In pictures: Flora and fauna at Design Miami

"This year marks the 20th anniversary of Design Miami, and curatorial director Glenn Adamson has set the tone with the theme "Make. Believe."-a nod to what he calls the "ongoing evolution of collectible design" and its limitless creative possibilities. The fair includes the tenth anniversary of the Design Miami Curatorial Lab Annual Design Commission, which features an animalistic carousel by the renegade ceramicist Katie Stout. Flora and fauna abound throughout the fair, spanning organic shapes, leafy accents and creeping creature comforts."

"Bea Pernia, Octa Chair (2025), Bea Interiors Design, $45,000 Miami's own Bea Interiors Design has brought the seaside to its stand with a stunning eight-armed assistant for your lounging experience. The shining chrome-and-stone chair, born of what Bea Pernia calls her "fascination with nature's intelligence and its ability to adapt", is part of the design house's latest launch, the Bubble collection, which includes rotund solid-marble benches and a white-rock DJ booth."

"Katie Stout, Bench (2024), R & Company, $165,000 This regal yet delicate bronze-and-glass throne is just one of Stout's contributions to Miami Art Week this year; the artist is also inviting visitors to sit on her whimsical benches around the Miami Design District as part of her project Gargantua's Thumb. And at Design Miami, she is also dazzling visitors with a mirrored carousel of floating floral orbs and dreamy, kinetic animal sculptures. "The project is about blurring the line between function and fantasy," Stout says."

Design Miami marks its 20th anniversary under the theme "Make. Believe.", emphasizing the ongoing evolution and limitless possibilities of collectible design. The fair features the tenth anniversary of the Design Miami Curatorial Lab Annual Design Commission, showcasing an animalistic carousel by ceramicist Katie Stout. Flora and fauna motifs permeate exhibits through organic shapes, leafy accents and creature comforts. Bea Pernia's Octa Chair (2025) from Bea Interiors Design presents a chrome-and-stone, eight-armed lounge chair from the Bubble collection. Katie Stout presents a bronze-and-glass throne, mirrored carousel of floating floral orbs, and kinetic animal sculptures. Pia-Maria Raeder shows a Sea Anemone Floor Lamp (2025). Joyce Billet is represented with Rising, Rooted and Woven (2025).

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