“I think maybe there’s an affinity between that kind of move and this tendency or interest in trying to recapture a simpler way of life, perhaps amidst the maelstrom of technology, and the chaos and precarity of the world,” says Philip. “The world can be overwhelming and nature and the slow rhythms that it has always had help us cope with that.”
Madeline also sees how everything is colliding in real time as the cottagecore aesthetic gradually fizzles out. “Rabbits paint a pastoral picture and, especially living in New York, I think having a rabbit in your room makes you feel like you’re living in the country or something like that,” she explains. “It creates this world outside of the one that you live in.” Within that framework, rabbits sort of represent a form of escapism—think about how Alice follows the White Rabbit down the rabbit hole to Wonderland or how Donnie time travels with Frank the Rabbit into another dimension to save the world. Madeline agrees with this hypothetical of rabbits being a “vehicle for rural life,” something that she also doesn’t quite understand but fully acknowledges.
“People want to surround themselves with objects that improve their everyday lives, and that includes things that delight and inspire them,” says Chay. “In many cultures, rabbits are associated with luck—think of the tradition of saying ‘rabbit, rabbit’ on the first of the month in the hopes of bringing good luck all month through. We look to our homes as a haven of comfort and coziness, and rabbits with their hutches evoke that feeling.”
No doubt you’ve seen this floor lamp in kids rooms, but all the grownups are buying it too.
The perfect piece if you like your plates on the wall, which signals a true-to-this-not-new-to-this Beatrix Potter fan.
As an early believer in the Middle Ages Modern aesthetic, it should come as no surprise that I’m absolutely mad for medieval rabbits!
MacKenzie-Childs recently reintroduced this classic from their ’90s collection, which originally included tables, lamps, fireplace screens, bombay dresser chests, and planter pots.
A pair of bunnies for good luck will surely bring you bookshelf wealth.
Loewe never misses.
Currently obsessed with this interpretation of Goodnight Moon by the artist Suki White.
This speaks volumes for fridge decor.
I’m in my tea-tin era, so this trio gets two thumbs up.
A household staple for veggie decor girls.
Could there be anything more serene for a tablescape than a rabbit tureen?
Every time you use these bunny napkins you can think about Hunt Slonem dining like a king at his castle in Pennsylvania.
This screams intellectual dreamer.
Consider this my gateway to toile de Jouy, a pattern that never really appealed to me until now.
Definitely not for everyone, but wouldn’t this look cute in a sunroom surrounded by houseplants?
A more subtle way to show your appreciation for rabbits.
Who wants to loan me the money for this screen?