Design Miami announces highlights for 20th Edition of its flagship Miami Beach fair, under Curatorial Director Glenn Adamson’s ‘Blue Sky’ theme
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21 November, 2024, Miami - Today, Design Miami announces programming highlights for the 20th edition of its Miami Beach fair, returning to its flagship location at Pride Park from December 4 - 8, 2024, with Preview Day on December 3. Under curatorial director Glenn Adamson’s chosen theme, Blue Sky, over 45 world-leading galleries will present contemporary and historic highlights that demonstrate the power of a ‘blue sky thinking’ approach to design - past, present, and future.
Design Miami CEO, Jen Roberts says: "We are thrilled to be returning to our home roots for our flagship 20th edition, following a momentous year that started with our inaugural Los Angeles edition in May, before a successful Basel fair in June, and our return to Paris in October. This edition’s curatorial theme, Blue Sky, places a spotlight on design that exceeds expectations. This embodies the very mission of Design Miami, to bring together like-minded members of our global community to celebrate design’s greatest thinkers and makers.”
Design Miami 2024 Curatorial Director, Glenn Adamson says: “The choice to be led by the Blue Sky curatorial theme felt only natural for this 20th edition of Design Miami. The theme presents an opportunity to celebrate Design Miami’s role as a platform for the 21st century avant-garde - showcasing the very best in contemporary and historic design for two decades. Design is inherently a speculative venture, and also a collective one - a shared framework of reference at a time of global interconnection. The same sky is above us all.”
Design Miami 2024 Gallery & Curio Highlights.
The Blue Sky theme invites diverse engagement from exhibitors, underpinned by a commitment to design that exceeds expectations through bold leaps of imagination, thoughtful material innovation, and a respect for the natural world that houses us all under one, shared sky. Under this shared theme, several key thematic threads may be identified:
Optimistic Design: Radical Invention.
Taking a ‘blue sky thinking’ approach, the theme is a celebration of design as a fundamentally optimistic human activity, giving way to radical invention through conceptual and material innovation.
The Future Perfect (New York) will reflect on the curatorial theme Blue Sky through a curated presentation of almost 100 new works from over 20 artists and designers, including Anina Major, Laurids Gallée, Olivia Cognet, Vikram Goyal, and Sophie Lou Jacobsen. The exhibition space will serve as a continued exploration of bifurcation, leveraging the concept of day and night occurring under a singular sky. One half of the booth will be dedicated to showcasing an exhibition of works from a myriad of emerging and established artists, including the likes of Chris Wolston, Floris Wubben, Jane Yang-D’Haene, John Hogan, Lindsey Adelman, and Thompson Street Studio. This constellation of objects comprises pieces made especially for the fair alongside works that feel familiar in origin, but represent massive leaps in skill and practice. The second side will center on the work of New Delhi-based designer Vikram Goyal, who is making his United States debut at Design Miami. Trained as an engineer, Goyal’s work utilizes artisanal techniques apparent in the rich legacy of Indian craft, to create modern and contemporary designs.
.jpg "Tropical Chased Foyer Table, 2024 by Vikram Goyal for The Future Perfect at Design Miami. 2024 (Image courtesy of The Future Perfect)")
Charles Burnand Gallery (London) presents a celebration of futuristic thinking and the limitless possibilities of creative expression. The presentation is defined by the remarkable array of materials being utilized by the selected designers. At the centerpiece of the exhibition will be an otherworldly, six-meter-wide lighting installation by Korean artist Heechan Kim, created from ash wood veneer and copper wire. Other works include a monumental limestone dining table worked by the hands of Steven John Clark for denHolm; a cabinet crafted in wood, washi paper, and urishi lacquer from Yanxiong Kim; the eco-conscious and highly innovative pieces of Studio Furthermore; the beauty of recycled dichroic glass by Dawn Bendick; intricately crafted woven metals, wood, and traditional Korean ottchil lacquer from Kyeok Kim; and an inventive set of works crafted from hurricane-felled mahogany by Reynold Rodriguez.
Southern Guild (Cape Town/Los Angeles) returns to Design Miami with a focused presentation of contemporary ceramics by 12 artists from Africa who are shaping the discourse around the medium’s international resurgence. The work on show considers ceramics’ ancient origins while showcasing progressive approaches to form, technique, symbolism, and utility. The medium of ceramics occupies a unique position across the continent, being among the most enduring and relevant forms of material culture in Africa. Ceramic objects reveal evolutions in technology, belief systems, ritual, aesthetics, and domestic life, helping us to understand shifts in geography, history, politics, and society. The gallery will present furniture, sculpture and vessels by leading ceramic artists, including Belinda Blignaut, Andile Dyalvane, Madoda Fani, Ian Garrett, Katherine Glenday, King Houndekpinkou, Michal Korycki, Justine Mahoney, Chuma Maweni, Jabulile Nala, Ben Orkin, and Zizipho Poswa. Additional works by Rich Mnisi, Jesse Ede, and Ange Dakouo will also be on show. Highlights include an edition of a ceramic lamp first made for Loewe by Zizipho Poswa, whose practice pays intimate homage to the women within her extended community, honoring the passing of knowledge through generations.
Nomqqabazo, 2024 by Andile Dyalvane for Southern Guild at Design Miami. 2024 (Image courtesy of Hayden Phipps I Southern Guild)
Nem, 2024 by Ian Garrett for Southern Guild at Design Miami. 2024 (Image courtesy of Hayden Phipps I Southern Guild)
Igqirha, 2024 by Andile Dyalvane for Southern Guild at Design Miami. 2024 (Image courtesy of Hayden Phipps I Southern Guild)Meanwhile, winner of the Design Miami 2023 Best Gallery Presentation award, Gallery FUMI (London) will chart the history of groundbreaking design through a celebration of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary works, with a number commissioned especially for the fair. The designers spotlighted will include Max Lamb, Eelko Moorer, Emma Witter, and Sam Orlando Miller.
Living with Design.
The theme also gives curatorial focus to exploring the multitude of ways design offers an insight into our personal living habits.
Sarah Myerscough Gallery (London) will delve into the forms and dimensions of the bedroom space, and how this nocturnal sanctuary is intricately connected to the needs of the human body. Catering to activities such as rest, daydreaming, dressing, and solitude, these spaces and furnishings hold profound significance to our daily lives - revealing the imprints of familiar routines and enduring use. The curated exhibition will showcase a collection of works from designers and artists, all centered around furnishing a bedroom. Highlights include an Ethereal bed and accompanying side tables by distinguished designer Marc Fish, whose creative process is informed by rigorous material research. Tadeas Podracky, an experimental designer based in the Czech Republic, will contribute a striking mirror - evocative of the opulent aesthetics of Rococo design. Complementing these pieces will be a monumental cleft wardrobe by Peter Marigold and Tadanori Tozawa, introducing an architectural presence to the space. Additionally, a number of specially commissioned works by a diverse array of designers - including the likes of Gareth Neal, Lin Fanglu, Diana Scherer, and Nic Webb - will enrich the bedroom space with craftsmanship and artistic vision, inviting viewers to reconsider the significance of their own personal sanctuaries.
Lamb Gallery (London) will make its debut in the fair’s Curio program, presenting an immersive environment that will welcome visitors into a living room setting. The exhibition, titled Magnetic Midnight Maison, will unveil Lucía Echavarría’s newest capsule collection. Exploring Echavarría’s personal anthology of Colombian craft, and drawing inspiration from Miami’s surrounding coastal palette and Art Deco design cues, the furniture collection blends traditional Colombian artistry with a current Miami flair.
Sofas and Ottomans, 2023 by Magnetic Midnight Maison by Lucía Echavarría for Lamb Gallery at Design Miami. 2024 (Image courtesy of Magnetic Midnight Maison)
Abstract Form Study in gold, by George William Bell for Sarah Myerscough Gallery at Design Miami. 2024 (Image courtesy of Sarah Myerscough Gallery)Color Investigations.
Amongst the highlights of this year’s 20th edition of Design Miami, is a celebration of color and its role in expressing and evoking an emotional response to design.
Marking its Design Miami debut, Theoreme Editions (Paris, London) will present a curated exhibition exploring themes of materiality and color. The gallery will showcase a selection of furniture and objects in a bespoke range of materials and colors conceived specifically for the fair. Each piece is expertly crafted by hand, from onyx, mohair, plaster adorned with white gold leaf, and a new shade of translucent blue resin. Meanwhile, Todd Merrill Studio (New York) will exhibit a dynamic presentation of contemporary design and objects, each work pushing the limits of traditional techniques and materials. Multidisciplinary design studio, Draga & Aurel, will play a central role in the gallery's presentation, with an expansion of the Flare Series - including a monumental resin cabinet and dining table, as well as a new body of work the Ribbon Lamps.
David Gill Gallery (London) will explore themes of form, material, and color through the lens of French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s quote, “Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away”. The gallery will place a spotlight on the color blue, investigating its connection to human emotions. The rippling surface of Zaha Hadid’s Liquid Glacial stool will spark a dialogue with British designer Barnaby Barford’s cloud-like ceramic mirror; meanwhile, Mattia Bonetti’s signature blue-fur armchair, Big Jim, will introduce a surrealist touch to the presentation. Nick Thomm (Los Angeles, Melbourne) will return to Design Miami’s Curio program, also investigating modern color systems. The immersive exhibition will explore abstract image construction - showcasing designs that seamlessly merge traditional craft with technology, resulting in a hypnotic combination of form and color.
The Power of Nature.
In approaching the curatorial theme, many galleries acknowledge how design harnesses the power of the natural world, offering a platform to place a spotlight on eco-conscious designers and their works.
Ateliers Courbet (New York) will present a group exhibition titled SCULPT - exploring the synergy between natural and manipulated forms and textures. The presentation will demonstrate how inspiration drawn from the natural world undergoes a transformation when interwoven with human ingenuity. The result is a captivating exploration of the dynamic relationship between nature’s influence and the creative interventions of mankind. The exhibition will showcase the work of 13 international designers, including the likes of French sculptor Philippe Anthonioz, Belgian designer Pieter Maes, and seventh-generation Japanese marquetry master, Shuji Nakagawa, amongst others.
.jpg "Banc Rhizome a Bronze Doré, 2024 by Pierre Bonnefille for Ateliers Courbet at Design Miami 2024")
Galerie Negropontes (Paris) will return to Design Miami, with a curated exhibition exploring natural elements and materials. Highlights include a series of sculptural furniture designs by Gianluca Pacchioni, featuring metal silhouettes punctuated with large pieces of onyx; and Benjamin Poulanges’s Origine series, created to push the boundaries of traditional ceramic craft by transforming the material into canvases on which to paint his exuberant forms.
.png "Soleil-levant, 2023 by Eric de Dormael and Agnès Baillon for Galerie Negropontes at Design Miami. 2024 (Image courtesy of Galerie Negropontes)")
Mindy Solomon Gallery (Miami) will present works that speak to the cool, blue-gray, and earthy terrain of the Patagonia region. Highlights include works by Inchin Lee, recognized for his use of taking a contemporary spin on traditional pottery practices. Inspired by imagery of thatched houses and mountain ranges, Lee frequently uses colored glazes to depict pastoral scenery upon urns, bottles, bowls, and plates. Meanwhile, Australian designers Tanya Singer, Errol Evans, and Trent Jansen will present a cross-cultural design collaboration titled Kurunpa Kunpu | Strong Spirit, as part of Design Miami’s Curio program. The exhibition adopts a critical, research-led design approach, investigating the climatic conditions experienced in the center of Australia.
Ukrainian artist, Victoria Yakusha (Antwerp) returns to the Design Miami Curio program to present her new collection Grun. Recognized for her fusion of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary design principles, Yakusha’s newest collection explores the extraordinary land of Ukrainian Polissia - home to boundless forests, dense carpets of soft moss, and sleepy swamps. When creating the collection, Yakusha was inspired to create a series of works that transcend mere functionality, to evoke an emotional response and an authentic connection to the natural world. Each design presents a unique geometry that mirrors its natural inspiration, whilst dark green upholstery evokes moss-covered forest hills, and is accented with beaded details reminiscent of morning dew.
Iconic Design: Past, Present and Future.
In celebration of Design Miami’s 20th edition, designers offer insights into iconic eras of design history spanning past, present, and future epochs.
Los Angeles-based design studio, NUOVA (Los Angeles), presents Time Travel, an experience-based work first previewed at Milan Design Week 2024. Blending elements of multi-sensorial exhibition and immersive performance, the work debuts an interpretation of America’s first time travel portal, inviting guests to embark on a journey back in time, to 1971. Combining sensory elements of fragrance, music, gastronomy, and theater, NUOVA’s commitment to holistic design and craftsmanship promises “momentary escapism” within the context of Miami’s rich design history.
Tracing key moments from presentations across the decades, R & Company (New York / Los Angeles) follows their historic appreciation and preservation of 20th century design. Platforming a unique combination of iconic works by historic designers such as Wendell Castle and Verner Panton, as well as a selection of contemporary artists including Stephanie Sayar & Charbel Garibeh, Rogan Gregory, Roberto Lugo, and Jeff Zimmerman, the presentation offers a truly cross-generational approach.
Likewise, Galerie Patrick Seguin (Paris) presents defining works by Jean Royere including the Sphere coffee table, Persan floor lamp, and Sangles Sofa. Meanwhile, Friedman Benda (New York / Los Angeles) spans far-reaching geographic regions and generations to highlight iconic designers from Carmen D’Apollonio, Raphael Navot, and Joris Laarman, to Fernando Laposse, nendo, and Javier Senosiain.
.jpg "Ours polaire, ca. 1950 by Jean Royère for Galerie Patrick Seguin at Design Miami. 2024 (Image courtesy of Galerie Patrick Seguin)")
Showcasing within this year’s Curio program, Meritalia (Milan) will present a curated exhibition titled Le Edizioni del Pesce. The gallery will spotlight one of the great Italian design masters, Gaetano Pesce, to pay homage to his creativity and ongoing creative partnership with the brand. A thread throughout previous editions of Design Miami, Meritalia connects Gaetano’s impression in the United States with his roots in Italian design, presenting a range of items - from umbrella racks and coat hangers, to mirrors and lamps, all showcasing his unparalleled skill in manipulating unusual materials.
Under One Sky: A Global Outlook.
The theme also draws on the concept of our global community living under one sky, with galleries from across the globe coming together at Design Miami to spotlight artistic voices from around the world.
Based in Mumbai, æquō Gallery (Mumbai) highlights a unique blend of India’s traditional craftsmanship and contemporary design to present a curated selection of pieces all speaking to new explorations, narratives, and design dialogues. This year’s presentation will feature works by Frédéric Imbert, Valériane Lazard, and Florence Louisy, amongst others. Each piece embodies the essence of æquō’s philosophy: a balanced collaboration where both designer and artisan share equal prominence. Focusing on contemporary Japanese artists, Ippodo Gallery (New York) similarly places a focus on traditional materials or mediums such as ceramic, metal, and wood to trace the journey of recursive design, engineering, and prototyping across the years.
Looking to the Nordic regions, Hostler Burrows (New York/Los Angeles) will present new works by a selection of female contemporary artists and designers including Stine Bidstrup, Yuki Ferdinandsen, and Astrid Krogh among others; while Diletante (São Paulo) will highlight iconic works by Brazilian furniture designers, Lina Bo Bardi and Jose Caldas to explore concepts of modernity within Brazilian design. Mercado Moderno (Rio de Janeiro) will likewise focus on Brazilian design, spotlighting the works of Sergio Rodrigues, Percival Lafer, Joaquim Tenreiro, Inês Schertel, Zanine Caldas, and Jorge Zalszupin.
A debut gallerist at Design Miami, Sally Dan-Cuthbert Art & Design Pty Ltd (New South Wales) will present a diverse range of works from significant Australian artists. Highlighting central themes of environment, flora and fauna, and climate through a diverse grouping of designers and artists from different regions of Australia, the presentation will offer a fresh perspective on the intricacies of Australian design today. Artists will include: Olive Gill-Hille, Damien Wright, Bonhula Yunupingu, David Tate, Sarah Rayner, Charles Travalyen, Darren Fry, Rive Roshan, and Sophie Carnell.
New Voices at Design Miami.
A stage for emerging talent, this year’s fair will introduce an array of emerging designers and debut exhibitors including BOCCARA GALLERY, Dobrinka Salzman, Donzella, Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert, JCRD Design, and Theoreme Editions within the Gallery program. Making their debut within the Curio program includes 1882 LTD, Anna Karlin, blunk space, Lamb Gallery, Meritalia, Mouvements Modernes, Nader Gammas, NUOVA, Roham Shamekh, and a group presentation by Tanya Singer, Errol Evans, Chris Nicholson, and Trent Jansen; and within the Special Projects program are Alexis Cogul, Mathieu Lehanneur, R & Company x Haas Brothers, The Spaceless Gallery, and Basic.Space Shop.
For its debut exhibition, BOCCARA GALLERY (New York) presents Ossip Zadkine, a French painter and sculptor widely considered as one of the geary masters of Cubist sculpture; while Dobrinka Salzman (New York) will highlight unique LED light sculptures by Christopher Baker and ceramicist, Jeremy Anderson. Adding to the focus on Brazilian design, JCRD Design (London) will spotlight minimalism within Brazilian design processes, highlighting a selection of works by Lina Bo Bardi, Giancarlo Palanti, and Brazilian contemporary designer Lucas Jimeno Dualde. Meanwhile, Nader Gammas (Dubai) presents “VESSELS”, a work inspired by the artist’s hikes in the Blue Hills Reserve in Massachusetts. A tree form, the work draws on themes of life cycles through a series of different funguses playfully arranged in various compositions.
Design Miami 2024 Partner & Additional Programming Highlights.
Bottega Veneta presents The Ark, a lounge chair collection inspired by the Zanotta Sacco, commissioned by Matthieu Blazy.
This edition of Design Miami will welcome Bottega Veneta’s The Ark collection, commissioned by Matthieu Blazy. Inspired by the Zanotta Sacco, the limited-edition lounge chair collection draws on the original 1968 chair silhouette, which shares the same softness, anti-formalism, and fluidity that characterized Bottega Veneta’s earliest bag designs. Blazy’s reinterpretation of the Sacco utilizes the chair’s malleability, metamorphosing its shape into playful animal forms. Each iteration is an evocation of childlike creativity, summoning a wonder and boundless imagination, reflecting this year’s curatorial theme’s playful optimism. The collection, which debuted at Bottega Veneta’s SS25 Milan Fashion Week show, features 15 animals in a variety of colorways: dog, panda, rabbit, ladybird, snake, bird, chicken, dinosaur, otter, elephant, cat, fox, bear, horse, and whale. The light gray rabbit and white chicken will be exclusively available at this year’s Design Miami.
FENDI Presents ænigma by Lewis Kemmenoe.
FENDI returns to Design Miami to present ænigma - a new collection created in collaboration with London-based designer, Lewis Kemmenoe. Inspired by an exploration of materiality, where natural materials are offset by the man-made, Kemmenoe uses his characteristic patchwork technique to present a collection of collectible furniture items including two chairs, a cabinet, two wall panels, three lamps, and a coffee table. Kemmenoe has also reimagined FENDI’s iconic Peekaboo Soft bag: through a unique construction process, FENDI leathers were cut into a jacket pattern then patchworked together to fabricate the Peekaboo Soft bag. Timber used throughout the ænigma furniture collection forms the internal handbag bar, while silver and brass screws reflect the two prominent metals featured in the furniture.
Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council x Ricard Rendón
By blending the aesthetics of Mexico’s vivid landscapes with the vibrant traditions of the United Arab Emirates, Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council and Ricardo Rendón present a collection that offers a new perspective on cultural artistry. This collaboration initiates dialogue between robust Mexican artistic expressions and the intricate Emirati crafts of Talli and Safafah, drawing inspiration from the two distinct geographical areas. Rendón's Mexican influence, represented by the use of pinewood in dark ink and volcanic rock, is accentuated by vibrant belts of Talli and Safeefah, weaving tales of starlit oases, sandy deserts and timeless Emirati traditions. The former shows the ruggedness and strength of pinewood, while the other, traditionally handwoven by Emirati artisans, brings in softness and color.
Lasvit makes its debut with three-part exhibition and groundbreaking new type of glass.
A debut partner at this year’s edition, internationally acclaimed design house, Lasvit, unveils a three-part exhibition that showcases the innovative potential of glass. At the heart of the exhibition, Lasvit presents Herbarium Radiant, a large-scale glass and light installation made from a groundbreaking new type of glass that integrates repurposed waste - specifically, rare lanthanide oxides extracted from recycled electromagnets - allowing users to highlight or suppress certain colors in its light, revealing vibrant, ethereal hues. The installation’s organic form also pays homage to the fleeting beauty of the natural world thanks to organic materials that are delicately embedded into its molten glass. Lasvit also presents Magma, a striking series of unique vases inspired by the raw, transformative power of molten rock. A third element titled Grain of Sand takes inspiration from Miami’s coastal landscape. The mirrored installation captures the transformative journey of sand as it becomes glass - conceptualized as a metaphor for the process of glassmaking.
Miami Design District presents Pearl Jam by Nicole Nomsa Moyo.
The Miami Design District, in collaboration with Design Miami Curatorial Lab, is pleased to present Pearl Jam by architect and urban designer Nicole Nomsa Moyo, winner of the neighborhood’s 2024 Annual Design Commission. Moyo brings a unique cultural perspective to Miami, presenting a contemporary tribute to Ndebele traditions, drawing on intricate patterns and bold colors to create a universal dialogue of creativity and identity. The installation showcases interactive, larger-than life jewelry-themed experiences, including giant pearls, a deconstructable necklace, a sprawling bracelet, a cluster of pearls tree, and radiant earrings that will hang from trees. Central to the project is the artistry of indigenous Ndebele women from Southern Africa, who handcrafted over 1,000 earrings using locally sourced materials. These intricately designed pieces, embedded with vivid hues, represent exceptional human skill and artistry. Each earring carries a story of empowerment, symbolizing the shared threads that bind diverse cultures globally. Pearl Jam will be featured at the entrance of Design Miami, and throughout the Miami Design District.
Panerai presents LUMINOSITY, A Legacy-Defining Innovation.
Panerai returns to Design Miami with a special presentation inspired by this year’s curatorial theme. The luxury Italian watchmaker’s installation reflects a future-focused vision, pushing the boundaries of design, technology, and watchmaking expertise. As industry pioneers, Panerai has crafted luminous timepieces for the Italian Navy since 1935 – a breakthrough that has become the foundation of the brand’s identity and runs through its innovation now and into the future. Harnessing Blue Sky as the backdrop to its curated booth, Panerai invites guests to an immersive, hands-on journey through the brand’s innovative heritage, featuring its first mechanical and micro-engineering masterpiece, the Submersible ELUX LAB-ID.
Range Rover - A cinematic expression of it's modernism design philosophy, inspired by Miami.
For its Design Miami debut, Range Rover will present a space dedicated to its guiding modernist design philosophy showcasing the Range Rover SV Candeo - a collectors one-of-one edition. This Range Rover SV expresses Miami’s natural beauty, drawing inspiration from the city’s famed sunsets, deep golden tones and oceanic vistas. Range Rover will create an immersive experience, exhibiting the Range Rover SV Candeo against a cinematic backdrop storying Miami’s modernist landscape and oceanic views, alongside a curation of hero design pieces and an ethereal soundscape.
SCAD presents a reverie of color, material and collaboration with noted alumni at Design Miami.
The official university partner of Design Miami, SCAD returns to present works by alumni in a delightful orchestration of color, texture, and craftsmanship. Artist Anya Molyviatis (B.F.A., fibers, 2021) will showcase a new series of her hallmark three-dimensional weavings within a site-specific installation that envelops the space in dynamic multicolor gradients. Designer Eny Lee Parker (M.F.A., furniture design, 2018; M.A., furniture design, 2016; B.F.A. interior design, 2011) will display tables made of glass and ceramic, exemplifying her compelling approach to fundamental elements. Each work on view challenges expectation of form, finish, and materiality, together presenting a whimsically sophisticated environment that inspires wonder and tranquility.
USM furnishes the Design Miami Design Talks Theater.
Swiss-based USM Modular Furniture has been providing timeless modular furniture designs suitable for both home and office environments for almost 60 years. Created from a few basic elements, the furniture system offers tailor-made solutions that can be expanded or reconfigured as needed, under the brand’s commitment to: Rethink, Redesign, Revalue. USM returns to Design Miami for its 2024 edition to furnish the fair’s Design Talks Theater. Alongside a host of talks and programs, the Design Talks Theater experience will also include Listening Sessions featuring a sound system by Devon Turnbull/OJAS for Tequila Don Julio.
Visionnaire presents Narrazioni Intrecciate by Draga & Aurel.
Visionnaire will present Narrazioni Intrecciate by multi-disciplinary design studio, Draga & Aurel. The collection features a number of Visonnaire’s design pieces reimagined in bespoke fabrics created by the design couple. As a whole, the collection consists of functional objects intended to reproduce a sensory and visual experience where the boundary between art and design dissolves, opening a dialogue between materiality, form, perception, and media. These new fabrics feature a blend of different yarns, designed to replicate Aurel’s distinctive painting technique, characterized by strong, vigorous brushstrokes that create new and unexpected descriptive elements. The collection includes special editions of the Aries armchair, Muse room-divider, Lego console, Sputnik suspension lamp, and Thessa separè, a large jacquard tapestry, and the artwork AKB_23_101. For Visionnaire, art design projects are installations within an architectural space, where the empathetic, emotional and functional relationship between an object, the people who enjoy it and the environment becomes the installation itself.
Design Miami 2024 Special Projects.
Mathieu Lehanneur presents Flower Season.
Upon entering the fair, visitors will be greeted by Flower Season, a special project by Mathieu Lehanneur. The commissioned space is inspired by this year’s curatorial theme, bringing to life the concept of blue-sky thinking. Mathieu Lehanneur unveils a triptych around the notions of sky, cloud, and lightness. A cascade of handcrafted white tulips adorns the walls - a 'flower storm’ forming a surreal vision, a motionless peaceful whirlwind of beauty.
Taking centre stage, anchoring the space, the French creator presents Pearls chandelier, resembling a cloud crafted from blown glass whereas a pair of Loose chairs seem to be carried away by the wind. A hand-carved wooden cabinet that reveals a radiant sky, when its doors are opened, flooding the room with light, fulfills the scene. “I called it Paradise - nothing else seemed better fitting,” he reflects, capturing the piece's ethereal essence.
Mathieu Lehanneurs's show runs also at Booth P01 where he will be showcasing new creations such as the Spirit of a Wall sconces, which appear to float, and the Confetti Dresser, an aluminum monolith dusted with a myriad of “glass pollen” - multicoloured glass rods that shimmer with every shift in light. New iterations of his signature pieces such as Guernica suspension, Happy To Be Here tables and Hug chair will also be on display.
Instituto Campana x Friedman Benda presents Peludinho.
Instituto Campana, in collaboration with Friedmen Benda, will present Peludinho. Designed and produced in 2024, these whimsical stools are made with only two materials: wood, and the remaining cuttings of sheepskin from the studio’s Bolotas collection, created with Friedman Benda. Peludinho is an open series of stools, available in two sizes, ranging from bright to muted colors. All proceeds from this collection will be directed to support the Institute’s effort in developing Parque Campana. Conceived as a space for contemplation and learning, the park was founded as a project dedicated to integrating art, education, and nature in the city of Brotas (São Paulo, Brazil).
R & Company and Marianne Boesky co-present The Strawberry Tree by The Haas Brothers.
R & Company and Marianne Boesky will co-present The Strawberry Tree by The Haas Brothers. Previously showcased at the Nasher Sculpture Center as part of the Brothers’ solo exhibition, Moonlight, the work embodies their celebrated fantastical vision. Through playful aesthetics, and intricate craftsmanship, The Strawberry Tree features a cast-bronze patinated trunk, hand-beaded Venetian glass leaves, and illuminate glass bulbs resembling strawberries. Upon entering the fair, Design Miami visitors will be greeted by the joyful work, which stands as a testament to the Haas Brothers’ singular creative language.
il·lacions gallery & Inspired in Barcelona presents 12 out of 100K.
Il·lacions Gallery, in partnership with Inspired by Barcelona, will celebrate Barcelona’s historically prominent position on the global design map, placing a spotlight on 12 designers who exemplify the city’s vibrant pool of talent, and rich tradition in design, architecture, and craftsmanship. Highlights include a booth mural by Cristian Zuzunaga, featuring 11 shades of blue to depict the sea-side city, and the hand-drawn word ‘Barcelona’ in five blue tones. Works from Eliuripi, MSubiràs, Max Enrich, Rosa Cortiella, Kutarq, Curro Claret, Bussoga, Antoni Pallejà, Joshua Linacisoro, Andreu Carulla, and Cristian Herrera, will also be on display.
NOTES TO EDITORS.
Design Miami 2024 Galleries.
Adrian Sassoon
Æquō Gallery
Ateliers Courbet
BOCCARA GALLERY INC
Carpenters Workshop Gallery
Charles Burnand Gallery
Cristina Grajales
David Gill Gallery
Diletante
Dobrinka Salzman Gallery
Donzella Ltd
Friedman Benda
Galerie Negropontes
Galerie Patrick Seguin
Galleria Antonella Villanova
Gallery FUMI
Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert Art & Design Pty Ltd
Hostler Burrows
Ippodo Gallery New York
JCRD Design
Lebreton
Magen H Gallery
Maison Gerard
Mercado Moderno
Mindy Solomon Gallery
Moderne Gallery
Objective Gallery
Ornamentum
R & Company
Sarah Myerscough Gallery
Southern Guild
The Future Perfect
Theoreme Editions
Todd Merrill Studio
Wexler Gallery
Design Miami 2024 Curios.
1882 Ltd
Anna Karlin
Blunk Space
Elisabetta Cipriani
James de Wulf
Lamb Gallery
Meritalia
MOUVEMENTS MODERNES
Nader Gammas
Nick Thomm
NUOVA
Roham Shamekh
Tanya Singer, Errol Evans, Chris Nicholson and Trent Jansen
Victoria Yakusha
Design Miami 2024 Partners.
Alkemis Paint
B&B Italia
Bottega Veneta
Fendi
Irthi
Kohler
Lasvit
Miami Design District
Michael’s Genuine
Panerai
Perrier Jouet
Range Rover
Rossinavi
Saratoga
SCAD
Soho House
Sprout Social
Tequila Don Julio
Tuuci
USM
Visionnaire
Waterford and Wedgewood
Design Miami 2024 Special Projects.
Design Miami presents the 2024 Curatorial Project, “Flowers Season” by Mathieu Lehanneur
The Shop at Design Miami presented by Basic.Space
“Strokes” presented by Alexis Cogul Lleonart
"Peludinho, a project to benefit Parque Campana, Brotas Brazil”, presented by Instituto Campana x Friedman Benda 2024
R & Company and Marianne Boesky Gallery co-present The Strawberry Tree (2023) by The Haas Brothers
"12 out of 100K" presented by il·lacions gallery & Inspired in Barcelona
Joseph Walsh & Sara Flynn: Context and Collaboration
The Spaceless Gallery
Address.
Design Miami.
Convention Ctr Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139, United States
Schedule of Events.
Tuesday, December 3, 2024.
Members Preview. 11am-1pm
Collectors Preview. 1pm-7pm
Press Preview. 2pm-7pm
Wednesday, December 4, 2024.
VIP Preview. 11am-1pm.
Public Show Days.
Wednesday, December 4. 1pm-7pm
Thursday, December 5. 11am-7pm
Friday, December 6. 11am-7pm
Saturday, December 7. 11am-7pm
Sunday, December 8. 11am-6pm
Visiting the Fair.
To learn more about the 20th edition of Design Miami, please visit www.designmiami.com.
To register for a press pass, please visit here.
About Design Miami.
Design Miami connects the world through extraordinary collectible design, with live fairs that bring together galleries, designers, brands, experts, collectors, and enthusiasts. Each edition of Design Miami features museum-quality 20th and 21st century furniture, lighting, and objets d’art from the world’s top, expertly vetted galleries, in addition to showcasing immersive design collaborations with celebrated brands. Design Miami’s flagship fairs take place alongside Art Basel in Miami, Florida, each December, in Basel, Switzerland, each June, in Paris, France, each October in conjunction with Art Basel Paris, and in Los Angeles in Spring.
Press inquiries, please contact:
CAMRON
Hannah Perry, Grace Englefield, Emily Bilgore, Alessa Marczak.
dm@camronglobal.com