Chicken on a Pearl pendant. Picture: Courtesy of Tiffany and Co.
1. Tiffany & Co. Debuts “Chicken on a Pearl” Assortment
This unique new high-jewelry capsule assortment from Tiffany & Co. was created with extraordinary saltwater pearls from Mr. Hussein Al Fardan’s non-public assortment. That includes pure pearls sourced from the Gulf area—stated to be the world’s rarest and most stunning—the gathering was not too long ago unveiled to a lot fanfare in Doha, Qatar. Highlights embody the putting Chicken on a Rock pendant that includes baroque, button, and spherical pearls on a pendant, earrings, and rings. (The idea of setting a gem-studded hen on a stone got here from Jean Schlumberger, one of many main jewellery designers of the twentieth century who was finest recognized for his trailblazing Tiffany designs.) There’s additionally a stunning three-strand necklace of graduated pure saltwater white cream pearls totaling 316 carats. —Lucy Rees
Sorelle designed by Meyer Davis. Picture: Courtesy Meyer Davis
Sorelle designed by Meyer Davis. Picture: Courtesy Meyer Davis
2. Design Agency Meyer Davis Crafts Dreamy Restaurant in Charleston
Reworking a trio of townhouses within the historic space of downtown Charleston, South Carolina, design agency Meyer Davis teamed up with Beemok Hospitality Assortment (BHC) and the Mina Group to conceptualize elegant interiors for town’s latest eating hotspot, Sorelle. Taking on three flooring, the restaurant options quite a few areas together with a private mercato, central bar, wine room, pizza bar, pasta counter, and grand eating room. For the design, the group stored the constructing’s unique moldings, that are complemented by elevated finishings and particulars equivalent to a Calacatta Monet marble bar discovered on the highest ground and painted by hand partitions by MJ Atelier within the eating space. The menu, spearheaded by James Beard Award–successful chef Michael Mina, fuses Italian delicacies with Southern affect by dishes such because the Scarola facet dish made with braised Greens, calabrian chili, and sorrento lemon, in addition to line-caught swordfish served piccata-style with Sicilian capers and brown butter. —Shelby Black
Katsushika Hokusai, Waterwheel at Onden (Onden no suisha), from the sequence “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjûrokkei),” 1830-31. Picture: Courtesy of the Artwork of Japan
3. Asia Week New York Returns for 14th Version
Spring in New York indicators the return of Asia Week New York (AWNY), the weeklong celebration of Asian artwork in Manhattan. Now in its 14th yr, the annual occasion takes place from March 16 to 24 and encompasses particular gross sales on the main public sale homes, exhibitions at high galleries and museums, alongside fascinating lectures and particular occasions. There are 26 taking part sellers, as effectively six public sale homes participating, together with Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Bonhams, Doyle, Heritage Auctions, and Lark Mason Associates at iGavel. —L.R.
Gentle & Time by Daniel Arsham for Hublot. Picture: Hublot
4. Daniel Arsham Crafts a Snowy Set up within the Swiss Alps for Hublot
As if he wasn’t busy sufficient, multidisciplinary artist Daniel Arsham (one among Galerie’s 2020 Artistic Minds) has been named the latest model ambassador for luxurious Swiss watchmaker Hublot. To commemorate the appointment, Arsham took to the famed Matterhorn peak within the Swiss Alps to conceive a monumental sundial carved instantly into the ice. Titled Gentle & Time, the 65-foot-wide set up contains a quartz-shaped obelisk within the heart and nods to Hublot’s Huge Bang timepiece, with six ice-block screws on the bezel. For these on the town, the perfect view of this beautiful work of land artwork might be had by hitting the ski raise on the Zermatt resort. —Geoffrey Montes
Items from Liaigre’s new Upcrafted assortment. Picture: Courtesy of Liaigre
5. Liaigre Introduces First Assortment of Upcycled Ornamental Objets
Consideration to materiality is a trademark of Liaigre’s furnishings collections. Now, the noble atelier has debuted its first array of ornamental house items created from leather-based remnants and leftover stone. Produced in collaboration with French high fashion artisans, the limited-edition items embody a tray constructed with layers of coloured leathers sure with brushed chrome or black patinated ends; a tear-shaped door cease of sculpted marble and bronze; and a coral-like vase of melded leather-based petals, their raised seams highlighted in tinted wax. “The Upcrafted assortment is from a inventive consciousness that depends on resourcefulness,” says Liaigre Artistic Director Frauke Meyer of the works that are at present on view at Liaigre’s showroom in New York’s NoMad neighborhood. “The thought-provoking items of this distinctive assortment signify a step towards a brand new understanding of working with pure supplies that worth sustainability to supply solutions to a world scenario. Our dedication to sustainability drives us to maximise each alternative, turning scraps into timeless items of artwork. The Upcrafted assortment pushes the boundaries of what’s attainable, and, on this case, it isn’t ‘kind follows operate’ however ‘operate follows kind.’” —Jill Sieracki
Dreaming at Sundown, 2022 by Hiba Schahbaz Picture: Courtesy of Artwork for Change
6. Artwork for Change Celebrates 5 Years with Exhibition at Kravets Wehby Gallery
Artwork for Change is celebrating half a decade of supporting rising expertise and different philanthropic initiatives with a spirited exhibition of the platform’s most iconic editions, each new and previous. Overlaying the partitions of Kravets Wehby Gallery in Chelsea are vivid prints by Danielle Orchard, Kour Pour, and Emily Furr, all of whom have been a part of the Artwork for Change x Galerie collaboration that launched in November. The exhibition inaugurates a newly launched hand-embellished canvas print from multidisciplinary artist Olivier Souffrant, and a portion of proceeds will probably be donated to the Worldwide Rescue Committee in assist of the pure catastrophe reduction efforts in Turkey and Syria. “5 Years: An Artwork for Change Survey” will probably be on view till March 25. —Stefanie Li
Cowl: Gentle & Time by Daniel Arsham for Hublot.
Picture: Hublot
