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Design and Innovation

Pink Thing of The Day: Rare Pink Hermes Kelly Doll Bag

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Pink Kelly Doll Bag
Photos By Gail

While I was at Christies Auction House a few months back to check out the George Michael Art Collection, I decided to poke around a bit to see what other goodies they had ready to go on the block. That’s where I spotted this cute little Hermes bag with a face and arms, which I discovered is called a Kelly Doll Bag. The Kelly Doll is a take on the classic Hermes Kelly bag, but with little arms, legs, and a smiling face.
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Design and Innovation

Pink Thing of the Day: Pink Hermes Bag with Karl Lagerfeld Caricature Keychain!

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Pink Hermes Bag
All Photos By Gail

I was at the Architectural Digest Design Show a few weeks ago, cutting through one booth on the way to another booth, when I noticed that someone had left this totally sick Fuchsia Pink Crocodile Hermes Bag completely unattended — which is insane, because regardless of what’s inside it, this bag alone is worth as much as a car.
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Arts and Culture

George Condo’s Double Heads, Black Paintings, Abstractions at Skarstedt Gallery

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George Condo
All Photos By Gail

My first exposure to George Condo’s highly recognizable style of painting happened when I saw his 2010-2011 exhibit, Mental States, at the New Museum of Contemporary Art. I thought the show was pretty cool, but I can totally understand how some might consider his artwork to be an acquired taste.
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Arts and Culture

Pink Thing of The Day: Pink Cast Resin Hermès Birkin Bag

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Pink Hermès Birkin Bag
Homemade Hermès Birkin Bag (Pink), Cast Resin, 2013 by Shelter Serra (Photo By Gail)

Casting and plating the objects in unlikely materials — resin, plaster, platinum, silicone and copper — Shelter Serra strips them of their intended functionality. He highlights their underlying cultural symbolism and transforms branded products into objects of aesthetic contemplation, offering a new perspective on materialism in today’s society. Serra states, “refining an aesthetic and making beautiful objects, whether that be a dress, bag or sculpture is a celebration of pure creativity and personal vision.”

Available from the PK (Paul Kasmin) Shop Located at 511 West 27th Street for $3500.