Lideviy Edelkort, one of the world's leading trend hunters, delves into the simplicity of the shakers community today to respond to the upcoming challenges of the design and fashion world.

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The Dutch woman Edelkort (Lidewij Edelkoort) has been exploring the “glimpses of the future” for many years: she is studying the work of students and fosters future stars. Its brainchild, Paris-based Trend Union, is responsible for anticipating the upcoming trends in the world of fashion and design. Trend Union shares its insight and results of thorough analysis through publications, exhibitions and consultations for large brands with global strategies.

Trendbuck Trend Union agencies. SS 2019

Wearing a monochrome black or white outfit, Edelkort is always in the spotlight and generously shares his discoveries. With a bright blue eyes, she speaks at exhibitions, seminars and conferences, delighting brilliantly illustrated presentations of visuals.

This year, it seemed, Lee would continue the theme of technocraft and Wild - new savagery. However, this did not happen. Her verdict is to pay attention to the style of the shaker, to the concept of Louis Sullivan “form follows function” and American modernism.

I predict trends. The difference between forecasting and just scouting trends is obvious.

Первые «признаки» этой тенденции она представила во время январской выставки Maison & Objet 2018 на вернисаже ее дизайнерской галереи в Париже, на 30 Boulevard Saint Jacques. Вместе с партнерами Филиппом Фиммано и Франсуа Эпином Ли сфокусировала свое новое предприятие на искусстве, дизайне и ремесле. Дебютная выставка The Gift To Be Simple показала работу пяти современных дизайнеров в окружении мебели шейкер, собранной из частных коллекций со всей Европы.

“In chaotic and terrible times, mankind will naturally seek answers and solace in simplicity. People are trying to make the ordinary extraordinary. ” Heroes Lee - masters of honest and clean lines: Hans Wegner, George Nakashima, Friso Wiersma, Floris Hovers, Gali Cnaani and Atelier Van Lieshout.

Furniture without screws and nails. Friso Wiersma. Edelkoort Gallery. Furniture without screws and nails. Friso Wiersma. Edelkoort Gallery. Furniture without screws and nails. Friso Wiersma. Edelkoort Gallery.

Surrounded by their belongings are vintage items that reflect the ideals of the shakers - a simple, sturdy design with a large amount of pragmatism. Religious organization "United community of believers in the Second Advent of Christ", whose adepts were called shakers - "shaking" because they practiced ecstatic dances during worship services, developed in the USA at the end of the XVIII century. USBCSA founder Anna Lee called for religious communism. Among the moral values ​​of shakerism - the recognition of the equality of all people, ease of life, honesty, pacifism, hard work. The only goal is to work to the best of my abilities in a world where true beauty can be achieved only when life flows calmly, without undue trouble, and work without interruptions. Of the 20 communes created by 2018, only two remained. Communities were headed and headed by women (mothers). The period of dawn culture shakers - the end of the XIX century. Then the shakers made everything themselves: from food to interior items and decor.

Bode. American textiles. Handwork.

Shaker or shaker style furniture is the three-dimensional expression of their faith. The table or chair is free from unnecessary decoration. Finishing - simple paint or impregnation, revealing the texture of wood. The design is always straight: the cabinets are rectangular, the chairs are firmly made of flat boards. Lee speaks of Scandinavian and Japanese design as carriers of the same code. It is therefore not surprising that the chair of the Danish Hans Wegner is adjacent to Lee’s chair with the Japanese chair George Nakashima.

Friso Virsma, a fragment of the exhibition.

Young designer Friso Virsma demonstrates his experience as a furniture carpenter with hinges, without nails or screws. Brand Bode pays tribute to the traditions of American textiles through a jacket of faded fabrics. Probably simplicity is all we need. But sometimes it's so hard for us to accept it. The Gift To Be Simple, until March 18, Edelkoort Gallery, Paris