Design Miami/Paris
To fittingly splashy effect, the inaugural exhibition of Design Miami/’s new Paris outpost was hosted in L’hôtel de Maisons, an 18th century mansion that was once the home of Karl Lagerfeld. This most opulent of domestic settings made for plenty of interesting juxtapositions when it came to the work presented. We loved the greatest hits curation of late 1950s, 60s, and 70s French design from Damisch Danant alongside contemporary works by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, as well as Ketabi Bourdet’s fleet of 80s era metallic, geometric, hard-edged gems. Against the venue’s classical architecture, we suddenly remembered why postmodern design is eternally compelling.
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