Design Miami Features Major Brand Collaborations
The 12th edition of Design Miami features collaborations from the world’s best design brands, such as Fendi, Audi, Louis Vuitton, Maison Kitsune and Airbnb.
For its 12th edition, Design Miami will be presenting design collaborations from a wide range of brands, including Maison Kitsuné, Fendi, Audi, Dean & DeLuca and Airbnb.
Fashion, lifestyle, food, retail and hospitality are all represented in collaborations from design-led brands that will be featured at the fair. Highlights include:
Maison Kitsuné – John Alcorn capsule collection
The only collaboration listed here that’s not being shown as part of the Design Collaborations section of the show, this capsule collection with French fashion brand Maison Kitsuné will be featured in the Market program, which presents design-driven retail. This limited-edition mini capsule collection created in partnership with Design Miami features work by the late 1960s American illustrator John Alcorn, whose illustrations are used as the fair’s identity this year. The collection will also be available at The Webster Miami, online at Maison Kitsuné and in stores in Hong Kong, Paris, Tokyo and New York.
Airbnb – ‘Sobremesa’
Emerging Mexico City-based design studio Pedro&Juana is behind this exploration of shared space, whose name refers to a Mexican tradition of lingering around the table in conversation after a meal. Inspired by iconic Mexican courtyard spaces, the installation will change throughout the week to represent how people live and participate in Airbnb homes them over time. The exhibition also features a program of meals, cocktails and music.
Dean & DeLuca – ‘Stage’
The New York gourmet market and fine food retailer has partnered with architect Ole Scheeren to create a prototype of his design for a food retail concept titled Stage. The prototype features a “glowing, pristine object in polished stainless steel with the undulating topography of a bespoke, high tech display system.” Stage will operate during the fair as Design Miami’s food partner.
Dean & DeLuca’s “Stage” by Ole Scheeren
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Fendi – ‘The Happy Room’
The luxury house is bringing an interpretation of a modular VIP room. With simple volumes and rounded shapes, the room by architect Cristina Celestino makes reference to the arch of Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana in Rome and features a contrasting play of different types of marble.
Audi – ‘The extra hour’
Luxury car brand Audi will bring a collaboration with LEGO, which takes its inspiration from the Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept. Emphasizing the idea that this technology allows the user to control time, the installations features 13 numerals arranged around the vehicle to form a giant clock, with the number 25 included to symbolize the “extra hour” enabled by the driving technology.
Louis Vuitton – ‘Objets Nomades’
This installation will comprise iconic creations from the Objets Nomades furniture collection, including the
Stool by Atelier Oi, the Cocoon by the Campana Brothers, the Bell Lamp by Barber & Osgerby, the
Swing Chair by Patricia Urquiola and the Lounge Chair by Marcel Wanders. Louis Vuitton will also unveil the Blossom Stool, designed by Tokujin Yoshioka, and the Fur Cocoon by the Campana Brothers.
Design Miami, which runs alongside Art Basel Miami Beach, bills itself as a “global forum for design,” with a focus on collectible design. This year’s fair runs from November 30 through December 4.
