"This year marked the 20th year of Design Miami, the function-forward collectible fair situated across the street from the Art Basel. Since the fair, founded by Craig Robbins, first appeared in the Moore Building in the still-developing Design District, much has changed. The small, experimental event has expanded to some 80 exhibitors. The Design District has morphed from a wasteland into a luxury brand mecca."
"Despite the 20th anniversary hooplah, this year's fair felt different. Not least because several of its mainstays and founding members (Galerie Kreo, Laffanour, Patrick Seguin, even perennial favorites like Converso) were conspicuously absent. Word on the street was that this had as much to do with shipping and handling difficulties as with the preponderance of art and design fairs popping up across the globe. Still, it gave a handful of new exhibitors-many of them American-a chance in the spotlight, adding local flavor to the fair."
The fair reached its 20th year, expanding to around eighty exhibitors and aligning with global activations in Paris, Seoul, New York, Los Angeles, and Dubai after a 2023 acquisition by Basic.Space. The Design District transformed from a wasteland into a luxury-brand hub. Several long-standing galleries and founding members did not participate, with absences attributed to shipping and handling difficulties and an increasing number of competing art and design fairs worldwide. The gaps enabled several new, primarily American, exhibitors to gain visibility and add local flavor. The event remained a central destination during a week of concurrent art and design happenings. Designers showcased playful oversized creature-shaped benches and whimsical functional pieces.
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