MIAMI
New Money
The design district got developed during the 2000s as a hub for art galleries and furniture stores along designer brands in state-of-the-art buildings; then the area got flooded with urban art and some museums creating the most luxurious and innovative shopping district in the city — and today you can experience the “new rich” area of the city without spending top much money.
Time period: 2010s-now
Movie/book: Miami Basel: Art's Winter Playground (2019)/Louis Vuitton Miami City Guide
Soundtrack: T-Pain/Diplo’s music
Fashion: colorful outfit, linen suit plus head piece (and jewelry)
Budget:
Markus & Martina Bleichner: Miami Florida Illustrated Travel Map with Roads and Highlights; on line, 2021
LG-MRI: Directory of the Design District; Miami, 2020
This tour would take you through the streets of the Design District a completely gentrified neighborhood where fashion designers/brands have their flagship stores in state-of-the-art buildings and where millionaires are opening museums to display their private collections. The area is characterized by: contemporary architecture, hidden sculptures, and luxurious businesses. The tour suggests going on an artsy walk around the art district, brunch and the Nader sculpture collection during the morning; the ICA museum plus street-wear and art shopping in the afternoon; and to end the day, the Dior cafe plus dinner at another roof top.
Stops:
1 Art Walk Design District
2 Brunch in Elastika
3 Nader Sculpture Park
4 Streetwear Shopping
5 Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami
6 Art Shopping
7 Dior Cafe
8 Elevar Wynwood
Unknown (from Harbour website): Aerial view of the Design District; Miami, 2024
Unknown (from the InfoNegocios Miami website): Add for the Miami Fashion Week; Miami, 2024