Design Miami, Basel 2015 Shows

Steinitz

Steinitz
Paris
Selected works by: Edouard Lièvre

As an invitation to a new art de vivre, Benjamin Steinitz has created an environment in which period boiserie panelling and antique decors blend with a variety of furniture and objets d’art.


Forming a collection that is unique in the world, testifying to an unrivalled mise en scene, Steinitz, located facing the prestigious Bristol Hotel, establishes a dialogue between antique objects and modern quality pieces, a true signature of the “goût


Hostler Burrows

Hostler Burrows
New York
Selected works by:Kristina Riska
Berndt Friberg
Edward Wormley
Maren Kloppmann
Marianne Richter
Paul Frankl
Josef Frank
Carl Malmsten
Barbro Nilsson
Kerstin Hörlin - Holmquist
Carl Harry Stålhane
George Nakashima
Harry Bertoia
Axel Einar Hjorth


Founded in Tribeca in 1998, Hostler Burrows is recognized as New York’s leading gallery in mid-twentieth century Nordic design. Focused on the integrity and superb craftsmanship of mid-century design, Hostler Burrows was the first gallery in the U.S. to exhibit exceptional work by the artists and designers Axel Salto, Berndt Friberg, Josef Frank and Finn Juhl. These artists are now prevalent in the global marketplace and remain relevant in the midst of the current trends of the contemporary art and design world.

Hostler Burrows’ operations have since moved to 51 East 10th Street and its program has expanded to include contemporary works by international artists, with a specific commitment to the representation of women in the field. Hostler Burrows exclusively represents experimental ceramic sculptors Kristina Riska and Maren Kloppmann. In addition to these contemporary artists, Hostler Burrows represents the estate of Richard Filipowski, a member of the New Bauhaus and protegée of Moholy-Nagy.


Now, Hostler Burrows showcases both the vintage and contemporary in an innovative new program that promotes the seamless integration of these conceivably disparate forms. The gallery has worked to emphasize the relationship between the past and present, finding a continuous thread between the two, particularly within the area of studio ceramic art.


Carwan Gallery

Carwan Gallery
Beirut
Selected works by: Karen Chekerdjian

Trans|Form by Karen Chekerdjian

Carwan Gallery is proud to present a solo exhibition of the Lebanese designer Karen Chekerdjian at Design Miami/ Basel. Trans|Form is a collection of limited-edition objects inspired by the idea of metamorphose of functions: four collections of transformed and transforming objects.

Trans|Form invokes liminality, a fluid and malleable situation that throws everything into question, perpetuating change and constant mutation. A dining table becomes a rock formation; a vase becomes a sheet of metal; a platform becomes a lamp.

A plurality of different material and functional beginnings metamorphose into different states, changed conditions and varied modalities. The standing objects are in uninterrupted dialogue with their environs, drawing meaning from their surroundings while simultaneously altering their very parameters.

Each individual piece, restructured and reformed by hand, bears the imprint of a multitude of gestures, lived experiences and narratives, evoked with every interaction and following transformation.