Alcova Miami opens its doors for a new chapter during Miami Art Week, welcoming visitors from December 2 to 7 inside the Miami River Inn. The exhibition settles once again into the historic 1908 property in East Little Havana, a cluster of pastel structures framed by palms, timber porches, and quiet garden pockets that soften the pace of the surrounding neighborhood.
This edition runs daily from 11 am to 7 pm and brings together more than 40 exhibitors who activate the River Inn’s network of Victorian-era mansions. The original boarding house plan guides the flow through narrow walkways, intimate porches, and rooms that each house a distinct project or intervention. This year’s participants include AB+AC Architects, Adrian Cruz Elements, Bellafonté Studio, Berto, Casa Ankan, Dace Sūna, Daiana Meligrana Studio, Daniel Elkayam (KAYAM), ERM Studio, Esto, Evan Fay Furniture, Franck Genser x Tonester, Gailaz, Giansanti Home x Gloria Melidoni, Haworth x Patricia Urquiola, Jensin Okunishi Studio, Juana Truffat, Laufen x Roberto Sironi, LCD Textile Edition, Marco Zelli, Marlot Baus, Monics+Vieira, MTR Studio, Objects of Common Interest, Ombia Studio, Palaty Gallery, Piccoli Smalti, Pininfarina x Alpha Additive, Room-File, SeamlessNote, Somad NYC x David Aliperti, Stephanie Lin / Present Forms, Strat Coffman, Studio Christine Kalia, Studio Mærz, Studio Sophie C., Terumi Saito, Undress House, and Vincent Laine.
The exhibition focuses on materials pushed through experiments, process-based research, and approaches that sit between analog tools and emerging technologies. Exhibitors examine how substances respond to heat, pressure, and repeated handling. Their works demonstrate how structure can shift through technique and how ongoing trials can create new directions for form and surface.
Haworth and Patricia Urquiola, serving as Main Partner for Alcova Miami 2025, establish a central gathering point within the River Inn’s oval courtyard. They convert the turf into a defined open zone marked with a large pink grid, adding a visual anchor that supports conversations and movement through the site. Elsewhere, exhibitors turn toward cultural references that inform their methods, including Colombian Indigenous knowledge, Japanese approaches that focus on memory, and practices tied to the Swiss textile industry. Italian techniques such as cloisonné enamel, earth-cast bronze, and Murano glass appear through several works, each handled through individual research.
Alcova Miami remains open through December 7, with entry available from 11 am to 7 pm. The schedule of talks and events is listed below.
Tuesday 2 Dec
3-4 pm
PANEL: “THE MAGIC OF PALM BEACH” in collaboration with PALMER
Speakers: Sarah Gavlak (Gallerist, Gavlak), Maynard Monrow (Artist and Curator, The Bunker Artspace), Arden Sherman (Senior Curator, The Norton Museum of Art), Robert Stilin (Designer)
Moderator: Stefano Tonchi (Founder and Editorial Director, PALMER)
4-4:30 pm
MEET THE DESIGNERS
A conversation with Eleni Petaloti (Objects of Common Interest)
Wednesday 3 Dec
2-2:30 pm
MEET THE DESIGNERS
A conversation with David Aliperti (SoMadNYC)
3-4 pm
PANEL: “HERITAGE AND PRESERVATION IN MIAMI”
Speakers: Avra Jain (Vagabond Group), Casey Zap (Miami Beach Botanical Garden), Christine Rupp (Executive Director, Dade Heritage Trust), Silvia Barisione (Chief Curator, Wolfsonian Museum)
Moderator: Joseph Grima (Co-founder, Alcova)
Thursday 4 Dec
2-2.30 pm
MEET THE DESIGNERS
A conversation with Adrian Cruz (Adrian Cruz Elements)
3-4 pm
PANEL: “CRAFT IS A VERB” In collaboration with Heimtextil
Speakers: Gita Mirchandani (Heimtextil), Selma Alihodzic (Studio Maerz), Terumi Saito (Designer)
Moderators: Valentina Ciuffi and Joseph Grima (Founders, Alcova), Alice Moretto (Alcova)
5:15-5:45 pm
“THE GARDEN GAME” In collaboration with Haworth
Speakers: Franco Bianchi (CEO and President, Haworth), Patricia Urquiola (Studio Urquiola), Valentina Ciuffi and Joseph Grima (Founders, Alcova)
Moderator: Vanessa Bradley (Haworth)
Friday 5 Dec
1-2 pm
PANEL: “MIAMI BEYOND THE BEACH”
Speakers: Heather Hubbs (Executive Director, NADA), Nina Johnson (Founder, Nina Johnson Gallery), Mindy Solomon (Founder, Mindy Solomon Gallery), Jula Tuellmann (Artist and Designer)
Moderators: Valentina Ciuffi, Joseph Grima (Founders, Alcova)
2-2:30 pm
MEET THE DESIGNERS
A conversation with Jirah Joshua (Room—File)
Saturday 6 Dec
2-2:30 pm
MEET THE DESIGNERS
A conversation with Eduardo Rivas (ERM Studio)
