The Savannah College of Art and Design presents SCAD at DESIGN MIAMI.
Anya Molyviatis, B.F.A., fibers, 2021, "Diné The Breath," 2024, mohair and cotton. Courtesy of the artist.
The preeminent art and design university celebrates artists from its leading fibers, interior design, and furniture design programs.
MIAMI, FLORIDA — The Savannah College of Art and Design presents SCAD at DESIGN MIAMI., a convergence of design innovation, contemporary art, and creative education, Dec. 3–8, marking the sixth year SCAD has served as the official university partner of the prestigious fair and global forum. Exemplifying the university’s mission to provide opportunities for creatives to display their work on international platforms, SCAD’s activation at booth X/06 will feature works by alumni in a delightful orchestration of color, texture, and craftsmanship. Artist Anya Molyviatis (B.F.A., fibers, 2021) showcases a new series of her hallmark three-dimensional weavings within a site-specific installation that envelops the space in dynamic multicolor gradients and evokes the complexity of her process on the loom. Designer Eny Lee Parker (M.F.A., furniture design, 2018; M.A., furniture design, 2016; B.F.A. interior design, 2011) displays tables made of glass and ceramic, exemplifying her compelling approach to fundamental elements. Celebrated tastemaker Christopher John Rogers (B.F.A., fashion, 2016) partners with family-owned furniture design studio and manufacturer Orior, led by Ciaran McGuigan (B.F.A., film and television, 2013), to deliver a seating line that pays whimsical reverence to traditional Irish fabrication. Rogers’ signature patterns and harlequin prints pair with Orior’s chic reimaginations of classic utility pieces, yielding distinctive chairs with sophisticated eccentricity. Each work on view challenges expectation of form, finish, and materiality, together presenting an environment that inspires wonder and tranquility.
“Once again, SCAD infuses DESIGN MIAMI. — now in our sixth year as the official university partner — with fresh invention straight from the brilliant hands and minds of SCAD alumni. This year’s booth may be our most wondrous yet, pairing Christopher John Rogers and Orior’s Ciaran McGuigan — virtuosos of fashion and furniture — who first met as SCAD students. Eny Lee Parker wows with her compelling table designs and fibers visionary Anya Molyviatis captivates with her intricate, three-dimensional weavings and immersive installation. Witness the wonder yourself this winter in South Beach!”
Paula Wallace
SCAD President and Founder
In addition to the alumni work on display at the fair, SCAD at DESIGN MIAMI. offers events throughout the week including an alumni breakfast, VIP press preview, and admission information sessions for prospective students and families.
DESIGN MIAMI. takes place at Meridian Avenue and 19th Street, Miami Beach, Fla. For more information, visit scad.edu/designmiami.
SCAD AT DESIGN MIAMI. EVENTS
VIP AND PRESS PREVIEW
Tuesday, Dec. 3
By invitation only
SCAD ALUMNI BRUNCH
Thursday, Dec. 5
10 a.m. to noon
Pastis Miami
380 NW 26th St.
Miami, Fla.
SCAD AT DESIGN MIAMI. SHOWCASE
Booth X/06
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 1–7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 5, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 6, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 8, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
SCAD ALUMNI EXHIBITING ARTISTS
ENY LEE PARKER
Expert in inventive décor, Eny Lee Parker (M.F.A., furniture design, 2018; M.A., furniture design, 2016; B.F.A., interior design, 2011) creates furnishings that celebrate texture and detail, combining unorthodox materials in bespoke objects of vertu that transform any space.
CIARAN MCGUIGAN
Translating his visionary aestheticism into striking home wares, Ciaran McGuigan (B.F.A., film and television, 2013), creative director of family-owned furniture design studio and manufacturer Orior, showcases a seating series in collaboration with fashion designer and fellow SCAD alum Christopher John Rogers.
ANYA MOLYVIATIS
Redefining a centuries-old weaving practice, Anya Molyviatis (B.F.A., fibers, 2021) invents ethereal textile works woven with intricate waffle patterns that leverage the curiosities of color theory and invite new dimensions into the viewer’s perception.
CHRISTOPHER JOHN ROGERS
Fashion’s favorite paragon Christopher John Rogers (B.F.A., fashion, 2016) offers his expertise in prints and patterning for an exclusive partnership with furniture design studio Orior, presenting a collection of exceptionally charming chairs.
PREVIOUSLY AT DESIGN MIAMI.
In 2023, SCAD featured designs by alumni from the university’s leading jewelry and fibers programs — both the largest degree-granting programs in the U.S. Artists including Shuoyuan Bai (M.F.A., jewelry, 2020), Seth Carlson (B.F.A., jewelry, 2007), Xinia Guan (M.F.A., jewelry, 2020), Miao He (M.F.A., jewelry, 2019), Xun Liu (M.F.A., jewelry, 2020), and Andrea Ortiz (M.F.A., jewelry, 2023) showcased their extensive knowledge of materials and techniques in wearable innovations that embraced jewelry’s relationship to the human body and self-expression. The jewelry designs were exhibited within an intricate installation by Paola Maldonado (B.F.A., fibers, 2018) that highlighted her creative approach with texture, color, and form through unexpected treatment and compositions.
In 2022, SCAD collaborated with internationally celebrated Mexican studio Cerámica Suro on vibrant collections of glazed tiles by SCAD alumni artists Nicolas Barrera (M.Arch., 2023; B.F.A., architecture, 2018), Lauren Clay (B.F.A., painting, 2004), Gonzalo Hernandez (M.F.A., fibers, 2019; M.A., painting, 2018), Cory Imig (B.F.A., fibers, 2008), Abel Macias (B.F.A., illustration, 2002), and Nikita Nagpal (M.F.A., fibers, 2019). Reflecting the artists’ unique creative visions, the tiles were showcased in a dramatic arched intervention by Barrera. The immersive installation, which also featured new lighting and furniture designs by SCAD alum Marcelo Suro (B.F.A., industrial design, 2022), transformed over the course of the fair, with a different collection enlivening the space each day.
Over the years, SCAD has presented work by renowned international artists during Miami Art Week, including Carlos Cruz-Diez, André 3000, and Daniel Lismore, and showcased numerous alumni artists from a range of the university’s top-ranked degree programs including Scott Carter (B.F.A., painting, 2008), Jose Gallo (B.F.A., sculpture, 2015; B.F.A., photography, 2015), Archana Menon (M.F.A., furniture design, 2021), Patrick Kuhnmuench (M.F.A., motion media design, 2021), Christian Dunbar (M.F.A., furniture design, 2016), Katie Glusica (M.F.A., fibers, 2011), Kristina Larson (M.A., arts administration, 2012), Kyle Millsap (B.F.A., illustration, 2006), Eny Lee Parker (M.F.A., furniture design, 2018; M.A., furniture design, 2016; B.F.A., interior design, 2011), Katy Skelton (M.F.A., furniture design, 2011), Wendy White (B.F.A., fibers, 1993), Greg Brunkalla (B.F.A., video/ film, 2001), Bin Feng (M.F.A., photography, 2017), and more.
ABOUT DESIGN MIAMI.
DESIGN MIAMI. connects the world through extraordinary collectible design, with live fairs that bring together galleries, designers, brands, experts, collectors, and enthusiasts. Each edition of DESIGN MIAMI. features museum-quality 20th- and 21st-century furniture, lighting, and objets d’art from the world’s top, expertly vetted galleries, in addition to showcasing immersive design collaborations with celebrated brands. DESIGN MIAMI.’s flagship fairs take place alongside Art Basel in Miami each December, in Basel, Switzerland, each June, and now in Paris, France, each October in conjunction with Paris+ par Art Basel. DESIGN MIAMI. is also accessible 365 days a year through designmiami.com, a content-rich digital marketplace featuring works from leading galleries and original editorial and video content on Forum Magazine.
SCAD: THE UNIVERSITY FOR CREATIVE CAREERS
SCAD is a private, nonprofit, accredited university, offering 100 graduate and undergraduate degree programs across locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia; Lacoste, France; and online via SCADnow. SCAD enrolls more than 18,500 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 100 countries. The future-minded SCAD curriculum engages professional-level technology and myriad advanced learning resources, affording students opportunities for internships, professional certifications, and real-world assignments with corporate partners through SCADpro, the university’s renowned research lab and prototype generator.
SCAD is No. 1 in the U.S., according to Art & Object’s 2025 Best Art Schools ranking, with additional top rankings for degree programs in interior design, architecture, film, fashion, digital media, and more. Career success is woven into every fiber of the university, resulting in a superior alumni employment rate. According to 2024 study, 99% of recent SCAD graduates were employed, pursuing further education, or both within 12 months of graduation. SCAD provides students and alumni with ongoing career support through personal coaching, alumni programs, a professional presentation studio, and more.
Media Contacts
KAREN SMITH
Director of Media Partnerships
kasmith@scad.edu
JJ MAXWELL
Associate Vice President, PR & Marketing
jmaxwell@scad.edu