Ladyshark Week

Vivianne Lapointe's group show of shark-themed art

“Sharknado” may be the most recent example of America’s infatuation with the deep sea predator, but the Discovery Channel’s annual celebratory tribute—a phenomenon known as Shark Week—has actually been hitting airwaves since 1987. And now, in the wake of both, “Ladyshark Week,” a shark-inspired gallery showing in Los Angeles, rides the tide of culture’s finned obsession, all in the name of charity. The group show …

Nicole Naone at Waikiki Parc

Honolulu's hip hotel enters the gallery world with a sculptural debut

An island of sun and sand, known for surfing and sea-scraping cliff vistas, Oahu now offers a platform to embrace the more recent flourish in its arts community. The University of Hawaii Arts Foundation is hosting a four-part art series to showcase the work of rising local artists. Located along the shores of Honolulu’s famed Waikiki Beach, the luxury resort hotel Waikiki Parc (which also …

“Osmosi” by Emmanuel Babled

The designer teams up with Italian craftsmen for a pairing of marble and glass

Some products own the rare ability to combine magic and technology, craftsmanship and digitalization, uniqueness and industrial processesbut Emmanuel Babled‘s latest project, called “Osmosi,” incorporates all of that. Babled’s pre-production research has two distinct directions: product and edition. While the first holds truer to a traditional approach in the design world, the latter is definitely experimental and often encourages his clients to raise the bar, …