Italy's Prada & Dorchester Industries announce experimental design lab

02 Sep '21

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Pic: Prada Group

Dorchester Industries, the design and manufacturing arm of Theaster Gates Studio, and Italian luxury fashion house Prada Group have announced the launch of Dorchester Industries Experimental Design Lab, a three-year programme that will serve as a platform for artists of colour. The project aims to amplify the work of designers in various areas including fashion.

The awards will guarantee financial support as well as creative opportunities to foster relationships with leading global companies interested in collaborating with heterogeneous talents, the two entities said in a joint press note.

“I’m thrilled to collaborate with Prada Group to generate a new hub of design energy on the South Side by engaging a network of skilled designers, artists and intellectuals around our first cohort of awardees and their projects,” said Theaster Gates, founder of Dorchester Industries and Rebuild Foundation and co-chair of the Prada Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Council.

“For too long, our creative communities have possessed the talent but lacked exposure and opportunity. Now more than ever, today’s leading creatives must elevate the work of emerging designers of colour and connect them to great companies interested in diverse talent,” added Gates.

The first cohort of awardees will be selected and announced in October 2021.

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