Design Miami/ Basel 2016 Design Talks

Photography by Nathan Valentine on June 21st, 2016 in Culture, Design Miami/ Basel 2016

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Basel, Switzerland – June 14 – 15, 2016 – Art Basel isn’t just about walking around a showroom and viewing countless exhibits, it’s all about completely immersing oneself in the entire world of art and design. This year one of the highlights of Design Miami/’s trip to Basel was their talks program which presents the design world’s most compelling current topics in design. The series brings together the designers, architects, artists and critics who are actively influencing design discourse and production. The Talks offer insight into what drives creative output, criticism and the market.

A Cabana State of Mind

Rodman Primack discussed the inception of Cabana Magazine with its founder and Design at large guest-curator Martina Mondadori Sartogo, exploring the eclecticism and aesthetic of the publication and how that influenced the selection of objects and structures for Design at Large 2016.

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Rodman Primack & Martina Mondadori Sartogo

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Rodman Primack & Martina Mondadori Sartogo

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Martina Mondadori Sartogo & Rodman Primack

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Christ & Gantenbein Architects

Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein spoke with Editor in Chief of Wallpaper* Magazine Tony Chambers about their work and the design for the new Kunstmuseum Basel extension which opened in April 2016.

Tony Chambers, Christoph Gantenbein, & Emanuel Christ

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Tony Chambers, Christoph Gantenbein, & Emanuel Christ

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Tony Chambers, Christoph Gantenbein, & Emanuel Christ

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Tony Chambers, Christoph Gantenbein, & Emanuel Christ

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Emanuel Christ, Christoph Gantenbein, & Tony Chambers

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Beyond Museum Walls

Andreas Ruby, Director of the Swiss Architecture Museum, Florian Idenburg of SO-IL, Berlin based architecture firm Malvezzi, and Philip Ursprung, Professor for the History of Art and Architecture ETH Zurich discussed breaking the boundaries of how architecture is viewed and experienced beyond the walls of a traditional museum.

Andreas Ruby, Philip Ursprung, Florian Idenburg, Simona Simona Malvezzi, & Johannes Kuehn

Johannes Kuehn, Simona Simona Malvezzi, Florian Idenburg, Philip Ursprung, & Andreas Ruby

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Johannes Kuehn, Simona Simona Malvezzi, Florian Idenburg, Philip Ursprung, & Andreas Ruby

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Johannes Kuehn, Simona Simona Malvezzi, Florian Idenburg, Philip Ursprung, & Andreas Ruby

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Florian Idenburg, Philip Ursprung, & Andreas Ruby

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Johannes Kuehn, Simona Simona Malvezzi, Florian Idenburg, Philip Ursprung, & Andreas Ruby

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Johannes Kuehn, Simona Simona Malvezzi, Florian Idenburg, Philip Ursprung, & Andreas Ruby

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Johannes Kuehn, Simona Simona Malvezzi, Florian Idenburg, Philip Ursprung, & Andreas Ruby

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Andreas Ruby, Philip Ursprung, Florian Idenburg, Simona Simona Malvezzi, & Johannes Kuehn

Designing For Future Living

The Swarovski Designers of the Future spoke with Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum and Lidewij Edelkoort, Dean of Hybrid Design Studies at Parsons School for Design about their priorities, influences, inspiration and challenges when fulfilling Swarovski’s proposal to design for future living.

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Lidewij Edelkoort, Yuri Suzuki, Anjali Srinivasan, Veronika Sedlmair, Brynjar Sigurðarson, & Deyan Sudjic

Brynjar Sigurðarson, Veronika Sedlmair, Anjali Srinivasan, Yuri Suzuki, Deyan Sudjic, & Lidewij Edelkoort

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Brynjar Sigurðarson, Veronika Sedlmair, Anjali Srinivasan, Yuri Suzuki, Deyan Sudjic, & Lidewij Edelkoort

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Anjali Srinivasan, Yuri Suzuki, & Deyan Sudjic

Deyan Sudjic & Lidewij Edelkoort

Brynjar Sigurðarson, Veronika Sedlmair, Anjali Srinivasan, Yuri Suzuki, Deyan Sudjic, & Lidewij Edelkoort

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Brynjar Sigurðarson, Veronika Sedlmair, Anjali Srinivasan, Yuri Suzuki, & Deyan Sudjic

Anjali Srinivasan, Yuri Suzuki, & Deyan Sudjic

Brynjar Sigurðarson, Veronika Sedlmair, Anjali Srinivasan, Yuri Suzuki, Deyan Sudjic, & Lidewij Edelkoort

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Brynjar Sigurðarson, Veronika Sedlmair, Anjali Srinivasan, & Yuri Suzuki

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Brynjar Sigurðarson, Veronika Sedlmair, Anjali Srinivasan, Yuri Suzuki, Deyan Sudjic, & Lidewij Edelkoort

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Lidewij Edelkoort, Deyan Sudjic, Yuri Suzuki, Anjali Srinivasan, Veronika Sedlmair, & Brynjar Sigurðarson

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House Is A House Is A House Is A House Is A House

The final talk of the day features Mark Lee of Johnston Marklee in a discussion with artist Marianne Mueller and Reto Geiser, editor of Johnston Marklee’s latest book, House Is A House Is A House Is A House Is A House. The talk was followed by a signing of the book.