Other heritage Italian producers—mostly in the home furnishings sphere—are also hosting events and product launches. While B&B Italia is set to present the “Living With Art and Design” talk at its Miami Design District showroom, Poltrona Frau will unveil its Officine Gullo–designed 2024 Outdoor Collection.
Up the road in the Little River creative district, local practice (and AD PRO Directory listee) Moniomi Design will make a splash with its bespoke Made by Moniomi textile, furniture, and accessories collection presented within its new La Scala studio-showroom.
Just south of the Miami Design District, hip postindustrial pocket Wynwood will be home to the second installment of IKEA’s Sleepeasy pop-up and two exclusive events hosted by Moooi at American office furniture producer Steelcase’s showroom.
At its Wynwood location, multicity collectible design gallery Ralph Pucci is set to reveal Primal Mysteries, its first in-house collection in more than a decade.
Farther Afield
Many activities will take place in unlikely locations: hotels, restaurants, beaches, commercial thoroughfares, and even botanical gardens. Such is the norm during this beast of a week.
Powerhouse bathroom fixture brand Kohler, increasingly the sponsor behind impressive cultural activations mounted across the globe, will debut the new Ice Bath by Remedy Place through an all-encompassing food and live music experience at the Miami Beach Edition Hotel. Developed in collaboration with renowned self-care expert Jonathan Lear, PhD, the new design fuses sleek, minimalist design with innovative functionality to promote better physical and mental well-being.
Danish furniture brand Muuto will debut its Settle Outdoor Collection during a golden-hour cocktail held within the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, right next to Art Basel Miami Beach and Design Miami. Then, Canadian furniture producer Avenue Road is set to display the latest Man of Parts collection at its iconic Moderne-style residence in the La Gorce neighborhood.
Book publisher Phaidon will celebrate the launch of noted editor and strategist Spencer Bailey’s five-volume Design: The Leading Hotels of the World during a special event at the Setai Hotel. In true Miami fashion, new craft-forward electric surfboard brand Lind will make a bold entrance with a display at the Standard Hotel.
Timely Topics
Leading design research studio Formafantasma is teaming up with French Champagne house and major art and design sponsor Perrier-Jouët to address the all-too-pressing issue of biodiversity loss. The interactive Banquet of Nature experience will promote the concepts of sourcing locally and interspecies cohabitation.
At the Faena Hotel complex in Mid-Beach, multiplatinum recording artist Jewel will debut her mixed-media “Heart of the Ocean” sculpture, which translates real-time oceanic data into a captivating visual and auditory display as a metaphor for mental health awareness.
Fair attendees may also spot Buffalo Prescott and Detroit Recovery Project’s artist-designed Narcan and safe-sex sets, which are debuting at NADA during the week.
There’s no doubt that the players driving different sectors of the art and design industries are blurring boundaries and finding new ways to collaborate. Miami Art and Design Week is the perfect platform to reveal those dynamic developments.