Having LVMH mogul Bernard Arnault reach out and invest in you probably means you’ve got a good chance of making a splash in the design world. Simoens previously worked as the creative director of Leonard.

The newest gallery to open in Beverly Hills is the Diane Rosenstein Fine Art (DRFA) gallery on Wilshire Boulevard. Featuring 4,000 square feet of exhibition space, the gallery opened in mid-April.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) held its annual Collectors Committee weekend where museum supporters and trustees heard pitches from staff curators on what pieces of new art they believe the museum should acquire. Terry Semel, Steve Tisch, and Jamie McCourt were among those that helped acquire works by Neshat, Rauschenberg and more.

The Dorchester collection’s 45 Park Lane hotel will be hosting a ‘California Evening’ event on April 30 with the property’s on-site restaurant owner and world-renowned chef Wolfgang Puck.

Donut lovers living in Moscow rejoice: Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation has just announced that they will be opening 40 Krispy Kreme shops in Moscow over the next five years. An agreement with a Novikov Restaurant Group subsidiary has been signed and Russia will be the first nation in Eastern Europe with shops selling the famous donuts.

The Quintessa Wine Experience Dinner will take place on April 25 at Ironwood Steak and Seafood restaurant at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens.

Swedish brand J. Lindberg has just opened a flagship store in Singapore, which is located at the Mandarin Gallery on the city’s premium shopping street.

According to new reports, global production of rough gems is expected to begin declining over the next few years and the world of diamonds will begin to restructure in order to cope with the changes.

Italian fashion house Brioni has announced the launch of their first sunglasses collection. The 15-piece collection will include laser-cut, hand-polished buffalo horn arms and anti-reflective Zeiss crystal lenses.