Design Miami/, the global forum for collectible design, makes its Parisian debut from October 17-22, 2023. As the sister fair to Art Basel, the first Design Miami/ Paris fair coincides with Paris+ par Art Basel, joining the flagship fairs in Basel, Switzerland, and Miami Beach, Florida. The fair will take place at L’hôtel de Maisons, a cultural hub in Saint-Germain-des-Prés that is home to many of the world’s leading collectible design galleries.
During the event, 27 galleries will present historic and contemporary furniture, lighting, and objets d’art, tracing the history of collectible design from the early 20th century to the present day. The fair will tell stories of influence and innovation through rare and iconic objects from around the world. Read below to find out more about the inaugural Design Miami/ Paris edition, as well as its must-see highlights, as noted by designboom and the fair itself.
KETABI BOURDET DESIGN
Paris-based Ketabi Bourdet Design (find more here) will offer a recreation of a 1980s smoking room. Visitors can explore the bourgeois and radical side of the era through a selection of minimal 1980s designs by Philippe Starck, Paolo Pallucco & Mireille Rivier, Ronald Cecil Sportes, Jean-Michel Wilmotte, Rei Kawakubo, Christian Duc and Garouste & Bonetti. The selection will focus on black aesthetics, metal, and geometrical lines, underlining how postmodern furniture can coexist with classic architecture and rich decor.