Culture Club Faena Art Gala Wows with Garden of Earthly Delights Theme On May 10, Faena Art hosted its annual fundraising gala at Faena Forum in Miami Beach. The theme...
CULTURE CLUB Mercedes-Benz Toasts Miami’s F1 Grand Prix—and Its First North American Residences On May 1, Mercedes-Benz teamed up with The Concours Club to toast Mercedes-Benz Places, a 67-story...
TRAVEL More Reasons to Visit Miami’s Moore Building The Moore Building has long anchored Miami’s Design District as a venue for big-ticket cultural...
ART Belkis Ayón’s Prolific Legacy Is Not for Sale In Ayón’s first posthumous gallery exhibition at Miami’s David Castillo Gallery, the dealer...
STORE Cult Gaia Makes a Meditative Entrance in Miami With deft touches from design firm Sugarhouse, the ready-to-wear label’s latest boutique lets the
CULTURE CLUB Well-Wishers Toast “How to Collect Art” in Miami’s Design District On Feb. 1, polymath and art market economist Magnus Resch celebrated the publication of his new...
EXHIBITION Baccarat’s Stunning Crystal Tent Steals the Show at the Pegasus World Cup A lush, garden oasis honors the French maison's 260-year legacy with rarefied objects and...
CULTURE CLUB Faena Art Celebrates Shakespearean Love at the Sonnet 18: Fundraising Spring Dinner On May 9, Faena Art held Sonnet 18: Fundraising Spring Dinner at the Faena Hotel Miami Beach. The...
Q&A James Gardner on Gitano’s Bohemian Nomad-Meets-Fashion Vibe A decade after launching in Tulum as a jungle-chic mezcal bar, Gitano has cultivated a lifestyle...
Travel Surface x Dorsia Guide to F1 Miami Grand Prix From AlphaTauri's VIP party at Fabel and Massimo Bottura’s pop-up extravaganza to Dorsia's Boia...
Opening Shot Ethereal Skincare Destination Alexis Lauren Collective Debuts in Miami Pairing medical-grade treatments with meditative aesthetics, Alexis Lauren Collective is elevating...
Events A Quick-Hit Guide to the Best Activations, Culinary Pop-Ups, and Parties at the Formula One Miami Grand Prix From Carbone's exclusive beach experience to Red Bull's takeover of the Faena Hotel to the launch...
Culture Club Mytheresa and Dolce & Gabbana Celebrate the Launch of Capsule Collection On April 14, Mytheresa and Dolce & Gabbana celebrated their forthcoming capsule collaboration, the...
ARCHITECTURE Is This Brutalist Marvel Next Up in Miami’s Demolition Wave? The long-shuttered Miami Marine Stadium, once considered a highlight of tropical Brutalism, faces...
EVENTS Join Surface in Supporting Female Artists and Designers at Woman Made Surface is excited to announce Woman Made, a group exhibition that celebrates the female voices of...
ARTIST STATEMENT In Miami, Kathia St. Hilaire Envisions the Divine Using her novel technique of reduction relief printing, the up-and-coming painter renders a...
ART Alex Israel’s AR-Infused Self-Portraits “Head” to Miami With the help of Snapchat, the Angeleno artist brings five AR experiences of his Self-Portrait...
SUSTAINABILITY Unpacking Miami’s New 40-Year Plan Against Rising Sea Levels Miami releases the Stormwater Master Plan, a comprehensive guide that outlines how South Florida...
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT Oppenheim Architecture’s Miami Structure is Postcard-Perfect New Age Brutalism A blueprint for '10s-does-'70s done properly.
EVENTS Charity Auction to Celebrate Mexican Textile Traditions The nonprofit sale, Anonimo, in which all of the works on offer are anonymous, will present an...
Culture Club Art Basel Through the Eyes of DJ Mia Moretti The DJ and writer documents The Party Vol. 3 with the Leica CL2.
TASTE Venus Williams Pays Very Close Attention to Hotel Design The superstar tennis player and interior-design mind shares her pursuit of the “wow” effect.
Art The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, Gets a New Home ICA director Ellen Salpeter offers a peek inside the museum’s new building and groundbreaking...
ART Best of Art Basel Miami Beach 2017 From happy ombre-hued paintings to brash black-and-white photographs of dogs, this year’s Art...
ITINERARY What to See and Do During Art Basel Miami Beach 2017 Our selection of this year’s not-to-miss exhibitions, openings, events, and more.
Architecture Rene Gonzalez’s Elevated Purpose As his Miami based firm celebrates its 20th anniversary, the Cuban-born architect reflects on his...
Executive Related Group’s Carlos Rosso The president of condos at Related Group maintains long-distance focus.
Site Visit Twisting Towers by Bjarke Ingels Danish architect Bjarke Ingels recently took Surface on a tour of The Grove at Grand Bay, a...
Letter From Miami Letter From Art Basel Miami Beach 2016 A post-election malaise and concern over the Zika virus didn’t put a damper on this year’s art...
Events The Party Vol. 2 Nearing the end of Miami Art Week, Surface Media threw one last party to celebrate the Art Issue...
Destination Miami A romanticized art deco heritage and ascending hotel and culture scenes merge in America’s new...
events Event Recap: Residences by Armani/Casa in Miami An evening of cocktails and dinner on the beach, hosted by Gil Dezer and Jorge M. Pérez, to...
IN MEMORIAM César Pelli, 1926-2019 The Argentine architect, who has passed away at 92, elevated even the most basic projects.
Hotel The Faena Hotel Ushers in a New Era of South Beach Glamour Argentinian developer Alan Faena raises the bar in the capital of over-the-top flash.
Critic The New Age of The Celebrity Art Collector In time for Art Basel Miami Beach, writer M.H. Miller reflects on pop stars like Katy Perry and...
fashion Minotti Opens Miami Flagship Store The U.S.’s fourth Minotti flagship store has landed comfortably in the heart of Miami’s Design...
architecture A Parking Garage Even Pedestrians Will Appreciate In Miami, Leong & Leong and Iwamoto Scott Architects elevate a typically overlooked type of...
Design Louis Vuitton and Marcel Wanders Limited Edition Lounge Chair “Travel constantly changes, inspires, and surprises you,” says Dutch designer Marcel Wanders.
Insider Nasir Kassamali talks rocky beginnings as he shows us his Miami For more than 40 years, Nasir Kassamali has built an empire in Miami around quality design.
art Is Canvas Painting Conservative? Not According to Ryan Sullivan’s Innovative Abstractions ICA presents its third exhibition to date: a survey of recent paintings by the New York-based...
Design An oasis of calmness and relaxation in an energetic and crazed city A historic beachfront hotel makes a big splash in Miami with a design upgrade and relaunch.
SURFACE 7 Pleats Please Issey Miyake Opens in Tadao Ando’s First New York City Building Plus, Vipp’s Danish modernism reverberates in Todos Santos, Le Labo’s latest transportive home...
DESIGN DISPATCH Robert Smith’s Spiral Jetty Joins the National Register of Historic Places, and Other News Plus, Calvin Klein returns to New York Fashion Week, and the fashion and photography worlds mourn...
DESIGN DISPATCH AIA Appoints Evelyn Lee as its 2025 President, and Other News Plus, Prada Group renews its partnership with Essilor Luxottica, and an early Jean-Michel Basquiat...
DESIGN Saint Laurent’s Newest Store Channels Anthony Vaccarello’s Sleek Vision The Belgian creative director sets a breathtaking standard for the French fashion house's largest...