During the 100% Design London festival, Zaha Hadid’s studio exhibited a series of paper models, miniatures of her buildings, sitting on pedestals. Her lavish sofas, the Liquid glacial table, created for the David Gill gallery in London, the Mew table, manufactured by Sawaya&Moroni, and a new collection of homewear for Harrods were on display on the studio’s ground floor. It came as a surprise to everyone that her signature sinuous magniloquence had been replaced with feminine grace; scented candles, a coffee set with cups that resemble budding flowers, and a pistil-shaped stool. The collection revealed a part of her personality that until that moment, had been solely reserved for those who knew her privately. After having been rightfully considered an “Archistar”, a title that perhaps weighed on her a little too much, she unveiled the fact that she is a woman. Zaha’s marble vase collection for Citco is similar. The vases look like blooming flowers, with a number of folds inspired by haute couture. She always had an eye for fashion, and the ductility of fabric, which she expertly replicated with a rigid material like marble.