Design
APPARATUS Unveils JAHAAN, a Persian-Inspired Smoking Table and Vessel Series from New York
New York studio APPARATUS has released JAHAAN, the final series in its Act V: Afsaneh collection, its first in five years. Rooted in Persian mythology and centered on the table as a place to gather, it includes a smoking table at $6,000 and a smoking vessel at $1,800.
By NBT Editors · 2026-10-21
APPARATUS, the New York design studio, has released JAHAAN (جهان), the closing series of its new collection Act V: Afsaneh. The Persian word means "cosmos," and the studio's own line for it describes a place "where we gather to share the seed, the flower, our knowledge."
Act V is the studio's first full collection in five years, following its 2021 release, according to Dezeen. Afsaneh is the Persian word for fable and also the name of artistic director and co-founder Gabriel Hendifar's mother, so the collection draws directly on his Iranian family background. Hendifar told Wallpaper* he took time between collections to think about which ways of making still feel relevant.
The collection unfolds in four series. Esfand, the seed, stands for the mother. Gol, the flower, amplifies the seed. Rahvi, the serpent, is the collector of knowledge. JAHAAN is the cosmos, where all three are shared. Its center is the table, which Hendifar describes as the place where people gather to share knowledge and food, an image of community.
On the official APPARATUS objects page, JAHAAN : SMOKING TABLE is listed at $6,000 and JAHAAN : SMOKING VESSEL at $1,800. The same page lists Esfand : VESSEL at $1,600 and Esfand : SMOKING VESSEL at $800. Dezeen notes that the collection includes a table-like object meant for holding incense, alongside its lighting and a line of tables. Materials across the collection include bronze, brass and glass.
Scent is built into the project. Dezeen reports a custom incense made with Cinnamon Projects, and Wallpaper* describes a fragrance with notes of damask rose and oud, which Hendifar calls "moonlight in a desert rose garden." The studio also presented five short films made with the Martha Graham Dance Company.
For Japanese readers who know APPARATUS for its sculptural lighting, JAHAAN shows the studio extending into ritual, scent and the dining table, with Persian storytelling as the thread.
(Details are drawn from points that agree across reports by Dezeen, Wallpaper*.)
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