Скачать или смотреть Creative talk |Maria Lemos, Marios Schwab, Polina Ellis |Branding Heritage |Museum of London

An interesting creative talk between 3 professionals of the fashion industry about how greek heritage has become an inspiration for brands, products, and designs was held at the Museum of London in the frame of the event "Contemporary Minoans: Cretan culture, source of inspiration”. The event eas organized by #BrandingHeritage (BH) Cultural Organisation, with the support of the Region of Crete and Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) UK & Ireland.

Panel:
Maria LEMOS | Founder of Rainbowwave
Marios SCHWAB | Fashion Designer
Polina ELLIS | Archaeologist- jewelry Designer held at the Museum of London.
Moderator: Elis Kiss, Fashion Features Director at Vogue Greece.

BH invited distinguished academics, journalists and designers from all over the world to showcase the everlasting influence of the Minoans, Europe’s earliest advanced civilisation, on the global contemporary creation scene. The eνent was addressed by GNTO President Angela Gerekou and Secretary-General Dimitris Fragakis, Region of Crete Commissioner for Tourism Kyriakos Kotsoglou and journalist, BH Founder Katerina Frentzou.

The event that was dedicated to Sophia Kokosalaki, the renowned Greek-London based designer with Cretan origins, who passed away unexpectedly in October 2019 follows-up on the successful experiential events 'Cooking like Minoans' & 'Contemporary Minoans' implemented by BH at the birthplace of Minoan culture, Crete (May 2018), in collaboration the Region of Crete, Heraklion Archaeological Museum and the Knossos Research Centre of BSA, in the presence of HRH Τhe Prince of Wales.

Agenda & Speakers
PANEL TALKS
Nicoletta MOMIGLIANO | Professor, Aegean Studies, University of Bristol
The Minoan past in the present #archaeology
Adrian FISHER | Maze Designer
Following the steps of Daedalus and his mythical Labyrinth #design
Ilaria CALOI | Lecturer Aegean Prehistory, Venice Ca’ Foscari University The Knossos Scarf by Mariano Fortuny #fashion
Diana WARDLE | Honorary Research Fellow, University of Birmingham
Aegean Late Bronze Age Costumes brought to life #fashion
Dr. Jerolyn MORRISON | Archaeologist, Founder Minoan Tastes
Cooking like Minoans #gastronomy
Lilah CLARKE | Ceramicist
Minoan pots and Theodore Fyfe #pottery

TRIBUTE TO SOPHIA KOKOSALAKI
Harriet QUICK | Journalist, Contributing Editor, Vogue UK
Sarah MOWER MBE| Chief critic Voguerunway, British Fashion Council Ambassador for Emerging Talent

Special Message
Claude PICASSO | Head of Picasso Administration

CREATIVE TALKS 17:00 - 18:00
Maria LEMOS | Founder of Rainbowwave #fashion_industry
Marios SCHWAB | Designer #fashion
Polina ELLIS | Archaeologist-Designer #jewellery
Nikos ZIARKAS | Balothizer Band #music

CLOSING ADDRESS
Yiannis POLITIS | Painter & Conservator of Knossos Palace
WORKSHOP
Maria Sigma Woven Textiles #loom
MODERATORS
Elis KISS | Journalist, Fashion Features Director, Vogue Greece
Olga STAVROPOULOU | Founder & Managing Partner
Militos Consulting S.A. & BH expert

VIDEO: Αesopia Media Production
SUBTITLES: EL-Translations
Find out more at the official site of BH here: www.brandingheritage.org