The Artful Life: 7 Things Galerie Editors Love This Week

1. Super Peach Expands Momofuku’s West Coast Footprint

With the opening of Super Peach at Westfield Century City, Momofuku is bringing an adventurous all-day restaurant to Los Angeles that pairs moody ambiance with familiar favorites. Envisioned by INC Architecture & Design, the 196-seat dining room is enveloped in floor-to-ceiling mossy green shades offset by flashes of the group’s signature orange that wrap the exposed kitchen and bar. A harmonious blend of tile, light plywood, concrete, and stainless steel imparts a crisp, utilitarian edge, while a kinetic split-flap board nods to the group’s original Noodle Bar in New York. From the kitchen, David Chang and the Momofuku team deliver a playful menu that riffs on Angeleno staples through the brand’s pantry-driven lens: Korean fried chicken wings, bluefin tuna kimbap, lobster noodles, and a Super Peach marinated bone-in ribeye. Cocktails such as the Mean Green Margarita and Super Lychee Plus round out a menu designed for power lunches, late dinners, and everything in between. —Ryan Waddoups

2. Christopher King Introduces New Palm Beach Flagship

As the jetset descends on Palm Beach for the season, luxury shoppers will discover a dashing new flagship occupying a sun-soaked corner of Worth Avenue. Inside Christopher King’s 2,500-square-foot boutique, the eponymous founder and creative director displays the breadth of his collection of leather goods, tableware, and furnishings. Complementing the European aesthetic of the emerging brand’s dazzling Coral Gables location, this new retail space gracefully displays the tailored handbags made by artisans in Florence using Italian leather, and exotic hides, and solid brass. Also on view is porcelain tableware, chic flatware, and embroidered linens, as well as unique furniture pieces and other home accents. “This corner location represents not just growth, but a commitment to bringing authentic and transparent craftsmanship back to the forefront of luxury,” says King.—Jill Sieracki

3. Discover the Incredible and Overlooked Oeuvre of Finnish Modernist Master Helene Schjerfbeck at The Met

Despite being a beloved icon in the Nordic countries, the Finnish artist Helene Schjerfbeck remained largely overlooked on the global stage. Working in near-total isolation while battling personal hardship in remote locations, the artist perfected a totally unique, pared-back, and hauntingly abstract style. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is now shining a deserving light on the artist with the first major U.S. museum exhibition dedicated to her work, providing fresh insight into her idiosyncratic processes and reclaiming her rightful place in art history. On view through April, “Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck” features some 60 works that reveal her radical contributions to modernism, tracing her remarkable shift from Parisian realism to the style she is most known for today, including the haunting self-portraits that she painted in her final years, which stand among the twentieth century’s most incredible self-examinations.—Lucy Rees

4. A Well-Appointed Pole Dancing Studio Spins Into the Lower East Side 

Goodside Studios has arrived on the Lower East Side with a handsome pole-dance facility whose layout tracks how classes unfold across a day. Designed by bicoastal studio Office of Tangible Space, the two-floor venue responds to space and privacy needs specific to high-intensity pole training. The main room, Studio High, is appointed with stainless-steel poles rising 16 feet within double-height ceilings—the tallest poles in town. A gridded walnut-and-oak floor sets consistent pole spacing while ample integrated lighting supports self-recording. Burgundy curtains and a tall red divider, meanwhile, shield views from the street. A sumptuous lobby lounge sits alongside check-in, furnished with metallic chairs designed by Office of Tangible Space for Bestcase, a plush red sofa by Fred Rigby Studio, and wooden side tables by Sundays. Downstairs, a second studio introduces lower ceilings and a dedicated hallway for heel storage with individual name plates. The designers Michael Yarinsky and Kelley Perumbeti appropriately describe it as “a place Grace Jones would feel at home in.” —R.W.

5. Hudson Grace Unveils Second Collection from Its Diane Keaton Collaboration

From her “Pinterest built” home to unique fashion taste, the late Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton had a style all her own, but it inspired legions of followers who gravitated to her Annie Hall menswear ensembles and interiors that married rustic coziness and industrial fortitude. Those looking to implement a similar aesthetic will want to check out the newest pieces from her collaboration with tableware brand Hudson Grace, available starting January 6. Included in this second installment is visually arresting black-and-white dinnerware sporting striking patterns like polka dots and “domino stripes,” the latter a linear companion to new linens in a dapper buffalo check. Cheeky accoutrements like the “I’m a lot of fun on a date” cocktail napkins and “sorry/not sorry” matches avow that tailored doesn’t mean staid—and just like their designer, will certainly give guests something to talk about.—J.S.

6. Singer-Songwriter Gracie Abrams Is the New Face of Coco Crush 

Chanel has officially tapped House Ambassador and singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams as the latest muse for its Coco Crush fine jewelry collection. Since its debut in 2015, the line has become a modern icon for the maison, beloved for its bold, geometric interpretations of the classic quilted motif. By pairing Abrams’s effortless, indie-pop sensibility with the collection’s cool elegance, Chanel continues to bridge the gap between heritage craftsmanship and the next generation of style icons.—L.R.

7. Farrow & Ball Announces Global Design Competition Highlighting the Creative Power of Color

This week, Farrow & Ball announced its inaugural edition of “Iconic Spaces,” a worldwide competition that invites design lovers of all levels to showcase how they’ve transformed their spaces with Farrow & Ball. Split into five categories spanning Best Outdoor Space, Best Front Door, Best Use of Signature Color Palette, Best Use of an Archive Color, and Best Use of Wallpaper, the entries will be considered by a panel of experts, including Joa Studholme, Patrick O’Donnell, Charlotte Cosby, and Gareth Hayfield. The top contender of each category will then be considered for the title of “Iconic Space 2026,” with the overall winner being professionally photographed, filmed, and featured across Farrow & Ball social media platforms. Submissions can be entered here.—Alexandria Sillo