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Notes on curation, from the people doing it.

Why we stopped sorting sculpture by animal

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.

Styling a console with one serious piece

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.

How a Dalí painting becomes a silver object

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.

The case for gifting silver that lasts a lifetime

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.

How Mexico became the world's silver capital, and where D'Argenta fits

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.

The Frida Kahlo Edition: painting into sculpture, twice removed

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.

Reading the Aztec and Maya imagery in the collection

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.

Caring for silver, gold, and copper sculpture

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.

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