Design Miami's Seoul fair draws 12,000 visitors, flurry of sales
Design Miami.Seoul 2026, the premier global fair for museum-grade furniture and decorative art, wrapped its seven-day run at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) after drawing nearly 12,000 visitors and driving a flurry of high-value transactions. Running from Aug. 31 to Sept. 6, the design spectacle recorded more than 50 major sales, with multiple international galleries selling out their entire booth…
Design Miami.Seoul 2026, the prestigious international fair showcasing museum-quality furniture and decorative art, concluded its seven-day run at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) with a remarkable turnout and significant sales. From August 31 to September 6, the event attracted over 12,000 visitors and facilitated numerous high-value transactions.
Throughout the seven days, the fair witnessed more than 50 major sales, with several international galleries selling out their entire booth inventories. Organized by the Seoul Design Foundation and Design Miami, the global collectible design platform, the exhibition marked the fair's second year in Seoul, following its debut as Design Miami.In Situ Seoul last year.
This year's edition, themed "Resonance: Design in Dialogue," expanded the scope of the event. In addition to the gallery program and In Situ program featuring Asian designers, the fair introduced a partner brand program and a design talks series. The program brought together six international galleries, nine partner brands, including industrial giant Samsung Electronics and furniture designer Alloso, alongside approximately 230 works by over 100 designers.
Among the 92 works displayed in the gallery program, numerous high-profile sales were made, highlighting the fair's commercial success.
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