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The Miami Design District is a small neighborhood in Miami about two miles north of Downtown, with several blocks of filled with furniture showrooms, art galleries, fashion boutiques and hip eateries. Many creative services, such as architects and graphic designers, have also set up shop within the district. The district was founded in the 1920s to create and market furnishings for hotels during the South Beach art deco boom, but withered, along with much of Miami, when crime rates soared in the 1970s and 80s. In the 1990s a local developer began revitalizing the area and looking for hot, brand-name tenants, and the Design District is returning as an area for shopping and dining. However, the density of these locations remains low, with few pedestrians exploring the archipelago of attractions.
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This one is good if you like trying to figure out if it's you or the painting that is touched.
Founded in 2004 to commemorate Haiti’s bicentennial independence.
Taking place during the second Saturday of each month, this is an evening of art, dining, cocktails and other events in the Design District.
Modern Italian cuisine by Chef Dena Marino.
Gastropub with a good local beer selection.
The first U.S.-based showroom for the Italian luxury brand.
By car
As with most of mainland Miami, the most convenient way of traveling to the Design District is by car.
By bus
Buses are not very well oriented for tourists, but can be used to get to the Design District.
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