Architect Lee F. Mindel, FAIA, Shares Emerging Trends from Design Miami/ Basel 2023

Unlike any other assemblage, this enfilade of galleries offers a unique, intimate, and diverse educational experience

Open air oculus at design miami/basel art Basel by Herzog De Meuron at Messeplatz Basel
Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Featuring emerging patterns from the icons of today to the most celebrated masters of the past, Design Miami/ Basel 2023 is a unique celebration of the very best in design. Unlike any other assemblage, this enfilade of galleries offers a unique, intimate, and diverse educational experience. The annual showcase represents a wide range of cultures, from sophisticated furnishings by Giacometti, Lalanne, Perriand, and Prouvé to the contemporary textiles of Gjertrud Hals to the ceramics of Suzanne Ramie to the lighting of Gino Sarfatti and the sculptural recycled-metal furniture by Burkina Faso’s Hamed Ouattara. Perhaps Friedman Benda summed it up the best with the title of its museum-like collection “Iconoclasts and Icons” live and in real time.

In order to immerse ourselves in the variety of designs so beautifully presented in Basel, these intimate photos were shot up-close and personal and express the emerging patterns of design.

Charlotte Perriand at Galerie Downtown. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Charlotte Perriand at Galerie Downtown. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Detail of 1980s sofa by Martin Szekely at Jousse Enterprises. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Foreign Agent by Hamed Ouattara. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Wall hanging by Gjertrud Hals at Maria Wettergren. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Detail of Lalanne outdoor chair at Galerie Mitterrand. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Bookcase by Mathieu Matégot at Galerie Matthieu Richard. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Jean Prouvé chair at Patrick Seguin. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Jean Royère chandelier at Galerie Jacques Lacoste. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Pharmacy doors by Giordano Forte at Galerie Rosella Columbari. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Lamp by Diego Giacometti and chair by Alexandre Noll at Galerie Jacques Lacoste. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Gio Ponti chair at Galerie Rosella Columbari. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Detail of mirror by Diego Cibelli at Galleria Antonella Villanova. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Detail of a ceiling pendant at Galerie Meubles et Lumières. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Table detail by André Borderie at LeBreton Gallery. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Pair of lamps by James Mont from Eric Phillipe. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Detail of cabinet by Gaetsno Pesce at Morentz. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Ceramic by artist Sterling Ruby at Pierre Marie Giraud. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Favela chair by the Campana Brothers at Friedman Benda. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Galleristr Thomas Fritsch presents the magical moonscape of French ceramicist Susanne Ramie, who worked with Picasso. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

This rare floor lamp by Mathieu Matégot from Galerie Matthieu Richard in Paris evokes the silhouette of the Dior New Look. Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

Cover: Open air oculus at design miami/basel art Basel by Herzog De Meuron at Messeplatz Basel
Photo: Lee F. Mindel, FAIA

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