Since 1987, Architectural Artifacts, the largest antiques store in the United States, has served as a hub of lost treasures from around the globe. From May 2 through 4, Architectural Artifacts will hold the second annual auction at its 80,000-square-foot showroom in Chicago’s historic Ravenswood district. The building, which itself is historically significant, was constructed in the early 18th century and previously housed the Boye Needle Company—once the world’s largest manufacturer of knitting needles.
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The award-winning Italian architect and designer Piero Lissoni and Miami-based architecture firm ADD Inc. have teamed up to create a new residential compound—Lissoni’s first-ever full-scale architectural work in the United States. The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach, which launched sales in November, will comprise 111 luxury condominiums and 15 single-family villas and is minutes from Miami’s numerous museums, including Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), as well as world-class golf courses and Bal Harbour’s h…

Mattia Bonetti, who was one of David Gill Galleries’ debut artists nearly 30 years ago, will return this June to the London shop with a new collection of tables, sofas, chairs, light fixtures, and other furnishings. The collection of 25 designs, which will be on display through July 19, utilizes materials such as bronze, marble, rock crystal, jewels, mouth-blown glass, and acrylic. All pieces feature the Swiss-born designer’s characteristic fancy and wit, and highlights include the ornate Congo chair available…

For those dissatisfied with the level of sonic quality available from CDs or digital music formats, the new PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream digital-to-analog converter (DAC) provides a state-of-the-art solution. PS Audio’s philosophy of circuit design focuses on employing recent and emerging technologies to serve the ears of increasingly demanding audiophiles. With that in mind, the Boulder, Colo., company is allowing owners of its standard PerfectWave DAC to update their units to include the DirectStream te…

Jaeger-LeCoultre has a history of constructing ultrathin movements that stretches back to the early years of collaboration between the watchmakers Edmond Jaeger and Jacques-David LeCoultre. In fact, in 1907 the pair created the world’s thinnest pocket watch at the time, featuring a movement just 1.38 mm thick. Now, the Swiss watchmaker continues this legacy with the release of the Hybris Mechanica 11, which manages to pack a minute repeater and flying tourbillon into a watch measuring just 7.9 mm thick.
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While new watches abound at Baselworld—the industry’s largest jewelry and watch show, which ran this year from March 27 through April 3—the collectors and retailers who attended did not necessarily have an easy time finding the next must-buy timepiece. As is often the case at the annual show, the novelties presented by many brands were largely composed of “new animations,” as the Swiss describe the line extensions that populate their new product offerings. Of the truly new products introduced in any given year…

The new Eco Trawler 53 Long Distance from the 144-year-old Italian shipbuilder Cranchi is engineered to maximize its range for extended excursions at sea. The yacht is the brand’s first trawler—a term typically used for fishing boats that drag trawling nets—and is equipped with two ultra-fuel-efficient Volvo IPS 600 engines that produce a combined 870 hp. When cruising at 10 knots, the yacht has a range of 667 miles, but when its speed is reduced to 7.5 knots, its range more than doubles to 1,500 miles. Fuel e…

Set within a historic building along Amsterdam’s Keizersgracht canal, the Dylan hotel has debuted a collection of modern rooms and suites that draw on the property’s rich heritage. Unveiled in March, the Serendipity Collection (priced from $763 per night) comprises 16 accommodations that blend wenge wood floors and a natural color palette with marble bathrooms and leather details. Two signature suites—each with floor-to-ceiling windows, a bronze chandelier, and a cast-iron staircase—were named for Jacob van Ca…

In August of 1949, the subtitle of a Life magazine story on the painter Jackson Pollock asked, “Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?” Over the previous few years, Pollock had gained notoriety—even infamy—for his “drip” technique and the paintings he produced with it. (In 1956, about six months before his death, Time magazine would pin on him the memorable sobriquet of “Jack the Dripper.”) And then, at the height of his fame, he swerved from the path that had brought him such notice, embarkin…

The most comprehensive exhibition of Indian jewelry ever staged has just opened at the State Museums of Moscow Kremlin in Russia. India: Jewels that Enchanted the World features more than 300 pieces of handmade jewelry—including necklaces, earrings, wrist cuffs, brooches, and turban and hair ornaments—some dating back to the 17th century. New pieces will also be presented by the renowned Indian jewelry designers Bhagat and Munnu. The exhibition, a collaboration between the State Museums of Moscow Kremlin and t…