Campus Collective Night at Miami Ironside

Photography by Andrew Stankus on May 18th, 2015 in Lifestyle, MAISON&OBJET AMERICAS 2015

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Miami, FL – May 15, 2015 – Miami Ironside, the creative district and collaborative workspace of designers, architects, artists and concept shops in Miami’s historic Upper Eastside, celebrated American and European design in honor of MAISON&OBJET AMERICAS, the North American extension of Europe’s leading showcase for design and décor professionals. The highlight of the celebration was Ironside’s popular Campus Collective night, which closed out the week with a campus-wide “Fete Du Design” soiree. Ironside’s showrooms and studios opened their doors for a final night celebrating art, design and creativity. Over 1,000 guests experienced the campus all lit up and enjoyed a lively performance by Barbra Evans Jazz trio and specialty cocktails by Villa Azur’s new midtown restaurant, Brasserie Azur. Visitors also enjoyed authentic Neopolitan pizza at Ironside Pizza, tried their first taste of nitrogen ice cream at the opening of F27 Nitrogen Ice Cream, and explored the newly-opened PLAYN Eyewear store, complete with an interactive lens-tinting station. On display was Florida International University’s College of Architecture + The Arts’s “Innovation and Integration in Digital Fabrication” exhibition. The evening also unveiled the launch of Oscar Ono Paris USA, the French bespoke wood interiors design company, and The Find, a cozy home décor boutique by Deborah Wecselman. The night ended with a featured talk and public interactive art performance by Poetic Wall Artist Mel & Kio, whose permanent installation will be a part of the new co-working space at Ironside. Miami Ironside also showcased various exhibits throughout the night, including the MAISON&OBJET designer of the year Zanini de Zanine’s Balance Project BOOMSPDESIGN, a reimagining of childhood swing sets, and the first US solo exhibition by Fred Le Chevalier at Art Lexing. Also on display was “St.Tropez Meets Miami” by Stephan Szczesny and Danish design by Onecollection.