Design Miami/

Each Design Miami/ show includes four components: 1. The Design Galleries must not only exhibit and sell valuable work, but also present their pieces in highly curated, beautiful installations, often designed by notable architects and designers. All work exhibited in the Design Gallery section of the show is vetted for authenticity and provenance. 2. The Satellite Exhibitions also consist of curated installations; however, these projects are typically organized by individual designers, museums, schools and other design establishments, selected by the Design Miami/ team to broaden the shows' content and to communicate key themes in contemporary design practice. Our Satellites include Design Performances, in which we invite designers to demonstrate their creative processes live on site. 3. The Design Talks bring together international luminaries to tackle current issues in design today, offering extraordinary opportunities to hear designers explain their work in their own words. 4. In addition, Design Miami/ presents two Design Awards annually: Designer of the Year in Miami every December and Designer of the Future in Basel every June. These awards serve as markers of the current design culture by spotlighting both established and emerging designers, whose work pushes the boundaries of art and architecture and expands our understanding of design. Aspiring to provide visitors with disarming aesthetic experiences, Design Miami/ holds its events in venues, transforming them into exhibition spaces that enhance social and intellectual exchange. Design Miami/ 2007 utilized the Moore Furniture Company building, a historic landmark built in 1920s in the Miami Design District. Design Miami/ Basel 06 transformed the neo-Gothic Elizabethenkirche and the post-modern Foyer Theater Basel, and Design Miami/ Basel 07 and 08 revitalized the Markthalle Basel, the third largest dome in Europe, built as a produce market in the late 1920s but largely unused in the last decade. By choosing distinct architectural spaces, Design Miami highlights the relationship between architecture and design and raises the standard of what a design fair can be. Continuously expanding and enriching its programming, Design Miami/ has not only satisfied the demand for a high-end limited-edition design fair, but also has broadened awareness of modern and contemporary design, fueled the market for collectible design, and provided an exciting yet accessible destination for art and design enthusiasts and collectors alike. www.designmiami.com