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If you are looking for exquisite examples of design from the 1950s’ and 1960’s stop by Jousse Entreprise’s booth at Design Miami/. Jousse is showcasing work from design legends like Jean Prouvé, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Paulin, Jean Royére, Mathieu Mategot, Georges Jouve and Serge Mouille. There are several important pieces from Jean Prouvé [...]
Founded by Zesty Meyers and Evan Snyderman in 1997, R 20th Century Gallery is home to some of the most innovative and important names in twentieth and twenty-first century design. The gallery represents a robust roster of international talent and has built a reputation for creating groundbreaking exhibitions. We expected to see some stand out [...]
Crane.tv (www.crane.tv) sat down with Konstantin Grcic, our Designer of the Year, to hear what this award means to him. Konstantin discussed his work, his process and his thoughts on the industry. The video was filmed in Konstantin’s studio in Germany shortly after he was announced as the 2010 Design Miami/ Designer of the [...]
Design Miami/ Satellites allow us to program beyond the tent. This year, our satellites are well situated in our home base – the Miami Design District – and we have 1, 2, 3 in store for you. Satellite 1: Giulio Cappellini is presenting a set of unique armchairs by Dror Benshetrit that were inspired by [...]
Elegantly dressed in all black and dripping with jewelry …. No, we’re not describing our guests at the Vernissage. We are describing Ornamentum’s booth at Design Miami/. Ornamentum is showcasing stunning work from ten of the most important jewelry designers working today. The work in this exhibit runs full range — from breathtaking and beautiful, [...]
Jewelry inspired by art students turned rock stars presented in custom case created for the digital age. This is Caroline Van Hoek’s presentation for Design Miami’s On/Site. Caroline Van Hoek is showing unique contemporary jewelry pieces by Lisa Walker made in collaboration with Chicks on Speed. Walker attended art school with the members of [...]
12:00-8:00pm Design Miami/ Daily Show Hours @ Meridian Avenue & 19th Street, Miami Beach. 3:00-4:00pm Swarovski Crystal Palace: Conversation with Troika Moderated by Suzanne Trocme @ Design Miami/ in the Assouline Culture Lounge, Meridian & 19th Street, Miami Beach. 6:00-7:00pm Design Miami/ Design Talk Hosted by W Magazine & Moderated by Stefano Tonchi: Romantic Minimalism [...]
Pharrell Williams, Naomi Campbell, Richard Stark, Damian Kulash, Ron Arad and Wendell Castle. These were some of our guests at Design Miami/ yesterday. Photographer Seth Browarnik from Red Eye Productions was at the Vernissage capturing all the action. Here is a link to Red Eye’s Design Miami/ 2010 Vernissage Photo gallery. http://worldredeye.com/2010/12/design-miami-2010-vernissage/
Today the Design Miami/ Design Talk moderated by W magazine’s Stefano Tonchi tackled the topic of Craft & Craftsmanship. Silvia Venturini Fendi, Ron Arad and Pharrell Williams all brought their unique perspective to the conversation. Ron Arad spoke about his start as a designer. He literally found himself in a scrap yard salvaging car seats [...]
Prior to the show’s opening, we did a post called “Design Royalty” that focused on Patrick Seguin’s booth concept. He has dedicated his entire presentation to the work of Jean Royére. The pieces are on display in an environment designed by India Madhavi. The pictures say more than words can. It’s beautiful and elegant. [...]
Barry Friedman Ltd. was busy ringing up sales last night during the Design Miami/ Vernissage. Some key sales included: a bronze 3 drawer commode by Ingrid Donat for $125,000; a glass and copper vessel and its base plate by Michael Glancy for $85,000; and a copper sculpture by Hervé Whalen for $19,000. Nice work Barry! [...]
Todd Merrill was happy on opening night. His gallery’s first sale at Design Miami/ was Enignum II Table by Joseph Walsh. We blogged about this incredible piece a few days ago. (See Our Post: “The Work of Masters” for more detail on Walsh’s piece and his process.) The piece was acquired by architect Rafael Viñoly [...]
“Donald Judd revolutionized practices and attitudes surrounding art making and the exhibition of art. The reluctant icon of Minimalism, he is considered one of the most important American artists of the post-war era and his artwork is revered in museums worldwide,” says Nicholas Kilner of Sebastian + Barquet. “Yet it remains little known that from [...]
Bea Sehwa, Bahk Jongsun, Choi Byung Hoon, Jang Jin, Kang Myungsun, Kim Dongwon and Lee Hunchung. These are the design superstars that Gallery Seomi is showcasing at Design Miami/. These contemporary Korean designers embody what Gallery Seomi is all about. They all work in limited edition and they all combine venerated Korean aesthetic traditions [...]
Take a stroll through Design Miami/2010 with Vernissage TV.
With Design Miami’s Design Performances, we get to see “behind-the-curtain” and watch the masters at their craft. Who doesn’t like a show? This year, FENDI and Aranda\Lasch have teamed up to bring us Modern Primitives. Modern Primitives is being billed as a study of contrasts. Among many other contrasts, the performance looks at how [...]
12:00-8:00pm Design Miami/ Daily Show Hours @ Meridian Avenue & 19th Street, Miami Beach. 6:00-7:00pm Design Miami/ Design Talk Hosted By W Magazine & Moderated by Stefano Tonchi: Craft & Craftsmanship with Silvia Venturini Fendi & Ron Arad @ Meridian Avenue & 19th Street Miami Beach. Talk held in the Assouline Culture Lounge. 7:00pm [...]
At the Vernissage, we ask one simple question: What do you think of this year’s show? Here are some the answers we got: Craig Robins, coFounder Design Miami/: “Staging our show adjacent to Art Basel was another important step in proving that design is equally as collectable as art. This is the best show we’ve [...]
Design Miami/ is a fitting place to announce a design competition. During our Vernissage, the Everglades Foundation launched a design logo competition for their “Everglades Nation” campaign. Designers have until February 28th to submit a logo. A panel of judges will decide which design wins out. For more information on the contest visit [...]
During the Design Miami/ press conference, Caroline Baumann, Associate Director of the Cooper-Hewitt noted that Sebastian Errazuriz’s Porcupine Cabinet presented by Cristina Grajales Gallery was one of her favorite pieces in the show. Sorry Caroline, you are out of luck. The piece has already been sold someone else. During the Collectors Preview, Cristina Grajales sold [...]
The Campana Brothers were honored with the 2008 Design Miami/ Designer of the Year award for a reason. Their work continues to innovate and change how we perceive objects and material. This year at the fair, you’ll get a good dose of the brothers. And, their work is already selling! Perimeter Art & Design is [...]
Exactly at noon, media began filing into Design Miami/ for this year’s press conference. Craig Robins (Co-Founder of Design Miami/), Wava Carpenter (Acting Director of Design Miami/), Didier Krzentowski (Owner of Galerie Kreo), Caroline Baumann (Associate Director of the Copper-Hewitt) and Marti Guixe (Industrial and Product Designer) all took to the stage to discuss [...]
Design Miami/ officially opens to the public tomorrow and the show will not disappoint. We did a preview walk with Acting Director Wava Carpenter and here are some of the things that made her must see list (in no particular order). ONE: NETSCAPE Playing off this year’s tent design, Konstantin Grcic’s Netscape is a [...]
Wava Carpenter is the Acting Director of Design Miami/. In essence, she oversees all curatorial aspects of the show’s production. She works closely with exhibiting galleries, satellite presenters, award winners and talks participants to ensure the quality, substance and cultural relevance of all the programming and content presented as part of the fair. She’s the [...]
