The 2012 Olympic torch designed by Edward Barger and Jay Osgerby debuted in Milan this Monday.

This year at SCOPE New York, the SCOPE foundation will present “Cheap Fast and Out of Control,” a show of prints, posters, and drawings for under $200. Along with the work for sale there will be concert every night and a personal benefit auction where people can bid on a welding lessons, silk screening lessons, and the like. We caught up with Lilah Freedland in the wing of the fair devoted solely to the show.

Ethan Cohen Fine Arts celebrated the Chinese New Year and Hélène Sutin and Qian Chong’s exhibition on January 19 at New York’s OC Concept Store.

An excerpt from the Walton Ford studio visit in Whitewall’s Winter 2012 Luxury Issue out now.

Read the original … Pharrell Williams talks about Art for Whitewall Magazine at Art Basel Miami 2011

Photos courtesy of Billy Farrel/bfanyc.com On Thursday, December 1st, The Webster Hotel and Louis XIII hosted an event for Ever Manifesto‘s latest issue with Stefano Tonchi, guest-editor. As guests enjoyed food and gracious servings of cognac, they celebrated the newest issue of the sustainability focused magazine. Guests such as Waris Ahluwalia, Max Vallot, Johan Lindeberg,

Photos courtesy of Billy Farrell/bfanyc.com With Brazilian cachaça drinks sponsored by Leblon Chachaca and lots of dancing, Visionaire and Iguatemi of São Paulo presented, with the help of BMW, a preview of the upcoming issue 62 RIO. The party was held at the Delano hotel with a lively Brazilian theme consisting of samba drummers, carnival

Photos courtesy of Billy Farrell/bfanyc.com On Tuesday, November 29th, Nadja Swarovski hosted the Swarovski Crystal Palace dinner in honor of artist Erwin Redl during Design Miami 2011 at Cecconi’s in the Soho Beach House. Now in its tenth year, the Swarovski Crystal Palace has become a revolutionary design project that nurtures and supports creative collaborations

Photos courtesy of Billy Farrell/bfanyc.com On Friday, December 2nd, Lanvin threw an intimate cocktail reception and dinner at the W South Beach. Hosted by Lanvin’s CEO, Thierry Andretta, the dinner was held at The Dutch, a newly opened restaurant in South Beach, and celebrated the closing of Lanvin’s two-year sponsorship of the Rubell Family

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