Nantucket by Design, some of the extremely anticipated design occasions of the summer season season, is barely three months away (July 14-17). Bringing collectively world-renowned expertise by way of panels, keynotes, grasp courses and extra, contributors will rejoice the facility of nice design and its connections with Nantucket’s personal iconic design legacy.
I’m delighted to be moderating the signature Design Luncheon with this yr’s speaker Patrick Frey, the patriarch of the famend Maison Pierre Frey. An esteemed determine on the earth of interiors and design, Patrick is understood for his ardour, creativity and intensive information. It’s no secret that I’m a longtime admirer of the maison and am thrilled to be sharing Patrick’s insights and allure with attendees.
Completely aligning with this yr’s interdisciplinary theme, Interwoven, in addition to the Nantucket Historic Affiliation’s summer season exhibit, Behind the Seams: Clothes and Textiles on Nantucket, our dialog, The Transportive Energy of Textiles – Bringing the World House, will cowl the worldwide cultural influences seen in textile design, then and now.
Aficionados of inside design will discover the subject fascinating for its magnificence, historical past and relevance. By means of centuries, textiles have been instrumental in making essential connections between artwork, commerce, craft and the event of world fashion. A lot could be gleaned about society, politics, and tradition from the subject material, kinds, and supplies.
Simply as legacy and craftsmanship are enduring themes for Nantucket design, so are they for Pierre Frey. A fiercely impartial household enterprise, handed down for 3 generations (Patrick Frey and three sons, above, lead the corporate), this august agency can be a devoted caretaker of historical past. Their archives are dedicated to preserving distinctive textile heritage, with over 25,000 paperwork and drawings from the sixteenth century to the current. (watch a go to to the archives) Through the years, they’ve regularly acquired essential textile and design homes which could in any other case have disappeared, saving not simply the textiles (and in Zuber’s case, wallpapers) however in lots of circumstances the historic legacy, craftsmanship and artisanal know the way. As a longtime admirer of Pierre Frey, I’ve written about them on quite a few events.
Each the NHA and Pierre Frey are devoted to wanting again to maneuver ahead, preserving the previous to tell the long run, “combining custom and modernity, know-how and inventive talent, historical past and innovation.”
I stay up for seeing you! Management tickets can be found now to guarantee attendance in any respect occasions and particular person tickets will go on sale April twenty eighth. You’ll be impressed, knowledgeable and entertained!
