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10 unforgettable moments from Design Miami/ 2019

All about the 2019 edition of Design Miami, a smaller gathering of design connoisseurs featuring collectible design galleries.

Interior Design, Events, FairsJulia ArdilaDecember 17, 2019Miami Beach, USA

The best of Diseño Colombia at Expoartesanías

The best of Diseno Colombia at Expoartesanías, one of Latin America’s biggest craft or artisanal fairs.

Fairs, Events, Interior DesignJulia ArdilaDecember 14, 2019Bogota, Colombia

20 of our top picks and WINNERS from Design Week Mexico's Inédito

Some standouts from 2019’s Inédito during Design Week Mexico.

kriteria's guide to Design Week Mexico

Keep reading for our design week guide during this exciting month of Mexican Design.

4 Latin American design collections we loved at the London Design Fair

Here are four Latin American design collections we loved at the London Design Fair 2019, including Crossovers by Adorno, Mexico Territorio Creativo, Uruguay XXI and Allpa X Studio Altar.

Interior Design, Fairs, EventsJulia ArdilaSeptember 27, 2019London, England

Highlights of Medellin Design Week 2019

Medellin Design Week has welcomed more than 6,000 attendees, boosting business, stimulating learning, and granting opportunities to emerging designers.

Interior Design, Fairs, EventsJulia ArdilaSeptember 3, 2019Medellin, Colombia

Medellin Design Week will open with a jet-black Bodega Central

Medellin Design Week will celebrate its 5th edition, bringing workshops, conferences, and an exhibit with pieces from local and international studios.

Events, Fairs, Interior DesignJulia ArdilaAugust 23, 2019Medellín, Colombia

Highlights of Colombiamoda, Days 2 & 3

The 30th edition of Colombia Fashion Week came to a close yesterday, proving why the event is the premiere platform for the best of Colombian fashion.

Fashion Design, Fairs, EventsJulia ArdilaJuly 26, 2019Medellin, Colombia

Highlights of Colombiamoda, Day 1

The first day of Colombiamoda was jam-packed with the designer lineup of our dreams, including a few of our favorites which we will go into more detail about below. Highlights include none other than the mesmerizing talent of local favorite Andrés Pajón, Carlo Carrisoza and Pink Filosofy from Cali, Beatriz Camacho bringing in the warm weather from the coast— plus two smaller brands that we love, Juan de Dios and Religare. To follow are key points on each collection.

Fashion Design, Fairs, EventsJulia ArdilaJuly 25, 2019Medellin, Colombia

Johanna Ortiz opens Colombiamoda no. 30 with 'Caprice'

Lining the halls of one of Medellin’s oldest government buildings— now the Palacio de la Cultura, hundreds of well-heeled Colombians waited in balmy patience for fashion designer Johanna Ortiz’s much-anticipated fashion show opening the 30th edition of Colombia Fashion Week. Coming five years after Johanna’s last Colombiamoda appearance, the show heralded a return of the fashion giant to the runways of her home country’s biggest fashion event after a five-year hiatus.

Fashion Design, Events, FairsJulia ArdilaJuly 23, 2019Medellin, Colombia

5 things you can’t miss at Colombiamoda 2019

Colombia Fashion Week – or Colombiamoda—begins next week (July 23-25) in Medellin with a much-awaited inaugural runway show by fashion giant Johanna Ortiz at the Palacio de la Cultura. This year’s Colombiamoda aims to grant greater importance to the end consumer, presenting more than 20 runway shows and a commercial exhibition featuring nearly 570 exhibiting brands, plus new initiatives like the Concept Market and Colombiamoda Digital that seek to connect the digital world with the physical, for the first time allowing for the purchase of finished products at the fair.

Events, Fairs, Fashion DesignJulia ArdilaJuly 15, 2019Medellin, Colombia

Highlights of New York Design Week Part 1: ICFF & Wanted Design

New York Design Week— or month is more like it— felt different this year. To start with, Collective Design and Sight Unseen Offsite were on hiatus, while the week’s biggest fairs felt slightly quieter than previous years. But there was still plenty of talent to discover as we ambled down the aisles of the expansive ICFF and the smaller but equally major Wanted Design Manhattan and Brooklyn editions. Keep scrolling and you’ll find our 20 highlights from New York’s two big shows, and stay tuned for our round-up of the month’s independent shows.

Interior Design, Events, FairsJulia ArdilaMay 24, 2019New York, New York

Milan Design Week Highlights: Part 2

Milan Design Week is over and done with. We’ve all digested the awe-inspiring spaces, appreciated the contrast of a 16th-century castle with a day-old 3D-printed installation, and taken in the colors, textures and forms. As you probably know, we sent nonstop Instagram updates, sharing hundreds of live photos which you can still check out in our Instagram highlights! To follow, here’s our first bit of coverage from the fair, so scroll down for some of the best.

Interior Design, Travel, Fairs, EventsJulia ArdilaMay 3, 2019Milan, Italy

Milan Design Week Highlights: Part 1

Milan Design Week is over and done with. We’ve all digested the awe-inspiring spaces, appreciated the contrast of a 16th-century castle with a day-old 3D-printed installation, and taken in the colors, textures and forms. As you probably know, we sent nonstop Instagram updates, sharing hundreds of live photos which you can still check out in our Instagram highlights! To follow, here’s our first bit of coverage from the fair, so scroll down for some of the best.

Interior Design, Travel, Fairs, EventsJulia ArdilaApril 26, 2019Milan, Italy

Highlights of the Architectural Digest Design Show

Featuring the largest independent design show in North America, the Architectural Digest Design Show (AD Design Show) is New York City’s destination for discovering emerging, contemporary design talent in the curated section, MADE, and luxury showrooms in FURNISH and REFRESH.

Events, FairsJulia ArdilaMarch 29, 2019New York, New York

10 names worth remembering from Design Miami/ 2018

Miami Art Week is known for bringing together the art community’s biggest buyers, gallerists, and some of the world’s heftiest price tags. But just a few steps from the 1.4 million-square-foot Art Basel Miami Beach, art enthusiasts can wander over to Design Miami, a smaller gathering of design connoisseurs featuring collectible design galleries and meticulously crafted exhibitions.

Interior Design, Events, FairsJulia ArdilaDecember 13, 2018Miami Beach, USA

Top picks from Design Week Mexico's Inédito

This year, designers at Inedito combined new and traditional materials, reinvented sculptural forms, and diversified the functionality of common objects, establishing trends for what is to come in Mexican furniture design. To follow are some standouts from 2018’s Inédito. designweekmexico.com

Design House x Design Week Mexico

Now in its 10th edition, Design House is probably the most popular event if you’re attending October’s Design Week Mexico, with more than 20 interior design and architecture firms joining together to transform an abandoned house into a fabulous weekend getaway.

The 2018 London Design Biennale

Taking place inside London’s impressive neoclassical landmark, Somerset House, and with the theme ‘Emotional States,’ the month-long international forum gives reason to why societies are becoming ever more aware the power of design as an agent of social change and economic growth, highlighting a number of hot topics that demonstrate how design affects each aspect of our lives, from social equality, sustainability and pollution to migration, energy and innovative urban solutions.

Interior Design, Travel, Fairs, EventsJulia ArdilaSeptember 10, 2018London, England