VIDEO: Abstract Linear by Chris Dudot
Local firefighter commissioned by The James Royal Palm
“Art at the James” is a signature program of The James Royal Palm. The initiative commissions Miami artists to create works for the hotel that embody the brand’s “Luxury Liberated” theme.
The latest artist to be commissioned is street artist and City of Miami firefighter, Chris “Dewerks” Dudot. The James commissioned Dudot to create a series of elevator installations using a style that he refers to as abstract linear.
Miami-Dade FAWL Luncheon and Awards
Katherine W. Ezell, partner at Miami-based litigation boutique Podhurst Orseck, P.A., recently received the Mattie Belle Davis Award from the Miami-Dade Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL). The award was established in honor of the late Judge Mattie Belle Davis who was a founding member of FAWL at its inception in 1951. Judge Davis had a life-long commitment to equal opportunity, justice and the success of women in law. This award is given in her honor annually to an outstanding woman lawyer.
Pictured: Sherril Colombo, Kathy Ezell, Deborah Baker
VIDEO: Design Talk – Jaya Kader Zebede
Brazil has more to celebrate than the World Cup as Ornare, the luxury closet and kitchen manufacturer located in the Miami Design District, hosted four of Miami’s top names in the architectural, interior design and construction community for a little one-on-one with SocialMiami.
In this edition of Design Talk, we discuss theory with Jaya Kader Zebede. The Harvard educated architect heads up KZ Architecture located at the Iron Side campus. An enlightened woman, Zebede is on a constant quest for knowledge and brings this passion to her creative process.

