DESIGN DISPATCH: Favorites from the Miami Design Fair

Kueng Caputo for Fendi. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Chairs by Mario Ceroli at Erastudio Apartment Gallery. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Pink Beasts by Fernando Laposse presented by the Miami Design District. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Kueng Caputo for Fendi. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

R & Company debuted an immersive installation of handmade works by Rogan Gregory. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Kueng Caputo for Fendi. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Tile Blush booth with a table by Jonathan Gonzalez and chair by Jonathan Nesci. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

AGO Projects with pink sisal furniture by Fernando Laposse, terra cotta works by MyungJin Kim, and room divider by Pedro Reyes. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Daniel Arsham for Friedman Benda. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Balenciaga Sofa by Harry Nuriev with Balenciaga at Crosby Studios. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Brecht Wright Gander vase at Todd Merrill Studio. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Chairs at Functional Art Gallery by (left to right) Anna Aagaard Jensen, BNAG, and Thomas Ballouhey. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

USM Modular Furniture installation in collaboration with with New York store De Vera. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Robert Stadler chair at Carpenters Workshop Gallery. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Nalgona chairs by Chris Wolston and stools by Seungjin Yang at The Future Perfect. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Kueng Caputo for Fendi. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Robert Stadler chairs and table at Carpenters Workshop Gallery. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Cozy Sofa by Hannes Grebin at Todd Merrill Studio. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Seungjin Yang’s clear armchair from the Blowing Series at The Future Perfect. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Pink Beasts by Fernando Laposse presented by Miami Design District. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

R & Company debuts an immersive installation of handmade works by Rogan Gregory. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Amish Shaker furniture at John Keith Russell. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Robert Stadler at Carpenters Workshop Gallery. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Seungjin Yang stool at The Future Perfect. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

From Broached Recall by Broached Commissions. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Lion-dog UM by Leo ORTA Jr. at Functional Art Gallery. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Chairs at Functional Art Gallery (left to right) Audrey Large, Théophile Blandet, and Donna Huanca. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Alessandro Mendini at Galerie Kréo. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Pedro Reyes at AGO Projects. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Detail of In Circulation, an installation by Rooms Studio (Nata Janberidze and Keti Toloraia). © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

BNAG chair at Functional Art Gallery. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

USM Modular Furniture installation in collaboration with De Vera. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Ladder by Dan Friedman, marble coffee table by Jaime Hayon, sofa and armchairs by Florence Knoll, drawing by Ronan Bouroullec, bench by Guillaume Bardet, reading light by Robert Mathieu, side table by Jean Baptiste Fastrez, and floor lamp by Sergio Asti at Galerie Kréo. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

From Broached Recall by Broached Commissions. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Bob Wilson at Cristina Grajales. © Sansho Scott for PIN–UP

Elmgreen & Dragset, Bent Pool (2019); Steel, stainless steel, aluminium, concrete, lacquer, rubber, lights. Courtesy Perrotin.

DESIGN DISPATCH: Favorites from the Miami Design Fair

By Sansho Scott

In previous years Design Miami’s temporary exhibition tent seemed like the pretty but neglected step child left to melt in the sun of a parking lot opposite the Miami Convention Center (where the main fair Art Basel Miami Beach annually opens shop). But this year, now that construction on the surrounding park is finished, Design Miami takes pride of place amid the hullabaloo that descends on the city every December.

Elmgreen & Dragset, *Bent Pool* (2019); Steel, stainless steel, aluminium, concrete, lacquer, rubber, lights. Courtesy Perrotin.

No word on whether Elmgreen & Dragset’s neighboring Bent Pool sculpture served as inspiration, but this year’s theme for the fair was “water,” whether too much or not enough of it. (With rising sea levels, in Miami it’s more likely to be the former.) Perhaps it was the new directorship of Aric Chen (formerly of M+) that challenged the dealers to bring out some of their better wares, but the consensus was that the offerings were stronger than in previous years, with plenty of eye-catching works perfect for the digital stream. PIN–UP asked photographer Sansho Scott to take a deep dive with his finger firmly on the shutter release. Click through the slideshow to see some of his favorites.

All photography Sansho Scott except where noted.

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