Need to KnowJacques Grange Designs a Paris Gallery, a Christie’s Auction Fetches $36 Million, and More News Here’s what you need to know

By Sophia Herring

November 12, 2021

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Inside the Paris outpost of Skarstedt Gallery, which was designed by Jacques Grange. The artworks pictured are by Eric Fischl.Photo: Pierre Antoine

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From significant business changes to noteworthy product launches, there’s always something new happening in the world of design. In this biweekly roundup, AD PRO has everything you need to know. 

Good Works

Kering and Phaidon Are Now Accepting Applicants for Their New Design Scholarship

Global luxury group Kering’s ongoing partnership with Phaidon has evolved to its next chapter with the Women in Motion Design Scholarship. The grant will award the winning female student with $25,000 to support a curriculum centered around product, furniture, textile, or lighting design. What’s more, earlier last month, the joint venture also presented Woman Made: Great Women Designers, a book dedicated to women of the past, present, and future of the industry. The goal? To further female empowerment in design.

Instagram’s @Design and the Brooklyn Museum Announce Their #BlackDesignVisionaries 

In collaboration with the Brooklyn Museum, Instagram’s official account for all things design has presented five new recipients with their annual #BlackDesignVisionaries grants. Focused on uplifting young Black talents, the program will give a total of $205,000 to the winners, which include fashion design house Head of State, graphic design studio Morcos Key, spatial designer Dominique Petit-Frère, type designer Tré Seals, and designer and art director Sablā Stays. Beyond financial support, each recipient will also receive a mentor from a select team chosen by the grant selection committee.

Show Houses

Salon Cosa Spends a Weekend in Guadalajara

After its Mexico City show earlier this year, the design exhibition Salon Cosa went to Guadalajara at the end of last month. Described as a “gathering of contemporary objects,” the show featured work from 13 local designers, with products ranging from furniture to clothing, all set within the Brutalist Bellwort Hotel.

Outside Tiffany & Co.’s holiday pop-up in the West Village. 

Photo: Courtesy of Tiffany & Co. Openings

Jacques Grange Designs a New Paris Gallery

International gallery Skarstedt called on esteemed AD100 Hall of Fame talent Jacques Grange to renovate their new Paris outpost at 2 Avenue Matignon, the former home of Hopkins Gallery. Now open, the space features an inaugural exhibition of recent works by American artist Eric Fischl, which will remain on view through December 4.

Tiffany & Co.’s New Holiday Pop-Up Is Full of Cheer

On November 8, Tiffany & Co. opened its doors to a new holiday pop-up boutique in New York City’s West Village. Envisioned by jewelry maestro Jean Schlumberger, the shop features mistletoe-lined doors, star-adorned signature blue awnings, and gold trimmings. Inside, an augmented reality experience transports shoppers. Throughout the month, the pop-up will host a variety of holiday-themed events, such as on-site hand painting of Tiffany jewelry boxes and tarot card readings.

Rebecca de Ravenel with items from her new home line. 

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Rebecca de Ravenel Opens Greenwich Holiday Pop-Up With Patrick Mele

Designer Rebecca de Ravenel has debuted a seasonal pop-up in collaboration with AD100’s Patrick Mele in Greenwich, Connecticut. The shop offers a new line of home items and will host weekly trunk shows with vendors such as Land of Belle and Frances Palmer. “We are so thrilled to be able to offer an in-person shopping experience this holiday season,” de Ravenel shares with AD PRO. “We will be offering for the first time ever a range of tabletop and home items sourced and made exclusively for the shop. We look forward to seeing our business continue to grow [beyond] jewelry and our own plates.”

In the News

A Record Breaking Auction at Christie’s Fetches Over $36 Million

Earlier this month, Christie’s auctioned the remarkable furniture collection of French businessman Daniel Lebard. Seen as one of the greatest in design from the past decade, the collection featured masterworks from a host of the most prominent French architects and designers of the 20th century (including Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouvé, and Jean Royère). The sale resulted in a number of record bids and raised a total of $36,722,274—nearly triple its presale estimate.

Competition

S. Wieder Architect Proposes a Winning Design

Earlier this year, AD’s digital director David Kaufman served on a design-idea jury for the Jewish National Fund-USA World Zionist Village. The winning design by New York City–based S. Wieder Architect drew its formal inspiration from an ancient stone olive press, adapting its lipped, round form into a wedgelike massing. At its center, the architects envisioned a tree-ringed reflecting pool and green plaza. Alongside the S. Wieder entry, Susana Merenfeld Weisleder and Adina Kaufman presented a triangular proposal, which won the People’s Choice Award. Congratulations to the winning designers.