{"id":596729,"date":"2026-01-16T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?p=596729"},"modified":"2026-01-08T16:32:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:32:01","slug":"in-the-middle-of-miami-art-week-a-desert-oasis-awaited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/in-the-middle-of-miami-art-week-a-desert-oasis-awaited\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Middle of Miami Art Week, a Desert Oasis Awaited"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/design-milk.com\/tag\/art-basel-miami\">Art Basel Miami<\/a> isn\u2019t for the faint of heart. Between fairs, exhibitions, dinners, and after-hours events, the city becomes a whirlwind of creativity and constant motion. It\u2019s thrilling \u2013 but also a sensory overload, leaving little room to breathe if you don&#8217;t pace yourself.<\/p>\n<p>In the middle of it all, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casaankan.com\/\"><strong>Casa AnKan<\/strong><\/a> offered what many visitors were quietly craving: a pause. Unveiled at <a href=\"http:\/\/design-mil.com\/tag\/alcova\">Alcova<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DR0eZrBjYbV\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>OASIS<\/strong><\/a> emerged as a welcome sanctuary inspired by desert modernism, offering both breathing room and a space to experience the grounding power of materiality in art and design.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_596735\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=596735\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-596735\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-596735\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-2-810x1215.jpg\" alt=\"A decorative mirror with a curved wooden frame hangs above a wooden console table with a wavy, layered edge against a textured maroon wall\" width=\"810\" height=\"1215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-2-810x1215.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-2-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Adrian Colina<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWith OASIS, we wanted to offer a moment of stillness \u2013 a place that feels both physical and emotional,\u201d share Casa AnKan founders Angelo Garrido and Ana Curiel. Founded in 2023, the emerging collectible design gallery approaches exhibition-making as an immersive, sensory experience, where atmosphere is as essential as the objects themselves. For OASIS, the gallery curated works by seven designers and artists whose pieces collectively shaped the tone, rhythm, and emotional resonance of the space.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_596742\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=596742\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-596742\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-596742\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-9-810x1215.jpg\" alt=\"A textured wooden wall panel with alternating dark and light carved waves, set against a maroon wall beneath a round mirror\" width=\"810\" height=\"1215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-9-810x1215.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-9-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-9-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-9-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-9.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Venjhamin Reyes<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Los Angeles\u2013based studio <a href=\"https:\/\/a-morph.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Amorph\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> Saba Mirror gently departs from symmetry before returning to balance, using hand-shaped walnut to explore reflection as both form and feeling. The Nuvia Cabinet conveys a sense of movement through layered wood and embedded sheets of colored paper, reaffirming wood as a living, expressive material.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_596730\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=596730\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-596730\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-596730\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-4-810x1215.jpg\" alt=\"Wall-mounted abstract sculpture with swirling, dark reddish-brown shapes, illuminated sections, and hanging textured materials at the bottom against a dark background\" width=\"810\" height=\"1215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-4-810x1215.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-4-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-4-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Adrian Colina<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Created exclusively for OASIS, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanaa-design.com\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sanaa Design\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> No Stranger II uses gypsum, acrylic, and wool to explore tactility and perception. Through layered textures and subtle gestures, the sculpture unfolds slowly, rewarding close attention.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_596731\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=596731\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-596731\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-596731\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-5-810x1215.jpg\" alt=\"A geometric table with a multicolored, striped stone surface and gold sphere accents stands draped in translucent fabric on a wooden crate, surrounded by soft lighting\" width=\"810\" height=\"1215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-5-810x1215.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-5-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-5-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-5-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-5.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Adrian Colina<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/estherknopfler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Esther Knopfler\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> Strata Stool, created in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marbrerieprovencale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Marbrerie Proven\u00e7ale<\/strong><\/a>, transforms marble offcuts into a one-of-a-kind sculptural seat. Layered from discarded stone, the piece highlights how sustainability can be both purposeful and deeply poetic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_596734\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=596734\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-596734\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-596734\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-1-810x1215.jpg\" alt=\"A small room with sheer white curtains, three glowing orbs on the floor, a draped table, and three pendant lamps hanging from the ceiling\" width=\"810\" height=\"1215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-1-810x1215.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-1-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Adrian Colina<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alia_vitae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Alia Vit\u00e6<\/strong><\/a> reinterprets the sculptural spirit of 1970s lighting through a contemporary lens with the Dora Lamps. Handcrafted from fiberglass and coated in marble and quartz powder, each piece feels otherworldly \u2013 a glowing, stone-like form that emits a magical, atmospheric light.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_596737\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=596737\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-596737\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-596737\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-11-810x1215.jpg\" alt=\"A decorative room corner with sheer white curtains, three colorful pendant lights, a marble console on a draped box, and several round stone-like lamps on the floor\" width=\"810\" height=\"1215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-11-810x1215.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-11-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-11-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-11-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-11.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Venjhamin Reyes<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Crafted in the Czech Republic, Constellation by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/eloa_unique_lights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ELOA Unique Lights<\/strong><\/a> floats like luminous soap bubbles in space. The mouth-blown glass pendants reveal vibrant color by day and a warm, calming glow by night.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_596741\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=596741\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-596741\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-596741\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-8-810x1215.jpg\" alt=\"A bathroom with salmon pink tile floor, geometric stone sink, sculptural pedestal, and a layered, gradient rug in shades of red and pink draped against the wall and floor\" width=\"810\" height=\"1215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-8-810x1215.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-8-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-8-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-8-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-8.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Venjhamin Reyes<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jt.pfeiffer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jt. Pfeiffer&#8217;s<\/strong><\/a> Torino Rug gets lifted to new heights, offering a closer look at Indian craftsmanship. Hand-tufted from New Zealand wool, the rug transforms color and texture into a soft, sculptural surface.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_596744\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=596744\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-596744\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-596744\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-16-810x1013.jpg\" alt=\"A modern marble or stone sink is reflected in a mirror beside a cylindrical lamp, set in a room with dark red walls and soft lighting\" width=\"810\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-16-810x1013.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-16-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-16-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-16-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-16.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Piergiorgio Sorgetti<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Carved from a single block of San Luis Onyx, the M_001 Chair by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/monolith.studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Monolith<\/strong><\/a> is a study in minimal geometry, where material and form reinforce one another. Also by Monolith, the M_014 Lamp applies the same restraint in cast aluminum. The diffused light emerges from two circular caps, asserting its function as a lamp without overshadowing its presence as a collectible object.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_596745\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=596745\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-596745\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-596745\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-15-810x1013.jpg\" alt=\"Modern room with a geometric beige chair, a tall ombre carpet in brown and red tones, a mirrored pedestal table, and a clay-colored hexagonal tile floor.\" width=\"810\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-15-810x1013.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-15-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-15-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-15-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-15.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Piergiorgio Sorgetti<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_596740\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=596740\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-596740\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-596740\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-14-810x1215.jpg\" alt=\"A sculptural wooden floating cabinet with wavy textured details is mounted below an abstract round wooden mirror on a maroon wall\" width=\"810\" height=\"1215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-14-810x1215.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-14-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-14-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-14-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-14.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Venjhamin Reyes<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_596733\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=596733\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-596733\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-596733\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-7-810x1215.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up of a wooden surface with intricate, wavy, and jagged carved patterns in varying shades of brown\" width=\"810\" height=\"1215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-7-810x1215.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-7-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-7-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-7-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-7.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Adrian Colina<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_596738\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=596738\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-596738\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-596738\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-12-810x1215.jpg\" alt=\"A colorful marble table with geometric shapes and two round gold knobs stands on a draped crate in a room with white panel walls and hanging glass lamps above\" width=\"810\" height=\"1215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-12-810x1215.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-12-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-12-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-12-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-12.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Venjhamin Reyes<\/p><\/div>\n<p>OASIS underscored Casa AnKan\u2019s belief that collectible design is most powerful when it is experienced rather than merely seen. By shaping the exhibition through atmosphere and materiality, Casa AnKan created a space where objects resonated emotionally, not just visually.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_596743\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=596743\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-596743\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-596743\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-10-810x1215.jpg\" alt=\"Large abstract wall sculpture with flowing shapes, central eye-like detail, hanging fringe, and textured elements, installed on a dark mauve wall next to round stone objects on the floor\" width=\"810\" height=\"1215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-10-810x1215.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-10-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-10-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-10-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-10.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Venjhamin Reyes<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_596736\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=596736\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-596736\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-596736\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-3-810x1215.jpg\" alt=\"Two modern pendant lights hang from the ceiling in front of sheer white curtains, with one light in sharp focus and the other blurred in the foreground\" width=\"810\" height=\"1215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-3-810x1215.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-3-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/oasis-exhibition-casa-ankan-3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Adrian Colina<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>To learn more about Casa AnKan or any of the pieces exhibited at <em>OASIS<\/em>, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/casaankan.com\">casaankan.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Casa AnKan reframes collectible design as something to be experienced through a desert sanctuary in the middle of Miami Art Week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":596739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,3,1],"tags":[47577,47573,9997,12739,47579,47495,47578,47575,9523,8665,39789,9340,245,47576,40445,42571,19313,47574,56,45],"internal_flag":[],"class_list":["post-596729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-home-furnishings","category-main","tag-alia-vitae","tag-amorph","tag-art-2","tag-art-basel-miami","tag-casa-ankan","tag-design-miami-2025","tag-eloa-unique-lights","tag-esther-knopfler","tag-furniture","tag-home-furnishings-2","tag-jt-pfeiffer","tag-lamp","tag-lighting","tag-marbrerie-provencale","tag-miami-art-week","tag-miami-design-week","tag-monolith","tag-sanaa-design","tag-seating","tag-table"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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