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 concluded its seven-day run at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), attracting nearly 12,000 visitors and generating a flurry of high-value sales. The event, which ran from August 31 to September 6, featured more than 50 major sales, with several international galleries selling out their entire booth inventories, according to organizers.
The Design Miami and Seoul Design Foundation jointly hosted the event, marking the fair's second year in Seoul following its debut last year as Design Miami.In Situ Seoul. This year's theme, "Resonance: Design in Dialogue," expanded the fair to include a gallery program, an In Situ program showcasing Asian designers, a partner brand program, and a design talks series.
The fair brought together six international galleries, nine partner brands like Samsung Electronics and Alloso, and approximately 230 works by over 100 designers. Out of the 92 works displayed through the gallery program, multiple international galleries successfully sold out their booth inventories.
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