Lidewij Edelkoort
Lidewij de Gerarda Hillegonda Edelkoort, often called Li, (born 29 August 1950) is a Dutch trend forecaster, someone who anticipates future fashion and design trends.[1] She has been the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Trend Union since 1986.[2]
Early life
Edelkoort was born on 29 August 1950 in Wageningen, The Netherlands. Her parents are Jan Edelkoort and Hillegonda van der Spek. She attended the Academy of Fine Arts, Arnhem, receiving a bachelors degree in Fashion in 1972.[2]
Career
Edelkoort began her career as a fashion coordinator at the Amsterdam department store
She has helped to shape products for international brands, advising on product identity and development strategy, and her clients have included
She is the art director and co-publisher of the magazine View on Colour.[8] This looks at trends in colour taste with a view to their influence on fashion, graphics, industrial design, packaging, cosmetics and many other areas. She is also publisher of Interior View magazine.[6] She launched the photo-magazine Bloom in 1998, which she describes as "horti-cultural", because it charts the changing trends in flowers and the way their images are used.[9] She is involved in the non-profit humanitarian organization Heartwear which helps third world producers market their goods in the west through a mail order catalogue. The profits return to the producers' communities.[10]
In 1999 she was elected Chairwoman of the Design Academy, Eindhoven, Netherlands, where she served until 2008.[10] In 2011, Edelkoort launched the website and social media platform called TrendTablet. She described the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity in that the global disruption of travel and of the supply chain from China might trigger new forms of local sourcing and production.[11]
Awards and honors
The British design magazine
She lives in Paris.[1]
References
- ^ a b Euronews August 2008
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ a b c Brief biography at Fashionmission, June 2006
- ^ a b Lidewij Edelkoort receives French honour Archived 2021-01-18 at the Wayback Machine Design.nl. Editor Design.nl 22-02-2008
- ^ Li Edelkoort: Militant of better living Série Limitée n° 47 du 13 Octobre 2006, page 16 (Google translation 2008)
- ^ a b Li Edelkoort brief biography Archived 2008-11-02 at the Wayback Machine at Design Indaba Magazine, 2002. Accessed August 2008
- ^ "LidewijEdelkoort| The New School News Releases". www.newschool.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
- ^ in one piece Kim DeMarco's blog, 15 May 2007
- ^ Suzy Menkes, International Herald Tribune, June 2001
- ^ a b Designboom April 2000
- ^ "... the celebrated 69-year old design industry advisor pictured Covid-19 as a sobering force that will temper our consumerist appetites and jet-setting habits" while herself speaking at conference in South Africa: https://qz.com/1812670/a-design-trends-forecaster-calls-the-coronavirus-an-amazing-grace-for-the-planet/amp/
- ^ The Business World's Trend Prophet, Symrise. 2008.
- ^ Arts Review 11 July 2008
- Meet trend prophet Li Edelkoort Euronews, Accessed August 2008.
- Interview with Li Edelkoort, trend forecaster at Designboom on 14.04.2000. Accessed August 2008
- My Three Kitchens By Maura Egan, New York Times, Style Magazine, November 7, 2004. Accessed August 2008.
- Lidewij Edelkoort: The Business World's Trend Prophet Archived 2014-03-07 at the Wayback Machine Symrise. 2008.
- Flower! By Suzy Menkes, International Herald Tribune, Published June 19, 2001
- The Forecaster in one piece Kim DeMarco's blog, 15 May 2007
- Brief biography at Fashionmission.nl Archived 2016-03-09 at the Wayback Machine 1 June 2006 . Accessed August 2008.
- Li Edelkoort to receive honorary degree from Nottingham Trent University Archived 2015-01-11 at the Wayback Machine Arts Review 11 July 2008.
External links
- Lidewij Edelkoort website
- Edelkoort Inc
- TrendTablet website and social media platform
- http://www.heartwear.eu/
- Design talent curated by Li Edelkoort
- Latest interview with C.B.Liddell, Metropolis magazine