Design Miami 2015 opens today

Design Miami 2015, the global forum for design, opens today (2–6 December). The most influential collectors, gallerists, designers, curators and critics from around the world meet there each year and design lovers always expect to see the inspiring designs that are on show. Let's have a glimpse:

Bench Fry seating sculpture, by The Haas Brothers at R& Company.

Wolfs + Jung,  Moon Tree JAR 

Tantra - Dieter Balzer 

Yinka Shonibare MBE, Windy Chair I 

I like very much the Dutch designer Marcel Wanders’  “Ocean Drive inspiration,” an exclusive turquoise leather lounge chair created for the Louis Vuitton Objets Nomades exhibition, available also in classic Louis Vuitton tones:

 “Ocean Drive inspiration”

Still Life Series by Jang Jin at Seomi International. Photography courtesy of Jain Jin

Design Miami/ ‏@DesignMiami  15 hours ago

Sylvester Stallone trying out the Railing chair :)

Design Miami 2015 - a glimpse

The design fair dedicated to collectible items for the home celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. And it shows that "..the appetite for collectible design keeps growing" said Design Miami chairman and founder Craig Robins at the opening press conference.
Let's have a look at some of the beautiful objects presented by galleries specialising in selling limited edition designs:

Jaime Hayon, "Game On" Lamp - Green, 2015, Galerie kreo, source

Zaha Hadid, VE-SEL 2015, 2015, Sarah Myerscough Gallery

Bae Se Hwa, Steam 25, 2015, SEOMI International, source

 gallery ALL - Brass Bowie chair | Brass collection, 2014
designed by Zhoujie Zhang, source

Marc Dibeh, Mirror 2, 2015, Art Factum Gallery, source

NUCLEO - Amethyst' stone fossil AP 1 - outdoor, 2015, Epoxy resin, pigment
source

Although these beautiful objects are created for people with higher than ordinary income, I like the fact that there is also a functional aspect to the pieces on display at Design Miami - for me that is the great importance of design-art.

Bar | Crates series, 2014
designed by Naihan li
edition of 12 / mirror-finished stainless steel, black walnut, source

I have designed a unique cupboard with a similar function - should I have offered it to the exhibitors of Design Miami? ;)