Looking Back at Li Edelkoort Before She Leaves

The lady of great design wisdom, Alice Rawsthorn, has a terrific piece up about Li Edelkoort, her work as the head of the Design Academy Eindhoven, and her role as one of the primary figures in the explosion of the design-as-art phenomenon. Also of note, she’s decided to retire soon, hence one reason to tell her story. And she really has had an incredibly impressive career, responsible for such things as launching Maarten Baas into rockstar designer-esque celebrity and helping the Milan Furniture Fair become one of the preeminent events of the year, in addition, to running a whole academy, of course.

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