Nordic Fashion Biennale in Seattle

The 2011 Nordic Fashion Biennale will be held this fall at the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle from September 30 to November 13. Nordic Fashion Biennale is being produced by the Nordic House, Reykjavik and the Nordic Heritage Museum. The highlight of the Nordic Fashion Biennale is an exhibition, Looking Back to Find our Future, curated by New York-based Icelandic artist Hrafnhildur Arnardottir. Hrafnhildur Arnardottir is well known for her collaboration with Björk and for her commissioned work for the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Looking Back to Find our Future will include fashion and jewelry from Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Sweden, and Norway. Cutting-edge contemporary fashion, design, and installations throughout the Museum will blur past and present, highlighting traditions of craft and creativity in Nordic design.

The Nordic Fashion Biennale will feature a three-day symposium with international speakers. The program will focus on themes of sustainability, cultural heritage and branding.