NYC Artist Couple Bobbi Salvör Menuez and quori theodor on Their Obsessive Collections

Multidisciplinary artists Bobbi Salvör Menuez and quori theodor, a couple living in New York City, have amassed extensive collections of everyday objects including T-shirts, cassette tapes, spoons, pacifiers, and doll clothes. Their sourcing ranges from sidewalks and thrift stores to gifts from friends like Precious Okoyomon. Menuez, a creative director, Purple magazine editor-at-large, and actor (recently in Landman), views collecting as an extension of professional practice—objects become talismans for projects. Theodor, a conceptual artist working across food, social practice, fashion, and research, started a pacifier-finding game 18 years ago that yields spiritual bonuses. They prize anachronistic pairings, like Victorian doll garments with modern plastics. Notable finds include a signed Cosey Fanni Tutti cassette on eBay, a hand-carved two-ended spoon from Gowanus, and a silver mustache spoon from a Paris flea market. Their home features art by friends, including a Martine Gutierrez piece. The couple emphasizes intuition and feeling over rigid criteria, with collecting serving as a form of world-building and treasure hunting.