Ambra Medda
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Ambra Medda | |
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| Born | 1982 (age 43–44) Rhodes, Greece |
| Occupation | Design consultant |
| Known for | Design Miami |
| Website | http://www.ambrameddaoffice.com |
Ambra Medda (born 1982)[1][2] is a London based design consultant who is the co-founder and director of Design Miami. She also co-founded the design website L’ArcoBaleno and headed a department at Christie's auction house.
In 2005, Medda co-founded Design Miami with real estate developer Craig Robins and was the fair's director until 2010.[3][4] The annual event began as a salon for Italian design.[5] A sister show, Design Miami Basel, was launched in Switzerland.[3] As director, Medda created partnerships with notable galleries, collectors and companies. After stepping down, she continued to sit on committees as a creative consultant for the fair.[6]
In 2013, Medda co-founded an e-commerce design website named L’ArcoBaleno.[7][8] The site included collaborations with David Adjaye, Tom Dixon and Reed Krakoff.[5][9] In 2015, she became Global Creative Director of the "20/21 Design" department at Christie's.[7][8] Her department focused on auctioning design objects from the 20th and 21st century.[7][8] In 2016, she founded Ambra Medda Office (AMO), a design consultancy firm where she advises clients such as Airbnb and Louis Vuitton.[10][11] Medda is also involved with the Design Museum in London as a committee and trustee member.[10][12]
Medda's other projects include curating an exhibit for Madrid artist, José María Cano in 2004[13][14] and writing the book "Destination: Limited-Edition Design" in 2008.[15][16] She collaborated with Fendi in 2009 for the project Craft Punk[17] and helped design a collection of handbags for Roger Vivier in 2014.[18][19][20] In 2018, she organized visits to the Villa Borsani for the Milan Furniture Fair in Italy.[21][22]
Medda has been described as being an "icon of the style" by Madame Figaro.[23] Her design aesthetic has been interpreted by Alix Browne as "creating tension with unexpected combinations by mixing old and new".[17]