Design Miami.Paris Announces Preview Highlights for its Second Edition
September 4, 2024, Paris - Design Miami.Paris announces its preview highlights from the galleries presenting at the second edition of its flagship Parisian fair. Returning to L’hôtel de Maisons, the 18th century mansion in the cultural district of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the fair will run alongside Art Basel Paris from October 16-20, 2024, with Preview Day held on October 15. Design Miami CEO, Jen Roberts says: "This has been a pivotal year for Paris, and we are pleased to be returning to the cultural capital this Fall to contribute to the creative momentum. Design Miami.Paris marks a new key moment on the annual design calendar each October – with an ever-expanding design scene that we are lucky to be helping to cultivate, through a diverse set of contemporary and historic programming that captures the past, present and future of collectible design."

Design Miami.Paris Galleries. Carpenters Workshop Gallery Friedman Benda Galerie Chastel Maréchal Galerie Desprez-Bréhéret Galerie Downtown-LAFFANOUR Galerie Eric Philippe Galerie kreo Galerie Maxime Flatry Galerie Meubles et Lumières Galerie Mitterrand Galerie MiniMasterpiece Galerie Patrick Seguin Galerie SCENE OUVERTE Galerie Yves Gastou Galleria Rossella Colombari Hostler Burrows KARRY BERREBY Lebreton Morentz Nilufar Pierre Marie Giraud Salon 94 Design Thomsen Gallery Thomas Fritsch-ARTRIUM Design Miami.Paris Design at Large. Friedman Benda & Carpenters Workshop Gallery Galerie Chenel Galerie Desprez-Bréhérét Galerie Gastou Galerie kreo Galerie Meubles et Lumières Galerie Mitterrand Galerie SCENE OUVERTE Giulia De Jonckheere Design LAFFANOUR-Galerie Downtown Lefebvre et Fils Maison Parisienne Mondavilli Scagliola Roham Shamekh Salon 94 Design Spazio Nobile Thomas Fritsch-ARTRIU

Design Miami Senior VP of Fairs, Grela Orihuela says: “This year we’re returning to L’hôtel de Maisons to bring over 20 of the world’s leading collectible design galleries together under one roof. Each gallery will offer a unique exhibition of historic and contemporary pieces that come together to tell the story of great design across the rooms of the historic mansion - furnished by the greats of Modernism, through to emerging 21st century icons.” Design Miami.Paris Gallery Highlights. For the second edition of Design Miami.Paris, the fair will welcome an array of rare and unique displays showcasing the best of historic and contemporary collectible design. Within the diverse presentations from over 20 international galleries set to go on show, several key thematic threads emerge:

Material Marvels. This year’s robust gallery program will present pioneering examples of collectible design underpinned by world-leading craftsmanship with a deep appreciation for materiality. Galerie Desprez-Bréhéret (Paris) and debut Paris exhibitor Galerie Yves Gastou (Paris) will present a collection of pieces by Jean Touret. Each piece on display will date back to a significant chapter of his career, where he established the Ateliers of Marolles. Touret’s minimalist creations are grounded in a philosophy that values simplistic integrity, utilizing wood and iron to conceive functional designs to serve an essential purpose. Touret’s historic works will be showcased alongside contemporary pieces by Agnès Debizet. Debizet’s works are constantly shifting and evolving, blurring the lines between sculpture and furniture, grounded in an exploration of stoneware and ceramic materiality. Galerie kreo (Paris) defines itself as a ‘research laboratory’ – shaping contemporary design history by presenting limited edition works by some of the most innovative designers of our time, many of which have found their way into the world’s most important public and private collections. A highlight of the gallery’s Paris presentation is the TOWER HILLS chair - one of the last designs by the late Virgil Abloh. Formed from bronze, the monolithic form is composed of a cube with truncated, chamfered edges, and a rounded backrest. In keeping with Virgil's distinctive style, it is inspired from everyday street life and ordinary objects, crafted through a sophisticated approach that sees the bronze surface of the chair take on the texture of OSB, a material commonly used in packaging crates.