Design Miami 2022 explores contemporary design in search of a new ‘Golden Age’
The Golden Age is the main theme of Design Miami 2022. We explored the fair and detected five trends: from ancient folklore revamp to phygital utopias.
7 quirky and surreal furniture designs debuting at Design Miami/ 2021
Tables that dream of being lights, weird creatures from another planet, a glittering disco chair, and a clay celebration of African womanhood… We picked seven bold and surreal furniture designs in Miami.
Design Miami 2021 dodges hypes exploring the ‘Human Kind’ theme
Design Miami 2021 focuses on human-based projects. From ceramic vessels reinterpreting the African diaspora to ‘floral’ cabinets exploring ideas of ephemerality, decay, and more.
Porky Hefer’s’ ‘Endangered’ animals-shaped alcoves protect species at risk of extinction
Would you take a nap hugging a polar bear or finding a comfy space between a white shark jaws? Probably YES if your cuddling mate is one of Porky Hefer’s creations!
Southern Guild brings African-pop design to DesignMiami/
Molecules, ‘Magodi’ hairstyles and heroic grandmas inspired South African designers launching African-pop furnitures in Miami.
The Haas Brothers: Ferngully. Surreal creatures ‘take over’ The Bass museum in Miami
Anthropomorphic hairy chaises, fantastical beaded chairs and fungi, and hand-layered liquid clay accretion vases. The Haas Brothers: Ferngully exhibition brings an in-wonderland flora and fauna to Miami.
DesignMiami 2018: 12 exquisite and quirky designs on show
Copper and gold vessels mirroring dysfunctional relationships, furniture made with discarded flowers, a re-interpreted windowless office for Russian interns and Walt Disney’s 1930’s animation studios. 12 out-of-the-box designs at DesignMiami 2018, starting from an installation supporting immigrants’ families divided at the US-Mexico Border.
Ten unexpected creatures take over DesignMiami/ 2016
DesignMiami/ 2016 kicked off. We selected ten unexpected creatures on show: from Nordic leprechauns to golden mammoth skeletons but also funky African monsters and in-wonderland cabinets.
Porky Hefer designs crafted nests inspired by killer whales and other marine creatures
South African designers Porky Hefer created hanging seatings inspired by marine creatures. The series supports local makers with an environmental message.