Gleeson Paulino
Join Philip Fimmano & Ragna Froda for a pop-up trend event to celebrate the launch of Proud South & Uxua Utopia. This free event features Li Edelkoort’s inspiring new fashion audiovisual set to music & running every 30 minutes. Our latest trend tools & publications are also on view.
Monday, May 22nd
Pop -Up
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Cocktail Reception
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Venue
16 Crosby Street
New York, NY, 10013
United States
Part of the 11th edition of NYCxDesign Festival & in partnership with Slash Objects
Philip Fimmano is a trend analyst and consultant, contributing to Trend Union’s forecasting books, magazines and strategic studies for international companies in fashion, textiles, interiors and lifestyle. In 2011, Fimmano co-founded Talking Textiles with Li Edelkoort; an ongoing initiative to promote awareness and innovation in textiles through touring exhibitions, a trend publication, a design prize and free educational programmes – including New York Textile Month, a citywide festival celebrating textile creativity each September. He is the co-author of the design book A Labour of Love (Lecturis, 2020) and the co-founder of the World Hope Forum, a new platform for creative community building. Fimmano is the mentor of Polimoda's fashion forecasting masters and textile masters in Florence, and he is on the Board of Directors for the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe. Fimmano is also on the Creative Council for all of Gap Inc.’s brands, advising the group on innovation and sustainable practice.
@philipfimmano @worldhopeforum @newyorktextilemonth @edelkoort.editions
