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New York Textile Month Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

New York Textile Month Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

Gladys Marcus Library Goodman Resource Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City , NY, United States

In celebration of the first annual New York Textile Month, the FIT Library and the FIT Textile and Surface Design department are hosting an Wikipedia Edit-a-thon that will be held on two dates: September 27 and 29 from noon to 2 pm. The Edit-a-thon is an opportunity to create, contribute to, and edit articles in Wikipedia on topics related to textiles—their history, production, and […]

Fashion Design Garment Construction Kornit Competition Awards Ceremony

Dubinsky Student Center, Eighth Floor Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Fabric design by Janisha Biyanwila, Textile/Surface Design BFA '16. Earlier this year, Kornit Digital challenged Textile/Surface Design students to create ecologically conscious designs on this year’s theme, "Wearable Water" to be printed digitally onto fabric; three winners and an honorable mention were selected. This summer, Fashion Design students created garments by choosing from the over 20 fabrics submitted for this challenge. Their designs will be […]

Textile/Surface Design Kornit Digital Awards Ceremony

John E. Reeves Great Hall Conference Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Come see the winners of this year's Kornit Digital competition. The prints selected will be exhibited at the 2017 SGIA (Specialty Graphic Imaging Association) Expo in New Orleans. Click here to read a story about last year's competition.

New York Textile Month: Express Fashion

John E. Reeves Great Hall Conference Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

  As part of New York Textile Month, Textile/Surface Design and Fabric Styling will co-host an event with Kornit Digital titled “Express Fashion." Visitors interested in digital printing as an eco-friendly and profitable solution will view a display of recent, digitally printed textile collections printed using Kornit’s advanced technology. Kornit’s CEO Gabi Seligsohn will discuss […]

New York Textile Month: “Threads: Changing Lives Stitch by Stitch” Film Screening

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

https://youtu.be/nGQusbg_PjQ Please join us for a screening of the documentary film Threads, followed by a discussion with the filmmakers Cathy Stevaluk and FIT alumna Yasmine Dabbous. Threads tells the story of how Surayia Rahman, a Bangladeshi artist, transforms the ancient Bengali quilting tradition of kantha to help revive it, and creates internationally recognized art. Using her […]