SYDNEY — LIVE TREND UNION SEMINAR 2024 Fashion, Home & Lifestyle
presented by Philip Fimmano & David Clark
JOIN PHILIP FIMMANO & DAVID CLARK FOR ANOTHER INSPIRING TREND SEMINAR, PRESENTING NEW COLOURS, MATERIALS & CONCEPTS FOR FASHION, TEXTILES, INTERIORS & LIFESTYLE. DON’T MISS THIS ACCLAIMED ANNUAL WORKSHOP FOR CREATIVES & RETAILERS IN ALL INDUSTRIES.
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Tickets
AUD $350 per person
PROGRAMME
1:30 PM doors open
2:00 PM CRAFTING COLOUR: Summer 2024 Colours, Fashion & Textiles
Presented by Philip Fimmano
2:50 PM FOLLOW YOUR HANDS Hosted by David Clark, featuring invited guests
3:30 PM tea break & scones
4:00 PM THE GREAT DISRUPTION: Home & Lifestyle 2024
Presented by Philip Fimmano
5:00 PM closing remarks
Venue
Centennial Auditorium Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery Road
Sydney, NSW 2000
FEATURED TREND CONTENT:
CRAFTING COLOUR, Spring / Summer 2024
We have been discussing craft for several seasons and seen a gentle and gradual amplification in the fashion market. But now something else seems to be happening feels like a paradigm shift from the industrial to the crafted, from the serial to the unique, and from the fast to the slow; sometimes exasperatingly slow which is a new ways to test our patience. Provoking another way to conceive fashion, thinking stitch first and foremost, and letting all other ideas fall into place at their own pace. Entering a moment of great disruption, moving house, quitting jobs, choosing isolation, and redirecting one’s life — at a time of great crises that include war, a sick economy, major shortages of goods, old and new viruses, and the scariest question of all, our environment, we, therefore, propose craft not just as the embellishment it brings, but more so for the way it can heal and construct, easing the pain and encouraging happi-ness by creating beauty. We know and believe that creating beauty is a form of activism, so this webinar is a manifesto for survival in the direst of times.
FOLLOW YOUR HANDS
Retreating to craft as an antidote, a solace, and a way of living. A conversation with prominent makers will examine the possibility of Australia as an Arts & Crafts nation, whether a nationalistic aesthetic identity matters after all, and if we are becoming a collective of peculiar hermit fabricators.
THE GREAT DISRUPTION, Home & Lifestyle 2024
At the cusp of a new era, a contemporary generation will lead the way towards a more conscious future. Several key lifestyles emerge, proving that change for good is not only possible but is well on its way. Beyond the pandemic, people are dramatically modifying their lives, and many will quit their jobs and leave their urban lives behind, opting for a better existence, connected via technology while growing closer to nature. For some, life might look rather introspective, allowing them to focus on time and what matters most. Others will celebrate diversity and our human connections, getting together to bond, learn and share experiences. Design takes note of this radical disruption, seeking emotional shapes, organic materials, engaging colours and tactile finishes to redesign our spaces, furniture, storage and accessories. Interiors, craft, fashion and materials unite to announce one holistic message: HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS.
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
PHILIP FIMMANOa 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.
DAVID CLARK has established himself as a leading figure in the interior design industry. His 30 year career has spanned the textile trade as well as architecture, design, marketing and publishing. As Design and Deputy Editor for Belle, as Editor-in-chief of Vogue Living – David gave voice to his particular focus on the idea of ‘Home’. He values texture, technology and the sensual experience of being human. He believes in the pursuit of beauty, the importance of curiosity, and the power of design to create a more civilized world.