
Each year, we ask stylist and Wallpaper* US editor Michael Reynolds to conjure his own portrait of Design Miami and Art Basel Miami Beach, plus a handful of satellite fairs, including NADA, Untitled and Pulse. This year’s results are characteristically explosive, as Reynolds’ discerning eye uncovers an alternative side to the worlds of art, architecture and design...
Volatile Smile: the Poodle’s Core 4, by Beate Geissler/Oliver Sann, 2015, inkjet print on lustre, exhibited at Untitled. Courtesy of Cindy Rucker Gallery, New York

Left, Octopus, by Sarah Lucas, 2013, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach. © the artist. Courtesy of Sadie Coles HQ, London. Photography: Sebastiano Pellion. Right, Cafe Metropole, New York, by Lisette Model, gelatin silver print, printed 1976, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach. Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York

White Snow Head, by Paul McCarthy, 2012-2013, silicone (blue), fiberglass, steel, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach. Courtesy of the artist and Xavier Hufkens Gallery, Brussels

Left, ’Palmador Totem’, by Dimore Studio, 2015, screen in glossy poli lacquered wood with super mirror steel surfaces and 20 micron silver-plated brass inlays, exhibited at Design Miami. Courtesy of The Future Perfect. Right, Gwendoline, by Julie Cockburn, 2016, hand embroidery on found photograph, exhibited at PULSE. Courtesy of Flowers Gallery, London/New York

’Massage Daybed’, by Alberto Biagetti and Laura Baldassari, presented by Patricia Findlay at Atelier Biagetti’s No Sex in Miami installation at Design Miami. Photography: Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti

Left, ’Chaise X’, by Maria Pergay, 1975, stainless steel, exhibited at Design Miami. Courtesy of Jousse Entreprise, Paris. Right, Cosmic Surgery, Patient No. 8, by Alma Haser, 2014-2016, digital pigment print, exhibited at Untitled. Courtesy of De Soto Gallery, Venice, CA