Designed to Play With Design Hotels

Make a Blooms creation of your own in a hands-on workshop, spend an evening over the board with Pawn Chess Club , and join us for the return of our morning talks series, featuring creative minds who delight in doing things differently. TALK: Finding the Delight in Design 9:00am–10:00am, Little Torch A conversation on delight in contemporary design, drawing on Emma Apple Chozick’s essay in the latest issue of Directions that explores a growing conviction for design that does more than just solve problems. MAKE: Blooms by Play-Doh Workshop 10:30am–12:00pm, Little Torch A hands-on session with Blooms by Play-Doh, a line that brings the iconic childhood staple into a new cultural context as a medium for calm, mindful making.

Experiment with shapes, forms, and ideas, and get lost in the simple pleasure of creating something beautiful. PLAY: Pawn Chess Club 5:00pm–7:00pm, Pool Garden NYC’s Pawn Chess Club, known for connecting culture and community through a simple game of chess, touches down in Miami for the very first time. Join us for an open game in the pool garden.

Thursday, December 3 TALK: The Art of Atmosphere 9:00am–10:00am, Little Torch A conversation on atmosphere and sensory experiences that shape our response to a place, introducing themes from our upcoming Further trend report. Friday, December 4 TALK: The Power of Originality 9:00am–10:00am, Little Torch A discussion on creative influences, experimentation, and how we develop a distinctive point of view.