RE-RUG
presented in Milan by Li Edelkoort on April 16th
At this year’s Salone del Mobile, join Li Edelkoort for an inspiring seminar about the emerging creative trends in rugs & carpets!
Design professionals are invited to hear about the RE-RUG revolution taking interiors by storm, livening up even tiny spaces with the most daring of artistic expressions. This talk bears witness to the whirlwind of textiles, yarns and colours emerging for flooring — a school of art for art’s sake. The renowned design forecaster Li Edelkoort has researched numerous ideas to curate a portfolio of stunning examples for the future. In contrast to our troubled era, rugs are back in art and design as an aesthetic antidote. If the rug can be considered a key reflection of culture, it is conveying with a sense of urgency the need to come together and rejoice in what is human and convivial, that which brings us together and ignites empathy. The rug as manifest.
Tuesday, April 16th, 2024
17:00 start (60 minutes) SOLD OUT
SECOND EVENT
Tuesday, April 16th, 2024
18:30 - 19:30
* Please only attend the session you registered for
Free entrance
Spaces limited, RSVP required:
Location:
ALTAI Gallery
Via Pinamonte da Vimercate, 6
Milan 20121, Italy
Metro: Moscova
portrait by Thirza Schaap
Li Edelkoort
Li Edelkoort is a trend forecaster, publisher, humanitarian, design educator and exhibition curator. From 2015-2020 she was the Dean of Hybrid Design Studies at Parsons in New York where she founded a Textile Masters and the New York Textile Month festival. Her thought-provoking writings and podcasts have become increasingly popular at a time when she is regarded as an activist and champion for change. In 2020, she founded the World Hope Forum as a platform to inspire the creative community to rebuild a better society. She is also on the Creative Council for all of Gap Inc.’s fashion brands, advising the group on creative innovation and sustainable practice. In 2022, Edelkoort collaborated with Polimoda in Florence to establish an innovative new textile masters called From Farm to Fabric to Fashion.
@lidewijedelkoort @worldhopeforum @newyorktextilemonth @edelkoort.editions