design miami 2012 – Page 2

Luminaire: design+world. Design miami 2012.

Nov 30, 2012

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event> design + world
date > 6 december 2012 | 6 > 9p
venue > luminaire lab | 3901 ne 2nd avenue | miami

an exhibition debuting products from brands flos, luceplan, wastberg and blackbody. new works from oki sato of nendo, piet stockman’s and studio rux. [ details ]

Design miami 2012. Preview 2.

Nov 29, 2012

unique black painted wood with gold necklace | louise nevelson | c 1960s | didier ltd.

“One of my favorite pictures of Louise Nevelson is the Richard Avedon photograph of her from 1970s wearing a black festooned hat and cape and layers upon layers of handmade necklaces. I love the idea that she made and wore her own jewelry and that it went hand-in-hand with her sculpture making process. The photograph of her is fearless, and her necklaces act as both her shield and badge of honor.

The Nevelson necklace offered at Didier has this same kind of resonance. It is a unique necklace composed of separate painted wooden parts contained in a gold framework. The necklace mixes unorthodox materials in the refined vocabulary of a fine jewelry setting. It is both elegant and bohemian, and when I tried it on I felt fearless and privileged to walk for a moment in the artist’s shoes.”

Sharon Coplan Hurowitz, Curator & Collector

mutation lounge | maarten de ceulaer | 2012 | industry gallery

“I like the mutation lounge by marteen de ceulaer, because of its pleasant organic forms, its function and its material: rubber. As a mother of three kids ages 4,6 and 8, this kind of child friendly but design driven furniture speaks to me – at the moment.”

Nadja Swarovski, Creative Director, Founder of Swarovski Crystal Palace and Member of the Swarovski Executive Board

linelight | johanna grawunder | 2012 | carpenters workshop gallery

“Johanna’s work always confounds expectation. She delights in upturning convention and creating work that prompts a response from the user. Linelight is no exception. At once poetic, I love the atmospheric play of light created between the panels, which both reveal and conceal the light source behind.”

Zoë Ryan, John H. Bryan Chair and Curator of Architecture and Design, The Art Institute of Chicago

bookshelves | charlotte perriand | 1963 | galerie downtown – françois laffanour

“The upcoming Design Miami Fair will present a lot of fascinating pieces of furniture, that being said I guess my taste is somewhat dated. I choose the book shelves by Charlotte Perriand as my favorite work, for the simplicity of the design and it’s place in history as a design classic.”

Richard Meier, Architect

desk | giò ponti | 1955 | galleria rossella colombari

“I’m always attracted to functionality so I can appreciate this desk. The use of different materials such as the red plastic laminate and brushed brass on steel worked really well for me as well”

Pharrell Williams, Artist

red and blue chair | g.t. rietvelds | 1918 | this is a reproduction | galerie vivid

“The Red and Blue chair is perhaps one of the most iconic design object of the twentieth century. They way the wooden members appear to ‘slip’ past one another while floating effortlessly in space, the way the primary colors suggest a spatial extension into a larger environment, the way it single-handedly embody the idealism of the De Stijl movement, is as refreshing and current today as almost a century ago since its inception.

What makes this particular Red and Blue chair especially intriguing is seeing it alongside its original crate; an object reminiscent of another furniture series by Gerrit Rietveld, designed slighter later, slightly less well known, but equally revolutionary: the Crate system furniture. Made from the recycled packaging material crate wood; Rietveld responded to economic crisis of the 1930’s with the Crate series that could be sold as a kit, easily shipped, affordable, and of utmost simplicity and beauty.

Together, the Red and Blue chair and it’s crate turns into an art object of its own; one that encompasses two ends within spectrum of design – one abstract and ideal, paradigmatic and heroic; the other concrete and everyday, pragmatic and anonymous – ethos that were important at the dawn of twentieth century design as they are today.”

Mark Lee, Architect and Collector

coffee table | wendell castle | 1966 | r 20th century

“I’m really drawn to this Wendell Castle stack-laminated coffee table. Beyond it being one of his pioneering simultaneously functional and sculptural works, the beautiful biomorphic lines remind me of a favorite piece of furniture from my childhood home in Argentina: an almost-sculptural squat wrought-iron tractor seat bench from an unknown designer from San Antonio de Areco, a small town in the Argentine pampas, who created beautiful organic furniture objects from parts of discarded farm machinery he found in that rural farmland region of Argentina. I can’t help but think of the similarity between that region of Argentina and the rural farmlands of Castle’s native Kansas, and how growing up in that region must have been a source of inspiration for the timeless organic forms in Castle’s work.”

Sebastian Cwilich, President and COO Art.sy

kangourou lounge chair | pierre jeanneret | 1960 | galerie patrick seguin

“Even though this Jeanneret chair is a work of clasical modernism, it is still atemporal…”

Fernando Romero, Architect

swan chair | datyendra pakhalé | 2012 | gabrielle ammann gallery

“We love the Swan chair and stool in marble from Gabrielle Ammann gallery – simply sublime and very poetic. One of our favorite things about the “Swan”chair is its simultaneously contradicting and complementary features. The seat flows and curves organically, appearing supple and soft, yet is of unyielding marble. Those same organic lines are themselves complemented by the regularity of the rectangular back, which forms a natural contour of one’s back.”

Robert Couturier, Interior Architect

rough sea | taher chermirik | 2012 | galerie bsl

“I love it. Architectural like Lapidus. Sculptural like Bertoia. Precision of a jeweler.”

Al Eiber, Collector

float | snarkitecture | 2012 | volume gallery

“Snarkitecture is a New York-based firm by architect Alex Mustonen and artist Daniel Arsham. Together they explore, push, and challenge the boundaries of material, scale, and space. Not only are they designing this year’s entry pavilion for Design Miami/ but Volume Gallery is also showing one of my favorite pieces by them: “Float”, a 450 lbs., 1 1/2 x 5 ft. bench-like construct made of cast marble dust.”

Felix Burrichter, Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director, PIN-UP

[ main gallery program ]
Caroline Van Hoek/ Brussels
Carpenters Workshop Gallery/ London & Paris
Cristina Grajales Gallery/ New York
Demisch Danant/ New York
Didier Ltd / London
Gabrielle Ammann // Gallery/ Cologne
Galerie BSL / Paris
Galerie Downtown-François Laffanour / Paris
Galerie Jacques Lacoste/ Paris
Galerie kreo / Paris
Galerie Patrick Seguin / Paris
Galerie VIVID / Rotterdam
Galleria Rossella Colombari / Milan
Gallery SEOMI / Seoul
Hostler Burrows / New York
Industry Gallery / Washington DC & Los Angeles
Jason Jacques Inc. / New York
Johnson Trading Gallery / New York
Jousse Entreprise / Paris
Magen H Gallery / New York
Moderne Gallery / Philadelphia
Mark McDonald / Hudson
Nilufar Gallery / Milan
Ornamentum / Hudson
Pierre Marie Giraud / Brussels
Priveekollektie Contemporary Art|Design / Heusden
R 20th Century / New York
Venice Projects / Venice

[ design on/site ]
Antonella Villnova / Florence presenting Delfina Delettrez
Booo / Eindhoven presenting Front
Carwan Gallery / Beirut presenting India Mahdavi
Design Space / Tel Aviv presenting Michal Cederbaum and Noam Dover
Erastudio Apartment- Gallery / Milan presenting
Victor Hunt Designart Dealer / Brussels presenting Slyvain Willenz + CIRVA
Volume Gallery / Chicago presenting Snarkitecture

[ schedule of events ]
public show | 5 > 9 december 2012
preview day | 4 december | collectors preview 12 > 6p | vernissage 6 > 9p
Design Miami’s cultural programme, including Design Talks, Design Performances, and Design Satellites, as well as the 2012 Designer of the Year, will be announced in the coming weeks.

[ about design miami/ ]
Design Miami/ is the global forum for design. Each fair brings together the most influential collectors, gallerists, designers, curators and critics from around the world in celebration of design culture and commerce. Occurring alongside the Art Basel fairs in Miami, USA each December and Basel, Switzerland each June, Design Miami/ has become the premier venue for collecting, exhibiting, discussing and creating collectible design. [ design miami/ ] [ design blog ]

Swarovski crystal palace and asif khan. Design miami 2012.

Nov 26, 2012

german alps of upper bavaria | ©claudia hinz | click > enlarge

Swarovski Crystal Palace partners with Asif Khan on Parhelia, an experimental architecture installation to be unveiled at Design Miami 2012. The installation will be Swarovski’s seventh consecutive exhibition at Design Miami/, following installations by Ross Lovegrove, Greg Lynn, Troika, Fredrikson Stallard, Eyal Burstein, and Erwin Redl.

Keeping with his research-based approach to design, Khan collaborated with Manchester University, UK, to gain a further understanding of ice halos, where he and his team were able to create the world’s first indoor ice halo, much to the surprise of the University’s scientists.

Parhelia, meaning “Beside the Sun,” in Greek is an experiment of architecture and nature. Parhelia describes manifestations of light and halos, rare luminous rings which appear in the sky due to atmospheric ice crystals and low sun. Khan’s immersive installation will explore the relationship betweencrystal, light, architecture and nature, while recreating this optical phenomenon-inspired by the optical properties of the sky in the arctic and northern regions-in the geographically contrasting tropical climate of Miami Beach.

Khan’s design for Swarovski Crystal Palace will incorporate over 1.3 million Swarovski crystals in an architectural structure nearly 20 feet high. The piece will feature a dramatic façade featuring crystallized halos that will appear to follow visitors as they move through the exhibition space. Visitors will be invited to go inside the structure where they will see an infinitely reflected crystalline interior. A skylight within the structure will allow natural light to interact with Khan’s design, thereby creating a dynamic visual display that will change throughout the day and into the evening. Parhelia will not only allow visitors to explore the sensory influence of crystals but also their phototropic effect on humans.

“Parhelia is an experiment that begins at the crossroads of architecture and nature,” says Khan. “I was first inspired by the atmospheric and optical properties of the sky in northern latitudes and with the idea of transporting its light to a contrasting environment. This installation is about exploring the use of crystal as a medium to infuse architecture with light.”

This latest collaboration is another example of Swarovski Crystal Palace’s mission to support emerging talent from the fields of architecture, design, art, and technology. This year’s installation, with its focus on nature and naturally occurring forms, demonstrates the purest and most authentic expression of crystal.

event> parhelia: swarovski crystal palace and asif kahn
venue> meridian avenue & 19th street adjacent to the miami beach convention center
dates> 5 > 9 december 2012

[ asif khan ] is an award-winning British architecture office based in London. Most recently, Asif Khan completed the Coca-Cola Beatbox pavilion for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Recent clients and collaborators include; Coca-Cola, The Design Museum, Swarovski, Colette, Sawaya and Moroni, Paul Smith Ltd, Danese Milano, The Architecture Foundation, Idée, Design Miami/, the Royal Academy, the British Council and the Clinton-Hunter Development Initiative.

[ swarovski crystal palace ] now in its tenth year, an experimental design platform, has been a main sponsor of Design Miami/ since 2008 as part of its mission to promote talent in the worlds of art, architecture, design and technology, while redefining the use of crystal as a material for expression. The company has a rich history of working with internationally acclaimed designers including Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Dior.

Design miami 2012. Preview.

Oct 2, 2012

Demisch Danant, Vampire Chair by Pierre Guariche in 1953 | click > enlarge

The eighth edition of Design Miami/, the global forum for design, will see a significant increase in exhibiting galleries specializing in 20th and 21st century collectible design. Held December 5-9, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida, this year’s program will see a 25% increase in galleries, representing both emerging and iconic design works from around the globe. The fair’s rigorous selection process ensures Design Miami’s ability to track and showcase the world’s most significant and groundbreaking furniture, lighting and objets d’art year after year.

Charles Kalpakian at Galerie BSL | Cine¦ütisme IV

For 2012, Design Miami/ will expand its geographic reach by featuring galleries from previously unrepresented countries including Lebanon, Israel and Germany. In addition to the first-time participation of Chicago-based Volume Gallery and Philadelphiabased Moderne Gallery, exhibitor Mark McDonald from Hudson will mount an homage to the Eames House, while R 20th Century will show highly sought-after works by Wendell Castle, the pioneer of the American studio furniture movement, who is turning 80 this year, and Carpenters Workshop Gallery presents lighting by Johanna Grawunder.

Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Linelight by Johanna Grawunder
Design Miami/ gallerists will also reveal a selection of works inspired by nature, including outstanding Art Nouveau glass and ceramic pieces at Jason Jacques Inc.; furniture and lighting by Jean Royére at Galerie Jacques Lacoste; works by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance and Taher Chemirik at Galerie BSL; and a series of benches in a garden environment at Cristina Grajales Gallery.

R 20th Century, Low table in stack-laminated walnut by Wendell Castle in 1972

The fair will see an increase in experimental glass with choice works by Ritsue Mishima at Pierre Marie Giraud, Dutch designer Pieke Bergmans at Venice Projects, and Sylvain Willenz at Victor Hunt, and a resurgence of contemporary and historic Italian design from galleries such as Nilufar, Antonella Villanova and Rossella Colombari.

Galerie Kreo, Coffee Table using Bisazza tiles by Pierre Charpin in 2012

First time exhibitors include, Gabrielle Ammann // Gallery from Germany, Galerie BSL from Paris, Galerie Jacques Lacoste from Paris, Jason Jacques Inc. from New York, Philadelphia’s Moderne Gallery and Galleria Rossella Colombari from Milan. This year’s returning exhibitors from Europe, the United States and Asia include Caroline Van Hoek, Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Demisch Danant, Galerie Downtown-François Laffanour, Galerie kreo, Galerie Patrick Seguin, Galerie VIVID, Gallery SEOMI, Hostler Burrows, Industry Gallery, Johnson Trading Gallery, Jousse Entreprise, Magen H Gallery and R 20th Century.

Design Miami/ 2012 Temporary Structure

Visitors to Design Miami/ will be welcomed by Drift, a pavilion created by New York-based collaborative studio Snarkitecture. A floating environment comprised of massive inflatable tubes, Drift resembles a topographical landscape in suspension: an ascending mountain above and an excavated cavern below. The lightness of the floating tubes underscores the mass of the enormous installation, visible from a distance of several blocks. The cascading cylinders of Drift lift to create paths of circulation around hanging stalactite forms, providing visitors with a meandering gateway to the fair. Apertures in the canopy above frame views of the Miami sky and allow sunlight into the shaded pavilion. Filtered light passes between the tubes of the excavated cavern, creating a space at the confluence of interaction, conversation and contemplation.

Approached by inflatable structure manufacturer Inflate, Snarkitecture was inspired to reimagine the material of the familiar white vinyl tent, via a large-scale tubular landscape. Incorporating their reductive design methodology, the studio sought to create an unexpected moment of exploration for visitors entering and exiting the fair. Their final design will also feature a courtyard seating installation, which will serve as a place for visitors to relax, socialize and enjoy the view. Snarkitecture is a collaborative practice operating in territories between the disciplines of art and architecture and was established by Daniel Arsham and Alex Mustonen.

Design Miami’s cultural programme, including Design Talks, Design Performances, and Design Satellites, as well as the 2012 Designer of the Year, will be announced in the coming weeks.

[ schedule of events ]
public show | 5 > 9 december 2012
preview day | 4 december | collectors preview 12 > 6p | vernissage 6 > 9p