A standout at design fairs for nearly a decade, Dutch design team Studio Job mixes artistic forms and stylized craft to exquisite ends.
Led by Nynke Tynagel and Job Smeets, the company produces limited-edition objects and installations that utilize pre-Industrial Revolution techniques alongside digital processes. From enlarged, bronze farm objects that pay tribute to the peasant life to gold furniture that ironically celebrates a corrupt scoundrel, Studio Job’s functional and unusable pieces alike beautifully blur the boundaries between art and design.
What’s art without design? The two pursuits go hand in hand, and when Design Miami began five years ago, it was the perfect compliment to Art Basel Miami Beach. The two fairs work in harmony, but this year, Design Miami takes the lead by starting a day earlier than its bigger brother. Featuring modern and contemporary design objects from dealers from around the world, as well as solo displays, satellite exhibitions, pop-up shows, panel discussions, performances, and the designer of the year award, Design Miami transforms the already vital Miami Design District into the go-to place for international design enlightenment.
