In search of perfect lightweight day-tonight statement earrings, Rebecca de Ravenel started making pieces herself. “One night, I walked into a restaurant in Beverly Hills after going to a party with a friend and a gentleman having dinner with his wife stood up and said, ‘Oh my goodness, I love your earrings. They look like sweets. What are they called?’” Off the top of her head, de Ravenel, in her French accent quipped: “Les Bonbons.” Et voilà! De Ravenel now produces the
whimsical, silk-wrapped baubles out of India and New York City in a rainbow of colors. Playful yet sophisticated, the earrings reflect de Ravenel’s sought-after taste. The stylist and interior designer, who has worked with Mark D. Sikes, grew up between the Bahamas and Paris (where her parents were antiques dealers) before relocating to Hancock Park last fall. “My fingers are crossed that this is the beginning of lots more to come.” rebeccaderavenel.com. •
REBECCA DE RAVENEL Les Bonbons Raspberry earrings, $275.
LOS ANGELES
RENAISSANCE MAN Three years after closing his Melrose outpost, designer, art collector and antiquarian Richard Shapiro is back with a sumptuous new showroom, Richard Shapiro Studiolo. This time, it’s “far more curated and design oriented,” he says, with a stronger mix of 20th-century and earlier antiques. The airy 3,800-square-foot showroom showcases his deft ability to mix styles and periods. Along with creations from his own Studiolo line, visitors can also pick up his latest tome, Past Perfect: Richard Shapiro Houses and Gardens (Rizzoli, $55). 800 N. La Cienega Blvd., L.A., 310-275-6700; studiolo.com.
WH (turn) MARILYN MINTER’s Black Orchid, 2012.
SAN FRANCISCO
All in Good Taste In anticipation of Tartine Bakery’s forthcoming outpost inside the iconic Heath Ceramics shop in the Mission, proprietors Liz Prueitt and Chad Robertson have teamed up with the home goods purveyor to dish out a seven-piece tableware line. Tartine Manufactory, which is set to open in the coming months, will feature an all-day cafe, bakery, work space and restaurant as well as treats to take home. tartinebakery.com; heathceramics.com.
NEWPORT BEACH
View FINDER Above: Liz Prueitt and Chad Robertson of Tartine Bakery. Left: HEATH X TARTINE dessert bowl, $27.
C 42 APRIL 2016
Making its only stop on the West Coast, New York-based artist Marilyn Minter’s first major restrospective bows at the Orange County Museum of Art this month. With works ranging from early portraits of her mother in 1969 to her ongoing investigation of the fashion industry, Marilyn Minter: Pretty/ Dirty explores the artist’s evolution of style and technique—and it’s hard to look away. April 2-July 10; 850 San Clemente Dr., N.B., 949-759-1122; ocma.net.
WRITTEN BY DANIELLE D I MEGLIO AND KELSEY M C KINNON. RICHARD SHAPIRO: COURTESY OF TIM STREET-PORTER. VIEW FINDER: MARILYN MINTER BLACK ORCHID 2012 C-PRINT 86 X 57 INCHES COURTESY OF THE ARTIST, SALON 94, NEW YORK, AND REGEN PROJECTS, LOS ANGELES. TARTINE BAKERY PORTRAIT: ERIC WOLFINGER. BOWL: HEATH CERAMICS
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