"Ever the preeminent fair for collectible art furniture and complementary furnishings, Design Miami returned for its official 20th edition with an expanded roster of over 80 exhibitors. Together, they presented big, fluffy, and playful but also restrained works. Materials and color palettes were bright and airy. Joining the expected crop of well-established blue-chip galleries were newcomers: fresh platforms, independent producers, dynamic brands, and even notable architecture firms getting in on the functional sculpture game."
"The decidedly exuberant showcase was an about-face to all the heaviness, and bulkiness of the past few years. As with much of the design industry today, whimsical and historically referential flourishes were all the rage as were revisited industrial processes, naturalistic treatments, the undying allure of craft-led material exploration, and nonconformist composition. This year's theme of Make. Believe. - put forward by noted critic, historian, and Design Miami curatorial director Glenn Adamson - hints at a more optimistically speculative role"
"And yet, it didn't hurt that a renewed attention to comprehensive scenography (set design) - rather than bombastic immersive experience - made it easier, even more enticing, to engage with these pieces. The focus was as much on contemporary output as the vast array of eclectic vintage design available today. The following selection - serial and one-of-one luminaires, room dividers, sofas, tables, and even rugs - made our cut."
Design Miami's 20th edition gathered over 80 exhibitors presenting a mix of playful and restrained collectible art furniture and complementary furnishings with bright, airy materials and palettes. The fair included established blue-chip galleries alongside newcomers such as independent producers, fresh platforms, dynamic brands, and architecture firms producing functional sculpture. Key trends included whimsical and historically referential flourishes, revisited industrial processes, naturalistic treatments, craft-led material exploration, and nonconformist composition. The Make. Believe. theme emphasized speculative experimentation and a renewed focus on comprehensive scenography rather than bombastic immersive experiences. The fair showcased contemporary output alongside eclectic vintage design, spanning luminaires, room dividers, sofas, tables, and rugs.
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