Design Miami round-up

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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

Henrietta Thompson is a London-based writer, curator, and consultant specialising in design, art and interiors. A longstanding contributor and editor at Wallpaper*, she has spent over 20 years exploring the transformative power of creativity and design on the way we live. She is the author of several books including The Art of Timeless Spaces, and has worked with some of the world’s leading luxury brands, as well as curating major cultural initiatives and design showcases around the world.