The Artful Life: 7 Things Galerie Editors Love This Week

1. Nick Mele Stages an Immersive Exhibition Inside a Maximalist “Game Room”

For his latest fine art exhibition, Nick Mele tossed the traditional white walls playbook aside and called on Caroline Rafferty, Society Social, and Brunschwig & Fils to conjure a maximalist, eccentric environment in Palm Beach that invites visitors to become a part of the experience. Titled “Please, No Photos,” and located at Rafferty’s showroom, the exhibition features Mele’s newest photography series set alongside Society Social’s game room furniture and pieces from The Colony Hotel. Once inside, visitors are invited to play mahjong and backgammon, reimaging how art as a whole is presented and admired. The exhibition is runs through May 2026.—Alexandria Sillo

2. Krewe Honors Its Hometown with Special Mardi Gras Capsule Collection

Beloved New Orleans eyewear brand Krewe honors its hometown with a special Mardi Gras capsule collection. Honoring the city’s unique culture and rich traditions, these two special styles also wink at how Valentine’s Day falls on the weekend leading up to the big day this year, with heart-shaped frames. Faithful is all about retro-chic charm with a ’60s-inspired silhouette distinguished by a custom, gradient acetate, one of Krewe’s signature design details. The oversized Temptress style boasts a unique Dirty Shirley pattern that makes for the perfect anchor for any Carnival costume. Each is a numbered collector’s piece, ensuring that few others at the parade will be wearing the same look. And without question, both scream Laissez le bon temps rouler.—Jacqueline Terrebonne

3. Explora Journeys Unveils First Look at Patricia Urquiola-Designed Suites

When the Explora III welcomes its first guests this summer, the newest vessel from Explora Journeys will have a spectacular accommodation awaiting its top-level guests. Conceived by Patricia Urquiola, a 2025 Galerie Creative Mind, the Owner’s Residences further elevate the brand’s aesthetic of tranquil, European luxury. “I imagined the Owner’s Residence as a space to be inhabited with the body as much as with the eyes, where textures and materials create a sense of protection while remaining open to the movement of the sea,” says Urquiola, who outfitted the 280-square-meter spaces—the largest suites on board—in some of her furnishings for Cassina and Glas Italia, set alongside pieces by Moroso and Kettal. “For me, it is about creating a sense of belonging on the water.”

Enveloped in rich, earthy materials like Cipollino and Travertino marble, oak parquet, and terracotta, then accented with bronze details and soft fabrics, the residences encompass living and dining areas, a spacious bedroom and en suite bath, powder room, and pantry. A private terrace set with outdoor dining area, loungers, and an intimate whirlpool, stretches the ship’s full width allowing for sweeping, uninterrupted ocean views. “Patricia’s work reflects a sensibility naturally aligned with Explora Journeys,” says Anna Nash, President of Explora Journeys. “She understands how considered design can evoke emotion and how the right balance of light, texture, and form immediately imbues a sense of ease.”—Jill Sieracki

4. Grimanesa Amorós Lights Up a Rhythmic Gateway to Printemps New York

This winter finds Grimanesa Amorós moving at full stride. In early January, the Peruvian-born, New York–based artist collaborated with the LA Philharmonic on Radiance, a site-specific intervention that took over the theater lighting at the Walt Disney Concert Hall for three nights. She now turns her attention to Lower Manhattan, where she has unveiled an installation called Perfect Timing at Printemps’s recently opened Wall Street flagship. Commissioned as the Parisian maison’s first collaboration with a light artist, Perfect Timing responds directly to the pace and motion of its urban setting. Installed as a glowing threshold at the store’s entrance, the work pulses in green, yellow, and red, taking cues from traffic signals, taxis, hurried footsteps, and Printemps’s signature shopping bags. Amorós programmed the sequencing with musical finesse, shaping its movement note by note to mirror the city’s frenetic pace. —Ryan Waddoups

5. An Asian-Inspired Cocktail Bar by Lake Flato Arrives in San Antonio

Finding home in the city’s design-forward Pearl District, swanky new libation lounge Jue Let brings cultural inspiration to a carefully curated selection of drinks and bites. Designed by acclaimed design firm Lake Flato, the large-scale space offers guests the opportunity to sip on an assortment of wines, in-house martinis, or the bar’s list of speciality cocktails such as the Mint Jue Let made with old grand-dad bonded bourbon, mizu green tea shochu, giffard noix de coco, mint, coconut green tea syrup, and jasmine essence; alcohol free Creature of Habit made with giffard grapefruit non alcoholic, pine needle syrup, dealcoholized riesling, and soda, and more as well as nibble on bar snacks including crab louie onigiri, dips, and other options. For the interiors, which feature a central bar and dining area, plush lounge spaces, as well as two private karaoke rooms, Lake Flato incorporated elaborate textiles and wall coverings to complement the bespoke rattan light fixtures and artwork curated by Jennifer Ling Datchuk, which specifically spotlight Asian American artists. —Shelby Black

6. Little Greene Introduces Bucolic New Collection of Wallpaper with Europe’s National Trust

Working with the National Trust—Europe’s largest conservancy organization that, in part, maintains significant architectural landmarks, gardens, artifacts, and more—Little Greene has introduced several wallpaper collections that reimagine patterns of the past through a more contemporary lens. The newest, In the Garden, draws not from heritage prints but from the horticultural treasures under the Trust’s stewardship, transforming cherished landscapes into eight fantastical wall coverings. “Bringing the color and joy of nature and flowers in bloom, there is something for everyone in this completely eclectic collection, from the simple, often overlooked daisy to the elaborate sweeping planting of Sissinghurst Castle,” says Little Greene’s creative director, Ruth Mottershead. Indeed the array pulls from a mixed bouquet of plantings, from the robust lakes at the Stackpole Estate in Wales, which team with waterlilies, dragonflies, and otters, to the Mottisfont Abbey in Hampshire, where a medieval priory also hosts a robust cache of pre-1900 shrub roses. From magnolia to cacti, rhododendron to tulips, the collection represents a diverse range of flora, bringing the outdoors inside for a edenic setting sure to inspire fantasy and escape all year long.—J.S.

7. Ligne Roset Reissues Annie Hiéronimus’s Iconic Sandra Sofa

In 1975, Annie Hiéronimus stood as the only woman working inside Ligne Roset’s creative studio—and she pushed decisively against prevailing habits. While her peers pursued straight lines and angular profiles, Hiéronimus drew voluptuous curves and imagined plush, luxurious seating that prioritized physical ease and emotional warmth. That conviction gave rise to the Sandra sofa, a breakthrough piece whose sculptural generosity redefined comfort. The all-foam settee cradles the body in a continuous gesture, encouraging multiple postures of repose, especially when paired with its matching footstool. A calibrated mix of foam densities works in concert with an integrated lumbar cushion to deliver softness without sacrificing support. Subtle quilting and refined single-needle stitching articulate its rounded silhouette while reinforcing long-term durability. Upon its debut, Sandra challenged the conventions of ‘70s-era furniture culture and paved the way for Hiéronimus’s like-minded Plumy sofa. —R.W.