Soho House Mexico City.
Photo: Fernando Marroquin
The Artful Life: 6 Things Galerie Editors Love This Week
From Soho House’s first location in Latin America to Ken Fulk’s romantic design for a new restaurant in Miami
Tiffany Forge collection. Photo: Courtesy Tiffany & Co
Tiffany Forge collection. Photo: Courtesy Tiffany & Co
1. Tiffany & Co. Launches New Tiffany Forge Jewelry Collection
Crafted from sterling silver, Tiffany Forge is a collection of narrow and wide chain necklaces, bracelets, rings, and earrings. Designed to be open and unrestricted, the pieces are meant to symbolize a sense of openness to the twists and turns of life. “Tiffany Forge and the collection’s signature open-link motif proudly honor our exceptional craftsmanship and showcases our hollowware workshop capabilities,” says Alexandre Arnault, the executive vice president, product and communication. “Each design has a bold look and feel. The silver collections have always been an integral part of our legacy and we are excited to expand our silver offering to include Forge.” —Lucy Rees
Dining area of Casadonna. Photo: Ngoc Minh Ngo
Patio area of Casadonna. Photo: Ngoc Minh Ngo
2. Ken Fulk Crafts Romantic Restaurant Casadonna in Miami
Finding home in the trendy Miami neighborhood of Edgewater, new contemporary Italian restaurant managed in joint collaboration between Groot Hospitality and Tao Group Hospitality, Casadonna serves as the latest destination for Instagram influencers and foodies alike. Crafted by acclaimed designer and Galerie Creative Mind Ken Fulk, this design-forward eatery brings indoor-outdoor dining to a whole new level. For the interiors, be prepared to feel like you just stepped inside the pages of Alice in Wonderland, where furnishings are upholstered in blush and powder-blue fabrics and set against walls adorned with an array of artwork and collectible design. Outside, guests can continue to enjoy the dreamy ambiance by taking in views of Biscayne Bay while noshing on an assortment of bites al fresco from the Ocean Bar. For the main menu, order one of the restaurant’s handmade pastas including Campanelle Bolognese to pair with their extensive assortment of wines from their personal cellar. —Shelby Black
Ceramics by Karen Swami and paintings by Gary Komarin on view at March in San Francisco through November 16. Photo: Claire Stoup
Ceramics by Karen Swami and paintings by Gary Komarin on view at March in San Francisco through November 16. Photo: Claire Stoup
3. San Francisco Boutique March Mounts Exhibition Featuring Works by Karen Swami and Gary Komarin
Popular San Francisco home goods boutique March is beloved for its curated collection of tableware, cookware, and other decorative accents, displayed in perfectly executed cabinets of Scandinavian design. It’s pergola-covered patio, garden terrace, and carriage house are a dreamy destination for discovering sculptural terracotta pots, expressive splatterware, glassware, stone vessels, and other artisan accents. Also luring design connoisseurs to its Pacific Heights address are March’s installations of art, including its current exhibition, “The Vessel,” featuring ceramics by Paris talent Karen Swami juxtaposed against New York painter Gary Komarin’s abstract depictions of vases, urns, and other likeminded forms. On view through November 16, the show explores the history and symbolism of the decorative piece in both two- and three-dimensional depictions, adding just another creative layer to an already multifaceted gallery space. —Jill Sieracki
The Casa Bar at Soho House Mexico City Photo: Fernando Marroquin
A textile installation designed by artist duo Celeste at the entry of Soho House Mexico City. Photo: Fernando Marroquin
4. Soho House Debuts First Location in Latin America
Transforming a historic home in Colonia Juárez into an exclusive oasis, the new Soho House Mexico City is bringing the famed members-only club to Latin America for the first time. The chic interiors include a mix of contemporary and vintage furniture, local textiles, and art that has a tie to the country, including only artists either born, based, or trained in Mexico. The collection of over 150 works includes pieces by trending talents Clotilde Jimenez, Gonzalo Lebrija, and artist duo Celeste. The property features a restaurant spearheaded by Christopher Kostow, multiple bars (one dedicated entirely to tequila), a vinyl music room, and courtyard complete with a sprawling pool and pool house. With four guest rooms located on the second floor of the main house furnished with throws from Oaxaca, handmade tapestries, and emperor-sized beds, guests will never want to leave. —Stefanie Li
Hestia console, wall lamps, and mirror from Allegra Hicks's Crochet Collection for The Invisible Collection. Photo: Courtesy of The Invisible Collection
Mandala table from Allegra Hicks's Crochet Collection for The Invisible Collection. Photo: Courtesy of The Invisible Collection
5. Allegra Hicks Designs Crochet-Inspired Pieces for The Invisible Collection
Leave it to designer Allegra Hicks to transform a commonplace arts and crafts style into something exquisite and unexpected. Now on view at The Invisible Collection Paris Rive Gauche on rue Amélie is Hicks’s new Crochet Collection, inspired by the work of renowned French ensembliers from the 1940s. “Crochet is historically a delicate and mainly feminine way to express creativity,” Hicks says in a statement. “Transforming it into a fusion of metals gives it a new life and a new meaning.” Indeed, tables, sconces, and mirrors are rendered in bronze using a lost wax technique that captures the intricate details of a work knitted by hand. Limited to just 30 examples of each style, the works–including the concentrical Mandala table, marble-topped Hestia console, wavy Hestia wall lamp, and plaid-like companion mirror—meld the delicate aesthetic of a woven form with the substantial heft of bronze. Adds the designer, “There is almost an alchemical play on the idea of a wool crochet that morphs into bronze.” —J.S.
6. BoConcept and Bjarke Ingels Group Unveil Furniture Collaboration
Inspired by the evocative Japanese art of rope tying, Danish brand BoConcept and architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) have teamed up to release a line of home furnishings that appear to be bound and squeezed at various pressure points, resulting in playful yet sensual silhouettes. “When starting out with this collection, we were looking for a new way of expressing furniture,” says partner and head of BIG products, Jakob Lange. Those explorations led to the creation of the Nawabari collection, which comprises two sofas, an armchair, cocktail tables, and poufs. To launch the line, which is available now in select BoConcept stores globally, Ingels himself specified the pieces be installed at the studio’s new industrial headquarters on the Copenhagen waterfront, showcasing their innate power to transform a space, however austere. —Geoffrey Montes
Cover: Soho House Mexico City.
Photo: Fernando Marroquin
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