Geoffrey Diner Gallery's

Dark green velvet panelled walls and display plinths define the space of the Geoffrey Diner’s booth - Mark Niedermann

Warm and rich textures create a neutral atmosphere in which the presented work can take centre stage - Mark Niedermann

The exquisite collection is carefully illuminated from above to enhance the warm tones of the timber pieces - Mark Niedermann

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JURY VOTES
Trade-Fair Stand

5.61

6.14

5.81

6.11

5.92

Sandra Adrian Asplund Creative Director at Asplund Collection Stockholm

5.77

7.51

5.49

7.58

6.59

James Dilley Director | Head of Hospitality and Interior Design at Jestico + Whiles

5.67

6.38

5.74

5.7

Paulo Rocha Partner at KPMB Architects

5.5

Ricardo Seola Creative Director and Photography Professor at Ricardo Seola and NABA Milano

6.1

6.67

6.24

7.1

6.53

Frederik Bellermann Strategic Marketing Manager at Wilkhahn Wilkening+Hahne

5.95

6.52

6.31

5.81

6.15

Nathan Allen Head of Global Sustainability Programs & Partnerships at Google

5.61

6.31

5.77

6.12

5.95

Ava Watson Multidisciplinary Designer at Ava Watson

5.95

6.45

5.95

6.88

6.31

Luisa Norbis Interior Designer and Journalist at Luisa Norbis

Guillermo Blanco Design Director at Worldesignteam

6.1

6.02

5.88

6.03

Wang Xiaodong Principal at Zhejiang University Architectural Design and Research Institute

4.18

4.28

5.85

5.04

Virginia Lung Design Director at One Plus Partnership

6.35

6.31

6.52

5.99

6.29

GRAND JURY VOTES
Shortlisted - Trade-Fair Stand of the Year

5.99

7.14

5.85

6.82

6.45

Christian Lungershausen Co-Founder & Creative Director at Hielscher Lungershausen - BEYOND DISCIPLINES

Less is more - the extraordinary fu...

5.61

6.14

5.81

7.12

6.17

Björn Asmussen Director and Executive Architect at 3Deluxe

5.61

7.45

5.81

6.52

6.35

Sabine Krieg Dean of the design faculty at University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf

5.61

6.14

5.81

6.11

5.92

Lisa Torreggiani Partner at Monkeydu

6.9

6.8

6.68

Zhuo Tan Event Director at Design Shanghai

the boxes are hiding the cables? Th...

6.21

9.17

5.81

7.36

7.14

Location

Hall 1 Süd, Messe, 4055 Basel, Switzerland

Designer

Tom Postma Design

Client

Maureen and Geoffrey Diner

Floor area

70 ㎡

Completion

2021

Social Media

Finishes

Expomobilia

Geoffrey Diner Gallery's - Booth for Design Miami in Basel

Tom Postma Design (TPD) was commissioned to design the Geoffrey Diner Gallery’s Design Miami/Basel 2021 booth. With over 35 years of experience, Maureen and Geoffrey Diner offer a highly curated selection of decorative furniture and fine art, including works by some of the most renowned artists and designers known today.

Innovation
The aim for the booth was to create various zones within one space, providing a homely setting where very diverse pieces could come together. The booth offers a rich environment with clear, minimal but high impactful gestures and allows the collection of presented works to be the main focus.

Creativity
The brief called for TPD to create the most fitting environment for a selection of 20th century furniture, including works from the Japanese-American designer George Nakashima, and Italian designer Gio Ponti. With the dark, dramatic and moody atmosphere of the booth, the design aimed to respond to the Diner’s affinity for cross-collecting. It provides a rich and textured, yet neutral space in which the presented work took centre stage.

Functionality
The dark green, velvet-panelled walls and display plinths provided a soft contrast to the warm tones of the timber pieces. A carefully illuminated mix of rich textures defined the space, with subtle details such as the placement of the Tiffany fire screen inside a niche, enriching the atmosphere without distracting the visitor from what was truly of utmost importance: the selection of Geoffrey Diner Gallery’s objects.

Sustainability
A carefully studied grid was used for the wall panels and plinths, considering efficient sizing and therefore reducing materials and resourses. There is no floor finish installed as the raw concrete flooring of the hall provided a beautiful contrast with the rich velvet wall panelling. The velvet is secured to the wall panels by using Velcro tape and is therefore easy to demount and re-use. After the fair, the fabric and plinths were stored for re-use in future booth configurations.

WORDS Tom Postma Design