The Mandarin Oriental. Photo by George Apostolidis
The Guide: Miami
November 1, 2005
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A sample of Jorge Hernandez’s modern
architecture. Photography by Carlos Demenech. (Click image to enlarge.)
Shopping
The burgeoning Design District is the city’s epicenter of interior design. Encompassing the area between NE 2nd Avenue and North Miami Avenue, from 38th Street to 43rd Street, the 18 square blocks are home to top designers and home furnishings stores. Our favorites include NiBa, with its collection of hard-to-find modern accessories like vintage lamps, blanco glass and polished resin vases and bowls. The store opened a second location inside the Four Seasons in September and will also debut its own full line of home furnishings during Art Basel this December. Down the street is the first U.S. showroom of Fendi Casa. The Italian fashion house’s foray into furniture has yielded some of the hottest pieces for the home, including the embossed-leather Eros sofa and the Intrigo outdoor bed. Relief from modernism can be found at Jalanjalan, whose showroom includes a global mix of Asian antiques like Chinese chests and Afghan headdresses.
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The two-story entrance of Holly Hunt’s Miami store. (Click image to enlarge.) South Florida is one of the biggest buyers of stone in the country, so head to Forms and Surfaces, which carries nearly every kind of stone for the home. While not unique to Miami, other stores include Bisazza, Holly Hunt and Luminaire. Other prime shopping areas include the third floor of the Merrick Park shopping center in Coral Gables, which houses Baker, Ann Gish and Möbler, as well as the trade-only Design Center of the Americas (DCOTA) in Dania Beach. For fine art, browse the numerous galleries in the Wynwood Art District, where Biscayne Boulevard meets Interstate 195, and check out the Margulies Collection, where collector Martin Z. Margulies has placed his work on display for public viewing.
Shopping
Design District, www.designmiami.com
NiBa, 39 NE 39th St., Miami, 305.573.1939, www.nibahome.com
Fendi Casa, 90 NE 39th St., Miami, 305.438.1660
Jalanjalan, 3921 NE 2nd Ave., Miami, 305.572.9998, www.jalanmiami.com
Forms and Surfaces, 3801 NE 2nd Ave., Miami, 305.576.1880
Bisazza, 3540 NW 72nd Ave., Miami, 305.597.4099, www.bisazza.com
Holly Hunt, 3833 NE 2nd Ave., Miami, 305.571.2012, www.hollyhunt.com
Luminaire, 4040 NE 2nd Ave., Miami, 305.576.5788
Merrick Park, 358 San Lorenzo Ave., Coral Gables, 305.529.0200, www.villageofmerrickpark.com
DCOTA, 1855 Griffin Road, Dania Beach, 954.920.7997, www.dcota.com
Wynwood Art District, www.wynwoodartdistrict.com
Margulies Collection, 591 NW 27th St., Miami, 305.576.1051, www.margulieswarehouse.com
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