{"id":759273,"date":"2025-11-28T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=759273"},"modified":"2025-11-28T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T09:00:00","slug":"how-pewter-went-posh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=759273","title":{"rendered":"How Pewter Went Posh"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Homes<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

How Pewter Went Posh<\/h1>\n
By <\/span>Sarah Wood Gonz\u00e1lez<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

November 28, 2025<\/p>\n

\n
    \n
  • \n
  • \n
  • \n
  • <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    \n
    \n
    <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    \n
    \n
    Svenskt Tenn\u2019s pewter Schnapps Fish.<\/span>Photo: Henrik Lundell<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    \u201cI was brought up thinking pewter was better than gold,\u201d says Madeleine Asplund Klingsted, the Stockholm-based interior designer behind the Swedish Grace-inspired St\u00e4lle Studios, a design-led aesthetics clinic in Soho beloved by it-girls and celebrities alike. Asplund Klingsted\u2019s childhood home was filled with pewter plates, bowls, and egg stands painstakingly collected by her mother.<\/p>\n

    She isn\u2019t the only one who sees pewter as precious these days. The metal alloy with medieval roots is experiencing a surge of interest, as people look to history for cues on how to decorate for the present. Data from antiques marketplace 1stDibs shows that interest in pewter have increased significantly in the last year, with searches up 500% in the last quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025 compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n

    \u201cThere\u2019s been a real resurgence of pewter,\u201d says Nick Ozemba, co-founder of Quarters, a design and craft-led concept store in Tribeca that sells a variety of pewter objects including vases, trays, and coasters. Svenskt Tenn, a Swedish homewares company whose name literally translates to \u2019Swedish Pewter,\u2019 reports that the brand has seen a strong response in recent years to their centenary launches (the company was founded by Estrid Ericson in 1924) and a renewed excitement around their archival designs, which remain top sellers.<\/p>\n

    \n
    \"Image<\/span><\/div>\n
    <\/p>\n

    A pewter vase at Quarters.<\/p>\n

    <\/span>Photo: Courtesy of Quarters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    But the metal\u2019s popularity hasn\u2019t always been the case. \u201cPewter is one of those materials that was overlooked for a while,\u201d says Alistair Byars, Edinburgh-based designer and curator for The Gathering Hand, who notes that metal casters have long favored bronze, silver, and aluminum. \u201cPewter used to be the MDF of the metal world.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Esteemed art historian and curator Charles F. Montgomery\u2019s seminal book on the subject, A History of American Pewter<\/em>, details how the metal has fallen in and out of favor. \u201cFrom the time of first settlement through the Revolutionary War, all Americans aspired to eat and drink from pewter,\u201d wrote Montgomery, who died in 1978. \u201cThere is much evidence to indicate that most people in America until about 1820 ate with pewter spoons off pewter plates filled from pewter dishes.\u201d But in the 1870s, the metal was usurped by ceramics. \u201cFashionable people turned increasingly to the new pottery wares, China-trade porcelains, and\u2014for drinking vessels\u2014glass.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \n
    \"Image<\/span><\/div>\n
    <\/p>\n

    A pewter bowl by Alistair Byars.<\/p>\n

    <\/span>Photo: Paula Szturc<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

    Pewter would become a metal en vogue once again during the Art Deco and Swedish Grace period, notes Anthony Barzilay Freund, 1stDibs\u2019s editorial director and director of fine art. Pewter, alongside chrome and aluminum, was one of the metals favored by designers in the period for modern, affordable designs. \u201cLong a hallmark of traditional craft, pewter was embraced by Scandinavian designers from the 1920s as a welcome alternative to silver, with weight and warmth and a malleability that still lent itself to exquisitely crafted, decorative metalwork,\u201d he says. \u201cPewter\u2019s popularity today is likely a reflection of the continued popularity of Art Deco furniture and objects, which frequently featured the metal, and the increased interest in the Swedish Grace movement.\u201d<\/p>\n

    The metal alloy is composed largely of tin with varying amounts of copper, antimony, bismuth, and previously, lead. \u201cThe alloy was changed to be lead-free in the 1970s, so contemporary pewter items are generally considered to be food safe,\u201d adds Freund, who cautions that antique pewter objects are often not suitable for dining purposes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \"Image<\/span><\/div>\n
    <\/p>\n

    A dining area with interior design by Madeleine Asplund Klingsted, featuring pewter pieces on the table and a pewter lamp in the window.<\/p>\n

    <\/span>Photo: Courtesy of Madeleine Asplund Klingsted<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

    Pewter has also become an attractive material for contemporary artists because of its ancient past and its convenient capacity for recasting. Byars recently made a line of hand-cast pewter bowls using a sand mold. Calling upon the metal\u2019s medieval history, Byars says: \u201cWhat I\u2019ve always loved about pewter is that it\u2019s a very utilitarian metal, but is also sacred at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Sibling duo Naiomi and Tyler Glasses, seventh-generation Din\u00e9 (Navajo) textile artists and weavers, collaborated on designs for a series of pewter decorative objects and entertaining pieces for Ralph Lauren Home\u2019s 2025 Canyon Road Collection. \u201cWe chose to use pewter because we were drawn to its faded-like quality that reminds us of the patina found on old silver, Navajo jewelry\u2014there\u2019s something deeply storied about it,\u201d says Naiomi Glasses, whose collaboration used pewter from the English Pewter Company stamped with traditional Navajo motifs. These artisanal pieces sit in concert with the rustic oak and hand-burnished saddle leather of the collection’s furniture that, like pewter, shows age over time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n
    \"Image<\/span><\/div>\n
    <\/p>\n

    Pewter napkin rings designed by Naiomi and Tyler Glasses for Ralph Lauren Home.<\/p>\n

    <\/span>Photo: Courtesy of Ralph Lauren Home<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

    Patina is one of pewter\u2019s perks. \u201cAs opposed to bronze or steel, which will oxidize into blues and browns, pewter will darken to a deep graphite tone over time when it comes into contact with moisture in the air,\u201d says Byars. \u201cOnce it’s aged, it takes on this incredible dark luster.\u201d<\/p>\n

    One might hypothesize that objects that reflect the passing of time are resonating today because they provide a sense of grounding in a world where anything can be bought on-demand. \u201cThere is something about pewter\u2019s quiet elegance and ability to age beautifully that makes it just as relevant today as it was a century ago,\u201d says Svenskt Tenn\u2019s head of marketing, Tora Grape. \u201cWe think pewter is having a resurgence because people are gravitating towards materials that feel authentic, tactile, and long-lasting.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \n
    \n
    \"Image<\/span><\/div>\n
    <\/p>\n

    A pewter cherub wine stopper by Svenskt Tenn.<\/p>\n

    <\/span>Photo: Henrik Lundell<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

    \n
    \"Image<\/span><\/div>\n
    <\/p>\n

    A pewter cat bookend by Svenskt Tenn.<\/p>\n

    <\/span>Photo: Henrik Lundell<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

    Interior designers are also finding pewter to be a powerful addition to a space. Christine Gachot, principal at Gachot, observes that she has been increasingly drawn to the metal in her projects and own life. \u201cPewter brings a lived-in warmth and balance with sophistication\u2014an elevated craft feel,\u201d she says. This feeling works well in commercial spaces as well as residential. \u201cI absolutely love pewter,\u201d said Ashley Coiffard, co-owner of beloved New York City bakery, L\u2019Appartement 4F, who is constantly sourcing antiques for her bakeries and home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    Elizabeth Grace Hand, esthetician and founder of St\u00e4lle Studios, says that pewter is the most used metal in her studio. \u201cCompared to stainless steel, which has been so popular in recent years, you don\u2019t have to worry about pewter getting a scratch or getting dirty, so it\u2019s great for a commercial space where people are coming in and out all day.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \n
    \"Image<\/span><\/div>\n
    <\/p>\n

    Pewter pieces on a side table, available from St\u00e4lle Studios.<\/p>\n

    <\/span>Photo: Clare Perry<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

    In fact, the pewter antiques at St\u00e4lle Studios were so popular with Hand\u2019s clients that she joined forces with Asplund Klingsted to launch a storefront for Swedish antiques and pewter objects sourced by the pair. After the success of the first drop that launched in September, the duo will launch their second drop at the beginning of next year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    \n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    \u201cWe wanted people to come and make themselves at home,\u201d says Hand, who loves when her clients interact with the antique objects she\u2019s sourced for the studio, like the pewter trays she encourages them to put jewelry on pre-facial. \u201cThat\u2019s what\u2019s so special about pewter. You can touch it all you like\u2014and doing so almost makes it better.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

    Source URL: http:\/\/vogue.com\/article\/pewter-interiors-trend<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Homes How Pewter Went Posh By Sarah Wood Gonz\u00e1lez November 28, 2025 Svenskt Tenn\u2019s pewter Schnapps Fish.Photo: Henrik Lundell \u201cI was brought up thinking pewter was better than gold,\u201d says Madeleine Asplund Klingsted, the Stockholm-based interior designer behind the Swedish Grace-inspired St\u00e4lle Studios, a design-led aesthetics clinic in Soho beloved by it-girls and celebrities alike. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":759274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-759273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-vogue-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=759273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/759274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=759273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=759273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=759273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}