TALKING TEXTILES
lidewij edelkoort explains that after a “reaction to the increasingly digital landscape of our lives, a craving for tactility and dimension has lead several designers to reconsider textile."
BIRDS
the world of birds is therefore an amazing source of inspiration, with birds’ interesting behaviour patterns forecasting the society of man. Living in flocks, they connect us to nature, Transgressing borders, they install in us a new sense of freedom …
FOOD FUTURE
Food explains how we live, love, take care of the other.Food is a necessity, a pleasure, a choice.Join us on this section and take part!
COLLAGES
A section to let you know quickly what is our mind, our mood, our loves. It will be a collage of photos, feeling, quotes, words, all small pieces of life. We hope you'll enjoy it!
FROM JAPAN
We have a special link to Japan. We love everything there and find a lot of inspiration with their daily objects, food, art, nature..and we want to let you know what's going on there!
SHOPPING
imagination, improvisation, intelligence and humour are needed to redefine the shopping experiences of tomorrow. to engage in a new dialogue with our clients, to anticipate their every wish, to service their every whim, to satisfy their hidden desires. to bring them together in a social space.
EARTH MATTERS
she is talking loud and clear.she is protesting violently with frontal attacks.
she is flooding her tears on the world and shaking off buildings and people like flies.she is spitting her anger in the air.she has had enough and is tired of accommodating further abuse.torrential floods, severe draughts, unpredictable climates,erupting volcanoes and multiple earthquakes are the result.
TREND PET
we are so fond of pets that we want a section for them all on Trendtablet. please send us photos of your stars. we 'll happy to share them !
BLOOM
Some of the latest articles of our Bloom magazine in this section and much more... Let's talk about plants, flowers, nature, design, ecology, fantasy, ... Enjoy!
The Pop-Up Generation
Today’s youngest generations are born into a life dominated by being, playing, learning and sleeping with flat screens, living in a shadow area between the second and third dimensions which they would like to connect, and between which they strive.
TREND TRAVEL
A part of the essence of our life and job is traveling. We enjoy the feeling of being somewhere else, meeting new people, seeing colors and landscapes… You will travel with us through beautiful photos, memories of faraway cities, evocative atmosphere… Enjoy!
SCHOOL OF FORM
The School of Form is founded and art directed by Lidewij Edelkoort, offering a unique hybrid program that blends design education with the humanities.
TALENTS
we want to share with you the names and works of some of the most promising future designers.as you will see their work is fullfil of talent.
GALLERY
A gallery for all kind of artists: photographers, writers, movie makers, poets... we found them great and meaningful and we want to spread them....
FARM OF THE FUTURE
recognizing at last a truly new timeframe in which everything will be different for the years to come, with each aspect of our lives converting to green, inspired by the way nature functions and how life on the farm evolves.
HANDMADE
We believe that craftsmanship will be a very important value in the future. In our handmade section we will share with you our best discoveries for home and fashion.
ORGANIC DWELLING
As we sit at the cusp of a new millennium and a new era in ecology, our civilisation has the opportunity to redefine itself in philosophical, technological and sustainable ways never before seen in our society.
MOHAIR
In a wild expression of our collective creative instincts, people will rediscover the beauty of one-of-a-kind creations made from yarn, fringe, crochet, patchwork, embroidery and hand-knit pieces.
WATER
we want to break free from fear and aggression. we want to open the sluice that has oppressed and contained us for so long to let the waters float freely and wildly. spilling out to discover new terrain and to carve out new matter.
A DAY
Lidewij edelkoort is pleased to present A DAY : KARIMOKU NEW STANDARD X Shin Suzuki, a design and photography exhibit during Designer's Days design week 2011 in Paris
MILAN 2011
After several days spent in Milan and at the design fair, here are the things we noticed during the Salone.... Enjoy!
BLOOM 18
Bloom is a magazine analysing with informative and inspirational photography and texts the major trends in the area of flowers, plants and gardening, and how these trends relates to industries as varied as fashion, interiors, design, packaging, cosmetics, food and culture.
MADE IN ITALY
the romanticism of Italy’s regions will become embedded in the styling of fashions to come. the summer of 2011 will be one of optimism and new beginnings, akin to the carefree joie de vivre inherent in the peninsula’s culture, landscape and people.
INDUSTRY
our eyes and our hands are suddenly interested by strong and raw materials of the modern age. may be because our earth seems so fragile those products built up with these industrial methods demonstrate a certain power of mankind and give us confidence.
GLASS
men have always be fascinated by the art of blowing glass and the relation with fire.common techniques for producing glass art include as well: fusing, slumping, flame-working, hot-sculpting and cold-working.
MOUNTAIN
mountain is a high trend in fashion specially down our urban paths, enjoy the strong materials, the mix of neutral colours and brights accents for a daily adventure.
POST FOSSIL
time has come for extreme change.society is ready to break away from last century for good. to break with creative conventions, theoretic rules and stigmas that now are questioned, challenged and broken.
GREY
with a strong feeling of political, economic, ecological and humanistic failure, a growing need to go back to grey, to consensus, osmosis, blending and cross-fertilization starts to invade all fields.
NORTH MEETS SOUTH
this young century will see the north and south embrace, unleashing inspiration for the decades to come towards a contemporary yet archaic modernism.
