What to Expecto from Design Miami Basel 2016

What to Expecto from Design Miami Basel 2016 – Design Miami/ is the global forum for design. Each fair brings together the most influential collectors, gallerists, designers, curators and critics from around the world in celebration of design culture and commerce. Occurring alongside the Art Basel fairs in Miami, USA each December and Basel, Switzerland each June, Design Miami/ has become the premier venue for collecting, exhibiting, discussing and creating collectible design.

Basel – June 14-19, 2016

Design Miami/ is more than a marketplace for design, where the world’s top galleries gather to present museum-quality exhibitions of twentieth and twenty-first century furniture, lighting and objets d’art. Each show balances exclusive commercial opportunities with progressive cultural programming, creating exciting collaborations with designers and design institutions, panels and lectures with luminaries from the worlds of design, architecture, art and fashion, and unique commissions from the world’s top emerging and established designers and architects.

By continuously expanding and enriching its program, Design Miami/ seeks to not only satisfy the demand for a high-end design fair, but also to broaden awareness of modern and contemporary design, fuel the market for collectible design, and provide an exciting yet accessible destination for collectors and enthusiasts alike.

Galleries
At the core of Design Miami/ is a marketplace for collectible design, where the world’s leading design galleries present curated exhibitions of museum-quality furniture, lighting and objets d’art. Design Miami/ regularly attracts the highest level of private and public collectors of historical and contemporary design. The galleries invited to exhibit at Design Miami/ deal mainly in exceptional design objects from the advent of Modernism (circa 1900) to the present day, with select galleries specializing in outstanding eighteenth and nineteenth century antiques. The application window for Design Miami/ 2016 is now closed.

Curio
Design Curio is Design Miami’s new exhibition platform, which invites designers, curators, innovators and gallerists to present cabinets of curiosity throughout the fair. Each Curio reveals a total environment of objects, textures, artifacts and ideas that challenges and contextualizes familiar design narratives.

The program spans the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and emphasises surprising installations of scientific and technological research alongside handcraft and creative production. The Curios are interspersed amongst Design Miami’s core galleries, infusing the fair’s exhibition program with inventive snapshots of today’s design landscape.

Design at Large
Design at Large presents large-scale works of historical and contemporary design, showcasing ambitious architectural installations that feature both conceptual and industrial innovation. Design at Large is intended to be a site of discovery for visitors to Design Miami/ Basel, presenting a selection of works that explore a particular theme inspired by current topics in design. Each edition is curated by a global tastemaker with a true love of design and a keen eye for present and future icons.

The 2016 Design at Large program will focus on the theme of Landscape, exploring the connections between the built and natural worlds from a literal, poetic, scientific or technological perspective. Proposals will be accepted for works as varied as architectural follies, pop-up gardens, culinary experiments and prototypes for urban farms. The program will celebrate the beauty and bounty of nature through the varied perspectives of the participants.

Collaborations
Design Miami/ collaborates with institutions, partners and sponsors to present newly commissioned works of design at each fair. These collaborations take the shape of immersive installations, curated exhibitions and unique objects that celebrate design innovation and express a keen enthusiasm for design patronage.

Talks
The Design Talks program presents the design world’s most compelling current topics. The talks bring together leaders in the world of design that actively influence design discourse and production, offering insight into what drives creative output, criticism and the market.

Satellites
Design Miami/ invites institutions to create unique exhibitions with strong curatorial and educational perspectives. A diverse selection of design-related exhibits are as Design Miami/ Basel satellites, from a carefully curated design library to rare works by pioneering modernists and one-off and limited edition pieces by cutting-edge contemporary designers.

Awards
The Swarovski Designers of the Future Award honors a select group of promising young designers and studios who exemplify new directions in design culture. These young creatives work beyond pure product design and represent conceptually or technologically vanguard approaches, often assimilating ideas from multiple disciplines. The objective of the award is to offer these next-generation design talents the opportunity to present newly commissioned work to an influential audience of collectors, dealers, and journalists at Design Miami/Basel.