Design Miami 2016: 12th Edition Opens with 3D-Printed Bamboo Entrance
The 12th edition of Design Miami is set to take place from November 30 to December 4, 2016, with a preview scheduled for November 29, located at Meridian Avenue & 19th Street, Miami Beach. This year’s fair will showcase 31 galleries from around the globe and include five exhibitions in the Curio section. SHoP Architects will receive the Panerai Design Miami/Visionary Award for their 3D-printed, biodegradable bamboo creation titled 'Floatsam and Jetsam.' Returning participants such as Jousse Entreprise and R & Company will be joined by newcomers like Chamber and Mercado Moderno. Notable Mexican artists featured include Abel Zavala and Tanya Aguiñiga, while Italian representation includes Erastudio Apartment-Gallery and sculptor Giorgio Vigna's jewelry. The Curio section will also present Atelier Biagetti's 'NO SEX' project, which examines society's fixation on sex.
Key facts
- Design Miami 12th edition runs November 30 to December 4, 2016, preview November 29.
- Location: Meridian Avenue & 19th Street, Miami Beach, USA.
- 31 international galleries and five Curio exhibitions.
- Panerai Design Miami/Visionary Award winner 'Floatsam and Jetsam' by SHoP Architects is a 3D-printed biodegradable bamboo structure outside the fair.
- Returning galleries: Jousse Entreprise, Galerie kreo, Hustler Barrows, R & Company.
- New galleries: Chamber, The Future Perfect, Giovanni Beltran (US), Mercado Moderno (Brazil).
- Highlighted Mexican artists: Abel Zavala, Tanya Aguiñiga, Gloria Cortina.
- Pedro&Juana collaborate with Airbnb on Sobremesa-inspired installation.
- Italian gallery Erastudio Apartment-Gallery presents works by Ettore Sottsass and Nanda Vigo.
- Giorgio Vigna shows 'Segments of Light' jewelry at Elisabetta Cipriani's gallery.
- Atelier Biagetti's 'NO SEX' project in Curio section features latex and leather objects.
Entities
Artists
- Abel Zavala
- Tanya Aguiñiga
- Gloria Cortina
- Pedro&Juana
- Ettore Sottsass
- Nanda Vigo
- Giorgio Vigna
- Atelier Biagetti
Institutions
- Design Miami
- Art Basel
- Panerai
- SHoP Architects
- Jousse Entreprise
- Galerie kreo
- Hustler Barrows
- R & Company
- Chamber
- The Future Perfect
- Giovanni Beltran
- Mercado Moderno
- amann//gallery
- Volume Gallery
- Cristina Grajales Gallery
- Airbnb
- Erastudio Apartment-Gallery
- Elisabetta Cipriani
- Artribune
Locations
- Miami Beach
- USA
- Meridian Avenue & 19th Street
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Italy
- London