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The Artful Life: 6 Things Galerie Editors Love This Week

From Telluride’s first on-mountain private club, by Pembrooke & Ives, to a festive venture from Silver Oak Cellars that pairs sharp humor with exquisite cabernet.

By Galerie editors
Chic bar interior with vintage furniture, patterned rugs, leather chairs, chandeliers, and framed photos on dark walls.
The Apres Lounge Bar at The Alpine Club. Photo: Courtesy The Alpine Club

1. Pembrooke & Ives Designs Telluride’s First On-Mountain Private Club

Tucked away amongst the snowy hills of hotspot skiing destination Telluride, Colorado, a chic escape awaits those seeking to warm up in style. Marking the area’s first-ever on-mountain private space, The Alpine Club boasts rustic materials of aged metals and weathered wood blended with high luxury furnishings adorned with saddle leather and plush textiles courtesy of renowned interior design firm Pembrooke & Ives. Inside the space, guests can take a break from the slopes starting in the expansive Great Room, where 40-foot ceilings surround a myriad of chaises and sofas along with a roaring fireplace. For families seeking a respite, the Kids Club allows parents some much-needed R&R on the snowy-laden terrace or sipping a cocktail courtesy of the property’s Signature Bar or Western-themed Après Lounge. The club also offers other sumptuous amenities such as main and private dining options, as well as a spa equipped with hot and cold plunges, saunas, steam rooms, and more. —Shelby Black

Wooden and black ceramic trays in a wooden drawer, with a pair of gold earrings in the black tray.
The Custodia box by Alessandro Moriconi for Palatino Hospitality. Photo: Mathilde Hiley
Elegant vase with a dark flower on a wooden dresser next to a textured wooden wall panel in a room with muted lighting.
The Fatale vase by Alessandro Moriconi for Palatino Hospitality. Photo: Mathilde Hiley

2. Alessandro Moriconi’s Passion for Collecting Informs a Home Capsule

Whether shaping exquisite Paris apartments or idyllic Tuscan villas, Alessandro Moriconi works through the instincts of a collector, guided by years spent sourcing antiques and singular furnishings for his interiors. That lived practice shapes the Italian-born designer’s new capsule collection with Palatino Hospitality, a suite of four objects conceived as pieces he might have encountered while “wandering through flea markets, galleries, and markets in search of items with presence, patina, and history,” he explains. “I approached this collection as if I was imagining pieces I might stumble upon unexpectedly—objects that already seem to carry a life of their own.” Custodia, a small box crafted from raw and lacquered walnut, is a container for personal keepsakes. Vitti, a metal lidded box crowned with a stone element, recalls the intimacy of a private boudoir. Fatale stands as a leather-clad vase whose cracked surface and vertical stance command attention. Increspo, a wavy mirrored tray, captures motion through distorted reflection. “The collection is less about referencing specific artworks or eras,” Moriconi says, “and more about recreating the emotional experience of collecting.” —Ryan Waddoups

Cozy restaurant interior with wooden decor, warm lighting, plants, and a mural on the wall near a well-stocked bar.
The Wayan in Aspen. Photo: Shawn O’Connor
Bowl of pasta with sliced vegetables and fresh herbs on a wooden table, garnished with green onions and basil leaves.
Lobseter Noodles. Photo: Shawn O’Connor
Cozy dimly-lit lounge with a fireplace, decorative masks, and plush seating surrounded by warm, ambient lighting.
The Wayan in Aspen.
Plate of ribs garnished with colorful edible flowers on a dark textured background.
Crispy Pork. Photo: Shawn O’Connor
Cozy restaurant interior with vibrant red flowers, dim lighting, and elegantly set tables for a warm dining atmosphere.
Wayan Aspen Photo: Shawn O’Connor
Gourmet fish fillet served on banana leaf with fresh herbs and a side of sauce on a white plate on wooden table.
Steamed Black Sea Bass Pepes Photo: Shawn O’Connor
Outdoor restaurant patio at night with vibrant red trees, hanging lanterns, and cozy seating.
Outdoor seating at the Wayan in Aspen Photo: Shawn O’Connor

3. Chef Cedric Vongerichten Launches New Menu at Wayan in Aspen

Galerie Creative Mind Cedric Vongerichten is kicking off the ski season with a new menu at his outpost of Wayan in Aspen, which just opened last year. A cozy, woody environment transports guests away from the typical ski lodge decor into an inviting lair of wood branches and red blooms, resulting in a mysterious, sultry vibe. Among the 15 new French-Indonesian dishes is a delectable peekytoe crab fried rice, equally as delicious as the New York restaurant’s iconic dish but with the addition of the woodsy taste of local mushrooms. Salmon sashimi with a ginger turmeric dressing and crescent duck with a citrusy Calamansi gulia are other notable newcomers. Those familiar with the New York menu will be thrilled to know the luscious lobster noodles infused with Thai basil make an appearance here as well. Après bites perfect for snacking and perhaps too good to share include pork riblets with a tamarind sauce and crisp vegetable spring rolls with a kicky green chili sauce—all best enjoyed on the magical outdoor terrace.—Jacqueline Terrebonne

Wine bottle in a wooden box with festive ornaments and a Christmas tree in the background.
Silver Oak x Sunday Scaries. Photo: Courtesy of Silver Oak Cellars

4. Silver Oak Cellars and Sunday Scaries Pair Sharp Humor with Exquisite Cabernet

New this holiday season, Silver Oak Cellars and Sunday Scaries are releasing a limited-edition holiday gift box that blends humor with heritage. The gift box, which features a signature quote from the luxury lifestyle brand, including “Slams laptop shut ‘til January,” and “This and no plans,” houses a 2021 Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, inviting humor into holiday plans. “The holidays come with enough to overthink,” says Will DeFries, founder of Sunday Scaries. “This collaboration is a reminder to pour something great, take a deep breath, and remember that even the scariest Sundays or family dinners are better shared with Silver Oak.”—Alexandria Sillo

Woman crouching and petting a sitting alpaca on grass in front of a wooden fence and barn under a clear blue sky.
Sandra Velasco Jordan pictured with a beloved alpaca in the Peruvian Andes. Photo: Courtesy of Pointed Leaf Press
Dining room with glass table, wooden chairs, cozy bench, fruit bowl centerpiece, woven pendant light, and decorative wall art.
For her wine-country California barn, Jordan designed thoughtfully threaded furniture and textile art in collaboration with Gary Hutton. Photo: Courtesy of Pointed Leaf Press

5. Sandra Velasco Jordan Traces a Life Threaded Through Alpaca in Latest Title

In the mist-veiled highlands of the Peruvian Andes, where alpacas drift through daily life, a young Sandra Velasco Jordan first met the curious creatures that would come to define her creative universe. Loving Alpaca, a new illustrated volume from Pointed Leaf Press, traces that story from Peru through Chile, India, and the Philippines before settling in California wine country, where her alpaca textile studio now thrives. Prefaced by interior designer Holly Hunt, the 248-page hardcover interweaves intimate vignettes with richly textured, atmospheric photography to show how alpaca fiber serves as both medium and muse, guiding Jordan’s approach to textiles, sourcing, and interiors.

Jordan’s multicultural path pulses through each page, placing her firmly in the sphere of contemporary design while remaining rooted in the traditional techniques of Peruvian herdsmen and master weavers. Their time-honored rhythm—shearing, spinning, and dyeing—grounds a practice that is at once ancestral and subtly avant-garde. Across Loving Alpaca, alpaca fiber emerges as the literal and metaphorical thread stitching Jordan’s past and present, her Andean heritage to her California livelihood. With this, Jordan invites readers to see each piece of cloth as a lived story of culture and care, the book a tactile meditation on how material place and memory can fuse into a singular design language. — Gogo Taubman

Luxurious historic room with ornate seating, large columns, and a window letting in natural light.
Aubusson tapestries on Pierre Augustin Rose furniture. Photo: Matteo Verzini
Cozy blue and patterned armchairs on wooden parquet floor with ornate wooden paneled walls in warm lighting.
Aubusson tapestries on Pierre Augustin Rose furniture. Photo: Matteo Verzini

6. Pierre Augustin Rose Dresses Its Sculptural Seating in Aubusson Tapestries

In 18th-century Europe, collectors prized Aubusson tapestries for their painterly finesse and narrative richness. Woven in the town of Aubusson in central France, these elaborately detailed works translated the language of painting into wool and silk, rendering pastoral scenes and mythological vignettes animated by windswept flora and distant horizons. Artisans produced the tapestries on low-warp looms, a method that allowed for subtle gradations of color and finely articulated detail. The tradition endures today as a UNESCO-recognized savoir-faire, protected as intangible cultural heritage. Pierre Augustin Rose is now bringing these historic works into the present by upholstering a selection of its signature seating with authentic 18th-century examples. The Parisian atelier has volunteered the generous curves and graceful proportions of its furniture as a lush canvas for the tapestries, allowing each composition to wrap continuously around backs, arms, and cushions. Medieval towers grace a sinuous daybed; mythological figures face off on the backs of lounge chairs upholstered in sumptuous aquamarine velvets by Pierre Frey. Produced in limited quantities and currently on view in the studio’s New York showroom, the collection shows how centuries of French craft can still command awe in contemporary interiors. —R.W.