Dec 10

Miami Art Week 2013: Beasts and Birds: Captivating works humanize as well as contextualize modern animal art

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Miami Art Week 2013: Beasts and Birds


From the earliest noted iterations of art—paintings upon cave walls—to today’s cat-obsessed internet, animals have provided the inspiration behind culture of all kinds. We are awash in imagery of beasts and birds and domesticated pets. But during this most recent Art Week Miami—across…

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Jul 18

Interview: Ambra Medda of L’ArcoBaleno: The industrious young entrepreneur on branching out into the online world and seeking new design talent in unlikely places

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Interview: Ambra Medda of L'ArcoBaleno


The name Ambra Medda is synonymous with success in the design world. After co-founding and directing the acclaimed fair Design Miami—which led to its sister show Design Miami/Basel in Switzerland—Medda has made her mark globally….

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Jun 21

Design Miami/Basel 2013: Casting Light: From artificial storms to electronic innovations, five works that cleverly play with light

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Design Miami/Basel 2013: Casting Light


It could be argued that it doesn’t matter what, or who, is in any room if the lighting isn’t right. The following pieces—seen among the other wares at Design Miami/Basel—emit, warp or interact with light in exotic ways. Each piece embeds functionality…

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Jun 20

Design Miami/Basel 2013: Resting Upon Imagination: Beasts, thrones and walnut wood offer visionary sitting spots at this year’s furniture fair

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Design Miami/Basel 2013: Resting Upon Imagination


Design Miami/Basel houses the extraordinary. Objects as ordinary as a chair, and as everyday as a bench to sit upon, wow at this annual celebration of collectible design. With deft artistry, designers re-envision the structure and function of day-to-day living across furniture and…

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