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DESIGN MIAMI/ART BASEL 2010

By Ray Hu - June 29, 2010

Choutou by Takayuki Sakiyama This Japanese artist's swirling forms create the visual illusion of the sea's movement.
Designed by: Takayuki Sakiyama Meritxell Mir 1 of 84

Grey Derivations (2010) by Maarten Baas New work by Maarten Baas
Designed by: Maarten Baas
www.maartenbaas.com Meritxell Mir 2 of 84

Plastic chair in wood (2008) by Maarten Baas New work by Maarten Baas
Designed by: Maarten Baas
www.maartenbaas.com Meritxell Mir 3 of 84

The sphere table by Jean Royère Made of guild iron and travertine, this table was built in the 1960s but it is just as trendy today.
Designed by: Jean Royère Meritxell Mir 4 of 84

Fabrique en Chine by Dike Shoe With this nice hand-made porcelain fake Nike, Dubreuil wants to prove that not everything made in China is poorly done.
Designed by: Andre Dubreuil
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Stool number 2 (2006) and Red (2008) by Aldo Bakker Selections from Design Miami
Designed by: Aldo Bakker
www.aldobakker.com Meritxell Mir 6 of 84

Six-Forty by Four-Eighty by Jamie Zigelbaum and Marcelo Coelho Selections from Design Miami
Designed by: Jamie Zigelbaum & Marcelo Coelho
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Painting on the Floor (2010) by Michael Wolfson This modular table, made in zebra wood, is inspired by Chinese rolled up paintings can be separated in two different pieces, allowing the owner to put his own creation on the design.
Designed by: Michael Wolfson
www.contrastsgallery.com Mertixell Mir 8 of 84

Berceau (2008) by Christophe Come Come made this crib for her own daughter.
Designed by: Christophe Come
www.come.fr Mertixell Mir 9 of 84

Untitled (2001) by Roy McMakin Roy McMakin plays with positive and negative spaces in this chairs.
Designed by: Roy McMakin
www.domesticfurniture.com Mertixell Mir 10 of 84

A guy limbs into a soda fountain… Nagle got inspiration in a famous joke from the 1940: A guy libs into a soda fountain and orders a hot fudge sundae with chocolate saude and whipped cream. The guy behind the counter asks: "Crushed nuts, sir?" And the man replies: "No, rheumatism."
Designed by: Ron Nagle
www.pierremariegiraud.com Mertixell Mir 11 of 84

The Birth (2009) by Studio Job Selections from Design Miami/Basel.
Designed by: Studio Job
www.studiojob.nl Mertixell Mir 12 of 84

New Press Couch by Swiss designer Mattia Bonetti The cushions are all hand-embroidered based on a model by the designer consisting of graphics from French and Chinese newspapers, magazines, and personalized drawings.
Designed by: Mattia Bonetti
www.contrastsgallery.com Mertixell Mir 13 of 84

Sofa (1980) by Forrest Myers Myers made this aluminum couch for his own house because he claimed he was never able to find any furniture he liked.
Designed by: Forrest Myers
www.forrestmyers.com Mertixell Mir 14 of 84

Lathe IX (2010) by Sebastian Brajkovic. Selections from Design Miami/Basel.
Designed by: Sebastian Brajkovic
http://sebastianbrajkovic.com/ Mertixell Mir 15 of 84

Hommage (2010) by Thierry Dreyfus After the earthquake came design
Designed by: Thierry Dreyfus
www.atelierthierrydreyfus.fr Mertixell Mir 16 of 84

Tassenkas (2009) by Lotty Lindeman This piece blends travelling storage with furniture. Nowadays, interiors are presented as stills, but in fact there is a lot of mobility of objects, moving around by human needs.
Designed by: Lotty Lindeman
www.lottylindeman.nl Mertixell Mir 17 of 84

Untitled (2008) from the series Miniland by Sylvie Fleurie Stonetouch CH is a Swiss company specialized in creating limited ediiton of unique pieces made exclusively with Swiss stone.
Designed by: Sylvie Fleury
www.stonetouch.ch Mertixell Mir 18 of 84

Harumaki chair (2004) by Fernando & Humberto Campana This childish chair is made out of rolls of recycled plastic strips.
Designed by: Fernando & Umberto Campana
www.campanas.com.br Mertixell Mir 19 of 84

Table basse (2007) by Pierre Charpin Selections from Design Miami/Basel.
Designed by: Pierre Charpin
http://www.pierrecharpin.com Mertixell Mir 20 of 84

Side Table from the Urushi Series (2008) by Aldo Bakker Selections from Design Miami/Basel.
Designed by: Aldo Bakker
www.aldobakker.com Mertixell Mir 21 of 84

T228/89 (2010) by Beta Tank This pyramid table takes on the complicated tax and customs regulations that use rigid definitions of what's art and what's design, which usually turns into a long discussion with the bookkeepers: Is this a service? Is this art? What is the VAT?
Designed by: Michele Gauler and Eyal Burstein
www.betatank.net Mertixell Mir 22 of 84

Swarm light (2010) by Random International This installation of lights is programmed to "dance" in response to visitors movements.
Designed by: Stuart Wood, Flo Ortkrass and Hannes Koch
www.random-international.com Mertixell Mir 23 of 84

Happy birthday (2007) by Mattia Bonetti This fun cabinet is made of wood, aluminum leaf and cast bronze.
Designed by: Mattia Bonetti
www.davidgillgalleries.com Mertixell Mir 24 of 84

Pri-pro-quo by Reinier Bosch Moving boxes? No, a coffee table with stools. These cardboard-look pieces are actually made in bronze and they are heavy enough to stand the weight of an adult.
Designed by: Reinier Bosch
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Athol (1980) by Forret Myers This unique table sustains itself with only three points of support. Its name is a clear reference to the fact that it floats in the space like an island.
Designed by: Forrest Myers
www.forrestmyers.com Mertixell Mir 26 of 84

Darwin chair by Sagmeister Inc. Made from 200 sheets of paper, this chair becomes a new furniture every time one turns or rips off a page.
Designed by: Stefan Sagmeister
www.sagmeister.com Mertixell Mir 27 of 84

Red blue Lego Chair (2010) by Mario Minale This Lego version of the iconic Red blue chair by Gerrit Rietveld was also intended to make design widely available, but copyright laws prevented it from being mass-produced.
Designed by: Mario Minale
www.minale-maeda.com and www.droog.com Mertixell Mir 28 of 84

Cooper chair by Max Lamb Selections from Design Miami/Basel.
Designed by: Max Lamb
maxlamb.org Mertixell Mir 29 of 84

Leather chair by Simon Hasan Made in boiled leather, just as this material used to be treated in Medieval times.
Designed by: Simon Hasan
www.simonhasan.com Mertixell Mir 30 of 84

Platina by Ruudt Peters A long-time jeweler, this is the first incursion of Peters in design. For this piece, he has been drawing with wax underwater, thus creating an unfamiliar feminin language.
Designed by: Ruudt Peters
www.ruudtpeters.nl Mertixell Mir 31 of 84

Table scargot (2010) by Hella Jongerius This huge snail can be used as a plant pont.
Designed by: Hella Jongerius
www.jongeriuslab.com Mertixell Mir 32 of 84

Accidental carpet (2010) by Atelier Remy & Veenhuizen A colorfoul and soft carpet to oppose cold, anonymous and boring institutional environments. The first in this series was designed for epileptic children to cheer up their surroundings, but it can actually cheer up any space!
Designed by: Atelier Remy
www.remyveenhuizen.nl Mertixell Mir 33 of 84

Cake stool (2008) by Fernando and Humberto Campana As soft as it can be…
Designed by: Fernando & Umberto Campana
www.campanas.com.br Mertixell Mir 34 of 84

Pair of antiquity-style armchairs (18th century) by Georges Jacob Didier Aaron gallery brought this year a few 18th centuries to Design Miami /Basel to proof how designers of the time influenced ideas in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
Designed by: Georges Jacob
www.didieraron.com Mertixell Mir 35 of 84

Le Lac by Aldo Bakker A rich array of green reveals an absorbing deep surface that is carried by five freely placed aspheric bases.
Designed by: Aldo Bakker
www.aldobakker.com Mertixell Mir 36 of 84

Artificial vases (2009) by Hella Jongerius Selections from Design Miami/Basel.
Designed by: Hella Jongerius
www.jongeriuslab.com Mertixell Mir 37 of 84

Grandi Legni de Andrea Branzi Branzis works deal primarily with historical iconography, technology and the mixing of the modern and ancient world.
Designed by: Andrea Branzi
www.andreabranzi.it Mertixell Mir 38 of 84

Cuore Aperto by Ingo Mauer Selections from Design Miami/Basel.
Designed by: Ingo Mauer
www.ingo-maurer.com Mertixell Mir 39 of 84

Couch (2010) by Ron Arad Selections from Design Miami/Basel.
Designed by: Ron Arad
www.ronarad.com Mertixell Mir 40 of 84

Tool Inlays (2010) by FormaFantasma Intricately shaped inlays are incorporated into chip board-transforming the material from under- to Upperlayment. Part of wider series, Tool inlays incorporates carefully cut inlays in the shape of the tools used to make the furniture.
Designed by: Andrea Trimachi & Simone Farresin
www.formafantasma.com Mertixell Mir 41 of 84

Powder coated aluminum stool (2007) by Forrest Myers Selections from Design Miami/Basel.
Designed by: Forrest Myers
www.forrestmyers.com Mertixell Mir 42 of 84

1923- From the lost painting series (2010) by Taner Ceylan Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Taner Ceylan
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Goof (2009) by Erwim Wurm Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Erwim Wurm
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Art Basel Three brushes' (2008) by Antoni Tàpies.
Designed by: Antoni Tàpies
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Couscous Kaaba (2009/2010) by Kader Attia 300 kilos of real cous cous make this magic installation.
Designed by: Kader Attia
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No title (2009) by Suhasini Kejriwal Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Suhasini Kejriwal
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Ikurriña Quarter (2010) by Sergio Prego A 140 meters long PVC tube that can be experience both from the inside and the outside.
Designed by: Sergio Prego
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Yorkshire Terriers (1991) by Jeff Koons Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Jeff Koons
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Smiling Woman (2009) by George Condo Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: George Condo
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Untitled (2009) by Maria Nepomuceno Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Maria Nepomuceno
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Out of disorder by Takahiro Iwasaki Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Takahiro Iwasaki
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Reserve of dead Swiss (one is not dead) (1991) by Christian Boltanski Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Christian Boltanski
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Diamond in you number 1 (2010) by Tatsuo Miyajima Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Tatsuo Miyajima
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Small atomic bomb (2009) by Doukoupil Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Doukoupil
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Nana assise (1968) de Niki de Saint Phalle Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Niki de Saint Phalle
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Romance (2009) by Jack Pierson Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Jack Pierson
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Janata Watch Repairing, Sheik Shoe Mart, and Shankar Saloon (2010) by Atul Dodiya Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Atul Dodiya
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Fred the Frog rings the Bell (1990) by Martin Kippenberger Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Martin Kippenberger
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Michael (variation #1) (2010) by Evan Penny Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Evan Penny
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To Lidochka Shulgina (from the series Dedications) (2005) by Viktor Pivovarov Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Viktor Pivovarov
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Labirinto e Grande Pozzo (1969) by Michelangelo Pistoletto Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Michelangelo Pistoletto
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Cestino della Discordia (2010) by Bertozzi & Casoni Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Bertozzi & Casoni
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Beastly flower (2009) by Rina Banerjee Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Rina Banerjee
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004 by Pérez Flores Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Pérez Flores
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For each Stencil a Revolution (2007-2010) by Latifa Echakhch Art Basel
Designed by: Latifa Echakhch
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City 00 (2007) by Mike Kelley Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Mike Kelley
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Day Tripper by Teppei Kaneuji Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Teppei Kaneuji
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Aggregation 09 OC065 RED (2009) by Kwang-Young Chun Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Kwang-Young Chun
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Art Basel ‘Clockwork for Oracles II’ (2008) by Ugo Rondine.
Designed by: Ugo Rondine
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Paper Bird and Humming Plane (2010) by Yarisal & Kublitz Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Yarisal & Kublitz
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Art Basel Natural beauty' (2009) by Eva Rothschild.
Designed by: Eva Rothschild
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Pot head (2002) by Paul McCarthy. Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Paul McCarthy
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50 Snow Balls (2001) by Not Vital Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Not Vital
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Art Basel ‘Pipeline Field’ (2010) by alemán Michael Beutler.
Designed by: Michael Beutle
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Air Grapes (2008) by Ai Weiwei. Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Ai Weiwei
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Art Basel Four face cut into a log (2007) by Jim Dine.
Designed by: Jim Dine
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Untitled - Masking tape (2003) by Ariel Schlesinger Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Ariel Schlesinger
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Untitled (2006) by Kai Altoff & Lutz Braun Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Kai Altoff & Lutz Braun
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The Conference (2010) by Gerda Steiner & Jörg Lenzlinger Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Gerda Steiner & Jörg Lenzlinger
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ABC (2007/2010) by Lothar Hempel Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Lothar Hempel
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Three sets of tangented arcs in daylight and cool white (1969) by Dan Flavin Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Dan Flavin
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Doubles and couples - Version Berlin (2010) by Haegue Yang Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Haegue Yang
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Reflection Model (2001) by Takahiro Iwasaki Selections from Art Basel
Designed by: Takahiro Iwasaki
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See the latest limited-edition pieces from design stars like Maarten Baas, Studio Job, and Hella Jongerius or check out newcomers like Marcel Coelho. While you're at it, check out highlights from Art Basel.