Luminaire unveils new Florida showroom based on Piero Lissoni designs

His past work includes Monaco Grand Canal hotel in Venice, the Al Porto hotel on Lake Zurich and the Mitsui Garden Ginza Hotel in Tokyo. The interior project blends architectural details and materials, giving rise to a setting full of personality, with a strong, original and international image rich of ideas, proposals and solutions that inspire people and create environments that affect peoples lives. In June 2014, Lissoni hosted a one-off lecture at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art   to celebrate an exhibition of his work at Luminaire’s showroom in the city. It was minimal, essential and stood there to challenge all future vernacular in design,» said   president of   Luminaire   Nasir Kassamali. Dezeen promotion: design brand Luminaire will unveil its newly refurbished Florida showroom next month, which is based on concept sketches by   Italian architect and designer Piero Lissoni. www.luminaire.com All images: the new Luminaire showroom in Coral Gables, FloridaBased on   concept sketches by Piero Lissoni   of Lissoni Associati, the new interior   was implemented by Luminaire’s in-house design team, and employs an aesthetic inspired by the «interplay between light and shadows». Outside of Miami, the three-level Chicago showroom displays the latest collections from the world’s most preeminent designers, continuing to evoke and revel in the intersections and effects of good design in today’s domestic environments. Designed to stimulate the senses, each space incorporates color, texture, space, light and sound, reflecting Luminaire’s uniquely holistic philosophy and reshaping the idea of what a design store can be. About Luminaire
For nearly 40 years, Luminaire has been a pioneering force in the design world, a result of the uniquely personal and long-lasting relationships the company has cultivated with an international roster of the most innovative designers and manufacturers of contemporary furniture, lighting and accessories. The building, which was created to showcase the company’s philosophy that good design is a way of life, has continued to earn accolades from the AIA, garnering the Florida Association’s 10-Year Test of Time Award in 1996, the 25-Year Test of Time Award from the Miami Chapter in 2008 and again from the Florida Association, the 25-Year Test of Time Merit Award of Excellence in 2012. It now features BB Italia Miami mono-brand space spread across 7,000 square feet on the first floor of the flagship showroom, which reaffirms the two companies’ 30 years relationship and the alignment of their vision and philosophies. Here is more information from Luminaire:
Celebrating 30 years in Coral Gables, Luminaire unveils its latest project: a dynamic interior renovation of its award-winning, 15,000-square-foot flagship showroom inspired by renowned Italian architect and designer Piero Lissoni and redesigned by the Luminaire design team. More than anything else, however, it is a resource focused on creating environments that affect people’s lives. It is an interactive design research center, a playground for the soul, an esplanade for discovery. The 1,440-square-metre foot flagship furniture showroom in Coral Gables, south of Miami, was built 30 years ago and has won various awards from the   American Institute of Architects (AIA). Two Miami locations include the flagship Coral Gables showroom, which communicates the company’s original vision: that good design is a way of life, and the Design District’s Luminaire Lab that serves as a focal point for experimentation by challenging one’s sensibilities and driving new directions in design thinking with innovative installations. The new Luminaire space will officially open on Monday 1 December at 7pm and will be accompanied by a reception at   2331 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables, Florida 33134. The new interior continues to be a background to the unparalleled collection of the best in contemporary design. The Luminaire space was originally opened in 1984, and, in the same year, the Miami Chapter of the AIA recognised the showroom with the Award of Honor in Architecture, while the AIA’s Florida Association gave it the Award for Excellence in Architecture.