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The Standard Hotel — Miami Art Week | Art Basel

Disco
+ Design.

A 5-day experiential exhibition for Miami Art Week. Disco culture, 1970s design and brand activations under one roof.

Role
Co-Creative Lead
Agency
Supermarket Creative
Disco + Design | Miami Art Week:50 recap
The idea

Music and design needed a bridge. Brainchild of creator Michelle Leshem, Disco + Design built one. The cultural impact of disco on global design, blended with immersive brand activations. In partnership with The Standard Hotel.

The rooms

Three curated dioramas, each exploring a disco subculture. Disco’s fingerprints on furniture, textiles, lighting, audio and art, past to future. Curated by The Future Perfect with soundscapes by DJ Nicky Nighttime.

The talk

A culture talk, presented by Freixenet Mionetto, on nostalgia’s influence on contemporary design and music. Panelists included Walshy Fire (Major Lazer), legendary producer Arthur Baker and designer Laura Young (The Future Perfect).

The party

A sold-out DJ showcase at Miami hotspot Medium Cool. Mia Moretti and Boys Noize put their own spin on disco’s infectious energy.

A cultural tribute to disco told through music and design.

Cosmic

Diorama 01
Cosmic diorama: arcs of light over a melted-aluminum table and chair inside a cave of crumpled silver foil
Cosmic: foil walls, light arcs, liquid-metal furniture
Cosmic diorama: an etched aluminum table and chair inside a silver foil cave
Cosmic, up close

Groovy

Diorama 02
Groovy diorama: velvet chairs on a zebra rug beneath a gold chandelier
Groovy
Groovy diorama: round painted artworks in brass frames on a black wood wall, lit by glass globe lights on brass poles
Groovy: brass, glass globes, zebra and velvet

Wabi Sabi

Diorama 03
Wabi Sabi diorama: wood and leather chairs, stone stools, a woven rug and a record console under paper lanterns
Wabi Sabi: stone, wood and woven rugs
Turntable, mixer and a shelf of disco records with stone stools in front
The listening station
“This is the best pop up the Standard has ever done; this is the best pop up I’ve seen during Art Basel.”
Miguel Isla Esteve
CEO, The Standard Hotel / Nomade

The opening

Presented by Freixenet Mionetto
Invitation: Look + See. Disco + Design opening diorama preview at The Standard, Miami Beach
The invite
Opening reception bar: disco-ball Freixenet, Mionetto prosecco, Sake ONO and the cocktail menu
The bar

Then the party

Medium Cool, Miami Beach. Sold out.
A crowd lines up under the Medium Cool awning in Miami Beach
The line outside Medium Cool
Party flyer: Boys Noize, Mia Moretti, Michelle Leshem, Nickynighttime, Rolando Roland
The lineup
Black-and-white collage of guests and DJs dancing inside Medium Cool
Inside
Next up — Denny’s
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