The Artful Life: 6 Things Galerie Editors Love This Week

1. Club Lacoste Lands at The Miami Beach Edition for an Exclusive Pop-Up

Last week, Club Lacoste opened at The Miami Beach Edition’s private beach area with appearances by brand ambassadors Venus Williams, Daniil Medvedev, Grigor Dimitrov, Eva Lys, Arthur Fils, and more. The exclusive two-week takeover helped kick off this year’s edition of the Miami Open, presented by Itaú. Players hit the court alongside Hollywood’s Caleb McLaughlin, Bach Buquen, and Ollie Muhl, while guests took in the action and sipped on the specialty Le Chose cocktail in an atmosphere amplified by a setting sun and upbeat music. The takeover includes Club Lacoste-branded daybeds, parasols, and beach huts, and a glossy dark-green tennis court at the center of it all.—Alexandria Sillo

2. Sant Roch, a Stylish Contrast Therapy Destination, Opens in Paris

Immersive wellness has taken hold across Europe, and a handsome new contrast therapy space in Paris is positioning itself at the forefront. Sant Roch, located in the 1st arrondissement facing the Tuileries Garden, marks the latest venture from entrepreneurs Jules and Chloé Bouscatel, founders of Monday Sports Club. Here, they introduce contrast therapy to a French audience through a carefully choreographed sequence of heat and cold. Toronto firm Futurestudio, led by Ali McQuaid Mitchell, conceived the 4,300-square-foot bilevel interior with references to the Roman baths of Lutetia. Timber-lined volumes and low, amber light guide visitors toward the centerpiece, a 650-square-foot sauna that ranks as the largest in France. Sessions move from sustained heat to five cold plunge pools held between 37 and 46 degrees Fahrenheit, a cycle intended to support circulation and recovery. Guests can then follow a self-directed path or join guided sessions that incorporate breathwork, sound immersion, meditation, and movement. —Ryan Waddoups 

3. Cartier’s Artist Meets Artisan Program Brings Dazzling Beatriz Milhazes Work to Boston

Cartier’s Artist Meets Artisan initiative opens the doors of their workshop to international creatives like Alessandro Mendini, David Lynch, Takeshi Kitano, and Jean-Michel Alberola who conceive unique artworks with the maison’s unused stones. The latest endeavor, by Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes, will go on view March 25 at Cartier’s Boston boutique on Newbury Street. The work, entitled Aquarium, translates the artist’s vibrant compilations of geometric shapes that nod to Carnival, tropical flora, and indigenous motifs into a three-dimensional sculpture. Fifteen, eight-foot-long strands support gleaming forms adorned with diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, and more. The mesmerizing mobile represents “fascinating elements dancing in the space with different rhythms,” says Milhazes. “We can observe all the details from up close, and a brightness and vibrancy from afar, as if observing an aquarium from a dream world.” Completed following a two-year collaboration between the artist and Cartier’s master craftsmen and previously displayed in New York, Paris, and Miami, Aquarium will be on view in Boston through May 17.—Jill Sieracki

4. Maison Gainsbourg Serves Intimate Private Dining at Le Gainsbarre In Paris

For decades, 5 bis rue de Verneuil was the most famous address in French pop; the home where Serge Gainsbourg lived alone in his final years among Gitanes cigarette butts, police badges, champagne flutes, and walls lined in black felt. In September 2023, Charlotte Gainsbourg opened the house as a museum, fashioning a restaurant and cocktail bar next door. For nights inside Gainsbourg’s aesthetic without the velvet rope, Le Gainsbarre was designed as a material replica of her father’s interiors with the same black felt walls, poppy-and-water-lily carpeting, white door frames, and English-style bow windows. Now, for the first time, the space is available for private events, and up to 30 guests can enjoy a three- or four-course dinner in the bar’s intimate quarters. Cocktail receptions, breakfasts, and bespoke menus are also offered, and privatizations can be paired with a guided tour of the historic house or the museum upstairs. —Gogo Taubman

5. Todd Merrill Studio Debuts a Permanent Gallery at Bergdorf Goodman

Todd Merrill Studio has opened a permanent gallery at Bergdorf Goodman, taking over a nearly 600-square-foot, three-room salon on the department store’s seventh floor. The installation brings the gallery’s focus on handmade work into exquisite view, with rotating presentations that highlight its global roster of nearly 50 artists and designers. Set against sisal rugs, natural fibers, and metallic wall coverings, the rooms forge a richly layered environment that channels a New York sense of glamour. Resin threads through the presentation as a unifying material, linking works by Draga & Aurel and Djivan Schapira through a shared retrofuturist sensibility. New commissions include Kiki Goti’s Murano-crafted mirrors and sconces, inspired by Botticelli’s Primavera, alongside Christopher Russell’s chinoiserie-inflected vessels in updated palettes. Glass works by Maarten Vrolijk, meanwhile, introduce depth through embedded fragments of colored glass. —R.W.

6. Six Senses Kyoto Crafts Exquisite Sakura Sweets to Celebrate Japanese Cherry Blossom Season

Japan’s passion for the annual flowering of its cherry blossom trees and appreciation for perfect attention to detail cannot be understated. Six Senses Kyoto brings the two enthusiasms together in their tribute to the annual bloom with a program of sakura experiences available until April 19. A core component of Six Senses’s offering is a series of dessert pastries so prettily detailed that they deserve a serious admiration pause prior to eating. The delicacies include cherry and strawberry flavors, shapes and colors reminiscent of the coming spring, and ingredients like red bean paste and matcha. The event also features cherry blossom-inspired beverages and cocktails, in addition to a beautifully curated tea at the hotel restaurant Sekki. —Rena Gross