Homo Faber Conversations
A curated programme of monthly talks
Discover the power of craft to change the world through a new series of thought-provoking talks with international creative leaders from diverse disciplines. Open to all curious minds, these talks aim to inspire today’s thought leaders and tomorrow’s innovators by sparking dialogue around craft. Through lively discussions with high-profile names from art, design, architecture, fashion, screenwriting, interior design and more, Homo Faber Conversations aims to redefine how the world views human creation.
Held monthly at Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.
THE TALKS
Dries Van Noten
BEAUTY AS A COURAGEOUS CHOICE
25 September - 7:15PM, Fondazione Giorgio Cini
After a hugely successful career in fashion, Dries Van Noten is now dedicating himself to craftsmanship, culture and beauty. His cultural non-profit institution Fondazione Dries Van Noten, at Palazzo Pisani Moretta in Venice, aims to celebrate the human dimension of making and demonstrate the vital importance of craftsmanship as a language of cultural identity. Its current exhibition, The Only True Protest is Beauty, brings together established and emerging creators across art, design, fashion, architecture and food to explore the notion of beauty as a charged encounter, capable of unsettling the familiar and making space for the unexpected. In this conversation, Dries explains why beauty is not a luxury but a human necessity that we should be fighting to preserve. Informed by what artisans have taught him about excellence and meaning, he shares his views on the transformative power of craftsmanship and the role of beauty in a standardised world. In these fragile and uncertain times, is choosing beauty a courageous act?
Speaker: Dries Van Noten
Moderator: Manveen Rana
Next Conversations
- 28 October: Metropolitan Artisans, Urban Spaces, Kulapat Yantrasast with Nora Gherbi
Previously held:
- 17 June: Fashioned by Hand: Craft, Authenticity, and the Future of Style, Chemena Kamali with Manveen Rana
- 20 May: The Art Of Exhibition Design & Making, Simone Farresin from Formafantasma, with Nora Gherbi
- 29 April: The Collective Power of Craft, Kavita Parmar, one-on-one with Spencer Bailey
- 1 April: Art, Craft, Design: Re-defining Disciplines, Stephen Burks & Malika Leiper, fireside chat with Manveen Rana.
Practical information
- When: Once a month
- Where: Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Studio Marie-Claude Beaud, Porte Saint-Honoré, 1 rue de Marengo, 75001 Paris, France
- Tickets: Available on Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain - 5€ per Conversation