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On offer: Chef Christine Lau turns out creative Japanese-Italian mashups, a popular fusion in Asia dubbed Itameshi, such as crispy rice cake lasagna and miso-drizzled fried pizzas topped with mortadella or lobster and uni. In addition to outfitting the interior with pieces from their custom line following Japanese firing practices, principals Melissa Lee and Erika Chou mixed in Danish furniture and handcrafted ceramics by Brooklyn-based artist Aviva Rowley. He brings the same ethos to Kimika, continuing the Italian and Japanese love affair with cocktails such as the Kaga Milk Punch, a rum and kaga bocha tea concoction spiced with cardamom and star anise, and the effervescent chamomile Negroni whose twist comes in the form of shiso bitters and citrus blossom mist. Equally imaginative are Clarice Lam’s decedant desserts, including a soft-serve sundae made from the Japanese yogurt drink Yakult and dappled with roasted strawberries and crispy chicken skin streusel, and mochi flavored bomboloni, a sugar-dusted Italian filled donut.

The artists Gillie and Marc recently completed a massive bronze statue of the late Supreme Court Justice, who was born in the borough. We had the honor and privilege to create Justice Ginsburg’s dignified likeness in everlasting bronze as a part of Statues for Equality,” the artists explain, referencing their project that seems to increase the city’s representation of women in public sculpture from three percent to ten percent. The world’s biggest art heist remains unsolved more than three decades later, prompting director Colin Barnicle to create a four-part Netflix original docuseries. From the beginning, Colin and Nick [Barnicle] were driven to tell this story as it really happened—equal parts drama, explosive true crime story, and a madcap comedy of errors,” says Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of Tribeca Enterprises.

The Melbourne-based designer leads a largely egoless studio that prioritizes collaboration and upholds an ardent team spirit, so much that he insisted on his team responding to our prompts collectively—a first for this series. The Melbourne-based designer leads a largely egoless studio that prioritizes collaboration and upholds an ardent team spirit, so much that he insisted on his team responding to our prompts collectively—a first for this series. It’s a showhouse of design curated by Colony, who’s based in Manhattan, and we have six lighting designs featured including a new product debuting from the Anton family. A new or forthcoming project we should know about: In conjunction with the National Gallery of Victoria’s annual Melbourne Design Week in March, this year we’ve brought together a collection of designers from Oliver du Puy Architect; Ritz & Ghougassian; Studio HiHo; Marsha Golemac; ACV Studio; Freadman White, Bates Smart, and our own studio for a multidisciplinary exhibition called “After Hours,” which will explore the work we do when we’re

A flurry of bids nearly crashed Christie’s website in the auction’s final 15 minutes, pushing the work’s price up by more than $40 million. The sale marked the first time Christie’s accepted cryptocurrency as payment; unsurprisingly, the auction house plans to sell more NFT art in due course. Next month, the Hudson Yards performing arts venue will stage a series of indoor performances for limited audiences in which everyone has either tested negative for coronavirus or vaccinated against it. The Shed has some major architectural advantages over its fellow New York venues: it’s a new building with a modern HVAC system capable of refreshing the breathable indoor air every 30 minutes, and its main performance space also opens directly to the outside.