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Nespresso and Surface Host Sustainability-Themed Café Talks

Featuring some of the most influential names in the worlds of art and design.
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New & Notable
New & Notable December 2021

Gufram’s inflatable design staple, a club-inspired console by Wrensilva, and II by IV Design’s sumptuous high-rise.
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An Exhibition at Art Basel Miami Beach Allows Visitors to Mint Their Own NFT

Artist Mario Klingemann’s AI-controlled, generative art installation stars in the digital art show presented by the energy-efficient blockchain Tezos.

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