Hammer Conversations: Li Edelkoort and Murray Moss
Last night, the Hammer Museum (in Los Angeles) hosted a conversation between Li Edelkoort and Murray Moss.
I am very familiar with Murray Moss and his Soho and LA shops known for their curatorial collections. I will admit, that until last night, I really didn’t know who Li Edelkoort was. Ms. Edelkoort is a world renown trend forecaster for the textile, fashion, interior, retail design and well being markets. For the last ten years, she was the Chairwoman of the Design Academy Eindhoven in The Netherlands. The school has been called the most influential design institution in the world. Gradutes include the likes of Maarten Baas, Kiki van Eijk and Job Smeets (of Studio Job).
Moss began the discussion by announcing that he and Li were not an act (in the ba da ba sense). They hadn’t really rehearsed and they weren’t working from an outline – it truly was a conversation. The discussion was centered around a slide presentation that was a collection of observations – what people are searching for and how that is reflected in current design. The discussion was thought provoking, enlightening and optomistic, a real pleasure.
Design trends that we have already begun to see, but that are expected to continue into the future: collaboration, additivity, eclecticism, personal historical reference.
yes, certainly was a nice conversation. li is pretty amazing in what she does and “sees” and moss was a good sidekick.
Comment by peter Scherrer — May 22, 2009 @ 2:08 pm
was the conversation video taped? url?
Comment by steve tucker — May 25, 2009 @ 4:07 am
I am interested – how is the ‘personal historical reference’ trend presented?
Comment by trendoffice — May 25, 2009 @ 10:49 pm
Where you come from as a child influences your choices in the form of rememberances from your past. Further, people desire to relate to other things and people, connection. Some sort of connection to 9-11, where people’s system of beliefs were jilted – representational design, narration are revived. Reflections on relationships that skip a generation: grandparents and their grandchildren, how that is reflected in current design: example Jongerius 7Pots/3 Centuries.
Comment by admin — May 26, 2009 @ 8:29 am
I’m sorry to say I have not been able to locate a video of the conversation. I will contact the Hammer to see if that is in the works.
Comment by admin — May 26, 2009 @ 8:32 am