candles

“The smell of untreated beeswax really triggers my pleasure pathways! These are also the easiest and most satisfying gifts for hosts.”

Blundstone

$209.95

500 Chelsea Boots

“I own two pairs of shoes: nasty gym sneakers and the Blundstone Chelsea Boot. I paint in them, I trot ‘round Manhattan in them, I wear them to dinners, and I wear them to weddings.”

Gabriela Hearst

$2,650

Lawrence Space-Dyed Sweater

“Mmm, I love cozy sweaters, and I especially love Gabby’s sweaters. In my past life, I was a fisherman or a lighthouse keeper or someone who would wear big thick sweaters every day. This one is super chunky and magnificent and hand-knitted by Uruguayan craftspeople.”

Etsy

$19

Ross Round Honey

“Local honey is a gift from nature! I always buy local honey when I can.”

David Zwirner Books

$95

William Eggleston: The Outlands, Selected Works

“I drove cross country six times between 2021 and 2023. These photos—from 1969–1974—are part of a larger cultural database that I think fuels a European excitement for the great American expanse and discovering it by road.”

Barbour

$315

Sapper Weatherproof Waxed Jacket

“I’ve had my current Barbour since I was 14 years old… I get it waxed once a year to keep in good nick. Best jacket, with pockets for everything.”

1stDibs

$1,451

18th-Century Swedish Folk Art Trunk

“I’ve become fixated on antique painted boxes. All I want to do is put everything I own into pretty little boxes and pop them on a shelf so that they can all look pretty together. Some of them have sponge-painted patterns that look like leopard print; others are painted to look like exotic woods.”

Brooklyn Bicycle Co.

$749.99

Driggs 3 Bike

“Cycling is genuinely the only form of transport that guarantees punctuality. I’m too old to be late at this point. It’s also a great way to get your bearings and discover new nooks of a city.”

Sky High Farm

$135

Organic Cotton-Jersey Sweatshirt

“Sky High Farm is such an important organization; sales from their clothing branch go straight back to the farm, which provides food for low-income neighborhoods.”

Donald Judd

$33.27

Donald Judd: Complete Writings 1959-1975

“It’s just as interesting to read Judd’s polemic writings as it is to see his art, design, and homes.”

Boston KS

$45

Vintage Multi-Size Pencil Sharpener

“I collect slightly dated gadgets for the kitchen and study. There’s something about these fabulously archaic (but still useful at times!) tools.”

Wales Bonner

From $192

City Polo

“I don’t play rugby anymore, but I still have piles and piles of rugby shirts both vintage and new. Something about the stripes and color blocks… So playful and nostalgic.”

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