Miami Design District Official Blog

A Fly’s Eye on Yoga: Yogart in the Design District

Tuesday, Oct, 13 2015

If only Buckminster Fuller were here to see the hundreds of yogis about to descend on the Fly’s Eye Dome, he’d witness the boundaries between disciplines, genre, and sensory design eroding under the Miami sky. Every fourth Wednesday of the month, an all-new YogArt series will set the stage for Jivamukti teacher and licensed movement therapist Dawn B. Feinberg, one of South Florida’s most sought after instructors. Taking place in the Design District’s center for fashion and design, and surrounded by Sou Fujimoto’s waterfall-inspired architecture and Xavier Veilhan’s bust of Le Corbusier, a downward dog at Palm Court will also offer immersive connections with creativity, art and community.

Last Chance to go Beneath The Surface

Wednesday, Oct, 7 2015

As the De la Cruz Collection’s 2014 – 2015 exhibition comes to a close on Saturday, it’s worth reflecting on its origins: as described, Beneath The Surface was a selection of pieces from “a generation of artists redefining post-war art movements.” More specifically, Beneath The Surface contains a cross-section of new abstraction and figurative painting, their set-up alone often blurring the distinction between the two disciplines. Examining the American landscape through a lens both jaded and transformed by a lack of boundaries between the organic and technological selves, the works of this exhibition are loaded: existing in this particular century is to be equally technologically over-stimulated and wonderfully connected. If the self has shifted into something more self-referential than ever before, then so too has the figure, its setting, and its meaning.

Clé de Cartier’s Irresistible Curve Appeal

Tuesday, Oct, 6 2015

Like many of its predecessors, the Clé de Cartier is culturally evocative with features clearly pointing toward the future of watchmaking. It’s this duality—a focus on innovation and veritable respect for the history of the brand—that makes Cartier’s latest creation one of the year’s most notable. Drawing from the distinctive designs of the popular Tank (which was inspired by the aggressive rectangular shape of WWI’s armored vehicles) and the circular Ballon Bleu, the Clé introduces the tightly drawn curve to the watch wearer’s vernacular. From the bezel to the lugs to the ovoid case, all facets of the watch have been gently rounded or tapered for total fluidity between elements.