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W Hotels Designer of the Future Graham Hudson took me on a tour of his modular DJ booth at Design Miami/ Basel. The work is called “Renaissance: The Last Dance at the Cross.” It pays tribute to the late 80’s London club scene in Kings Cross. As the area has grown and redeveloped, these clubs [...]
This is Perry Rubenstein Gallery’s first year at Design Miami/ Basel. Perry is exclusively showing Richard Woods. You may remember Richard’s exhibition in 2009 that transformed New York’s Lever House. (If not, you should Google it.) Richard Woods creates patterns with wood block prints that clad buildings, architectural structures, walls, floors and any surface that [...]
Stop by Didier Aaron’s booth for an amazing journey back in time and see extraordinary examples of design from the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Gallery Manager Bill Pallot shared with us the tale of one chair – owned by both eighteenth century royalty and a modern day icon. Louise Élisabeth, the first daughter of [...]
Design Miami/ Basel will be open 11:00am to 7:00pm. Hall 5 Messeplatz, Basel. HSBC PB will be hosting a private collector’s brunch in their lounge. Didier Krzentowski will be giving a talk on “How to Collect Design” starts at 11:30am Design Talk: At 5:30pm in the talks area, a talk entitled “The New Wave: Trends [...]
Here are some images from last night’s Vernissage.
On the show floor today, we saw Roman Abramovich, Sir Norman Foster and H.R.H. Arvind Singh Mewar roaming about. We hear Mr. Abramovich made purchases at Carpenters Workshop Gallery and Dansk Møbelkunst Gallery.
We heard David Gill Galleries had a great day yesterday so we stopped by to get the scoop. Unfortunately, David wasn’t there when we visited, but British designer Alexander Taylor was. Alexander is being represented exclusively by David Gill Galleries at the fair. He has three pieces on display a desk called “Cargo” and two [...]
Michele Gauler and Eyal Burstein are Beta Tank – W Hotels Designers of the Future. According to the show catalog, “The design practice takes on large and complex social and technological issues and translates them into easily understood objects.” I didn’t really know what that meant, so I popped into their installation to talk to [...]
Mr. Zeller, tell us! What is HSBC Private Bank’s Connection Collection all about? And why did HSBC Private Bank acquire Lianes from Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec? Alexandre Zeller, CEO of HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA: “HSBC Private Bank is proud to continue its long-term commitment to contemporary design by presenting, this June in Basel. The [...]
Riflemaker’s Design On/Site presentation at Design Miami/ Basel features a digital projection called “Handsome” by John Maeda, the President of Rhode Island School of Design. The piece is a study on humanizing technology. The formal description of the work provided by the gallery talks about how computers are about NOT making things with your hands, [...]
40,000 bees attended the Design Miami/ Basel Vernissage. I don’t think we can technically count them as visitors since they were actually working at the fair. The worker bees are a part of an amazing piece called “Unbearable Lightness” created by Tomás Gabzdil Libertiny and presented by Carpenters Workshop Gallery. Tomás says the piece is [...]
Design Miami/ Basel will be open 11:00am to 7:00pm. Hall 5 Messeplatz, Basel. AUDI will host a press event in their space created by Mortiz Waldemeyer today. It will be a roundtable discussion on technology and design with Mortiz and Stefan Sielaff, Head of Design for Audi AG. The press event is by invite only [...]
Stunning, remarkable, dynamic. Here are some initial reactions to the fair from key players in design circles. Some of them even told us which pieces they liked best! Max Lamb: “There is a lot energy this year – a huge amount more than I’ve noticed in the past. I think it’s the scale of the [...]
The W Hotels Designers of the Future continue to push the envelope with their unique styles and exploration of design. We asked them the two essential questions. (Well, technically it’s four questions.) And, this week we will be releasing images of their work along with their answers. First up: rAndom International. After meeting at the [...]
We checked in with Patrick Seguin to see how visitors were reacting to his presentation at Design Miami/ Basel. Patrick told us: “We just opened but it’s been an amazing response so far and we only brought a few pieces.“ One has already sold. The Jean Prouve and Charlotte Perriand wall mounted book case. It [...]
The doors of the fair were barely open and Priveekollektie had already reported a sale. An art collector came by and picked up two pieces by Carolina Wilcke. Wilcke graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven last year. The two pieces sold were: “Tafelgenoten” which combines three dimensional objects with photography and “4D-Cabinet” inspired by her [...]
Financial Times Design and Architecture Critic Edwin Heathcote moderated a conversation today at the Design Miami/ Basel press conference between Ambra Medda, Design Miami/ coFounder and Director; Craig Robins the coFounder of Design Miami/; and Philippe Cathélaz, Head of Marketing & Communications for HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA. Here are some quotes from the conversation: [...]
As promised here’s the video that just aired at the Design Miami/ Basel press conference.
The eve before the fair’s Press Conference, Collectors Preview and Vernissage, Design Miami/ Basel dealers and some designers gather for an intimate cocktail. It’s a chance to connect before all the madness begins. It has affectionately been referred to as a “family evening” by Alexandra Cunningham who oversees gallery relations for Design Miami/. Here are [...]
What was supposed to be a one-time thing, turned into ten international fairs and counting, showcasing the very best in limited edition design. Ambra Medda founded the fair back in 2005 with Craig Robins and has led its strategic and curatorial development over the years. Design Miami/ Basel 2010 is her final show as Director. [...]
With Design Miami/ Basel officially opening to the public tomorrow and previews happening today, we thought we’d help you navigate through it all. This morning we walked the show floor with Design Miami/ coFounders Craig Robins and Ambra Medda. Here are some of the things that made their must see list for this show (in [...]
Design Miami/ Basel Press Conference 12:00-1:00pm Hall 5, Messeplatz Basel Design Miami/ Basel Press Review 1:00-2:30pm Hall 5, Messeplatz, Basel Design Miami/ Basel Collector’s Preview 3:00-6:00pm Hall 5, Messeplatz, Basel Design Miami/ Basel Vernissage 6:00-10:00pm Hall 5, Messeplatz, Basel
Setting up for a fair is hard work. We couldn’t resist snapping this shot of designer Martino Gamper taking a quick nap on an Osvaldo Borsani chaise presented by Nilufar Gallery. Nilufar is also showing works by Martino. Basel is notoriously short on hotel rooms the week of the fairs, so we are hoping this [...]
