In her new role as Design Miami/ curatorial director, Italian culturemaker and writer Maria Cristina Didero is guiding the global collectible design fair in a more humanistic direction.

Maria Cristina Didero has been a fixture of the design world for over two decades. A connector and people person if there ever was one, the prolific journalist and curator has held positions at the Vitra Design Museum, Fondazione Bisazza, Domus, Architectural Digest, and Wallpaper* and has developed independent projects for some of the industry’s leading institutions, galleries, and brands. She’s worked closely with the likes of the Campana Brothers, Philippe Malouin, Michael Young, Nendo, Bethan Laura Wood, Richard Hutten, and Snarkitecture. The Italian polymath’s latest venture is as Design Miami/’s curatorial director,

a coveted position of influence that will allow her to shape the blue-chip collectible design fair’s forward-thinking programming. Mirroring the international event’s expansion and relatively unscathed reemergence out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Didero has aptly chosen to explore the theme of the Golden Age to mark the moment. The Milan-based culturemaker spoke to TLmag contributor Adrian Madlener about her background, interests, and goals for her new role.

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