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. The festival has a history of unique collaborations, especially with the auto industry.
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 Nov. 30 through Dec. 4. Can’t make it to Miami? Take a look at the most interesting collaborations below.
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 over time. The exhibition also features a program of meals, cocktails, and music.
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. Called “The Extra Hour,” the recently unveiled piece takes an Audi and repurposes it as a living and working space as well as a mode of transport.
Emphasizing the idea that this technology allows the user to control time, the installations feature 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.
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.
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.
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.
—Relaxnews with additional reporting by the RealClearLife staff
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