What a larch: Wooden Genesis opens Design Miami/

Genesis is made from larch – Adjaye loves to work in wood – and sits in front of the entrance to the Design Miami/ show in the heart of South Beach. It develops ideas he began to explore when he created a previous structure, Sclera, from tulipwood for the London Design Festival in 2008.

‘These commissions, these structures, enable me to test ideas you can’t test with other clients. They allow me to work at another speed. There isn’t enough prototyping in architecture. With a gazebo or pavilion like Genesis I am completely in control, free from programmatic issues,’ says Adjaye.

Genesis has already been acquired for a private collection and Adjaye has received a commission from Craig Robins, principal of Design Miami/, to create a piece of public art for Miami’s burgeoning Design District.

Read more about Miami’s growing status as a destination for design in our Design Miami/ show review.

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