Unique Design X Group International Collectible Design Fair Wraps Up Exciting Debut in Savannah, Georgia

Unique Design X Group, a commercial platform dedicated to promoting collectible design, successfully launched its first U.S. event in Savannah, Ga. from April 28 through May 2, 2021 at the Kehoe Ironworks Building at Trustees’ Garden. Following two successful boutique design fairs — Unique Design X Shanghai in 2019 and Unique Design X Paris in 2020 — the Savannah show presented a curated selection of unique and limited-edition design pieces, attracting collectors, institutions, guests and attendees from across the Southeast, as well as from other important U.S. and international cities.

Unique Design X Savannah featured a selection of collectible design by 18 artists, architects and designers from around the world who create objects that reimagine the idea of furnishing contemporary spaces with functional art. Each designer created a fully immersive portal, created as a cooperative effort between the artist, the gallery and Unique Design X Group, offering a fresh vision of new living ideas and aesthetics.

Unique Design X Savannah – BMX by Boe Parries

Unique Design X Group also produced its first limited edition assemblable skate-able object park for the Savannah event with the British Nigerian artist Yinka Ilori’s, hosting dozens of area youth who skated on the colorful three-dimensional shapes and surfaces throughout the five-day event.

Two special VIP events and a Collectors Luncheon attracted regional and national dignitaries, leading institutional directors, interior designers and collectors from across the nation and abroad.

The theme of Unique Design X Savannah – One World, Our World, Many Dreams – reflected founder Morgan Morris’s commitment to a collective spirit, sustainable approach and innovative view of interior spaces. As an international creative company, Unique Design X Group believes in a pluralistic vision of design that is inclusive of all backgrounds, lifestyles and opportunities for creativity.

“We invited the viewer to be transported into a unique collectible design experience,” said Morris. “Diversity of thought and experience are what fuel the beauty and power of creativity. We enthusiastically support creating a global community, where creativity travels beyond borders and all stories are embraced as one’s own.”

Unique Design X Savannah also co-produced and broadcast a live streaming forum in collaboration with The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) on April 29 and 30, allowing participants to connect and discuss collectible design and the key role it plays in making our interior environments creative and unique. Unique Design X Savannah also hosted a special online viewing room in collaboration with Artsy, the event’s leading online sales partner.

The next Unique Design X Savannah event will take place April 27-May 2, 2022 in Savannah, Ga. at Trustees’ Garden. In the meantime, Unique Design X Group will activate Unique Design X Miami in December 2021 and Unique Design X Los Angeles in February 2022.

“We deeply appreciate the support of the Savannah community for the U.S. debut of Unique Design X Group,” said Morris. “We’re thrilled to make this an annual event and are already looking forward to our second edition of Unique Design X Savannah in 2022.”

Unique Design – Anaïs Borie
Unique Design – Garance Vallée
Unique Design – Andreas Angelidakis

Participating galleries:
Nilufar Gallery (Milan, Italy); Etage Projects (Copenhagen, Denmark); Functional Art Gallery (Berlin, Germany) in collaboration with Friedman Benda Gallery (New York, USA); GAD (New York, USA) and Art Deco Gallery (Shanghai, China).

Participating designers:
Audrey Large (France); Anna Aagaard Jensen (Denmark); Garance Vallée (France); Anais Borie (France); Thomas Ballouhey (France/China); Chan Chiao Chun (Taiwan); Andreas Angelidakis (Greece); OrtaMiklos (Denmark, Greece, Argentina and France); Theophile Blandet (France); Li Naihan (China); Hongjie Yang (China); Franck Pellegrino (France); Alberto Vitelio (Chile); Ana Buitrago (Colombia); Jomo Tariku (Ethiopia/USA); Yinka Ilori (UK, Nigeria); Jean Servais Somian (Ivory Coast) and Karl Monies (Denmark).

Sponsors:
Trustees’ Garden
Casa Dragones
Jeep – One Step Auto

Forum content co-production partner:
SCAD

Special thanks to:
Connect Savannah
Danish Cultural Institute and the Danish Embassy to the U.S.
Ghost Coast Distillery
The Skateline (USA) & Ramped Construction
Artsy

ABOUT UNIQUE DESIGN X GROUP:

Unique Design X Group is a female-founded commercial boutique design fair celebrating collectible design, an international community of creators and leading galleries around the world. Dedicated to innovation, creativity and multicultural exchanges, Unique Design X Group has hosted successful collectible design events in Paris, Shanghai and Savannah, Ga. More info online at uniquedesignxgroup.com or on Instagram at unique_design_x_group.