EVENT AND NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
TUESDAY, MAY 10
Perkins+Will Miami Workplace SUMMIT with Metropolis Magazine
Elina Cardet, the newest member of the Miami office of Perkins+Will, leads the global architecture and design firm as Interior Design Director. She will speak on designing for the workplace alongside notable figures in the workplace industry including Michelle Fischer and Julia Melhauser.
- Time and Place:
- Tuesday, May 10, 2:00-2:45PM
- Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Dr. Miami Beach
Alan Faena: A Creative Visionary SUMMIT
Alan Faena is a revolutionary at heart and one of the most visionary leaders from South America. A modern impresario, Faena has made an indelible mark across a range of industries including hospitality, fashion, art, real estate and urbanism. Located on the ocean at Collins Avenue from 32nd to 36th Street, Faena District Miami Beach is a self-contained cultural epicenter in the heart of the historic Mid-Beach area.
- Time and Place:
- Tuesday, May 10, 4:00-4:45PM
- Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Dr. Miami Beach
M&O VIP Welcome and Award Ceremony
Join us as we celebrate the second edition of MAISON&OBJET AMERICAS at the official Awards Ceremony, which will be held at the famed Moore Building of Miami’s Design District. We will bestow the Designer of the Year and Rising Talents Awards to our talented nominees during a remarkable ceremony followed by a stunning cocktail reception. Free shuttle service will be provided from the Miami Beach Convention Center Hall C-D to the Moore building (departure 5:30PM).
- Time and Place:
- Tuesday, May 10, 6:30PM-10:00PM
- 6:30PM Welcome Reception
- 7:00PM Designer of the Year and Rising Americas Talents Award Ceremony by MAISON&OBJET AMERICAS partners
- The event will start at 7:00PM sharp and doors will be closed during the Award Ceremony
- 7:45PM Welcome party
- Moore Building – Elastika, Miami Design District: 191 NE 40th Street
The Residences by Armani Casa Opening Hosted by Cesar Pelli, The Related Group and Dezer Development
Join the acclaimed designer Cesar Pelli and two of South Florida’s top developers, The Related Group’s Jorge M. Pérez and Dezer Development’s Gil Dezer, as they celebrate the opening of their newest residential collaboration, The Residences by Armani Casa. Guests will enjoy tours of the newly unveiled Armani design center as well as an intimate seated dinner.
- Time and Place:
- Tuesday, May 10
- Cocktails at 7:00PM; Seated Dinner 8:00PM
- Armani Casa, 18325 Collins Ave, Sunny Isles Beach
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11
Tour of Palazzo Del Sol with Designers Antrobus + Ramirez
Join designers Ruby Ramirez and Alison Antrobus, and Director of Sales, Dora Puig, for a tour of Palazzo Del Sol – the first new construction on Fisher Island since 2007. Just a short ferry ride from Miami Beach, the newly completed Palazzo Del Sol offers privacy, exclusivity and amenities rarely found this close to a vibrant city like Miami. Attendees will see first hand how the interiors reinterpret the established concept of a palazzo by combining traditional refinement with modern aesthetics.
- Time and Place:
- Wednesday, May 11, 9-11AM
- Fisher Island Ferry Drive, Miami Beach
Local Artisans Meet Design: Embellishing Belize SUMMIT featuring Rising Talent Samuel Amoia and Itz’ana Director, Colin Hannan
Developer of experiential properties, Colin Hannan, and 2016 Rising Talent, Samuel Amoia, will be discussing their collaboration for Itz’ana Resort & Residences in Belize. Samuel is creating custom interiors for the property, incorporating Central American motifs, locally sourced materials and multi-generation local artisans to manufacture the pieces. The duo will be speaking on topics including the importance of design to hotel brand identity and experience, how local surroundings inspire design and a trend in Central American design used in contemporary furnishings.
- Time and Place:
- Wednesday, May 11, 1-1:45PM
- Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Dr. Miami Beach
Ornare Design Talk
Ornare, Brazil’s most prolific luxury interiors brand, will host a panel of power players in its Design District location to discuss the evolving connection between architecture, design and real estate and how to stand out in today’s highly competitive luxury condo market. This panel will include Carlos Rosso, President of The Related Group’s Condominium Division; David Martin, President, Terra; Dora Puig, Principal Real Estate Broker and Owner of Luxe Living Realty; and Alison Antrobus and Ruby Ramirez of Miami-based architecture and interior design firm Antrobus+Ramirez.
- Time and Place:
- Wednesday, May 11, 1-2PM
- Ornare Design District, 4040 NE Second Ave. Suite 103, Miami
Fasano Press Cocktail
Fasano, Brazil’s most celebrated hospitality and gastronomy firm, is transforming the iconic Shore Club into the first Fasano hotel in the United States – Fasano Miami Beach. As an introduction to the brand, Fasano is hosting a press cocktail to view a presentation and never-before-seen renderings of the property for a glimpse into the five-star amenities and service coming to the Collins Park area of Miami Beach.
- Time and Place:
- Wednesday, May 11, 6:00-7:00PM
- Fasano Miami Beach, 1901 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
One Ocean Opening Dinner hosted by Jorge M. Pérez and The Related Group
Join Jorge M. Pérez, South Florida’s most respected developer of luxury real estate, as he celebrates the completion of One Ocean, his firm’s latest boutique condominium development located in the heart of South Beach’s coveted South of Fifth neighborhood. Guests will be treated to a private dinner as well as installations by artists Pablo Siquier, Jose Bedia and Michele Oka Doner, all of whom will be in attendance at the dinner.
- Time and Place:
- Wednesday, May 11, 7:00PM
- One Ocean, One Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
THURSDAY, MAY 12
Miami Experience (8:30AM-12:00PM)
*Note: The tour includes an active construction site, which requires hard-soled shoes and long pants, no skirts, dresses, or heels allowed.
- 8:30AM – Bus departs The Confidante Hyatt for One Thousand Museum by Zaha Hadid Architects
- 9:00AM – Press Breakfast at One Thousand Museum by Zaha Hadid Architects
The developers of Zaha Hadid’s final residential tower and only skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere, One Thousand Museum warmly invite you to a press breakfast at the project’s sales gallery. Featuring a teardrop-shaped ceiling installation designed by the late renowned architect herself, come learn how the developers of her rising project are committed to following through her vision over an intimate breakfast. Additional design highlights for the building will also be showcased, including apure, lighting with design by Porsche Design Studios; Italkraft; Poliform, Lualdi, and more.
- Time and Place:
- Thursday, May 12, 9:00-10:00AM
- One Thousand Museum Sales Gallery, 1040 Biscayne Blvd. (5th Floor) Miami
- 10:15AM – Tour of Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
Come tour the construction site for a preview of the Frost Museum of Science. The soon-to-be museum will feature a one-of-a-kind aquarium, a state-of-the-art digital dome, hands-on exhibits and interactive digital technology. Opening in downtown Miami’s Museum Park, Frost Science inspires guests to enjoy science and technology in new ways, and to consider how the power of science can be used to improve their lives, care for our planet and increase prosperity. The project will be three-stories and 250,000-square feet. Note: As this is an active construction site, this tour requires hard-soled shoes and long pants, no skirts, dresses, or heels allowed.
- Time and Place:
- Thursday, May 12, 10:15AM
- Frost Museum of Science Construction Site, 1101 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
- 11:00AM – Tour of Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
The Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is a modern and contemporary art museum dedicated to collecting and exhibiting international art of the 20th and 21st centuries. The state-of-the-art, sustainable building was named in recognition of Mr. Pérez’s generous leadership gift, and was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architects Herzog & de Meuron.
- Time and Place:
- Thursday, May 12, 11:00AM
- 1103 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
- 12:00PM – Bus arrives back at The Confidante Hyatt HOTEL
Modernism SUMMIT with Bernardo Fort-Brescia of Arquitectonica
Bernardo Fort-Brescia, co-founding Principal of global design firm Arquitectonica, known for shaping the Miami skyline and beyond, will speak at MAISON&OBJET’s SUMMIT panel titled “Global Focus: The New Old Modern” on Modernity returning to its roots. Widely known for iconic projects such as The Atlantis, Pink House as well as upcoming landmark projects such as Brickell City Centre and The Ritz Carlton, Sunny Isles Beach. Select private tours of several Arquitectonica projects, including Brickell City Centre, SLS Brickell and the Paraiso Community with Bernardo Fort-Brescia.
- Time and Place:
- Thursday, May 12, 12:00-12:45PM
- Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Dr. Miami Beach
Orlean New Collection Preview and Cocktail in the Design District
Orlean, the Brazilian wall coverings and textiles brand, known for its inventive collaborations with designers and architects, is debuting its first U.S. showroom, new collections and Visionaire Orlean Rome program in Miami’s burgeoning center for all things design and home décor: the Design District at 3801 North Miami Avenue.
- Time and Place:
- Thursday, May 12, 5:00-9:00PM
- Orlean showroom, 3801 North Miami Ave.
The MAISON&OBJET AMERICAS V.I.P Experience with Rising Talent Javier Gomez at Wynwood Lab
Enjoy the MAISON&OBJET V.I.P. experience at Wynwood Lab hosted by People magazine’s “Sexiest Artist Alive” Javier Gomez. Benefitting UNICEF, the event will showcase an architecturally playful playground complete with sacred geometry curated by Gomez, the host and one of the MAISON&OBJET AMERICAS Rising Talents at Miami’s hottest new private luxury lifestyle lounge.
- Time and Place:
- Thursday, May 12, 7:00-11:00PM
- Wynwood Lab, 120 NW 25th St.