The Nordic Fashion Biennale 2011 exhibition has the title Looking back to find our future and is curated by Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir, a.k.a. Shoplifter. Check out all participating designers in the designers section.

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The N x NW Fashion Competition is one element of the Nordic Fashion Biennale (September 30–November 13, 2011) taking place this fall at the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle, Washington, curated by New
York-based Icelandic artist Hrafnhildur Arnardottir. The exhibition Looking Back to Find our Future will include fashion and jewelry from Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Sweden, and
Norway. The N x NW fashion competition was designed to inspire creativity, encourage emerging designers to seek out new directions, and spark awareness of new trends in Nordic fashion.

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A Fulbright Scholar, Åslaug holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an LLM from Duke University School of Law and an undergraduate degree in Law from the University of Iceland.  With these degrees she has worked to revolutionize the fashion industry, before creating her own site, Moda Operandi, she headed up merchandising for Gilt Noir, the exclusive club within the Gilt Group site.  Moda Operandi changes the game for high end fashion acquisition once again by making designs not chosen by buyers and not mass produced, available to the general public. An Icelandic native, Åslaug has lived and worked in New York and London for the past 10 years. She's been dubbed 'fashion's fairy godmother' by Vogue and ‘one of the most influential people in British retail' by Draper'

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When Ragna and Edelkoort inc. discuss trend forecasts, they talk about lifestyle, fashion, even colors—and the future of these things.  Ragna will be focusing on Folk Art and its influence on fashion as a coming trend, because of its relevance both to Nordic design and to the Northwest region. The title for her talk at the 2011 NFB Fashion Summit is Trendforecastn: World of Folk

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Kirsi Laitala discusses, at the 2011 NFB Fashion Summit, attitudes, awareness, and actions about the consumption of clothing. Her talk has the title: Sustainability of Nordic Clothing Consumption:

Contradictory attitudes, knowledge, and actions. Kirsi Laitala is published on many topics relating to her work and research at the National Institute for Consumer Research including the sustainability of clothing, textiles and fashion.

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Guðrun & Guðrun is owned by two Faroese women and the creative process of design is very closely linked to the isolation of the place. “It's good to come to Europe for input and inspiration, but it's crucial to come back home to the silence and not be disturbed by the hectic life of fashion”. Guðrún Rógvadóttir, one of the two Gudrun, speaks at 2011 NFB Fashion Summit about slow fashion.

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Katrina í Geil is a Faroese textile designer MA, specialized in knitting. Since graduation from Designskolen Kolding in Denmark in 2005, her focus has been on developing new methods for design processes in terms of getting innovative ideas for knitted garments.She is currently studying different ways of combining methods within design, improvisational theater and flow-theories to help activate the creative potential of the experienced knitter for a more unique product. In the past Katrina has worked with designers like Peter Jensen, UK, Trine Vestergaard, DK, and has sold designs to Calvin Klein and Anthropology, USA. Working with the magic of the thread she has had lectures, workshops and exhibitions all over Europe and in the Baltic Countries. More

Julie Edel Hardenberg is a versatile and productive artist, which beside international exhibitions, recognitions, and public tasks, has produced 5 books. Her works are characterized by being conscious implemented, quirky, poetic with a humorous approach to concepts such as ethnic and cultural identity. Julie Edel Hardenberg speaks at 2011 NFB Fashion Summit about how fashion can be political.
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When DEM Collective was founded in 2004 by Annika Axelsson and Karin Stenmar, the idea was to show that it's possible to combine ecology, ethics and quality with good design. Now, four years on, Dem Collective has shown that it's more than possible to run a profitable clothing company without taking unfair advantage of people or the environment. As opposed to the "wear-'n-tear" attitude of today's textile industry, this presentation is about regaining the value of the garment. DEM Collective (DEM stand for “Don't Eat Macaroni!”): Ecology, Ethics, Quality and Design - to a Fair Price.

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Orlando Palacios is the owner and head-designer at the renowned New York haberdashery Worth & Worth, established in 1922. After the store's farewell to Madison Avenue in the year 2000, Orlando engineered the revitalization of Worth & Worth by moving it to its present and historic 57^th street location.  In the interim, the perseverance and dedication possessed by Orlando, kept the 80-year-old establishment together.  By operating out of a small showroom and advertising strictly through word-of-mouth, he re-established the brand and maintained the integrity of Worth & Worth. He will discuss craftmanship at 2011 NFB Fashion Summit More

Doing Fashion the NICE Way. NICE fashion - is it possible?

NICE (Nordic Initiative Clean & Ethical) is a joint Nordic commitment from the Nordic fashion Industry to take a lead on social and environmental issues. It started as a chance remark and grew into a movement and a platform for change, now with international strategic alliances. Tone tells the story of how one remark blossomed into NICE.

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Cynthia Aherne is a matchmaker in the industry—helping brands find designers, companies find leaders, marrying industry with talent. At 2011 NFB Fashion Summit she shares her insights on the impact of creative leadership in her talk: The Responsibility of Creative Leadership Through the Eyes of a Recruiter. 

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With timeless design and discerning professional sense, Steinunn Sigurðardóttir has established her place as a world-class designer. Her artistic creation builds on years of collaboration with many renowned contemporary designers and a rare knowledge of material texture and three dimensional shaping. Steinunn will discuss at 2011 NFB Fasion Summit her close connections with nature and her homeland, in an intimate look at how the inspirations of nature and of the past may be translated into fashion and beyond.

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What are investors looking for when they buy a brand? How should designers present themselves in order to best communicate with potential buyers and investors? Pauline Brown is solicited by designers on a daily basis—and will share her experiences, talking about why and how she chooses who to invest in. More

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The Internationally acclaimed designer and performer, Henrik Vibskov will close the 2011 NFB Fashion Summit with a stunning performance. He performs at the Nordic Heritage Museum Saturday October 1st  17:45.

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Yvan, Creative Director for Diane Von Furstenberg, will share his journey from Normandy through some of fashion's top houses including Gucci, Chloe, Lanvin, and Valentino. He will talk about working for a big design house vs. having your own line, and about working in Europe vs. America, touching on the differences between American and European fashion desig

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