Archeology of the Future: 20 Years of Trend Forecasting with Li Edelkoort

27th March - 31st May '09

Designhuis Eindhoven
Stadhuisplein 3, Eindhoven, NL

Following its success at the Institut Néerlandais in Paris, the Designhuis Eindhoven will present ‘Archeology of the Future: 20 Years of Trend Forecasting with Li Edelkoort’.

As the first retrospective dedicated to Edelkoort’s body of work, the exhibition will identify and analyze today’s most influential lifestyle trends as seen through her eyes.

Featuring more than 100 elements of design, fashion and photography from around the world, including a wealth of images and other audio-visual materials from Edelkoort’s archive, the exhibition will explore the trends that shape our lives.

Edelkoort is one of the world’s most renowned trend forecasters. in 2004 she was listed in Icon as one of the 21 Most Important People in Design. In 2008, she was awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture, an Honorary Doctorate of Art from Nottingham Trent University and France’s prestigious Designers Days Jury Prize for her work in fashion and design.

Born in Holland in 1950, Edelkoort began trend forecasting in Paris in 1975. Since then, she has pioneered forecasting as a profession, from creating innovative trend forums for Première Vision to long-ranging lifestyle analyses for the world’s leading brands. Edelkoort’s magazines, ‘View on Colour’ and ‘Bloom’, have been enormously influential, as has her work at the Design Academy Eindhoven.

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