Image by Olympe Tits | Group Photo: Woven Whispers
As every year, Belgium is Design takes part in the international Milan Design Week to promote Belgian design. This year, the focus shifts to a unique and atypical theme. The exhibition highlights Belgian textile design, exploring everything from experimentation and material research to various applications and products development. This year, it takes place at Alcova, one of the most widely followed projects during the Fuorisalone.
WOVEN WHISPERS is a nod to Belgium’s rich textile history, bringing together the innovative and refined qualities of textiles while emphasizing the craftsmanship and expertise of the various designers. The exhibition brings together 17 textile projects that offer warmth, comfort, and a profound sense of connection.
About
The BELGIUM IS DESIGN project promotes Belgian design around the world and is an initiative of 3 institutions: Flanders DC, MAD Brussels and Wallonie-Bruxelles Design Mode.
This joined-up approach has been active since 2011, stimulating and developing initiatives to showcase Belgium’s designers, manufacturers and producers on foreign markets.
Belgium is Design’s strategy takes shape through recurring presences at key events, such as the Milan Design Week or the Maison&Objet fair in Paris. It is enriched by occasional participations in other events that allow the designers to approach new markets or that give promising opportunities for the international development of Belgian companies.