Design Miami/, Vibrant Design Marketplace, Opens Wednesday With Enriched Lineup and Programming
November 30 – December 4, 2016
Show hours: Wed: 12pm - 8pm; Thu: 10am - 8pm; Fri: 11am - 8pm; Sat: 12pm - 8pm; Sun: 12pm - 6pm
Meridian Avenue and 19th Street, Miami Beach
- Abyss Round Table, by Christopher Duffy, 2016. Courtesy of the artist and Sarah Myerscough Gallery, exhibited at Design Miami/ 2016.
Whether you’re looking for works by mid-century Scandinavian design masters, shopping across all genres of design, or simply along for the ride, the 12th edition of Design Miami/ will not disappoint.
- Sanso Table, by George Nakashima, 1986. Courtesy of Moderne Gallery, exhibited at Design Miami/ 2016.
The sister fair to Art Basel, Design Miami/ has become the premier venue for collecting, exhibiting, discussing and creating collectible design. Design Miami/ is both a vibrant marketplace for design and a destination for progressive cultural programming. Here, the world’s top design galleries gather to offer museum quality exhibitions of 20th and 21st-century furniture, lighting, and objets d’art. Design Miami/ offers opportunities for collaborations between designers and design institutions, panels, and lectures by luminaries from the design, architecture, art and fashion worlds.
- Pulles, by Niek, 2016. Courtesy of Nick Bookelaar. Exhibited by Chamber of New York City at Design Miami/ 2016.
Continuously expanding and enriching its lineup and program, Design Miami/ seeks to satisfy the demand for a high-end design fair and broaden awareness of modern and contemporary design, fuel the market for collectible design, and provide an exciting yet accessible destination for collectors, enthusiasts, gallerists, designers, curators and critics. Thirty one of the world’s leading design galleries will be exhibiting this year, including Moderne Gallery, R & Company, Magen H Gallery, Chamber of New York City, The Future Perfect, Mercado Moderno and Giovanni Beltran.
- Theatre armchair by Pierre Jeanneret, 1960. Courtesy of Marie Clerin for LAFFANOUR - Galerie Downtown. Exhibited at Design Miami/ 2016.
The newly redesigned fair features a glass façade, a reimagined floorplan, and an expanded entrance plaza that will allow visitors to walk directly into the gallery program and be immersed in a wide range of collectible design. A dedicated Talks Theater will also host the Design Talks program, with a number of major architects scheduled to participate.
- Les Cordes, by Mathieu Lehanneur, 2016. Courtesy of Carpenters Workshop Gallery, exhibiting at Design Miami/ 2016.
The Design Curio program will reveal the latest viewpoints from today’s most innovative and experimental designers and artists. You won’t want to miss fabulous design collaborations from Audi and LEGO, Dean & DeLuca with Ole Scheeren, FENDI with Andrew Kudless, Airbnb with Pedro&Juana, Louis Vuitton with Objets Nomades, and other exciting projects. Highlights from this year’s gallery program include Mexican emerging and established talent, unexpected found and salvaged materials, and monumental solo exhibitions ranging from seminal designer Maria Pergay at Jousse Entreprise to renowned artist Giorgio Vigna at Elisabetta Cipriani.
- 2 Venini Vases by Alessandri Mendini, 1990. Courtesy of Gallerie Vivid, exhibiting at Design Miami/ 2016.
One-day tickets to Design Miami/ are $25 online, $30 onsite. A combo ticket with Art Basel is $60 online and $65 onsite. Call 305-572-0866 or visit www.designmiami.com for more details.
