Last Night’s AD100 Party in Miami Drew a Star-Studded Crowd

Troye Sivan & Adam Levine


Miami’s The Goodtime Hotel lived up to its name last night as tastemakers in the art, design, and entertainment worlds gathered to celebrate the 2022 AD100 in partnership with Lenovo and Intel Evo. Less than 24 hours after AD’s definitive list of top design talents had been announced, a star-studded roster of some 150 guests converged at Strawberry Moon—the resort’s retro-chic rooftop restaurant—to honor the industry’s best in what was an ebullient commencement to Miami Art and Design Week.

As guests arrived on the Ken Fulk-designed hotel’s rooftop, an array of orb lights floating in flanking pools illuminated a path to the bar. There, under a pink-striped canopy, canapés were served alongside the evening’s specialty cocktails: A Flaca Margarita and a Paloma Spritz, each featuring Calirosa Rosa Blanco, a berry-noted, 100% agave tequila by Calirosa Tequila, of which friends of AD and party attendees Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo are owners.

On a stage adjacent to the bar, AD global editorial director and US editor in chief Amy Astley took the microphone to welcome attendees and share an official congratulations to the newly named 2022 AD100. Honorees including Reinaldo Leandro of Ashe Leandro, Kulapat Yantrasast of Why, Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci of Dimorestudio, and Kelly Behun, among others, could be spotted in the crowd. Astley went on to recognize fellow event sponsor Lenovo, whose “For All Creators” campaign was responsible for the creative stage design envisioned by Troye Sivan, AD100 firm Studio Shamshiri, and one lucky design contest winner using the Lenovo Yoga laptop and Intel Evo.

After the welcome remarks, Astley handed the mic off to Sivan for a special musical performance. Phones quickly emerged from the crowd, eager to capture the intimate concert. Following the performance—and in his own witty recognition of the night’s assembled talents—Sivan quipped, “If everything turns to shit, I’m gonna go run errands for Pamela Shamshiri.”

Later, he expanded on his collaboration with the AD100 firm and Lenovo. “[Studio Shamshiri is] one of my favorite design studios, and they’ve brought such life to the installation.” As for using the Lenovo Yoga laptop to develop their ideas, Sivan adds, “It’s such a fluid piece of tech, and in my creative process, it’s important that I feel nimble enough to make notes and get ideas down as they come—and the Yoga is perfect for this.”

As the celebratory night went on, guests scattered along the pool deck in conversation. AD senior design editor Hannah Martin dished on upcoming projects with AD100 designers Teo Yang and Virginia Tupker, as did AD global digital director David Kaufman with AD50 Middle East honoree Shaikha Al-Sulaiti and Venus Williams of V Starr. Those who had gotten a peek at Design Miami earlier in the day were eager to discuss favorites. Designer Rodman Primack hyped Fabien Cappello’s colorful tiled table in the AGO Projects booth, while others obsessed over the historic pieces from decorator John Dickinson’s iconic Firehouse in San Francisco, on view in Converso’s booth.

As the evening’s festivities came to an end, guests bid adieu, looking forward to the jam-packed design days still ahead in Miami. “The AD100 crowd was practically giddy to be back in the social mix and see so many colleagues at the AD party and at Design Miami,” Astley says. “Spirits were high, and everyone was happy—and put in the effort to dress sharply!” The fixings for a memorable good time, indeed.