Design Miami features an installation by David Adjaye

Last week's Design Miami event in Miami Beach featured an installation by David Adjaye, architect of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver. Adjaye was honored with the fair's Designer of the Year award. Design Miami is a part of a global art forum associated with Art Basel in Switzerland that celebrates design culture and commerce. Each year it attracts collectors, designers, curators and critics interested in viewing the best in cutting edge design from around the world. 


Photo by Fred A. Bernstein
Adjaye's installation titled "Genesis" was commissioned for the fair and placed at the entrance to the venue. The triangular pavilion is design as "architectural furniture," with hundreds of vertical hanging timbers creating a structural and sculptural volume.