Local real estate company Dacra Development extended its presence at Design Miami—it has been an executive partner since the fair's inception in 2005—with the creation of its new Limited Editions Experience exhibition. The fashion-centered program is made of 14 pop-up retail stores at the Moore Building and its surrounding properties in Miami's design district.
Brands such as Fendi, Cynthia Rowley, Duncan Quinn, and 14 other designers—including a few permanent stores such as Poliform, Christian Louboutin, and Tomas Maier—are participating in the exhibition, which opened Monday and will run through December 23. Here's a look at the unique pop-up shops.
Artist Madeleine Berkhemer's art installation in the Christian Louboutin store
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The bilevel Duncan Quinn temporary shop has an indoor croquet course on its main floor. The designer created a line of graphic tees for the shop's three-week stay in Miami.
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The second floor of Duncan Quinn's temporary store houses a dining room used for its nightly private parties and wine tastings, a fitting room where guests could be measured for bespoke suits, and three Ducati motorcycles.
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Fendi's temporary store occupies half of the first floor of the Moore Building. The brand used temporary shelving with clear outward walls to showcase its handbags, which can be personalized on site by a craftsman brought in from Rome for this event.
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Fendi commissioned graffiti artist Andre to spray paint three large needlepoint panels that students from Miami's Design and Architecture Senior High are stitching as part of a competition for a personalized Fendi handbag.
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Black-and-white fashion images cover the walls and floor in Maison Martin Margiela's space. The company also displayed a few of its hand-made pieces, including a dress made from cut and warped vinyl records.
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San Francisco-based high-end toy company Neon Monster created a pop-up shop on the second floor of the Moore Building with oversize versions of its signature monster toy.
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Cynthia Rowley's exhibit space, located in the atrium of the 4141 building, consisted of her signature shop on wheels, used for trunk shows around the country, and an artificial grass hill. Each designer participating in Limited Editions created a special product to sell during the show; Rowley sold outdoor mats screened with the word \"Relax.\"
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Christian Louboutin's new Miami store opened Monday in the design district, steps from the Moore Building.
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Shoe designer Christian Louboutin commissioned artist Madeleine Berkhemer to create an installation incorporating his shoes for the entryway of his new store, which opened Monday in the design district. Though the installation was originally intended to be on display only for the duration of Design Miami and Art Basel, Louboutin and the store manager are considering making it a permanent fixture.
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Gucci also brought its Icon-Temporary traveling exhibit, a flash sneaker store featuring a limited-edition collection co-designed by Mark Ronson, to the area for two weeks before it heads to London and Tokyo in early 2010.
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