Curious Objects: “Junking” with Ralph Lauren’s Creative Director

Editorial Staff Curious Objects

Photograph courtesy of Mary Randolph Carter.

In this episode of Curious Objects, host Benjamin Miller chats with photographer, junk collector, and former creative director of Ralph Lauren—Mary Randolph Carter. Carter is no one-trick pony. Her new book, Live With the Things You Love, and You’ll Live Happily Ever After, discusses private collections from around the world, drawing connections between bustling environments and objects bursting with life. From an odd “Jello Rock Clock” to a sublime painted-plaster-and-wood Statue of the Blessed Lady, Carter showcases prized possessions from within her personal collection. This spirited segment is one you don’t want to miss!

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