A Claude Lalanne dining suite heads to auction, where it could fetch $1.4 million.
A rare Claude Lalanne dining suite heads to auction this month, with estimates placing its sale price at up to $1.4 million. The bronze ensemble—part furniture, part sculpture—features the artist’s signature verdant forms and reflects her legacy in blurring the boundaries between fine and decorative art. Demand for Lalanne’s work has surged in recent years, driven by collectors drawn to her surreal, nature-infused aesthetic.
Pace is entangled in a $1 million lawsuit concerning a Louise Nevelson sculpture.
Pace Gallery faces a $1 million lawsuit from the Beloff estate, which claims the gallery’s founder, Arne Glimcher, derailed the auction of a Louise Nevelson sculpture at Sotheby’s by suddenly declaring it inauthentic—decades after having appraised it himself. The plaintiffs of the dispute have accused Glimcher of manipulating attribution standards to protect Pace’s influence over Nevelson’s market. The court allowed one key claim to proceed: that Pace interfered with the Sotheby’s sale by threatening to exclude the work from the auction’s catalogue raisonné.
Dior’s latest high jewelry collection is an homage to Côte d’Azur extravagance.
At Dior’s South-of-France property Château de La Colle Noire, Victoire de Castellane unveiled a 163-piece high jewelry collection that channels the lush fantasy of the Côte d’Azur—its storied gardens, stormy skies, and lavish balls—through gem-encrusted dioramas and technically ambitious craftsmanship. Drawing on opal doublets, plique-à-jour enamel, and whimsical silhouettes, the collection revels in drama and delight.
The 2025 Met Gala has raised a record-breaking $31 million for the Costume Institute.
The 2025 Met Gala shattered records with a $31 million windfall for the Costume Institute, underscoring its dominance as both cultural spectacle and New York’s most lucrative arts fundraiser. While the event’s lavish production costs run well into seven figures, a combination of celebrity magnetism, corporate backing, and scarce, four-figure tickets secures the Institute’s annual operating budget.
Come couture week, Giambattista Valli will be named an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters.
Giambattista Valli will be named an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters during Paris Couture Week this July. He plans to present his fall 2025 couture collection at an intimate event inside his Paris headquarters, foregoing a traditional runway show.
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Cult-favorite coffee accessories brand Fellow has launched its first espresso machine.
“Where light passes but time stays the same:”one writer on Keith McNally’s restaurant memoir.
One of Airbnb’s latest newcomers? David Letterman’s childhood home.
A debut novelist and interior designer reflects on the occupations’ shared overlap.
