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Design Miami. Paris Returns to Hôtel de Maisons With Apple Program and Strong Early Sales

The third edition spotlights digital tools in emerging practices through Apple’s Designers of Tomorrow.

Overview

  • The fair runs through October 26 at the restored Hôtel de Maisons in Paris, with more than 25 galleries staging room-based presentations across the mansion and gardens.
  • Apple’s new Designers of Tomorrow initiative highlights four emerging talents working with the M5 iPad Pro, selected by a jury that includes Alan Dye, Molly Anderson, Mathieu Lehanneur, Samuel Ross, Sabine Marcelis and Faye Toogood.
  • An Apple room presents iPads with process videos as designers describe the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil as integral to sketching, modeling and collaboration.
  • Dealers report a strong international collector turnout and a solid start to sales during VIP opening hours.
  • Standout contemporary pieces include James de Wulf’s sound-tuned ping-pong table priced at $115,000 and Adam Pendleton’s White Onyx Table, which won the fair’s Best Contemporary Work award.