American Express explores the meaning of play through four artist collaborations
about 5 months ago (12/12/2023)
American Express explores the meaning of play | Wallpaper The Miami installation debuting Play by American Express Platinum during Miami Art Week 2023 (Image credit: Courtesy American Express) By Tilly Macalister-Smith published 12 December 2023 In celebration of Design Miami and Art Basel Miami , American Express has commissioned four young artists and designers - Eny Lee Parker, Surin Kim, Serban Ionescu, and Kumkum Fernando - to reinterpret childhood toys into iconic limited edition collectibles. The ‘toys’ - available to purchase online in limited numbers - will be on display as part of Play by American Express Platinum - an interactive gallery space in the Centurion members lounge (open to Centurion and Amex Platinum card holders and their guests). American Express explores the meaning of play Robot by Kumkum Fernando (Image credit: Courtesy American Express) The exhibition space itself - located on the Miami Edition beachfront is imagined as a grown up playground - designed in collaboration with toy masters Mattel Creations and PlayLab, Inc. (a multidisciplinary Los Angeles-based creative studio which collaborated with Virgil Abloh on the Louis Vuitton Men’s Fashion Shows) - equipped with oversized playground installations.