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El Sol By Fernando Romero in collaboration with Swarovski: featured in Design Miami 2015

"El Sol" the masterpiece presented by Romero is geodesic sphere made of 2880 Swarovski crystals that "augment light emitted from its core" to "evoke the sun's gaseous, moving terrain." Its was made to scale, a billion times smaller than the actual Sun.

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Lincoln Road welcomes Nike + Touzet Studio

The old building was demolished with the approval of Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board. Byjoining forces with Touzet Studio to bring us this beautiful 30,000-square-feet building. Wrapped in a concrete Brise-Soleil from French "Sun-Breaker" Facade , cast with waffle iron and Nike Windrunner patterns. 

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Builders balk at Miami’s proposed Art in Public Places fee || via THE REAL DEAL

Local developers are putting up heavy resistance against a city of Miami effort to fund or place public art in private projects.

Last week, the Miami City Commission delayed a final vote on the measure, amid a chorus of opposition from local builders and trade groups claiming the legislation was unfair and required more tinkering.

“We ask you to refrain [from imposing] an art impact fee on privately financed projects at this time,” said Truly Burton, Builders Association of South Florida’s executive vice president. “We are not saying ‘no.’ We are saying ‘not yet.'”  

 

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Miami's Unexpected New Art Destination || via Architectural Digest

There's certainly no shortage of good art in Miami. From the lauded Perez Museum, which celebrated its third anniversary this fall, to the Rubell Family Collection to the annual Miami Basel fair, during which the art-world elite descends on the Florida city for a week of art and parties, Miami has emerged in the past few years as a destination for the arts. This week the city will add to its portfolio with the opening of four public artworks along the impending Underline, a public park and recreation space below Miami's Metrorail masterminded by James Corner Field Operations, the same firm behind New York’s beloved High Line. Miami-based artists Bhakti Baxter, Naomi Fisher, Nicolas Lobo, and Agustina Woodgate have been selected to create the Underline's first round of temporary artworks, opening January 14.

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Fashion Designer Tommy Hilfiger’s Vibrant Home in Miami || via Architectural Digest

The great American graphic designer Milton Glaser once declared, "There are three responses to a piece of design—yes, no, and wow! Wow is the one to aim for." Tommy and Dee Hilfiger apparently endorse that notion. The fashion mogul and his wife have planted their flag on a glorious stretch of beachfront just north of Miami with a home defined by spectacular moments, whimsical flourishes, and astonishing coups de théâtre. In this case wow! might be an understatement.

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