Design Miami/ 2018: Curio Program Announcement – A platform for experimentation and innovation, the Curio program has been the stage for launching pioneering new projects, such as MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab and Tom Sachs’s first international furniture pieces, both presented at Design Miami/ 2017. In 2016, Virgil Abloh presented the Curio A Series of Off-White™ a special furniture commission by the designer.
Originating in 2014, the Curio program returns to Design Miami/ for the fifth time
with eleven new presentations. Inspired by Renaissance-era cabinets of
curiosities, Curio exhibitions are small-scale, immersive installations presented by
brands, galleries, and designers alongside the gallery program.
A standout among this year’s Curio program is participants’ incorporation of timehonored
and traditional design methodologies, tools, and materials. Contemporary
designers and creators are reaching back into their respective cultural heritages to
produce new and exciting forms informed by their predecessors––exploring
historical materials and techniques from Argentina, Korea, Transylvania, and more.
“We are thrilled with the far-reaching international scope of this year’s Curio
program and with the projects’ exposure of new talents at the fair, combining
conceptual practices with traditional craftsmanship,” said Jennifer Roberts, CEO,
Design Miami/.
Calico Wallpaper and Philippe Malouin present The Color and the Shape
The Color and the Shape transforms an expanse of wall space into an interactive
surface for collage. Constructed from colorful hand-cut forms in eclectic, textured,
and oversized materials, the project takes its inspiration from Henri Matisse’s cutouts
and the technique he described as “carving into color.”
Cristián Mohaded presents Entrevero
The Entrevero furniture collection by Argentine designer and artist Cristián
Mohaded seeks to cultivate a new means of expression that crosses the
boundaries between design and art with its axis in the transformation and
manipulation of materials through artisanal and industrial techniques from
Argentina.
Harry Nuriev presents The Office
Drawing comical and sentimental inspiration from his early professional life as a
clerk in a small Russian bureau, Harry Nuriev takes the standard props—a chair,
desk, single hanger, printer, and wallpaper—and subverts and modernizes our
expectations of the dour, windowless office.
J. Lohmann Gallery presents Breaking the Mold: Contemporary Korean
Ceramics
This showcase of five of the most talented emerging designers from South Korea
working with clay––Sangwoo Kim, Ahryun Lee, Nin Lee, Jongjin Park, and Bae
Sejin––displays each designer’s inimitable ornamental language, blending
seamlessly centuries-old traditions of Korean ceramics with contemporary colors,
expressiveness, and versatility.
Karla Osorio Projects presents SEMANTICS OF THE VOIDS by Roland Gebhardt
Minimalist Roland Gebhardt, Suriname born, New York based, exhibited in the 1970s and
’80s with such artists as Donald Judd, Carl Andre, and Brice Marden, and has since
devoted his career to design. His study of the void informs much of his practice, in which he
creates furniture that is sculptural, functional, and minimal in its design vocabulary.
kurimanzutto presents seilla de méxico by Oscar Hagerman
This selection of chairs by architect and designer Oscar Hagerman is based on his
classic Arrullo chair from 1969, a mainstay of design in Mexican homes. Hagerman
works in artisan workshops throughout rural Mexico, where he has learned
techniques that respond and react to the climactic and cultural needs of each
community. He participates actively with these communities to conserve their
ancestral design knowledge.
Les Ateliers Courbet presents The Masters Editions by Giancarlo Valle and Mauro
Mori
Les Ateliers Courbet introdu
Aleksandar Duravcevic.
Martina Simeti presents The Corner Piece N° 2 curated by Ligia Dias
This space brings together conceptual and craft practices, including a series of
colorful concrete stools by Max Bill, a tiny and precious everyday tool by Valentin
Carron, Johanna Dahm’s destructive take on a Swiss icon, enhanced versions of
ordinary objects by Ligia Dias, a playful fork by Bruno Munari, a sugar cube as
adornment by Meret Oppenheim, and silver hangers by Bernhard Schobinger.
Nadja Zerunian presents Liabilities
Nadja Zerunian conjures forms out of copper and gold and places them in
conversation with one another. A series of objects produced with traditional
Transylvanian Roma artisans who use archaic methods and tools to this day,
Liabilities portrays one hundred scenarios, exploring human interactions,
attachments, and bonds.
Peter Blake Gallery presents Walt Disney Studio Designs by Kem Weber
This presentation of the historic designs Kem Weber created for the Walt Disney
Studio animation offices in Burbank, California, includes the rare and iconic Airline
armchair. The chair is the realization of Weber’s career-long goal to achieve a
wholly American form of modern design and was named with a nod to the
technological triumph of the day: commercial aviation.
About Design Miami/
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, Florida, each December and Basel, Switzerland, each June,
Design Miami/ has become the premier venue for collecting, exhibiting, discussing,
and creating collectible design.
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.
Design Miami/ 2018 Curios/
Calico Wallpaper and Philippe Malouin present The Color and the Shape
Cristián Mohaded presents Entrevero
Harry Nuriev presents The Office
J. Lohmann Gallery presents Breaking the Mold: Contemporary Korean Ceramics
Karla Osorio Projects presents SEMANTICS OF THE VOIDS by Roland Gebhardt
kurimanzutto presents seilla de méxico by Oscar Hagerman
Les Ateliers Courbet presents The Masters Editions by Giancarlo Valle and Mauro
Mori
Malcolm James Kutner presents re:construction
Martina Simeti presents The Corner Piece N° 2 curated by Ligia Dias
Nadja Zerunian presents Liabilities
Peter Blake Gallery presents Walt Disney Studio Designs by Kem Weber
Design Miami/ 2018 Galleries/
Carpenters Workshop Gallery – New York, London, Paris, and San Francisco
CONVERSO – Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York
Cristina Grajales Gallery – New York
Didier Ltd. – London
Erastudio Apartment–Gallery – Milan
Etage Projects – Copenhagen
Friedman Benda – New York
Functional Art Gallery – Berlin
The Future Perfect – Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco
Galerie Patrick Seguin – Paris and London
Galerie Philippe Gravier – Paris
Galerie VIVID – Rotterdam
Galleria Antonella Villanova – Florence
Gallery ALL – Los Angeles and Beijing
Hostler Burrows – New York
Jason Jacques Gallery – New York
John Keith Russell – South Salem
Kasmin – New York
LAFFANOUR–Galerie Downtown – Paris
LEBRETON – San Francisco
Magen H Gallery – New York
Mercado Moderno – Rio de Janeiro
Moderne Gallery – Philadelphia
Ornamentum – Hudson
Pierre Marie Giraud – Brussels
R & Company – New York
Salon 94 Design – New York
Sarah Myerscough Gallery – London
Side Gallery – Barcelona
Siegelson – New York
Southern Guild – Cape Town
Thomas Fritsch–ARTRIUM – Paris
Todd Merrill Studio – New York
Schedule of Events
Preview Day/ By invitation only
Tuesday, December 4/
Collectors Preview/ 12–5PM
Opening Night Preview/ 5–7PM
Vernissage/
Wednesday, December 5, 10AM–12PM
Public Show Days/
Wednesday, December 5, 12–8PM
Thursday, December 6, 10AM–8PM
Friday, December 7, 11AM–8PM
Saturday, December 8, 12–8PM
Sunday, December 9, 12–6PM
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