Miami Design District Official Blog

Your Summer Wardrobe Color Staple: White

Thursday, Jun, 4 2015

Given our tropical climate, the cardinal fashion rule that white can be only worn between Memorial Day and Labor Day does not apply. Or perhaps the majority of the South Florida stylish set is blissfully unaware of the alabaster rule or simply abides by their own. No matter what the case, Memorial Day has come and gone and white is officially on every fashionista’s radar. From shoes and accessories to jewelry and bags, we shine a light on white hot summer whites.

Meet Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink’s New Pastry Chef, Amy Kalinowski

Wednesday, Jun, 3 2015

Everyone was sad to hear Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink’s longtime pastry chef Hedy Goldsmith was leaving the restaurant group to head out West to California. But now we know who is replacing her — one of Goldsmith’s apprentices, the talented Amy Kalinowski.

Michael Vasquez: Neighborhood Reclamation

Friday, May, 29 2015

Neighborhood Reclamation, a new installation by Michael Vasquez, presents an alternate, deconstructed and optimistic environment for the protagonists that have traditionally been at the center of his practice. Opening this month at MDC Museum of Art + Design, the figurative artist has painted a series of interspersed canvases that range in form and size, with the typical trappings of an underserved community – homes, yards, clothing lines, garbage, and the rubble of broken walls and fences – but without people. Walking through Neighborhood Reclamation, where freestanding works are arranged to create a winding path through MOAD’s gallery, viewers will find themselves to be this community’s pedestrians, which in all its dilapidation, also shows intentional signs of renovation and progress.