Design Miami names Aric Chen as first curatorial director
Shanghai-based architecture and design curator Aric Chen is set to become the first curatorial director of the Design Miami events in Florida and Basel. More
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Smarin stacks cushions to create seating that looks like military defences
Recalling the sandbag barricades used in war zones, piles of haphazardly stacked cushions form this public seating installation by French furniture brand Smarin. More
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Kwangho Lee uses ancient enamelling process for collection of furniture
South Korean designer Kwangho Lee has inlaid cherry wood furniture with enameled copper panels made using an ancient Korean firing technique. More
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Nouvel Limited push the possibilities of blown glass with latest collection
Blown glass lights that look like bubbles of magma and blown glass vessels slumped over steel and brass stands feature in Nouvel Limited's latest collection. More
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Porky Hefer creates giant cuddly lounge chairs based on endangered species
Designer Porky Hefer has created a series of oversized bean bags and hanging chairs to resemble different animals under threat in the wild. More
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Nendo designs steel furniture to look like watercolour-painted paper
Japanese studio Nendo has designed an 18-piece metal furniture collection to mimic the bleeding effect of watercolour paint on paper surfaces. More
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Isozaki "was the first well-known architect to work in Miami Beach" says protégé David Gauld
Arata Izosaki's Bass Museum project paved the way for future starchitects to work in Miami Beach, says the Japanese architect's contemporary David Gauld, who also credited the Art Basel fair with transforming the city's attitudes towards culture and architecture. More
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MAD creates furniture fit for a life on Mars
MAD founder Ma Yansong has designed a range of sci-fi-inspired furniture, designed to be used when humans colonise Mars. More
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Sou Fujimoto creates ornate bookshelves for Basel installation
Architect Sou Fujimoto has designed a series of abstract bookshelves made from thin steel rods, which he based on 19th-century ironwork. More
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Studio Job designs limited-edition furniture for Gufram's new collectible range
A brick punchbag and a smoke-topped table are among the limited-edition pieces designed by Studio Job for Gufram's new range aimed at the "most demanding collectors". More
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Swarovski crystal gets 3D-printed, upcycled and turned into gadgets by emerging designers
Crystal has been 3D-printed into vases, upcycled into terrazzo and channelled into solar panels by the three winners of the Swarovski Designers of the Future awards for 2017. More
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Adidas faces lawsuit over Art Basel-branded trainers
The organisers of Swiss fair Art Basel have filed a lawsuit against Adidas for using the event's name and branding without permission on a limited-edition pair of trainers. More
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Formafantasma creates Delta collection based on Roman artefacts and architecture
Design Miami/Basel 2016: Amsterdam-based design studio Formafantasma has produced a range of objects that draw references from Rome's ancient ruins and museums. More
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Nucleo traps Thonet chair in resin for Ammann Gallery
Design Miami/Basel 2016: Italian design collective Nucleo has continued to cast furniture in resin, this time including a classic bentwood Thonet chair among three new pieces for Cologne's Ammann Gallery (+ slideshow). More
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Bouroullec brothers install floral Zaha Hadid tribute at Vitra Fire Station
Design Miami/Basel 2016: late architect Zaha Hadid has been honoured with a floral installation by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec inside her first major completed building (+ slideshow). More
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Kiki van Eijk casts branches in bronze for Civilized Primitives furniture collection
Design Miami/Basel 2016: each of the objects in this furniture collection by Kiki van Eijk is modelled on branches found in the forests surrounding the Dutch designer's Eindhoven home (+ slideshow). More
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Interactive crystal sculptures feature in Swarovski Designers of the Future Award commissions
Design Miami/Basel 2016: an interactive wave of tiles and a crystallophone are among the 2016 Swarovski Designers of the Future Award commissions, revealed yesterday at Design Miami/Basel (+ slideshow). More
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The top six installations and exhibitions to see at Design Miami/Basel 2016
Design Miami/Basel 2016: this year's Design Miami/Basel fair opens today in the Swiss city, where a six-tonne stone meditation space, a modular armadillo and designs by Zaha Hadid are among the highlights. More
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Jean Prouvé's demountable office rescued from swingers' club fate
Design Miami/Basel 2016: a demountable office by French Modernist designer Jean Prouvé, which was used as a swingers' club until recently, has been restored for display at this year's Design Miami/Basel fair (+ slideshow). More
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Elaine Yan Ling Ng's interactive Sundew installation coils in response to movement
Crystal-covered strands in London designer Elaine Yan Ling Ng's Design Miami/Basel installation respond to movement nearby by curling and twisting, as shown in this movie filmed by Dezeen (+ movie). More
