Miami Beach, arty and chic

From South Beach to Wynwood, Miami is getting a fresh boost. A contemporary art fair, ultra-cool galleries, concept stores, designer boutiques, avant-garde restaurants, idyllic beaches and Art Deco palaces create a very enticing “neo-retro” scene.

The very model of a gay-friendly neighbourhood, South Beach is the backdrop for the city’s finest hotels such as the Sagamore and Four Seasons, themselves entering the art world by exhibiting artworks in their lobbies and restaurants. The W is showing a fine collection of works by Basquiat, Warhol, Hirst... A real open-air museum, Miami Beach boasts numerous buildings in inimitable 50’s and 60’s Mimo style (Miami Modern Architecture), unfurling pastel colours over boutiques below immaculate white frontages. A stroll around the streets and along the ocean is a real cultural and architectural discovery, with a “made in Florida” life-style as a bonus.