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CasaDecor will show off the creativity of internal design from Nov. 9 to Dec. 16 in this groovy painted warehouse.
In a couple of weeks, Miami will welcome a major international design event back for the second year.
CasaDécor ’07 will transform an empty 50,000-square-foot warehouse at 1444 Biscayne Blvd., near downtown, into a dream design showcase from Nov. 9 to Dec. 16. According to Javier Sanjuanbenito, president of CasaDécor, the international event, which started in Buenos Aires in 1985, “will bring together top manufacturers, decorators, architects and interior designers who are interested in exploring new trends and values as they reinvent the traditional home with imagination.”
The reinvented space will show off the creativity of more than 60 top international designers (local names include Luis Pons, Doug and Gene Meyer, Fanny Haim, Max Strang, Michael Wolk, Chad Oppenheim, Osiris Mendez and Hugo Mijares) as they create dynamic, stylish environments in replicated lofts, apartments, studios, libraries and gardens.
Design and architecture students at Florida International University, Miami Dade College and the Miami International University of Art and Design will gain hands-on experience working with the professionals during the construction phase. Some Miami Dade College students also are designing The Reading Room, one of the CasaDécor spaces.
In addition to talks and special exhibitions, the event will offer grand dining in the Ocean Club Restaurant, featuring a special menu by the restaurant’s executive chef and co-owner, Carlo Donadoni.
CasaDécor will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Friday, and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturdays. Admission is $22.50 for a single day and $55 for an unlimited pass. For more information, visit www.casadecor-usa.com.
ARTS & LEISURE
Illusory Interior Art Exhibit (from 9/20/2007 to 11/1/2007)
Interiors associated with Hispanic households are so pervasive that they have born stereotype. Ideas of extreme excess paired with meticulous cleanliness shape ideas of the Hispanic take on domesticity. The exhibit brings together three Hispanic artists that address the branded Hispanic handling of space in different ways. Address:
Miami Beach City Hall, 4th Floor Gallery
1700 Convention Center Dr.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Miami Beach - Art Deco District/South Beach
305/674-8278
Restaurant
Bice Ristorante
Large ceiling-high windows allow guests to dine with views of surf and sky. Once the sun sets, guests can dine al fresco on the terrace overlooking the beach and ocean.
Le Meridien Sunny Isles Beach
18683 Collins Ave.
Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160
Sunny Isles Beach
305/503-6011
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