Objects of Desire

The Wick Culture - Forces of Nature by Kate MccGwire x Royal Salute

Object Royal Salute x Kate MccGwire: The Art of Wonder Object

Royal Salute x Kate MccGwire: The Art of Wonder
Price on Request

Forces of Nature, the first iteration of Royal Salute’s The Art of Wonder Collection, pays homage to the age-old craft of whisky making and comprises a limited-edition series of collectible sets conceived in collaboration with British artist Kate MccGwire. Each of the 21 sets includes a bespoke sculpture by MccGwire made of pheasant feathers and a handblown decanter of 53-year-old blend of Royal Salute, decorated with hand-engraved gold feathers. The set is presented inside a Scottish oak cabinet crafted by John Galvin Design. ‘The particular feathers that I’ve used resonated very well with the colour of whisky,’ MccGwire has said. ‘There are parallels between my work and the whisky making process — starting with a humble ingredient, we arrive at an end result that’s really quite magical.’

Visit website
Share
The Wick Culture - The Makers Project, The Balvenie

Object The Balvenie Makers Project

The Balvenie Makers Project
Various prices


To celebrate the 60-year career of Balvenie Malt Master David C. Stewart (the longest serving Malt Master in the industry), The Balvenie has launched The Makers Project. Inspired by the craft history of whisky-making and the unique connection between Stewart and his co-creator Kelsey McKechnie, the initiative celebrates collaborative creativity across categories and the intrinsic values and process of making. For the next iteration of the project, Balvenie has invited artists Walter & Zoniel and Tishk Barzanji to create a collaborative work for their archive. As the work is still under wraps, discover the taste of creativity with Balvenie’s craft range of limited edition Single Malt Scotch Whiskies. Cheers.

Visit website
Share
The Wick Culture - Jeppe Hein x Ruin Art

Object Ruinart x Jeppe Hein

Ruinart x Jeppe Hein
Various prices

Ruinart has teamed up with Danish artist Jeppe Hein for the 2022 edition of its Carte Blanche project, an initiative established in 2017 to raise awareness around the Maison’s creative legacy. Titled ‘Right Here, Right Now’, Hein’s carte blanche commission invites visitors to embrace the moment and engage with all their senses through mindful participation. In addition to the physical installation, which has appeared at Ruinart’s partner art fairs around the world, there is a digital iteration which viewers can explore from the comfort of their own home. ‘I want to inspire people with something they’re not used to, to try to open up their boundaries and hearts, to let them feel more freedom,’ Hein has said. Pop open a bottle of Ruinart’s finest, savour the fizz and participate in Hein’s multi-sensory experience online. It might just surprise you.

Visit website
Share
The Wick Culture - Kusama Large Plush Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama

Object Kusama Large Plush Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama

Kusama Large Plush Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama
£784

For Yayoi Kusama, pumpkins are a source of comfort in the visual hallucinations she has suffered since childhood. ‘With their infinite spirituality they contribute to the peace of mankind across the world,’ she once said. ‘Pumpkins bring about poetic peace in my mind.’ Kusama painted her first pumpkin as a teenager, but it was not until the 1980s that she covered them in her signature dots. Today her black and yellow spotted pumpkins are among her most celebrated works. Snap up this sculptural variety from c.2015 and you’ll be Halloween ready in no time.

Visit website
Share
The Wick Culture - Object Spider Ring by Sue Webster

Object Spider Ring by Sue Webster

Spider Ring by Sue Webster
Price on request

Few artists make jewellery as dangerous to wear as Tim Noble and Sue Webster. Their provocative jewels, cast in skull, bone, skeleton and spider shapes, are now collected by A-listers and artists alike. In need of a Halloween pick-me-up? Treat yourself to this Sue Webster silver spider ring. Conceived during lockdown, Webster’s spider series is as majestic as it is macabre — a testament to her belief that ‘you can find beauty in anything.’ Pair it with a full-black ensemble on the most spooky of days for just the right amount of eerie.

Visit website
Share
The Wick Culture - Maeve Gilmore Dinah Tea Towel

Object Maeve Gilmore Dinah Tea Towel

Maeve Gilmore Dinah Tea Towel
£15

Get into the spirit of Halloween with this limited-edition tea towel, exclusive to the House of Voltaire, featuring a sinister black cat by Maeve Gilmore, the British painter, writer and illustrator best known for her shrewd depictions of domestic life. Though she found success exhibiting in the 1930s, Gilmore later committed herself to the work of her husband, the writer and poet Mervyn Peake. In 2022, 39 years after her death, Studio Voltaire in London staged the first institutional show of her work, featuring 20 paintings, selected in consultation with her family. Never has there been a better time to spread word of her remarkable artistry. Add to basket now.

Visit website
Share
The Wick Culture - Emotional Baggage Tote: Navy by The School of Life

Object Emotional Baggage Tote: Navy by The School of Life

Emotional Baggage Tote: Navy by The School of Life
£35

Feeling fragile from the craziness of Frieze London? This tote bag from The School of Life has you covered. With slogan-adorned clothing having been all the rage this year, this humorous, yet all too relatable tote bag allows you to your ‘emotional baggage’ with style. Known for their ethos of improving one’s mental well-being and creating tools to bring growth, calm and understanding to users, The School of Life has designed this bag with the people in mind. Modelled in heavy-duty canvas and complete with internal pocket features and thick straps, this is the perfect accessory during Frieze week.

Visit website
Share
The Wick Culture - Object Day Off Tote 33 Quote by Off-White

Object Day Off Tote 33 Quote by Off-White

Day Off Tote 33 Quote by Off-White
£1120

Fashion and art have always been intertwined. When the late chief executive officer and founder of Off-White and former Louis Vuitton artistic director Vigil Abloh first showed his iconic ‘SCULPTURE’ bag on 2017 Fall/Winter runway this partnership became even clearer. Since then, the Milan-based label has reproduced the iconic design on other handbags including the Binder Clip Bag and the bucket tote bag all in various colourways. The newest edition of the ‘SCULPTURE’ bag is a large calf leather wide tote in black that is available for pre-order to, incidentally, arrive right in time for Frieze Week.

Visit website
Share
The Wick Culture - Object Handwriting Print Tote Bag by Saint Laurent x Nick Turner

Object Handwriting Print Tote Bag by Saint Laurent x Nick Turner

Handwriting Print Tote Bag by Saint Laurent x Nick Turner
£75

If you’re after an understated, yet motivating tote to inspire positivity in fellow Frieze goers, look no further than this Saint Laurent x Nick Turner collaboration. The American artist and photographer is no stranger to the luxury brand, having previously exhibited work in the Saint Laurent Rive Droite stories in Paris and Los Angeles earlier in the summer. Inspired by his deep interest in nature and the human condition, the tote is adorned with the phrase ‘natural selection doesn’t always select the popular kids, select the cool kids’ written in the artist’s handwriting. Also available as a t-shirt, Turner’s words are a motto for life.

Visit website
Share