Eight must-see design installations to visit during Miami art week 2024
A beachside installation made of 3D-printed concrete stars by artist Carlos Betancourt and a series of giant jewellery by designer Nicole Nomsa Moyo will be on view as part of Miami art week 2024.
Running from 2 to 8 December, the week plays host to a variety of exhibitions, fairs, and installations, including Art Basel and Design Miami, distributed throughout Miami Beach, the Design District and other areas.
This year will also host the second edition of Alcova Miami, the Milan-based design fair that debuted its first American edition in the city last year.
Exhibitions throughout will range from a large-scale installation by Betancourt that will eventually be submerged under water to an "immersive pop-surrealist experience" showcasing iconic furniture by the Memphis Group.
Read on for eight must-see exhibitions throughout the city:
Following its US debut during Miami art week 2023, Alcova Miami returns to the city. Previously hosted at the Selina Gold Dust Motel, this year's show will take place in an assortment of pastel-coloured Victorian houses that make up the Miami River Inn, Miami's oldest hotel.
Over 40 exhibitors, including architect Suchi Reddy and Mexico studio Panorammma, will showcase work and site-specific installations throughout the houses and jungle-like greenery that envelopes the property.
Bath brand Kohler and wellness club Remedy Place have teamed up to create an immersive exhibition to showcase the "elevated and approachable" ice bath recently created by the duo.
Four of the ice baths will be on display at The Miami Beach Edition hotel, where visitors will be able to cold plunge with the aid of guided breathwork, live music, food and beverages.
PET Lamp x Spanish Ministry of Culture
Madrid-based design studio PET Lamp and the Spanish Ministry of Culture will host a pop-up exhibition in the Miami Design District featuring the brand's lighting woven fixture made of recycled plastic.
As part of the event, US editor Ben Dreith will be moderating the panel Spanish Design as a Response to Current Reality, which will bring together PET Lamp founder Alvaro Catalan de Ocon and two other leading Spanish designers.
Liminal Cycles by Lexus x Crafting Plastics
In partnership with Berlin design studio Crafting Plastics at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA), car brand Lexus will debut four "interactive, multi-sensory" installations informed by the electric Lexus LF-ZC model.
As part of the installation, the car brand will also showcase limited-edition design objects made by designers Germane Barnes, Michael Bennett, Suchi Reddy and Tara Sakhi in collaboration with fragrance brand Dilo.
Miami Reef Star by Carlos Betancourt for ReefLine
As part of the ongoing ReefLine project, a seven-mile-long underwater coral reef installation masterplanned by OMA, Betancourt will debut a large-scale installation on South Beach made of a collection of 3D-printed concrete star-shaped modules.
The installation will act as a prototype for ReefLine and will eventually be submerged underwater as a section of the project. Two other beachside installations will debut alongside Betancourt's, including a fleet of sailboats by designer Daniel Buren.
Pearl Jam by Nicole Nomsa Moyo
Marking the 10th anniversary of the Annual Design Commission in Miami's Design District, Pearl Jam by Toronto designer Nicole Nomsa Moyo is a series of installations informed by handcrafted jewellery by indigenous Ndebele women from Southern Africa.
The series will include "giant pearls", oversized earrings, a bracelet and a "deconstructable necklace", all adorned in bold patterns and distributed throughout the area's plazas.
A Reimagination Of Disco + Design: The Future Perfect x Supermarket Creative x The Standard Spa
To mark the 25th anniversary of hotel The Standard, three hotel rooms at its Miami Beach location will be transformed into "vignettes" outfitted with furniture provided by collectible design platform The Future Perfect.
The Glam, Silver and Wabi Sabi rooms will explore the impact of disco culture on design, music, and culture and feature pieces by designers and studios including Floris Wubben, Bocci and USM.
Memphis Miami by Capsule in partnership with Basic.Space
Located in the Design District, the Memphis Miami exhibition brings together Italian design brand Memphis Milano and American artist Katherine Bernhardt for an "immersive pop-surrealist experience" that will feature iconic Memphis Group furniture and a limited-edition series of rugs by Bernhardt.
As part of the exhibit the Carlton bookshelf and Tahiti lamp by designer Ettore Sottsass, the Flamingo coffee table and Riviera chair by Michele De Lucchi and objects by other Memphis Group designers will be on display.
Miami art week will take place across Miami, Florida from 2 to 8 December. See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.