{"id":100663,"date":"2013-12-30T08:12:39","date_gmt":"2013-12-30T08:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/designwire\/fast-take-with-craig-robins\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T12:00:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T17:00:40","slug":"fast-take-with-craig-robins","status":"publish","type":"id_news","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/designwire\/fast-take-with-craig-robins\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast Take With… Craig Robins"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n Miami developer Craig Robins is CEO and president of real estate company
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\n , which for over 10 years has transformed a once abandoned neighborhood\u2014the Miami Design District\u2014into one of the most important global centers for cutting edge design, fashion, food and art. Robins is also a principal of the
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\n Interior Design: Can you talk about this year\u2019s edition of
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\n Craig Robbins: In general the week is getting more exciting. We had a strong week in the Design District. Wednesday night Kanye West was giving a talk in the Moore Building while Pharrell Williams and Takashi Murakami were performing in another building. It was exciting and festive. Design Miami as a cultural happening is growing. I think the biggest challenge is that there\u2019s too much to do.\n <\/p>\n

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\n ID: I\u2019m sure you don\u2019t want to play favorites but what was the one person, project or event you appreciated the most?
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\n CR: I\u2019m going to give you a couple. The Prouve Demountable House was unbelievable. The single most powerful example of design and architecture. I also thought Suzanne Demisch\u2019s booth with Maria Pergay in it\u2019s totality was extraordinary. It\u2019s hard to single out one object or exhibitor but those were some of my favorites.\n <\/p>\n

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\n ID: There were 32, 000 visitors this year. Was there one attendee you were surprised to see there, someone unexpected?
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\n CR: Great collectors including art collectors were present. Collecting art and design has become more dynamic and interesting. There\u2019s been solid growth and wonderful patronage by the collecting community and many people now come to Art Basel Miami fair for the design show.\n <\/p>\n

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\n ID: When you started there was a heavy emphasis on \u201cart design\u201d but now there appears to be more collectibles as well as furniture that is also utilitarian. Can you discuss buying for d\u00e9cor vs. investment and how that\u2019s evolved since you launched Design Miami in 2005?
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\n CR: I never liked the \u201cart design\u201d terminology.\u00a0 I felt it was misleading. The two disciplines are extremely compatible to be shown side-by-side in a collecting environment but the idea that design had to be relegated to another form of art in order to have value was a mistake. The nice thing for me as a collector, is that it\u2019s both collectible and functional.\n <\/p>\n

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\n ID: Two pre-fab houses were shown this year including Jean Prouve\u2019s Demountable House and
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\n CR: The Serpentine Gallery advocates architecture as a collectible design object when they commission architects to design their pavilion. Design Miami has also commissioned contemporary structures as part of the tent. Aranda Lasch and Snarkitecture and Formless Finder\u2019s installation this year are other examples. In the design district we\u2019ve acquired the original prototype of Buckminister Fuller\u2019s Flys Eye Dome and plan to have that permanently installed. \u00a0I think there\u2019s an emerging interest in structure and collectability.\n <\/p>\n

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\n ID: Pharrell Williams was seen roaming the Design Miami tent. Do you know if he purchased anything and what?
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\n CR: I\u2019m not sure if he purchased anything. However I do predict he will be getting a wedding gift from Design Miami this year!\n <\/p>\n

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\n ID: What\u2019s in store for 2014?
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\n CR: We will be looking at the fair much differently next year. Two key moments will be highlighted in 2014 including the opening of 15 new buildings in the Design District. \u00a0That will coincide with the 10
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