HARVEST: Contemporary Craft Fair

Alice Stori Liechtenstein is a renowned curator and exhibition maker for craft and design. As the Founder and Director of Schloss Hollenegg for Design, she has created an exceptional international program of residencies and exhibitions within Schloss Hollenegg, a 12th-century castle turned cultural institution in Hollenegg, Austria. 

Over the last decade Alice has founded a thriving creative hub within the castle's historic walls, dedicated to fostering design culture. Her mission is to encourage multidisciplinary creators to draw inspiration from the castle’s extensive art and design collection, developing new pieces that engage in a dialogue with the historical treasures surrounding them. 

As an independent curator she has curated notable exhibitions such as Glanz und Glamour: 200 Years Lobmeyr at the Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, in 2023, Operae in Turin, 2017, Design after Darwin at the Venice Biennale, 2018, along with impactful shows for Friedman Benda in New York, the Design and Craft Council in Ireland, Collect in London, and at the Salone del Mobile in Milan.  

Additionally, Alice served as a lecturer at FH Joanneum from 2012 to 2022 and has emerged as a prominent public speaker, writer and moderator, frequently participating in design juries including DEZEEN, Archiproducts and LOEWE Foundation Craft Prize.

Craft Scotland is excited to welcome such a renowned cultural force to speak HARVEST: Contemporary Craft Fair, and we look forward to hosting Alice’s invaluable insights into the contemporary craft and design sector. 

Join us on Friday 17 October at 6 pm for an inspiring evening where Alice will share her curatorial process and reveal how she approaches shaping the programmes at Schloss Hollenegg for Design. Discover more about their distinctive residency program, which has not only fostered an environment of creativity and collaboration but has also profoundly transformed the business trajectories of each designer involved.