Li Edelkoort

Li Edelkoort’s background

Lidewij (Li) Edelkoort is a globally renowned trend forecaster and a highly successful business woman. Her reputation has seen her work with well over 1000 international clients, including L’Oreal, Estee Lauder, Lancome, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Wella, Nissan and Philips Electronics.

Events by Edelkoort are awaited eagerly by trend setters and followers in numerous industries all over the globe. Her 2003 multi-disciplinary exhibit ‘Armour: The Fortification of Man’ in The Netherlands was met with acclaim and was the motivation behind a television documentary. Working with designers such as Yoko Ono, Marcel Wanders, the Campana Brothers and Marina Abramovic, the work was designed to reflect the human desire to shield ourselves through a variety of means.

• Trend forecaster for the beauty, fashion, retail, consumer-electronics, interior-design and automotive industries
• Exceptional speaker
• Founder of Paris-based consultancy ‘Trend Union’ and The Edelkoort Group
• Exhibitions include Milan’s Salone del Mobile, Armour 2003, Skin Tight: the sensibility of flesh 2004 and North meets South, 2005

Speaking Style

• Energetic, enigmatic and inspirational, Li Edelkoort’s speeches and seminars are as intriguing as her work and can encourage others to look to the future. She is able to share some of her in-depth insight into future trends for numerous industries.