The first night of Trends in Design had a great turn out despite the rain, the crazy traffic and the construction mess on Sussex street. The night began with an introduction by David Wex of Urban Capital, then canada.com editor Lara Ceroni spoke about the fashion trends for fall 2010 and beyond, followed by a short fashion show by Schad + Shadblü with great music (I just wish the fashion show lasted a little longer).
David Wex, who came up with the idea, is hoping to repeat this event on an annual basis and expand to other areas of design such as automobile design. I can see this taking off in Ottawa. Wouldn't it be cool if in a couple years from now well known experts from all over the world would come to discuss various design topics with the public here in Ottawa? I'm glad to see this happening in Ottawa.
Lara Ceroni, the editor for ellecanada.com was fun to listen too and has a great sense of humor. The fashion trends this fall are Restraint, Cocooning, 50s Inspired Styling, Neo-Lady, Minimalism, Rebellion, Smart Shopping and Military. She showed some examples for each and explained what it entailed. The future of fashion and is likely to be centered around two main themes: The "Art of silence" and the "Flight of fancy". It was very interesting. There's still a chance to hear Lara's presentation in Toronto on the 20th of January if you missed the first one.
At the end of the event, there was a neat little gift bag on our way out including the latest edition of Azure Magazine, the latest edition of Ottawa Shopping Magazine, a rebate letter from Schad + Shadblü, a gift certificate to SAAB Salon Spa and a ticket to the upcoming gift show.
I also had a chance to chat with some people from Urban Capital and Central, a great bunch with great plans for the future. I'm looking forward to the next evening with George Dark, Head of Ottawa's Downtown Urban Design Strategy who will be talking about designing cities.
source: Urban Capital
19.9.10
Trends in Design : Night 1
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How did we miss this??
ReplyDeleteJust came across your blog, it's great! Really nice to meet another Ottawa blogger :D
ReplyDeleteWOw sounds like alot of fun!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are such an inspiration - i.e. such an avid supporter of design in Ottawa.! Thanks for the great photos and the commentary on the show. We were going to go but noticed it was sold out on the urban capital website. Ciao, Y
ReplyDelete@ Francois: Fortunately there are a few more coming :)
ReplyDelete@ Pop Champagne: Thanks. I like your blog too!
@ Marcia B: It was! I'm looking forward to the next one
@Yvonne: Thanks! LOL. There's still room for the next one and it's neat that the money is going to support the Canadian entry to the "designer olympics".