Arca, a leading supplier of natural stone and raw materials, is hosting an exhibition and event at their Esrawe Studio and Superflex designed Wynwood Gallery during Art Basel Miami Beach debuting on November 30th, 2021. Participating artists include Hauser & Wirth’s Stefan Brüggemann; Masa Gallery’s Ewe Studio, Brain Thoreen, Mario Garcia Torres, and Adeline de Monseignat; and OMR’s Gabriel Rico and Jorge Méndez Blake. Arca has commissioned new works by established artists to create new works inspired by their marble or using their stone to present during Design Miami and Art Basel. “Natural stone is a material where there is a lot of variation; we’re a company whose DNA is focused on helping artists, designers, and architects achieve their visions,” says Founder and CEO Gerardo Jose Cortina Wiechers. Arca’s current collaborators span an array of designers, architects, and developers, including Ashley Stark, Cara Woodhouse, James Perse, and Meyer Davis.
| Hours | RSVP required |
| Venue | ARCA Wynwood Design Center |
| Type | Art Exhibition |
| Duration | RSVP required |
| City | Miami |
About
Arca
Arca is a global leader in the natural stone and raw material industry, including tile, brick, and wood of the highest quality. With showrooms in Mexico and Miami, designed by Esrawe Studio and Superflex, Arca is a favorite destination for architects and interior designers, offering them premium building materials: wood flooring, an array of masonry bricks, engineered stone, and exotic natural stone from around the globe. Founded by Gerardo Jose Cortina Weichers, Arca also aims to be “a node of creative connections that promotes design, culture, and art through extraordinary experiences.” Each showroom offers temporary exhibitions, film screenings, and musical performances. The flagship in Guadalajara was designed by Hector Esrawe of Esrawe Studio, “We like to provoke our clients to include a cultural component in their projects. In this case, we achieved both: a design that adds social value and is integral to the brand. This company has marvelous energy, wanting to grab the brass ring and reach for the stars.” Esrawe’s team, led by architecture coordinator Laura Vela, conceived the 70,000-square-foot facility with two conjoined but clearly defined zones: a soaring, skylit warehouse for the massive stone slabs and other materials in the Grupo Arca inventory and a three-level showroom wing with product galleries, offices, and a bookstore-café.
