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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND IN MIAMI: 8.5.16

We have hand selected some great activities in Miami to get your weekend started. Check them out!

Boldly brave the PanIQ Room
This live-escape game locks you in a room in Wynwood that you can only get out of if you crack “Clue”-style encrypted hints. This fun and quirky event has reached many cities across the country and has been raved about. Be sure you bring a fun group to enjoy it!

August 5th – September 24th you should:
See a country concert in West Palm Beach!
Hank Williams, Jr, the Dixie Chicks and Miranda Lambert will be headlining the annual country music series at the South Florida Fairgrounds.

Paint with a Twist at La Côte
Paint night in Miami is the next best thing, especially when there is booze involved! Enjoy your painting lessons on a terrace at the Fontainebleau, complete with rosé and bites from an amazing restaurant.

2016 SUMMER TREND REPORT

We love sharing with you the upcoming trends of the season! This year so many fun things keep popping up it can be hard to keep track.

Here are some of our top picks from Internal Panel Systems 2016’s Top Interior Design Trends!
Smart Appliances
There are many household appliances that include savvy technology. There are internet-connected ovens and tumble dryers that have all become a reality.
There are many competing products out there from established appliance brands such as Breville and Samsung. Smart appliances are way more than just technology; they make a statement about your whole home style.
Statement Mirrors
While mirrors have must needed home functions they also can do some pretty magical things to a room. Statement mirrors are all the rage this year bringing together a truly avant-garde yet classic design aesthetic. Of course grand mirrors can make your cozy apartment look larger than life!
Warm Metal Materials
Warmer metals are making their way into many of today’s most modern homes this year! Brands like Dornbracht have made materials like copper and gold, once dated, come back full circle. Withbathroom and kitchen fixtures, countertops, and industrial furniture, warm metals are extremely eye catching in a glamorous way this year. Keep them in mind when you are choosing your new home accessories!

INTERIOR DECORATION INSPIRATION OF THE WEEK: REGENT SEVEN SEAS EXPLORER

The Regent Seven Seas Explorer cruise ship has been trademarked as “The Most Luxurious Ship Ever Built”. Three design teams executed the ships 473 crystal chandeliers and implemented acre’s worth of Italian marble. There are many different challenges when it comes to designing for ocean travel but this team pulled it off remarkably. The firms included Miami’s CallisonRTKL, ICRAVE, and Swedish firmTillberg.

From extravagant hand-beaded Maya Romanoff wallpapers to gold-leaf mosaic tiles the design team installed in the Explorer’s French restaurant to be more than luxurious. They were given a limitless budget and the motivation to go above and beyond in every aspect.

This 450 million dollar ship is the definition of luxury and extravagance. It possesses a double-height entrance atrium with spiral staircases and a massive, swanky Chelsom chandelier; a 6,000-pound Tibetan prayer wheel sculpture that cost $500,000 to fabricate; and a $10,000-per-night, 4,443 square-foot master suite with a $150,000 bed and a flashy gold bathroom.

This one of a kind ship cannot be duplicated. Regent Seven Seas Explorer embarked on its maiden voyage July 20th from Monte Carlo, Monaco and will sail the Mediterranean until November when it will head to the Caribbean for the winter season.

THE GLASS PRISM IS COMING TO LINCOLN ROAD

The local Miami office of Perkins+Will has recently unveiled the designs for 1212 Lincoln Road project. This five-story mixed-use structure will be located at the corner of Alton Road and the internationally renowned Lincoln Road Mall in Miami Beach.

This complex will span 140,000 square feet and will feature 100 boutique hotel units, a European-style market, high-end retail space, as well as 450 parking spaces. The Market portion of the complex will contain fresh produce, as well as a assortment of glamorous restaurants. This project is currently aiming for LEED Gold certification.

The building will look like a glass prism with distinctly positioned glass façades. It will anchor this important intersection of Lincoln road creating a beautiful entryway to Miami Beach. This amazing design will add great value to Miami by combining sophistication and contemporary design to Lincoln Road.

1212 Lincoln Road has won undisputed approval from the City of Miami Beach’s Design Review Board. Be on the look out for this project to be completed in 2017!

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND IN MIAMI 7.29.16

There are always tons of things to do in Miami this weekend it can be hard to choose, so that is why we are here to help! Be sure to have some fun this summer and check out what is coming to Miami below!

Get into a prime pool party!
If you are looking for a party in Miami and need to beat the heat, you must try out a hotel pool, like Hyde Beach or the Fontainebleau. Get your tan on and enjoy a refreshing beverage this weekend!

Eat some amazing foods at Miami Spice
Miami’s top restaurants offer multi-course, prix fixe menus for $23 at lunch, $39 at dinner. Starting in August, it’s the fabulous time of year when Miami’s most expensive restaurants have prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus that are affordable.

Hop on a bike!
Rent a Citi Bike or take your own and enjoy the sights by pedal. Cruise down Ocean Drive, Shark Valley, Virginia Beach, or at any of Miami’s great parks!

HIGH END INTERIOR DECORATION INSPIRATION OF THE WEEK: NAUTICAL

For those of you who have set sail this summer may be falling in love with your time at sea. Luckily for you there are many ways to twist your ocean emotions and develop an interior design concept from it! Here are a few ways you can incorporate this nautical nature in your home.

Mounted Maps
Add a framed map to your gallery wall that portrays where you have travels or where you are looking to travel next.

Sea Glass
Adding a touch if these tiles will make your bathtub feel like a refreshing dip in the pool. Ribbon glass tiles around the bathroom walls will up your lux status.

Whimsical Lighting
There are many different forms of light you can bring into a room whether it’s a floor lamp or just natural light. Try finding an antique crystal chandelier out to add wonder to your dining room.

Coordinated Colors
Blue and white makes the perfect summery living room. Use indigo fabric on your sofa and add some navy throw pillows to match! Check out these great pillows from Ralph Lauren.

Studded Upholstery
Nail heads add spark to an upholstered headboard or the lining of any of your furniture. You can use studs in many different ways as you can see here on these blue-and-white embroidered pillows by Dransfield & Ross. Also look at this luxurious blue cashmere throw by Hermès.

TOP 3 PIECES FOR YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE THIS SUMMER

1. This chaise lounge called St. Bart is by Artefacto. Roast some s’mores while you lounge around the fire in this cushy outdoor piece.

2. This Restoration Hardware textured rug will be a fabulous fit to center your outdoor space.

3. Brown Jordan’s Loop fire pit is wrapped in marine-grade nautical rope and is a perfect spot to gather your friends around and share laughs this season!

THIS INSTALLATION IN THE DESIGN DISTRICT COULD BE YOUR NEXT DESIGN MUSE

You must check out Marc Quinn’s Myth Fortuna sculpture of supermodel Kate Moss in the Miami Design District when you are in the area.

As you know we are always excited about the new high-end fashions and architectural projects always popping up in the Design District. This area contains ever-changing artistic masterpieces displayed throughout the posh streets.

The sculpture, which depicts supermodel Kate Moss performing a virtually impossible inversion-meets-back-bend yoga pose, is on loan from the Opera Gallery. The exclusive piece “explores the idea of Moss as an abstraction, an idealized figure who is more of a cultural hallucination than an actual person of flesh and blood,” says Opera Gallery Director Dan Benchetrit. “[Quinn] chose Moss because she’s an icon of our age.”

If you look closely you can find nature within this piece, “If you look at the sculpture, you will see an orchid with the legs and the arms” Benchetrit says.

You can find this installation on display in the District’s Paseo Ponti between Cartier and Hermès. This piece is truly inspirational and captures this city’s fusion of art, fashion, and fitness.

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND IN MIAMI: 7.22.16

Grab a drink at Black Point
This under the radar spot, unknown to tourists spot is a restaurant+bar+marina and is deemed a true local treasure! At Black Point you will find live music every weekend plus cheap drinks from 3-6pm on weekdays, and no dress code!!

Swing with Cirque Éloize Cirkopolis
The Montreal-based circus troupe has premiered here in South Florida! This Cirkopolis is a critically acclaimed, Drama Desk Award-winning show that combines circus, dance, and theater in a gravity-defying performance of incredible acrobatics. A must see for a fun Saturday night!

Get lychees in Redland!
It’s summer which means lychee! An exotic fruit you may see coming up in your crafted south beach cocktails are in full bloom. Take a road trip to see hundreds of groves buy the little fruits by the pound! A fun adventure and city escape to the farmlands!

MIAMI CITY PLANNERS TO BRING MORE PUBLIC ART TO CITY

Some exciting news is coming to Miami regarding the expansion of art in the cityscape! We love seeing new exhibits and galleries pop up especially when it is open to the public. We caught wind of these development and public art installations from the Miami Herald.

City planners intend to take over management of public art from Miami-Dade County’s successful Art in Public Places program. This program would require private developers to set aside project funds for the artwork.

To help boost Miami’s growing cultural magnitude, these installations of creative works would be brought to places across the city where everyone can enjoy them.

Miami-Dade County’s long-running Art in Public Places program is considered one of the most successful in the country, the county program has placed hundreds of sculptures, installations, murals, paintings and photographs at sites ranging from Miami International Airport to Port Miami, transit stations, libraries, housing developments and parks.

To judge the quality, value and appropriateness of the art, the city would also, like the county, create a panel of experts in various fields, including fine arts, design and architecture as well as real-estate development. This is exciting news to hear that even more wonderful design works will be spread across the city refereed by the best of the best in the art community.

The city is doing a very positive deed for the city by using public art to increase the value of the land and benefit the community.

We hope to hear more to come of this proposal in the late summer!

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