The 58-year-old actress Pamela Anderson, star of "Baywatch", has been building a new identity for herself in the design world in recent years, and now she is taking another surprising step as she launches a furniture and homeware collection that is based on emotion, memories, and real life.
Anderson defines herself as a sentimental person, not one who accumulates items indiscriminately but one who preserves what has meaning. Family memories, baby clothes, items from her grandmother’s home – all of these have become inspiration that fuels her new work.
Her new collection, called The Sentimentalist, was created in collaboration with the design studio Olive Ateliers from Los Angeles. It includes about 40 items, made from natural woven materials (rattan) that she collects.
The style leading the collection draws inspiration from meaningful places in Anderson’s life. The beaches of Malibu, southern France, and the small town in Canada where she currently lives. The result is a combination between bohemian style and everyday practicality. Furniture that you can sit on after the sea, place wet clothes on, and even a bed for dogs.
The process of working on the collection was intimate and precise. The studio team sought to understand her daily routine, her habits, and the items she chooses to keep. From this, a design language was built that emphasizes authenticity and not trends, furniture that tells a story and not just fills a space.
Anderson’s connection to design is not new. She says she has always loved designing her living environment, and that her children grew up in a home full of flowers, light fabrics, and rattan furniture. For her, design is not a new profession but a direct continuation of a lifestyle.
Anderson describes the current period as particularly romantic, not in the romantic sense but in her relationship with herself. She emphasizes the importance of creating inner happiness and a genuine connection to what feels right. This approach is clearly reflected in her design as well.
Ultimately, the new collection is not just a collection of furniture. It is a statement about a way of life. About the possibility of taking personal experiences, even complex ones, and turning them into something beautiful and useful. For Anderson, every memory can become a foundation for new creation, if only it is given space.
Her message is simple but precise. Life does not have to be perfect to be beautiful. Sometimes it is precisely the wear, time, and use that give objects their true value.