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published on 26.09.2022

The sensitive touch of Philip Fimmano

Duo Lidewij Edelkoort and Philip Fimmano are the curators of Belgium is Design new textile exhibition, The gift to be simple in the frame of 7th New York Textile Month. Philip Fimmano travels the world in search of tomorrow’s trends for Trend Union Li Edelkoort. We caught up with him on the eve of the festival.

From the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe (the largest folk art market in the world) to Paris, Philip Fimmano travels the world in search of tomorrow’s trends for Trend Union, along with its founder Li Edelkoort (the most militant of trend hunters). We caught up with him on the eve of the 7th New York Textile Month, where this duo has brought together several Belgian designers in an exhibition for Belgium is Design project.

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