On December 4 in Miami Beach, the celebratory 20th edition of Design Miami debuts monumental works of art and sparks trailblazing cultural conversation within its beloved Pride Park flagship locale. Masterful curatorial director Glenn Adamson sets a visionary tone with the fair’s new, dreamlike theme: “Blue Sky.” Under this open-minded umbrella, 45 revered galleries from throughout the world debut both historic and contemporary presentations, coloring all with a mighty sense of “blue sky thinking” when it comes to the continuous evolution of imaginative and exquisite design.
Sofas and Ottomans, 2023 by Magnetic Midnight Maison by Lucía Echavarría for Lamb Gallery at Design Miami. 2024. Image courtesy of Magnetic Midnight Maison.
Returning to Miami Roots for Global Interconnection
“We are thrilled to be returning to our home roots for our flagship 20th edition, following a momentous year that started with our inaugural Los Angeles edition in May, before a successful Basel fair in June, and our return to Paris in October,” said Jen Roberts, Design Miami CEO. “This edition’s curatorial theme, Blue Sky, places a spotlight on design that exceeds expectations. This embodies the very mission of Design Miami, to bring together like-minded members of our global community to celebrate design’s greatest thinkers and makers.”
“The choice to be led by the Blue Sky curatorial theme felt only natural for this 20th edition of Design Miami,” added Adamson. “The theme presents an opportunity to celebrate Design Miami’s role as a platform for the 21st century avant-garde—showcasing the very best in contemporary and historic design for two decades. Design is inherently a speculative venture, and also a collective one—a shared framework of reference at a time of global interconnection. The same sky is above us all.”
“We are thrilled to be returning to our home roots for our flagship 20th edition, following a momentous year that started with our inaugural Los Angeles edition in May,”
Jen Roberts
Tropical Chased Foyer Table, 2024 by Vikram Goyal for The Future Perfect at Design Miami. 2024 (Image courtesy of The Future Perfect).
An Anniversary Year Where Critical Design Categories Bloom
During this tremendous anniversary year, a myriad of critical categories bloom at Design Miami 2025. “Optimistic Design: Radical Invention” embraces human beings’ singular ability to innovate and produce, with gallery The Future Perfect (New York) bringing a meticulous exhibition of nearly 100 new pieces; More than 20 skillful artists and designers such as Sophie Lou Jacobsen, Laurids Gallée, Vikram Goyal, and Anina Major unveil richly meaningful shows within a day to night conceptual stage. “Living With Design” deftly surveys the ways in which proficient design uplifts and faciitlaites our modern worlds, and Sarah Myerscough Gallery (London) shines light on the Ethreal bed by Marc Fish as well as a sweeping cleft wardrobe by Tadanori Tozawa and Peter Marigold.
SISTEMA, 2024 by POOL for Theoreme Editions at Design Miami. 2024 (Image courtesy of POOL).
Curio Platform Envelops Guests in Tranquil Scenography
This year’s Curio platform, which envelops guests in a tranquil living room sceonography, raises the curtain on the latest capsule collection by Lucía Echavarría in the show “Magnetic Midnight Maison” from Lamb Gallery (London); here, the dazzling nuances of Colombian craft are offered alongside Art Deco details. This chic fairytale leads the way to “Color Investigations,” a prismatic and poetic section of Design Miami. Theoreme Editions (Paris, London) participates in the fair in for the first time with tailor made objects and furniture enhanced by lavish color and materials like sheer blue resign and plaster with cascading white gold leaf.
Fold Stool Natural, 2024 by Pieter Maes for Ateliers Courbet at Design Miami 2024 (Image credit Joe Kramm).
“The Power of Nature” Evokes Limitless Potential
“The Power of Nature” evokes limitless potential in eco-concious design with prestigious galleries including Ateliers Courbet (New York), which brings the forward-thinking group show “SCULPT – .” 13 global visionaries like Belgian designer Pieter Maes, French sculptor Philippe Anthonioz, and seventh-generation Japanese marquetry virtuoso Shuji Nakagawa nimbly layer natural materials with a revelatory human touch. Design Miami visitors will not want to miss the additional, striking platforms of “Iconic Design: Past, Present, and Future,” “Under One Sky: A Global Outlook,” and “New Voices at Design Miami,” culminating in a highly diverse and breathtaking 20th anniversary showcase.
