Ambra Medda Explained

Ambra Medda
Birth Date:1982
Birth Place:Rhodes, Greece
Website:http://www.ambrameddaoffice.com
Nationality:British, Italian, Greek, Austrian
Known For:Design Miami
Occupation:Design consultant

Ambra Medda (born 1982)[1] [2] is a London based design consultant who is the co-founder and director of Design Miami. She also co-founded the design website L’ArcoBaleno and headed a department at Christie's auction house.

Career

In 2005, Medda co-founded Design Miami with real estate developer Craig Robins and was the fair's director until 2010.[3] [4] The annual event began as a salon for Italian design.[5] A sister show, Design Miami Basel, was launched in Switzerland.[3] As director, Medda created partnerships with notable galleries, collectors and companies. After stepping down, she continued to sit on committees as a creative consultant for the fair.[6]

In 2013, Medda co-founded an e-commerce design website named L’ArcoBaleno.[7] [8] The site included collaborations with David Adjaye, Tom Dixon and Reed Krakoff.[5] [9] In 2015, she became Global Creative Director of the "20/21 Design" department at Christie's.[7] [8] Her department focused on auctioning design objects from the 20th and 21st century.[7] [8] In 2016, she founded Ambra Medda Office (AMO), a design consultancy firm where she advises clients such as Airbnb and Louis Vuitton.[10] [11] Medda is also involved with the Design Museum in London as a committee and trustee member.[10] [12]

Medda's other projects include curating an exhibit for Madrid artist, José María Cano in 2004[13] [14] and writing the book "Destination: Limited-Edition Design" in 2008.[15] [16] She collaborated with Fendi in 2009 for the project Craft Punk[17] and helped design a collection of handbags for Roger Vivier in 2014.[18] [19] [20] In 2018, she organized visits to the Villa Borsani for the Milan Furniture Fair in Italy.[21] [22]

Medda has been described as being an "icon of the style" by Madame Figaro.[23] Her design aesthetic has been interpreted by Alix Browne as "creating tension with unexpected combinations by mixing old and new".[17]

Background

Medda was born in Greece, to a Sardinian mother and Austrian father, and later lived in London and Milan.[5] [17] [24] [23] Growing up, she attended auctions with her mother, who was a design dealer and co-founder of the Themes and Variations gallery in London.[25] [26] She studied "Chinese Language and Culture" and "Asian Art" at London University,[27] [26] and was previously married to American singer Damian Kulash.[28] [29] She currently lives in London with Edward Barber and their two daughters.[24]

References

  1. Web site: Ambra Medda - Vogue.it.
  2. Web site: How the LES Inspires Ambra Medda.
  3. Web site: Artnet News: Ambra Medda leaves Design Miami, Banksy does band art, Charles Saatchi's "Newspeak" - artnet Magazine. www.artnet.com.
  4. Web site: Ambra Medda - Vogue.it.
  5. Web site: The online design store you should already know about - Vogue Australia. www.vogue.com.au.
  6. Web site: 27 April 2010 . Ambra Medda to leave Design Miami/ - Dezeen .
  7. Web site: A Conversation with Design Insider Ambra Medda - Architectural Digest.
  8. Web site: 8 January 2015 . Ambra Medda joins Christie's design department .
  9. Web site: Ambra Medda launches online design shop L'ArcoBaleno. Wallpaper*. Magazine. 18 June 2013.
  10. Web site: Ambra Medda - Judges - Dezeen Awards.
  11. Web site: AMBRA MEDDA OFFICE LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House). beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
  12. Web site: Trustees. Design Museum.
  13. Web site: La segunda vida de José María Cano. María. Contreras. 4 November 2017. elpais.com.
  14. Web site: Artists. Kristy Stubbs Gallery.
  15. Web site: Ambra Medda: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg. www.bloomberg.com.
  16. Book: Medda, Ambra. Destination: limited-edition design. 60 mete imperdibili. 16 June 2018. Mondadori Electa. 9788837060961. Google Books.
  17. Web site: Profile in Style Ambra Medda. Alix. Browne.
  18. Web site: collaborazioni: Ambra Medda designer per la Miss Viv di Roger Vivier.
  19. Web site: Frieze frame: Roger Vivier teams up with Ambra Medda on a limited-edition Miss Viv'. Wallpaper*. Magazine. 5 October 2014.
  20. Web site: Roger Vivier Fetes Limited Edition Bag at Art Basel Miami. 5 December 2014.
  21. Web site: Milan Design Week preview: 10 installations not to miss. 9 April 2018.
  22. Web site: In Milan the long awaited unveiling of villa Borsani. 18 April 2018 . www.sothebys.com.
  23. Web site: Déco : les hot spots de la création new-yorkaise d'Ambra Medda .
  24. Web site: Ambra Medda - Fuorisalone Magazine. Studiolabo. S.r.l..
  25. Web site: Tom Dixon, Interviewed by Ambra Medda.
  26. Web site: 1 July 2006 . The Future of Design .
  27. Web site: MEDIA ALERT: AMBRA MEDDA APPOINTED GLOBAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR 20/21. www.christies.com.
  28. Web site: Designed to Last: Ambra Medda Launches L'ArcoBaleno.
  29. Web site: 28 June 2013 . 20 Odd Questions With Design Guru Ambra Medda . www.wsj.com.

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