Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Live insect jewelry, edible spray paint, seasonal bitters, and more

1. Benjamin Graindorge The work of charmingly shy designer Benjamin Graindorge graces the screen of Sight Unseen, who offer a brief but insightful profile on the Frenchman who’s a former Bouroullec brothers intern and rising talent. 2. Live Insect Jewelry Berlin’s Nerdcore highlighted Brooklyn-based designer Mike Kelberman’s creepy live insect jewelry. Dubbed “Putrefashion,” the laser-cut bracelets enclose and display favorite insects, sandwiched between plastic and …

Portraits de Villes

Four artists' photographic visions of Moscow, NYC, Beijing and Sarajevo

The upcoming exhibition “Portraits de Villes,” at Paris’ Galerie Philippe Chaume, features the photographic city narratives from the pages of Be-Pôles’ petite travel notebooks. The show celebrates the launch of the third series of City Portraits by Parisian studio Be-Pôles, this year adding Moscow, NYC, Beijing and Sarajevo to the collection. Shot by contemporary fashion photographers Harry Gruyaert and Steve Hiett, Paris-based artist Artus de …

The Allure of the Automobile

An exhibit of the 20th century's most stunning one-of-a-kind cars

Atlanta’s High Museum of Art explores the bespoke car as a work of art in the exhibit “The Allure of the Automobile” that opened this past weekend. Known for its strong decorative arts content, the museum celebrates the one-of-a-kind European and American cars of the 20th century for their fine forms as well as their historical significance. Each of the eighteen cars in the show—ranging …