Design Miami/Basel 2018: 50 galleries and François Halard curates Design at Large
From June 11 to 17, 2018, Design Miami/Basel will take place at Hall 1 Süd, Messe Basel, showcasing approximately 50 galleries, such as Nilufar from Milan, Galerie Mitterrand in Paris, and Gallery ALL, which has locations in Beijing and Los Angeles. Curated by François Halard, the Design at Large section centers on the concept "Now and How the Now May Influence Tomorrow." Among the nine significant projects featured are Masatoshi Izumi's Stone Screen at Gallerie Japonesque, documents on Jean Prouvé at Galerie Patrick Seguin, Gaetano Pesce's pieces at LAFFANOUR–Galerie Downtown and Salon 94 Design, and the Dining Room Pavilion by RDAI Architecture at Galerie Philippe Gravier, along with several others.
Key facts
- Design Miami/Basel 2018 takes place June 11-17 at Hall 1 Süd, Messe Basel.
- Around 50 galleries participate, including Nilufar, Galerie Mitterrand, Galerie Regis Mathieu, Galerie VIVID, Galleri Feldt, Gallery ALL, Heritage Gallery, Hostler Burrows, Lebreton, Magen H Gallery, Maniera, and Mercado Moderno.
- The Design at Large section is curated by photographer François Halard.
- Halard has photographed Louise Bourgeois, Luigi Ghirri, Saul Leiter, Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly, Casa Malaparte, Villa Noailles, and La Maison de Verre.
- The fair's theme is 'Now and How the Now May Influence Tomorrow'.
- Nine projects are featured: Stone Screen by Masatoshi Izumi, Jean Prouvé documents, Gaetano Pesce's Dujardin store and Sedia Portaritratti, Dining Room Pavilion by RDAI Architecture, Endless Form by Zhang Zhoujie Digital Lab, DiscoGufram, Lina Bo Bardi furniture collection, and Luma Foundation's sustainable pavilions.
- Luma Foundation's pavilions use algae, seeds, crustacean shells, and rice husks.
- Preview day is June 11 by invitation only.
Entities
Artists
- François Halard
- Louise Bourgeois
- Luigi Ghirri
- Saul Leiter
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Cy Twombly
- Masatoshi Izumi
- Jean Prouvé
- Gaetano Pesce
- Lina Bo Bardi
- Zhang Zhoujie
Institutions
- Design Miami
- Messe Basel
- Nilufar
- Galerie Mitterrand
- Galerie Regis Mathieu
- Galerie VIVID
- Galleri Feldt
- Gallery ALL
- Heritage Gallery
- Hostler Burrows
- Lebreton
- Magen H Gallery
- Maniera
- Mercado Moderno
- Gallerie Japonesque
- Galerie Patrick Seguin
- LAFFANOUR–Galerie Downtown
- Salon 94 Design
- Galerie Philippe Gravier
- RDAI Architecture
- Zhang Zhoujie Digital Lab
- Gufram
- Estúdio de Arte e Arquitetura Palma
- Luma Foundation
- Artribune
- Isisuf – Istituto Internazionale di Studi sul Futurismo
Locations
- Basel
- Switzerland
- Hall 1 Süd
- Milan
- Italy
- Paris
- France
- Rotterdam
- Netherlands
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- Beijing
- China
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Moscow
- Russia
- New York
- San Francisco
- Brussels
- Belgium
- Rio de Janeiro
- Brazil
- Hyères
- Africa