Join me at the Detroit Fiber Festival for a day celebrating all things fiber arts! The event will run from 11:00am-5:00pm.
Keynote presentation begins at 3:30pm: Threads: the Life, Career and Legacy of Ruth Adler Schnee
Join art historian Deborah Lubera Kawsky to celebrate the life, career, and enduring legacy of Detroit design icon -- and dear friend -- Ruth Adler Schnee, who was a driving force in modern design for eight decades. Adler Schnee’s life story is inspirational, encompassing her escape from Nazi Germany, her ground-breaking (for a Jewish woman) studies at the Cranbrook Art Academy and her establishment (with husband Eddie) of Adler-Schnee, Detroit’s first modern design store. She is best known today for her boldly-colored and patterned textiles (rare at the time) and for her interior designs for both private and public spaces, from the Ford Rotunda to the World Trade Center.