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IN THE AGE OF SNAPCHAT AND INSTAGRAM, words can seem as temporary as stick-on nails. What's a motto one day is as easily forgotten the next. So what happens when conversation is captured and memorialized as sculpture? Such are the notions and boundaries that drive Brooklyn-based conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas' latest exhibition, which features 22 speech bubbles scattered throughout Brooklyn's MetroTech Commons (through June 3, 2016). Each piece espouses "truths" in multiple languages; together they serve as a culmination of Thomas' decade-long exploration of media, identity and pop culture. —B.S. The holiday season is rife with classic scents—gingerbread, fresh pine and mulled spices, for starters. Fragrance lovers will delight in DIPTYQUE's new candles to light up the holiday season— which will soon be available at Bal Harbour when its new store opens in December. The beloved Parisian fragrance and lifestyle house's limited edition 2015 winter home fragrance collection is dedicated to the olfactory attributes of trees. The perfume house has invited Julien Colombier, a painter dedicated to mysterious forests and enchanted jungles, to help create the collection. The limited collection is reminiscent of the holiday season and is available in three scents: Sapin, Liquidambar and Oliban. —B.S. 50 BAL HARBOUR COURTESY OF JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY, PHOTO BY LIZ LIGON (WILLIS THOMAS); IMAGE COURTESY OF DIPTYQUE With the fall cultural calendar in full swing, it's the perfect time to get to know jewelry line Arme De L'Amour. Founded by Ivana Berendika, a Serbian-born former model (at left), the line of sophisticated, geometric jewelry pieces has earned a cultish following ever since debuting on Net-a- Porter.com. Beginning this Fall, her architectural pieces—which feature touches of fantastical indulgence—are available at INTERMIX. Head to the Bal Harbour Shops boutique for plenty of gilded holiday drama (think unforgettable bold cuffs with gold-link fringe)—now in store. —B.S. Hank Willis Thomas' The Truth Is…, 2015 Venerable fine silver house Christofle reopens in October with a new store design conceived by the brand's in-house Parisian team. Among the celebrated collections, including the new Silver Kingdom by Martyn Lawrence Bullard and Jardin d'Eden—a favorite of Christofle's Executive Vice President, Ginny Gerard—look for the brand new MOOD, a flatware concept that is both functional and decorative, thanks to the shimmering, egg-shaped capsule that the flatware is stored in. Christofle's boutique at Bal Harbour Shops for the love of silver