Discover 9 Exciting Brand Collaborations with Top Artists and Designers in Miami

In the 23 years of its history, Art Basel Miami Beach has evolved into something of a conveyor of visibility and access in sectors beyond art. Benefitting from its bustling city’s established notoriety for opulence and even hedonism, the largest contemporary art fair of the Americas now spans the overall arts and entertainment industries throughout a week-long presence. Today, activations, collaborations, and drops are considered innate in the compact calendar; they compete with art fairs and museum shows abundant on the mainland as much as the nine-mile-long strip, known as the South Beach. In fact, neighborhoods such as Design District and Wynwood are populated by tens of celebrations hosted by glitzy boutiques and storefronts. Behind the red velvet ropes, the world’s top brands launch their newest partnerships with artists and designers in town from across the globe. Strategically timed for the arrival of the global creative industries’ who’s who, these releases both give an experimental edge to many established brands’ rooted identities and help creatives expand their footprints through ample means provided by their partners.

Below, discover nine exciting collaborations being introduced this week.

1. The Lavazza Calendar x Alex Webb

Lavazza lands in the sunny city with the release of its annual calendar, lensed for 2026 by Magnum photographer Alex Webb. The Californian has been tapped for the Italian espresso giant’s yearly release of an almanac, which has historically been graced with images shot by the likes of Helmut Newton, Annie Leibowitz, Ellen Von Unwerth, and David LaChapelle. This year’s honor belongs to Webb, who was tasked with capturing the timeless Italian spirit of la dolce vita through a contemporary twist. Idyllic espresso breaks, joyfully ferrying island hoppers, and priests on their leisurely breaks constitute some of Webb’s images. Besides exhibiting the stills at its Art Basel lounge, Lavazza will host a talk between Webb, Art Basel’s Italian Global Director Vincenzo de Bellis, and Francesca Lavazza of the family brand.

2. Patrick Eugène x Dior

Lady Dior Bag’s icon status has been open to artist interpretation for some time. Those who were invited by the Parisian house to reconsider the bag include Mickalene Thomas, Jeffrey Gibson, and, most recently, Hayal Pozanti. The honor for the project’s tenth anniversary belongs to painter Patrick Eugène, who uses cues from his Haitian heritage to push a utilitarian item to painterly extents. Sculptural elements such as macramé, raffia embroidery, and straw weaving, and wooden beads transform the bag into a movable artwork while leather and textile patches resonate with heritage and craftsmanship.

3. Rado x Tej Chauhan

As many longstanding brands take the opportunity to interpret their heritage aesthetic, the week offers them an ideal platform to display their newest innovations. Swiss watch-maker Rado hands its classic DiaStar Original model to Londoner designer Tej Chauhan for a contemporary spin. Released over six decades ago, the timepiece signifies a bold take on the classical idea of a wristwatch. Chauhan’s design, which is on view at Untitled art fair, embraces the watch’s signature bezel form and gold color with a rubber strap that resonates with comfort and safety through its padded look. A silver and blue minute track and matte black dial continue the designer’s bold twist on timeless watch design.

4. Ruinart x Sam Falls

Van Gogh and Monet are only two of the artists who were captivated by the inimitable hues of foliage to capture the complexities of human existence, both physically and cerebrally. Sam Falls today animates this legacy with his romantic paintings of nature’s most generous tones, and his ongoing partnership with Ruinart continues to explore his appetite for colors in the Champagne region as part of the brand’s Conversations with Nature series. The California-based artist’s new paintings, which he created in situ at the historic Taissy vineyard, host traces from the local flora and fauna in reaction to his vibrant spray painting process. On view at Ruinart’s Art Basel lounge, the painting invites the fairgoers to consider the pressing importance of preserving biodiversity through the timeless allure of nature itself.

5. “Design to Move,” by Technogym

The fair week is ideal to explore how creativity finds its reflections on luxury in a wide variety of fields. Take, for example, high-end fitness and wellness brand Technogym, which joins the program of Design Miami with an exhibition of benches envisioned by some of the most sought-after designers. Titled “Design to Move,” the display celebrates the Italian brand’s 40th anniversary and features how the likes of Patricia Urquiola, Elena Salmistraro, Walter De Silva, Nerio Alessandri, and Michele Bönan have each left their signature imprint on the traditional notion of a bench fitted with dumbbells. A total of 40 designers were tapped for the project, which demonstrates a large palette of materials, such as chrome, minerals, and even eco-friendly boar leather with playful twists on function.

6. LVMH The Studio Miami 

LVMH marks its presence with a five-day tenure at a Design District gallery where an exhibition of artworks by Cruise Bogle, Glenneisha Darkins, Kieche Francis, Canal Cheong Jagerroos, Clarence Ruth, Dr. Mimi Adu-Serwaah, David Schwartz, and Oscar Ukonu anchors an extended programming. Those who stop by the pop-up space at different times have the chance to attend a panel where speakers include perfume-maker Francis Kurkdjian or leaders from LVMH-owned luxury houses such as Rimowa, Christian Dior, and Fendi. Another standout is a legal clinic that provides complimentary legal advice to artists and other members of the industry.

7. Burberry x Sarah Morris

Painter Sarah Morris’s art has graced numerous unconventional canvases, from a train in Gstaad to Palais de Tokyo. Therefore, it is less than surprising that Burberry has invited the British-based artist to dress the facade of its Design District boutique. Morris’s signature conduction of geometric forms in a grand waltz blankets the corner storefront while her colors—bold, direct, but pleasing—both break codes of communication while conveying an enigmatic palette. Spanning 31 feet in height and 27 feet in width, the installation, titled “Department of Water and Power,” is a reinterpretation of Morris’s 2004-dated eponymous painting.

8. The Cultivist and Capital One x Alex Prager

The art members club Cultivist and Capital One return to Miami’s Lincoln Road after last year’s vibrant Hassan Hajjaj installation with an outing created by Alex Prager project. Titled “Mirage Factory,” the immersive installation plays between deft reality and cinematic imagination in line with the Los Angeles-based artist’s broad breadth of lens-based work. The setting, which invites the visitors to meander across rooms, is ideal for Prager’s interest in staged and organic moments, which here are pushed to a three-dimensional setting based on her photography. Hollywood myths, feminine musings, and contemplative stills bridge Miami with Hollywood Boulevard while the installation becomes a gathering hub for concerts, private dinners, and other activations throughout the week, including those which will be held at the recently renovated The Shelborne By Proper in South Beach.

9. “The Semiotics of Dressing” at Marni

Marni is yet another fashion powerhouse to claim a slice of the cake with an installation of art and design at its new Design District boutique. The Italian brand’s signature whimsical visual universe unsurprisingly lends itself seamlessly to artists’ imagination, in this case Hermann Becker and Zoé Mohm, who present their interpretations of the brand’s identity in partnership with Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery. Fittingly titled “The Semiotics of Dressing,” the presentation invites visitors into a dressing room, which operates as a stage for mundane rituals of dressing up, backdropped by furniture, decorative objects, and lighting fixtures designed by the artists.