Entrepreneur and collector Craig Robins speaks with art and design historian writer Camille Okhio for an insightful discussion about collecting design. As the CEO and President of Dacra, the real estate development company he founded in 1987, Robins focuses on developing creative communities that integrate art, design, and architecture to accelerate asset value creation and enrich urban life. Among other strategic projects, Robins has transformed the Miami Design District into one of the most important global centers for design, fashion, food, and art.
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Collecting Design
“When you really have important art or design, a creative person is coming up with some new expression that is going to influence the future, the next generations, and it will change the way we perceive things. I see that as a frontier from which mankind advances and that is why I’m interested in art and design.”
—Craig Robins
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