At Design Miami 2018 Calico Wallpaper and Philippe Malouin present The Color and the Shape, a collage constructed from a library of hand-cut forms containing a set number of shapes in specific colors and sizes. Made from eclectic, textured, and oversized materials, these shapes are set against a background of color, creating an unscripted arrangement.

This year FENDI and Design Miami/ celebrate their ten-year anniversary. For the occasion, the luxury Maison presents The Shapes of Water, a project by Sabine Marcelis dedicated to rediscovering one of the elements FENDI cherishes most: water. “Marcelis has reinterpreted all the symbols of fendi such as Rome, the Palace of Civilizations, work with leather and even the Roman sunsets with this idea of the fountains to take up the fact that the Maison has always dealt with the restructuring of the fountains in Rome,” explains Maria Cristina Didero. “The interesting thing is that the materials are resin, water and marble.”  

Presented at Curio Design Miami Liabilities by Nadja Zerunian is a collection of 100 small copper and then gilded objects that have this idea of being complementary to each other: an association of small objects of incredible delicacy and manufacture.

With HyperNature, Bethan Laura Wood draws a parallel between the transformative way Art Nouveau breathed beauty into everyday life and the meticulous work required to turn grapes into champagne. She also brings a series of objects inspired by Mexico.

“One of the most controversial couples at the moment, the Haas Brothers propose a completely ironic interpretation of the world, with these surreal animals made of fur and copper inside the Baas Museum in Miami,” explains Maria Cristina Didero.