desk 2 | mac baroud & marc dibeh | artfactum gallery | 2012

The global forum for design returns with the best of the new, the cream of the classics and some of the most exciting ideas in the field. In December 2013, nearly three-dozen galleries from around the world will gather in Miami Beach to present modern and contemporary collectible design. “We have consistently expanded our program over recent years,” says Marianne Goebl, Director of Design Miami/. “This December, visitors to the fair will discover the widest range of historic positions to date as well as new work, which will debut in Miami.”

tray |mac baroud & marc dibeh | art factum gallery | 2012

Key design references from the 20th century include a full-scale house by JeanProuvé from 1944, which will be exhibited, for the first time in public, by Galerie Patrick Seguin. Galerie Downtown is showing a resonant collection of works by Charlotte Perriand inspired by her friendship with the Borot family, and her relationship with their house in Montmartre which she reconfigured and furnished for their changing needs over many years. Didier Ltd will pay homage to the game changing 1973 Jewelry as Sculpture as Jewelry exhibition from the Institute of Contemporary Arts in Boston, including several unique pieces on display from the original show.

In the contemporary program, women in design are strongly represented this year, with Demisch Danant focusing on Maria Pergay, whose production of spare, organically inspired work in metal spans the last half century. Carpenters Workshop Gallery will bring new works by Johanna Grawunder, a designer redefining the use and presence of lighting in the interior. New works by Hella Jongerius will be presented by Galerie kreo, showcasing both her particular sensibility for color and her melding of craftsmanship with modern technique. A joyous curiosity, the work of pioneering German toy maker Renate Müller continues to delight; R 20thCentury will use the fair as a platform to preview her latest works.

pink void | johanna grawunder | carpenters workshop gallery | 2013

lit banquette | maria pergay | demisch danant | 1968

binary chair | benjamin rollins caldwell | industry gallery | 2013

blue standing object | _michael geertsen | jason jacques inc | 2010

weatherbee | george nakashima | modern gallery | 1968

cabriuna | hugo franca | r 20th century | 2013

An international selection of galleries will present focused solo shows as part of the Design On/Site program. ArtFactum Gallery, Beirut, brings Marc Baroud & Marc Dibeh’s sculptural
meditations on metal frame furniture. Caroline Van Hoek, Brussels, is presenting new
jewelry works by Gijs Bakker, co-founder of the Dutch design enterprise Droog. Conceptual
jewelry will take center stage at Elisabetta Cipriani with highly-colored pieces by kinetic
and op-artist artist Carlos Cruz-Diez shown in a custom designed booth. Wonderglass,
London, will be stringing up a sublime, oneiric, contemporary glass chandelier by multidisciplinary designer Nao Tamura. The alchemy of off beat materials is at the heart of
Jonathan Muecke’s collection for Volume Gallery, which includes works in coal slag and
epoxy, carbon fiber and silicone.

This year the Design Commission for the entrance pavilion has been presented to formlessfinder, a conceptual ‘formless’ architectural practice founded by Garrett Ricciardi and Julian Rose, which invites its audience to re-learn its relationship to architecture and the constructed space. Details of formlessfinder’s Design Commission as well as Design Miami’s cultural program, including Design Talks, Design Performances, and DesignSatellites, will be announced in the coming weeks. [ design miami ] [ design log ]

[ design gtalleries ]
Antonella Villanova/ Florence
Carpenters Workshop Gallery/ London & Paris
Casati Gallery/ Chicago
Cristina Grajales Gallery/ New York
Demisch Danant/ New York
Didier Ltd/ London
Erastudio Apartment-Gallery/ Milan
Fine Art Silver/ Brussels
Gabrielle Ammann // Gallery/ Cologne
Galerie BSL/ Paris
Galerie Downtown – François Laffanour/ Paris
Galerie Jacques Lacoste/ Paris
Galerie Maria Wettergren
Galerie kreo/ Paris
Galerie Patrick Seguin/ Paris
Gallery SEOMI/ Seoul & Los Angeles
ostler Burrows/ New York
Jason Jacques Inc/ New York
Jousse Entreprise/ Paris
Louisa Guinness Gallery/ London
Magen H Gallery/ New York
Mark McDonald/ Hudson
Moderne Gallery/ Philadelphia
Ornamentum/ Hudson
Pierre Marie Giraud/ Brussels
Priveekollektie Contemporary Art + Design/ Heusden aan de Maas
R 20th Century/ New York
Sebastian + Barquet/ New York
Victor Hunt Designart Dealer/ Brussels

[ design on/site galleries ]
ArtFactum Gallery/ Beirut presenting Marc Baroud & Marc Dibeh
Caroline Van Hoek/ Brussels presenting Gijs Bakker
Elisabetta Cipriani/ London presenting Carlos Cruz-Diez
Industry Gallery/ Washington presenting Benjamin Rollins Caldwell
Volume Gallery/ Chicago presenting Jonathan Muecke
Wonderglass/ London presenting Nao Tamura

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