Journal
Notes on curation, from the people doing it.
August 2026
Why we stopped sorting sculpture by animal
A jaguar and a leopard tell you nothing about which one belongs on your console. Here is how we rebuilt the collection around the room instead.
July 2026
Styling a console with one serious piece
The rule professional stylists swear by: one object with presence beats five without it. A working guide to scale, finish, and negative space.
July 2026
How a Dalí painting becomes a silver object
Inside the licensing and finishing discipline behind the Dalí Edit, and why translating a two-dimensional illusion into sculpture is the hard part.
June 2026
The case for gifting silver that lasts a lifetime
Why weddings, anniversaries, and milestone gifts are moving away from consumables, and what deserves to replace them.
August 2026
How Mexico became the world's silver capital, and where D'Argenta fits
Taxco spent forty years turning Mexico into the country the world associates with fine silver work. D'Argenta belongs to the generation that inherited that standard.
August 2026
The Frida Kahlo Edition: painting into sculpture, twice removed
Translating a self-portrait into a freestanding object is a harder problem than it looks. Here is how the officially licensed Frida Kahlo collection solves it.
August 2026
Reading the Aztec and Maya imagery in the collection
An eagle warrior, a calendar stone, a figure called Chac Mool: what these forms actually depict, and why they keep earning their place in fine silver.
August 2026
Caring for silver, gold, and copper sculpture
What actually tarnishes, what does not, and the short list of habits that keep a finished piece looking the way it did the day it arrived.
October 2026
The two-second rule for a hall or landing
A hall is crossed, not sat in, so a figure there has a moment to register. Why silhouette and light matter more than detail, and how to place one piece well.
October 2026
Living with sculpture in the room you sit in
A coffee table is seen from above and a fireplace is a dark frame. How to choose and place a piece for the room where people actually live.
October 2026
Silver against a bright painting
When a saturated canvas already holds the room, silver is the neutral that rests the eye. On contrast, reflection, scale, and the gesture that links the two.
October 2026
Silver at the center of the table
The dining table is the one place in a house where silver is meant to be used, not only looked at. On height, candlelight, rhythm, and leaving the pieces out.
October 2026
Small sculpture for the shelf, the mantel and the desk
Small pieces are seen up close, so finish and detail matter more than silhouette. Where to put them on a bookshelf, a mantel and a desk, and why they are the easiest way to start.
October 2026
The dresser and the bedside
The most private surfaces in a house, and why a jewelry box or a frame there is a quiet kind of gift. On soft light, daily habits, and choosing the frame for the photograph.
October 2026
Corporate and year-end gifts that stay on the desk
A client or partner gift should still be in the room in ten years. How to choose by message and by budget, when to add an engraved nameplate, and the dates that matter in December.