Miami's latest vice is the very serious business of cutting-edge experimental design. Gathering in Florida for Design Miami earlier this month were the world’s finest independent galleries, all displaying new commissions from the world's hottest design talent.
Taking time out from the perfunctory posing under palm trees in a week punctuated with more pool parties than would normally be considered strictly necessary, W* Design Editor, Henrietta Thompson trawled the design district with a little help from Julio, the Audi driver (the car maker was the official show sponsor) in order to bring you the best of this maturing new movement.
See Henrietta's highlights from Design Miami 08
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Meet Malak Mattar, the Palestinian artist behind the 'Together for Palestine' concert at London's Wembley ArenaThe London-based artist curates a landmark concert of music and art in support of Gaza, alongside Brian Eno, James Blake, Jamie xx, Neneh Cherry and more
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A new coffee table book proves that one designer’s trash is another’s treasureThe Rizzoli tome, launching today (16 September 2025), delves into the philosophy and process of Retrouvius, a design studio reclaiming salvaged materials in weird and wonderful ways
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A carbon-emission-busting house, yeast-biomass building, and more ‘Designs for a Cooler Planet’‘Designs for a Cooler Planet’ returns to Aalto University in Finland as part of the annual Helsinki design and architecture week, highlighting buildings, materials and solutions towards a better future
