The modern world is developing rapidly, but the preservation of traditions remains an important aspect of cultural heritage. The "Creative expedition: native Russian traditions and ultramodern production" practicum, which took place within the framework of the Russian Textile and Light Industry Week, which unites the "INTERFABRIC-2024.Autumn" and "TEXTILE&HOME-2024.Autumn" exhibitions, allowed us to take a fresh look at the past in the context of modern trends.
The speakers were Kirill Lopatinsky, Creative Director of the TEXTILE&HOME exhibition, Ekaterina Matrosova, Development Director of JSC HBK “Shuisky Chintz”, and Tatyana Markovets, Commercial Director of the “Avangard” weaving and finishing factory.
The participants of the event learned how the exhibition’s trend zone concept of the "Forest King" was born, what path the concept project went from idea to practical implementation, how they work to preserve the heritage and adapt the traditions of the “Shuisky Chintz” and “Avangard” factories, as well as about a creative expedition from Moscow to enterprises of the Ivanovo and Vladimir regions.
The speakers touched upon important issues of preserving traditions, which, with proper approach, can become new trends. Kirill Lopatinsky, head of VM FACTORY by KIRILL LOPATINSKY studio and L'ROSE flower gallery, shared his experience and impressions about the rich history and production capabilities of factories, high automation of processes.
– How did the concept of "Forest King" come about? This is the result of cross-inspiration. Our homeland is rich in beauty. As soon as you go on an expedition to production, a huge amount of information grows around you. You want to visit museums and learn more about everything. My journey through the Ivanovo and Vladimir regions brought me to the village of Kholui. In the 20th century, he became famous for his special style of lacquer miniature. The works of local masters have received worldwide recognition and have been exhibited in Paris, New York and London, - Kirill said and underlined that they formed the basis of his idea to create a concept project.
Folk crafts became the leitmotif in the design of the Trend Zone, where, in addition to textiles, tableware and furniture items from Belarusian manufacturers were presented. This interaction became an interesting experience for visitors, especially for the factories "Shuisky Chintz" and "Avangard". Now these companies are cooperating in collaboration with Kirill Lopatinsky. The first result of the joint work was a capsule collection based on folk crafts: bed linen from the "Shuisky Chintz" company and terry products for the bathroom from the "Avangard" company, made in a single-color scheme. It is quite possible that soon they will be joined by other companies working in different areas of the home and interior segment.