We Are Ona’s Culinary Pop-Up Was Immersive Art at Its Finest

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We Are Ona’s Culinary Pop-Up Was Immersive Art at Its Finest

On the unfinished 41st floor of WSA at 180 Maiden Lane, wrapped in floor-to-ceiling windows with uninterrupted views of the Manhattan skyline at dusk, We Are Ona’s New York City culinary pop-up provided a sensorial experience unlike any other. The experiential gastronomic studio, founded by sommelier Luca Pronzato, partnered with multidisciplinary artist, designer, and architect Alexandre de Betak for one visionary floating light installation. This 100-foot sculptural structure, which doubled as the dining table, toyed with perception and acted as an orientation point in the otherwise raw space. It was also the pedestal upon which artful dishes designed by guest chef Sho Miyashita come to life—from the Japanese fried chicken, served with trout eggs, and a black latex glove, to the slices of red tuna sashimi, aglow with green umami soy and horseradish shavings.

The luminous intervention also acts as the stage for Pronzato’s unexpected alcohol pairings, which include sake, kombucha, a Pét-Nat from the Finger Lakes, a Spanish red, a canned rose and orange wine, and a black sesame old fashioned prepared with cognac. Even the soundtrack, anchored in ‘70s and ‘80s New Wave, complements the atmosphere. Perhaps most effective is an electric energy suffused through the seated attendees, which encourages conversations with strangers and the delightfully enthusiastic staff.—David Graver

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The Dalmore Luminary 2025 Edition — The Rare

Aged 52 years, The Dalmore Luminary 2025 Edition—The Rare debuted during a dedicated exhibition at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale. It was an apt affiliation as the single malt scotch whisky arrives upon a bronze sculpture designed by Ben Dobbin, a senior partner at Foster + Partners. Dobbin looked to the topography of the Scottish Highlands for inspiration, invoking the architectural style of tensegrity in which objects appear to be suspended by way of precisely balanced tension. The Dalmore is auctioning one of only two complete sets of The Rare at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on May 16, with all proceeds benefiting the design museum V&A Dundee. This exceedingly rare release follows two previous collaborations for The Dalmore Luminary Series, one with Kengo Kuma and Maurizio Mucciola (the founder of PiM.studio Architects), the designers of the V&A Dundee, and the other with Melodie Leung, director of Zaha Hadid Associates.—D.G.

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Cult-Favorite Art Book Publisher Assouline is Up to Outfit your Home Library

With the Library Collection, cult-favorite publisher Assouline debuts home decor objects worthy of placement alongside their design-forward coffee table books. Imagined in collaboration with French designer Pierre Favresse, the introductory pieces complete one’s home library. These include bookstands of walnut wood, pebbled leather, and brushed brass, as well as sculptural bookends, trinket boxes and trays, a hand-blown glass hourglass, and more. A library-inspired home fragrance line—featuring Wood, Paper, Leather, and Cigar-scented candles—complements the collection.—D.G.

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Seeing—and Celebrating—the Women of The Future Perfect’s Spring Exhibitions

Throughout The Future Perfect’s New York City townhouse, three spring solo exhibitions—Lindsey Adelman’s “The Hardware Diaries,” Faye Toogood’s “Lucid Dream,” and Kristin Victoria Barron’s “Plume”—spotlight compelling creations by leading women designers today. The contemporary design platform has punctuated these showcases with additional pieces by Venice, Italy-based multidisciplinary designer Lucia Massari and Finnish ceramic artist Riikka Piippo. Altogether, it’s a powerhouse presentation of works by women.—D.G.

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Derek Ridgers Looks Back on a Decade of Cannes

Glitz, glamour, primped and polished stars dressed to the nines—nothing kicks off the season on the French Riviera quite like the Cannes Film Festival on the Croisette. And before there were ultra-posed, step-and-repeat shots darting across the Atlantic, as they do today, there was photographer Derek Ridgers. Cannes (Idea, 2025) looks back on Ridgers’ 12 years spent on assignment capturing the scene of the “big crazy circus,” as he describes it, documenting both its spectacle and its disarmingly intimate moments.—J.A.D.

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Loewe Perfumes is Back with the Newest Scent

If Loewe set the scent of the summer back in 2020 with its Tomato candle and, the following year, with its tomato leaves hand wash, then its new Beeswax candle could be interpreted as its latest sensorial ode to the season. Launched in time to accompany the flights and ambles of honeybees in the springtime air, its olfactory profile is grounded in earthiness with a soft overlay of sweetness and warmth.—J.A.D.

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Van Cleef & Arpels Celebrated the Spring Season with Public Splendors

For “Spring is Blooming at Rockefeller Center,” an outdoor exhibition presented by Van Cleef & Arpels, French artist Alexandre Benjamin Navet accented the New York City landmark with colorful interventions that encourage engagement and interaction. Navet’s sketch-like designs invoke the optimistic spirit of the season while nodding to the inspiration behind many of the maison’s floral pieces. The playful, interactive installation is also illuminated at night for another vantage of its artistic splendors. “I studied the structures and buildings for months while I imagined new perspectives and charming, unexpected details weaving through the public spaces with a referential nod to a bucolic French garden of course,” the multidisciplinary artist says of his creations, which were on view through this past weekend.—D.G.