Design Miami/ is back in Miami this year, but in tweaked form, given the current circumstances. The annual event, headed by curatorial director Aric Chen, has launched the 2020 edition by way of a new curated selling exhibition concept. Entitled Design Miami/Podium, the showcase is held at the Moore Building and features a curated selection of furniture and objects from both galleries and design studios. This new typology aims at flexibility and international touring capability through its composition of individual pieces and reformatted larger presentations by select major galleries. Interestingly, this exhibition is quite timely themed America(s), and explores the meaning and understanding of America and its identity through the juxtaposition of important works of design and craft, and this has resulted in a provocative survey of design history that’s inextricably linked by provenance while at odds in meaning. On display are both American and non-American contemporary designers, from Shaker objects and early 19th-century Navajo textiles, to objects on loan from the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum and works of 20th-century figures such as Wendell Castle, Greta Magnusson Grossman, George Nakashima, Earl Hooks and Poh Shun Leong (on through Dec 6). Obviously, precautions have been taken to keep both visitors and staff safe during the show, and therefore a safety protocol applies. For those able or audacious enough to travel to Miami, tickets can be purchased online.
Moore Building
191 N.E. 40th Street (Design District)
Miami, FL 33137
Telephone: +1 305 5318700
Opening hours 12-7 (Sundays 12-5)
Publishers Note
Just to be clear – superfuture® is a design blog and not a political commentator. No surprise there. The scope of our content has always been global and borderless, however that can often mean covering projects in countries where we will not agree with the politics or actions of those countries. In a world that’s as screwed up as ever right now, the focus of our support is to those designers, architects and other creatives who aim to make the world a more liveable one – as opposed to people that try their hardest to destroy it. So if a project hits our desk and we like it based on its design credentials, we may choose to publish regardless of its location or creators nationality. superfuture® has always been inclusive and hopes for all current wars, aggression, violence, hate and extremism to end.
