Sculpturals

Everyone in this industry should know who Li Edelkoort is. If you don't she happens to be one of the most recognised trendforecasters that is based in Europe. She produces trend reports, trend magazines and even has time to lecture. Her latest trend development is called "Sculpturals", named because every theme is linked to the discipline. She has proclaimed a "war on detail" in the fashion world, focusing rather on form and fabric draped and shaped as a scultpor would with plaster. "totem pole" was another one she unleashed, stating that fashion will look to rustic traditional fabrics such as skins and earthy colours for inspiration and creation. The last trend for 2008 she revealed is the concept of "Museum house", the rising value of design pieces becoming like art. This was broken into two parts, one the "antiquity wing" and the other the "contemporary wing". It is a mix of rustic, almost organic design.