To help soothe any impending colds in the chilly holiday season, planners can send guests home with the Comfort Kit ($35) from Gifts for the Good Life. The winter survival pack contains hand warmers, lip balm, stress patches, tissues, tea, and bath salts.
Chic foldable ballet flats from Yosi Samra offer instant relief for weary feet. Each pair comes in a compact box with a dust bag. Prices range from $66 to $96.
To get guests to and from the event easily and safely, Lyft lets companies cover the cost of an entire ride or offer a coupon code good for as much as $20 (valid only for rides to or from the venue on the night of the party). The ride-share service will only bill for rides used. For example, if a company has 100 guests and everyone receives $20 in Lyft credit, but only 20 people use the credit, the company will only be charged $400. A pricing breakdown by city and ride estimates between two locations are available on lyft.com.
Perez Art Museum Miami launched its first augmented-reality exhibition with Miami-based artist Felice Grodin. Visitors can view “Felice Grodin: Invasive Species” using Apple devices and the PAMM app in the museum’s outdoor areas, as well as in the Padma and Raj Vattikuti Learning Theatre on the museum’s first floor. The first two AR works by Grodin interact with the building’s architecture, such as imposing a jellyfish species on the hanging gardens on the waterfront terrace. As part of the ongoing exhibition, PAMM will launch a third digital work in January and a fourth in the spring.
The illuminated culinary pop-up Night Market at Pao by Paul Qui took place at Faena Hotel from November 29 to December 4. At the opening-night event at the Pao Terrace, guests sampled Bombay Sapphire elixirs and hand-held, street market-inspired bites from the Night Market Carts. The event, produced by 2R Creative/2R Productions, also included live music, hand-sculpted Buddhas—such as a Love Buddha sculpture from Michael Benisty—and rows of Asia-inspired hanging lights.
Design Miami, a global forum for design, held its 12th annual fair from November 30 to December 4 in Miami Beach. The fair included gallery exhibits such as one from Giovanni Beltran, a Miami-based design agency founded in 2015 by the gallery Noguchi Breton. The exhibit's designers included Jonathan Gonzalez, Jonathan Nesci, Lex Pott, and Deon Rubi.
