Glitzy packaging and top-shelf sponsors aside, Design Miami remains a cherry on the international design circuit: A nice topper to the year, but no substantial meal. But that should be of no surprise, as since its founding five years ago by property developer Craig Robins, the fair has been about cultivating moneyed collectors, not breaking new work. These commercial underpinnings were apparent Dec. 1 to 5 at the fair's latest installment. As with parallel event Art Basel Miami Beach, the preference was for the tried and tested. Big-name pieces commissioned by Design Miami partners Audi, Hsbc, Fendi, and Swarovski dominated the show, upstaging--and perhaps even atoning for--the sparse number of exhibitors and satellite events. But there were bright moments amid the fray, the best of which are detailed below.
As part of its world launch of the A8 luxury sedan, Audi commissioned British designer Tom Dixon to create a product that reflected...
As part of its world launch of the A8 luxury sedan, Audi commissioned British designer Tom Dixon to create a product that reflected...
- 12/7/2009
- by Julie Taraska
- Fast Company
The Royal College of Art is currently putting on its Graduate Show, of work by departing students.
Why are European designers so much better than Americans? The profession has pondered the question for decades. A new show of graduate work from the Royal College of Art in London posits an answer: Credit should be given to the teachers.
In this case, the students in the RCA show were led by a scintillating lineup of professors, including Sam Hecht, the co-founder of Industrial Facility, which has made instant classics for Muji; Luke Pearson, of PearsonLloyd, which is best known for the their work designing Virgin's aircraft cabins; Julia Lohmann, one of the most exciting young designers working today. Pearson's class, dedicated to exploring function, was co-taught with the superb but lower profile Michael Marriott; Lohmann's class was dedicated to abstract, experimental design, and was co-taught with artist Gabi Klasmer; while Hecht...
Why are European designers so much better than Americans? The profession has pondered the question for decades. A new show of graduate work from the Royal College of Art in London posits an answer: Credit should be given to the teachers.
In this case, the students in the RCA show were led by a scintillating lineup of professors, including Sam Hecht, the co-founder of Industrial Facility, which has made instant classics for Muji; Luke Pearson, of PearsonLloyd, which is best known for the their work designing Virgin's aircraft cabins; Julia Lohmann, one of the most exciting young designers working today. Pearson's class, dedicated to exploring function, was co-taught with the superb but lower profile Michael Marriott; Lohmann's class was dedicated to abstract, experimental design, and was co-taught with artist Gabi Klasmer; while Hecht...
- 6/26/2009
- by Cliff Kuang
- Fast Company
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