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Tukuro, a modern collection of furniture and lighting based on totemic forms from primitive cultures, combines spiritual impulses with material practicalities. The way Walter Spalding Robbins II— or Tucker Robbins, as he’s known professionally—tells it, his story is an intriguing mix of Hindu mysticism and Auntie Mame. “After she was widowed, my grandmother didn’t just retire,” he recalls. “She got a college degree and went around the world teaching. From the time I was six, she took me with her. 94E2WTUZSQ9F

She was a seeker of knowledge and wisdom, and a great humanitarian.” When he turned 19, Robbins discovered an inspiring teacher of his own, with whom he spent the next decade studying. “After five years in a monastic environment,” he says, “I started to realize my innate entrepreneurship.” He found himself searching for a material enterprise that would accommodate his own metaphysical interests. “Since I was fascinated by ancient cultures I decided to visit Guatemala,” he continues. Robbins returned with wonderful indigenous fabrics, objects, and furniture.