The Artful Life: 7 Things Galerie Editors Love This Week

1. An Immersive Holiday Installation by Artist Derrick Adams Lands at Dumbo House

Situated among sweeping views of the Brooklyn Bridge and East River, a colorful installation by acclaimed talent Derrick Adams brings even more holiday spirit to Brooklyn’s members’ club Dumbo House. Located on the terrace, Tree Huggers features a flurry of Christmas trees adorned in multicolored lights and outfitted with cartoonish arms, all boasting different fabrics and distinct personalities. Placed to resemble a holiday market, patrons can walk amongst the pines and firs while sipping on the club’s signature cocktails alongside festive creations including boozy hot chocolates, spiced ciders, hot toddies, and mulled wine. The installation, as part of Soho House’s Soho Wonderland, runs through January 1, 2026. —Shelby Black

2. Napa Valley’s Stanly Ranch Hosts a Flower-Filled Dining Destination

California’s Napa Valley has long lured oenophiles and foodies with its robust regional wines and talented chefs crafting decadent, mouthwatering dishes from area harvests. For December, Stanly Ranch, an Auberge Collection hotel, is elevating the tasting menu experience with The Bloom Room, a flower-filled jewel-box with seating for just 24 guests, serving a six-course menu Executive Chef Anthony Stagnaro orchestrated that draws inspiration from flowers. Each serving offers a bouquet of flavors, such as Royal Osetra caviar enhanced with a red verjus made using dried rose petals, and California Wagyu with black garlic and hibiscus caramel. Coupled with the sommelier-selected wine pairings and Edenic setting crafted by Napa Valley floral designer Edgar Martinez Ruacho, the month-long event is a feast for the senses.—Jill Sieracki

3. The Range Rover SV Black Arrives in Darkly Polished Form 

Lately, Range Rover has been making a splash at major design events. At this year’s Milan Design Week, the British marque celebrated its 50th anniversary by restaging a retro 1970s dealership conceived by experiential studio Nuova, complete with period styling and costumed hosts. That attention to scenography was recently carried into Miami Art Week, where the esteemed purveyor of luxury SUVs introduced the Range Rover SV Black to North America with a sleek installation at Design Miami. Titled Dipped in Black, the presentation took cues from the Seagram Building—the modernist landmark by architect Mies van der Rohe—by way of a recessed architectural wall and a glowing horizontal band mimicking the datum of golden light visible on the skyscraper’s facade after dark. 

At the booth’s center sat the dazzling SV Black, finished in an eye-catching specification as dark as the night and inspired by its iconic modernist forebear’s streamlined geometries. Carefully considered finishes and precision detailing are present across every surface. Gloss Black mesh grilles, bonnet lettering, and 23-inch alloy wheels lend a luxurious sheen to the vehicle’s exterior; silky ebony leather, black birch veneers, satin black ceramic controls, and jewel-like chrome accents shape the sumptuous interior. The model even incorporates haptic feedback through floor mats in addition to the seats, allowing occupants to physically feel the music more deeply. Nearby, a curated selection of objects from Design Miami exhibitors situated the vehicle within a broader exploration of black as an elegant material language. —Ryan Waddoups

4. Set Designer Piers Hanmer Introduces a Captivating New Book

Piers Hanmer possesses a special kind of magic. His immersive sets have supported some of fashion’s most memorable shoots with their ingenuity and originality for the last two decades. In his first book, Distracted by Fashion, Hanmer brings together many of the most memorable moments he’s created during his illustrious career, which has included special projects with photographers including Annie Leibovitz, Craig McDean, and Steven Klein as well as campaigns for Louis Vuitton, Dior, Prada, Valentino, and Jil Sander. With its scrapbook feel, the tome meshes together both the final glorious glossy pages with behind-the-scenes snaps, as well as notebook sketches showing how he conjures these extraordinary environments. This inspiring compilation is a must for anyone who loves fashion, admires creativity, and wants to be transported somewhere beautiful. –Jacqueline Terrebonne

5. ABC Stone Invites Quiet Meditation at Its Flagship Showroom in New York City

At ABC Stone’s flagship showroom, designer Peti Lau is daring to imagine what’s possible by encouraging visitors and passersby on New York’s 22nd Street to pause and look inward. With oversized tarot cards set against La La Curio’s celestial wallpaper, and gifts made from natural stones, the scene set in each display window strikes a meditative holiday tone that’s part poetry and part provocation. “The message woven through it all: ‘The cards whisper of what could be. You bring it forth.’”—Alexandria Sillo

6. Tela, a Textile Collection Rooted in Filipino Craft, Debuts at McGrath

Born and raised in Manila, designer Eugenia Zobel de Ayala grew up immersed in pattern and texture, shaped by her mother’s bold interiors, her cousin’s work with artisans, and her aunt’s textile archives. While furnishing her New York apartment, she returned to the Philippines in search of cloth that carried history and resisted predictable repeats. That personal sourcing evolved into Tela, a new textile line that reworks Filipino weaving traditions for contemporary interiors. The debut collection spans handloomed Hablon cottons from Central Visayas and sheer piña fabrics woven in Aklan from pineapple fibers prized for translucency. Throughout, checks converse with stripes, cotton mingles with piña, and layered compositions echo traditional Filipino dress. “We hope Tela’s collection invites people to layer spaces in ways that feel soulful, personal, and deeply their own,” Zobel de Ayala says. “Nothing too coordinated.” 

Tela recently made its American debut through a residency at McGrath, the gallery founded by designer Patrick McGrath in Manhattan’s Cable Building. Roman shades in sheer piña filter daylight throughout the gallery, while a four-poster bed dressed entirely in Tela yardage presents mattress ticking, canopy, and bands as a total textile composition. An upholstered gingham sofa re-scales a Filipino check for salon seating, joined by cushions, slipcovers, and lampshades that highlight meticulous handwork across soft goods. “Presenting a textile line outside of a standard showroom model and folding it into an ongoing gallery show felt fresh and sexy,” McGrath says. “We wanted to create a lived-in, layered environment that showed how the textiles could be used across different applications.” The installation is on view until January 30. —Ryan Waddoups

7. Loewe’s Spring Summer Pre-Collection Comes to Life at Fouquet’s Titsou Bar

With holiday décor inspired by Loewe’s Spring Summer 2026 pre-collection, Titsou Bar, the coveted speakeasy tucked inside Fouquet’s New York’s Tribeca lobby, has come alive this holiday season with a fashionable flair. Open from December through January 1, the lively collaboration aims to delight both fashion lovers and holiday revelers, with Loewe-inspired cocktails and interiors adorned in the iconic label’s designs. The Loewe Spring Summer pre-collection, which draws from British artist Louis Wain’s whimsical feline works, is also available in a curated shopping experience in the hotel’s lobby, as well as at Loewe’s flagship SoHo location.—A.S.