Chair shaped like the tail of a peacock by UUfie
Design Miami 2013: this chair shaped like the fanned tail of a peacock by Toronto design studio UUfie was one of the most talked-about pieces at the Design Miami collectors' fair last month. More
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OMA and Foster to work alongside Hollywood duo on Miami Beach
Design Miami 2013: architects OMA and Foster + Partners will work alongside Hollywood power-couple Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin to create a new ocean-side cultural quarter at Miami Beach in Florida, it was unveiled during Design Miami earlier this month (+ slideshow). More
Designer 3D-prints shoes representing 12 of his lovers
Design Miami 2013: artist and designer Sebastian Errazuriz used twelve of his former flames as the inspiration for these 3D-printed shoes, presented at a pop-up shop that opened to coincide with Design Miami. More
Jacques Herzog: The Pérez Art Museum "is a naked structure"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: Jacques Herzog of Herzog & de Meuron explains how the Pérez Art Museum Miami was designed so that everything is visible and there is no strict barrier between inside and outside, in our second movie from Miami. More
Herzog & de Meuron is "deconstructing stupid architecture" in Miami
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our first movie from Miami, Jacques Herzog of Herzog & de Meuron claims the Swiss architecture studio is trying to create a "new vernacular for Miami" that eschews sealed, air-conditioned buildings in favour of more "transparent or permeable" structures. More
High-tech lighting installation by Simon Heijdens creates "3D drawings in water"
Design Miami 2013: designer Simon Heijdens has created a series of hand-blown glass vessels that turn data from wind movement into projected patterns of light, installed at Design Miami this week (+ slideshow + interview). More
Juergen Mayer H exhibits stone sculpture based on data-protection patterns in Miami
Design Miami 2013: German architect Juergen Mayer H is exhibiting a sculpture derived from the patterns used on the inside of envelopes to obscure personal information at Art Basel Miami Beach (+ slideshow). More
Louis Vuitton realises unbuilt Charlotte Perriand beach house in Miami
Design Miami 2013: a previously unrealised beach house designed by modernist architect Charlotte Perriand in 1934 has been constructed and furnished by French fashion house Louis Vuitton to coincide with this year's Design Miami fair (+ slideshow). More
Daniel Widrig creates wearable sculptures based on a 3D scan of the body
Design Miami 2013: London architect Daniel Widrig is presenting a collection of 3D-printed wearable sculptures during Design Miami this week, including one that looks like an exoskeleton. More
Foster unveils extension plans for Florida's Norton Museum of Art
Design Miami 2013: architect Norman Foster plans to add a row of stone pavilions to the Norton Museum of Art in Florida as part of a major overhaul that will double the building's gallery space, and he unveiled the designs yesterday during the opening of the Art Basel Miami Beach and Design Miami fairs. More
A pile of sand marks the entrance to Design Miami
Design Miami 2013: giant mound of sand appears to support an aluminium roof at New York studio Formlessfinder's Tent Pile installation outside this year's Design Miami fair, which opens to the public today (+ slideshow). More
Herzog & de Meuron's Pérez Art Museum creates new "vernacular" for Miami
Design Miami 2013: here's a preview of the nearly completed Pérez Art Museum Miami by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, which opens tomorrow to coincide with the Design Miami and Art Basel Miami Beach collectors' fairs, and which suggests a new "kind of vernacular" for the city according to Jacques Herzog (+ slideshow + photography is by Iwan Baan). More
Design+World event at Luminaire Lab during Design Miami
Dezeen promotion: design brand Luminaire is presenting work by designers Tokujin Yoshioka, Patricia Urquiola and Daniel Widrig at an event in its exhibition space this Thursday evening, to coincide with Design Miami. More
Ross Lovegrove designs 3D-printed gold jewellery
Design Miami 2013: designer Ross Lovegrove will present a series of 3D-printed 18 carat gold rings at Design Miami next week. More
Phaidon art and design books to be stocked at Luminaire Lab
Dezeen promotion: design brand Luminaire will stock art and design titles published by Phaidon at its showroom in Miami, beginning in December to coincide with Design Miami collectors' fair. More
Flow(t) glassware by Nao Tamura at Luminaire Lab
Dezeen promotion: a chandelier of glass pendants that resemble fishing floats by designer Nao Tamura will be displayed at design brand Luminaire's exhibition space to coincide with Design Miami next month. More
Drawing Glass by Fabrica at Luminaire Lab
Dezeen promotion: a range of delicate glass objects by Italian research centre Fabrica will be on show at the exhibition space of design brand Luminaire during Design Miami 2013 next month. More
Elements Collection by Tokujin Yoshioka at Luminaire Lab
Dezeen promotion: tables with surfaces balanced on angled supports by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka will be on display at US design brand Luminaire's showroom during Design Miami in December. More
Design Miami pavilion to feature a pile of sand
Design Miami 2013: the entrance pavilion for the Design Miami collectors' fair in December will comprise a mound of sand with an aluminium roof perched on top. More
Transformations by Maarten de Ceulaer for Fendi
Design Miami: Belgian designer Maarten de Ceulaer nailed bendy leather planks onto solid wood to create this installation of stripy furniture for Italian fashion house Fendi (+ slideshow). More