Vhernier hosted an elegant private reception in Los Angeles to unveil a new jewelry collection designed by LA-based multidisciplinary artist Pae White. The event, held at the home of esteemed collector and Museo Jumex founder Eugenio López, brought together a global crowd including MOCA board chair Carolyn Powers, gallerist Francesca Kaufmann, curator Valérie-Anne Giscard d’Estaing, visual artist Jwan Yosef, and Chanel’s President of Arts, Culture & Heritage Yana Peel. The collection, inspired by a crab’s exoskeleton, is crafted in white gold, abalone, jade, sapphires, and rock crystal, with only two iterations of each design produced.
This event matters because it exemplifies the deepening convergence between contemporary art, high jewelry, and philanthropy in Los Angeles, a city that has become a key hub for such cross-industry gatherings. The involvement of major collectors and museum leaders underscores how luxury brands increasingly collaborate with artists to create exclusive, limited-edition works that blur the lines between art and design, while also reinforcing the social networks that sustain the art world's elite.