“Nature is the best Artist” Aphrodite’s spring meets the Garden of Eden through Kira Koktysh’s nature-inspired jewelry. She employs her signature Swarovski crystals and natural stones unto mesmerizing fig, mushroom, leaves and flowers moldings. Imbued with an Earth-toned color palette—olive greens, deep purples, burgundy, brown, rich browns—Kira evokes the mysterious laws of Nature. She […]
Modern yet classic, artsy and urbane, the eclectic enclave Bar Pigalle feels like a gem you’d stumble upon in East Williamsburg or Dumbo. Then again, we liken to things what we experientially know. Founded by award-winning mixologist Travis Fourmont, and renowned Sommelier Joseph Allerton, its being ultimately inspired by one founder’s trip to the nightlife […]
“Nature is the best Artist” Staking her claim yet again, as premiere nature jeweler, artist Kira Koktysh has installed the final link to the chain of her Botanical Metamorphosis series: First Seeds to Blooms, then Leaves and Fruits, and now—Mushrooms! The final link—Mushrooms: The Other Fruit—bridges the seasonal life-to-death motif. Remarkably mysterious organisms, […]
