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When Fendi contacted Sarah Coleman asking her to create a project for Design Miami, the American artist recalls receiving a simple instruction: ‘be disruptive’. The brief got slightly more defined as the conversation progressed, but this initial approach gave Coleman a push in an encouraging direction.

Set to be unveiled in Miami in late November at Fendi’s Design District boutique, the artist’s intervention includes a yellow optical-print façade, bespoke furniture, a special edition of the brand’s ‘Peekaboo’ bag, and a distorted monogrammed print. At Design Miami, the Rome-based brand has traditionally presented collaborations with female designers,

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