Architecture

Miami Design Preservation League's Art Deco + MiMo Tour Guide Academy starts today!

From February 9 through March 2, 2013. The course is designed for anyone who wants to know about Miami Beach’s unique architectural styles, from those Art Deco hotels to the fantastic, auto-revering hotels of the ’50s and ’60s known as Miami Modern, or MiMo. Over four Saturdays and 15 1/2 hours, historians, authors, architects, city officials, artists and veteran tour guides tell … +

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Young House Love: 243 Ways to Paint, Craft, Update and Show Your Home Some Love

Meet Sherry and John Petersik at Books & Books, Coral Gables. January 9,  7:30 p.m. and January 10,  6:00 p.m. John and Sherry Petersik, the husband-and-wife duo behind the DIY design blog Young House Love, had done little more than change a lightbulb when they bought their first house – a ranch-style fixer-upper in Richmond, Virginia – in the fall of 2006.

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Glottman presents "The Manichini Dance", A Two-Act Installation

Exploring the Boundaries Between Art, Interior Design, Industrial Design, and FashionFrom November 29 through December 8, 2012. Glottman continues its tradition of celebrating the relationship between the arts and design in our contemporary lifestyle. This year he is featuring an installation in collaboration with trendsetting German/Swedish, textile firm Kinnasand (kinnasand.de) and vanguard Italian lighting company Viabizzuno (viabizzuno.com)

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MDC's Museum of Art + Design presents Toledo / Toledo: Full Circle

The Works of Isabel Toledo and Ruben ToledoFrom November 9, 2012 through January 26, 2013. Miami Dade College’s (MDC) Museum of Art + Design and Terra Group in partnership with Bacardi present an evocative retrospective exhibition of the unique three-decade creative collaboration of award-winning fashion designer Isabel Toledo and her husband, artist Ruben Toledo at the Freedom Tower, the landmark Mediterranean Revival … +

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Inventory: Archive

Opening reception: October 17, 2012. 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.From October 17 through December 14, 2012. What is design? Why does design matter? The discussion continues… Join several local designers for the opening reception of Inventory Archive, an exhibition that expands on Inventory’s first two well-received design exhibitions. Check out what the buzz is about and help inaugurate Inventory’s new space in Miami’s … +

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Emporio Dei Giovani presents a Fashion Night Out at LMNT

September 6, 2012. 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Emporio dei Giovani, a luxury brand bringing designs from Italy, sets the artistic trend in Miami celebrating a Fashion’s Night Out event at LMNT Gallery located in Wynwood Art District. The best showpieces of Emporio dei Giovani’s autumn collection from awarded emerging designers, spanning the peninsula from Lake Garda to Sicily,

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Cartier opens in the Miami Design District

August 2012. Cartier is one of the first new luxury tenants to open in the Miami Design District. The new Cartier boutique will have a 4,331-square-feet store, with just under 3,000-square-feet for retail space. The boutique will feature a mix of Cartier’s jewelry, watches, accessories and fragrances.

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Little Havana Bungalows at Risk!

August 2012. A number of local residents, business owners and developers are concerned about the number of historic Little Havana bungalows that have been razed (destroyed) in recent months – sometimes just to make way for a parking lot. Little Havana has more bungalows than any other neighborhood in Miami.

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Louis Vuitton and Yayoi Kusama

Since its creation in 1854, Louis Vuitton has maintained a close relation with the world of art. Strengthened by this tradition, which has been intensified under the artistic direction of Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton is happy to associate itself with the first retrospective dedicated to the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.

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Coulisse opens new showroom in the Miami Design District

April 2012. Offering a new vision in window decorations, this internationally recognized brand provides its clientele with different themed fabric collections including nature prints, micro prints, jacquards with fashion forward graphics and flame-retardant fabrics with a natural linen look. Coulisse also has showrooms in Mexico City and Brazil.

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Vote For Your Favorite Florida Architecture!

April 6, 2012. As part of the celebration of its 100th Anniversary, AIA Florida has launched its “Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places” competition, which identifies 100 buildings and places across the state that represent the best in architectural achievement, ranging from the Wentworth Museum in Pensacola to the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami.

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Hernan Bas at Louis Vuitton Aventura

Through November 2012. Celebrated native Miami artist, Hernan Bas is exhibiting his piece “A Traveler” in the Louis Vuitton’s Aventura location. “A Traveler” is an original sculptural piece exploring Louis Vuitton’s legacy of the art of travel; a theme synonymous with the Maison’s heritage, tradition and creative spirit. Â