For its latest edition in the French capital, Design Miami.Paris returned to the iconic Hôtel de Maisons, presenting a layered showcase of collectible art and design - from rare vintage pieces to avant-garde new work - within its gilded rooms. Alongside established names, a collaboration with tech giant Apple celebrated the work of five emerging designers, each united by an inventive use of the iPad as a creative tool.
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Curated by designer Rodman Primack, co-founder of AGO Projects, Designers of Tomorrow aims to support the next generation of design innovators while exploring the technologies that shape contemporary creative practice. The presentation features iPads dotted around the room which play short films revealing each designer’s creative process. In this way, the exhibition doesn’t simply showcase finished pieces, but the way ideas are born, refined and brought to fruition.
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Among the participants is Jolie Ngo, based in Santa Barbara, who draws on her Vietnamese heritage to experiment with traditional forms through clay-based 3D printing. Her piece, ‘Lantern Vessel in Between Worlds’ is a series of abstract silk Vietnamese lanterns and reinterprets them in layers of digitally printed clay. Her sculptural table lamp playfully pairs a ceramic base with a bold pink 3D-printed shade.
Shanghai-based multidisciplinary artist Duyi Han's contribution is a dual-surface mirror adorned with embroidered diagrams and AI-generated text inspired by anatomical drawings, occult manuscripts, and cognitive mapping.
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French design duo Marie Cornil and Alexandre Willaume of Marie and Alexandre presented two works stemming from research they conducted while restoring Apartment 50 in Le Corbusier’s ‘Cité Radieuse’ in Marseille. As a result, colour, light and modularity were key points of their furniture system that consists of stackable, multifunctional boxes that can form desks, cabinets or totem-like structures.
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Finally, London-based Italian designer Marco Campardo’s coffee table continues his long-running fascination with texture. Created in collaboration with Galerie Kreo in Paris as part of his series ‘Jello’, the butter-yellow table was inspired by the foodstuff and was developed using moulds made from cardboard.
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The jury for the inaugural edition of Designers of Tomorrow brought together an impressive panel spanning design and technology, including Design Miami CEO Jen Roberts, Apple’s vice president of Industrial Design Molly Andersen, and renowned artist and designer Faye Toogood.
For Design Miami.Paris, Designers of Tomorrow represents a natural evolution of its mission to champion collectible design and the bright, talented people behind it. The goal was not only to showcase creativity among an emerging cohort of international designers, but to inspire interesting conversations about the relationship between technology and art. The presentation posits technology as a potential creative ally–one that expands, rather than replaces, the hand of the maker.
Designers of Tomorrow runs at Design Miami.Paris until 26 October 2025, 51 rue de l’Université, Paris 7e. Design Miami.Paris
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