Friday, February 26, 6 pm
Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Guest speaker: Bob Bland — CEO and Founder, Manufacture New York
Artisanal production and new technologies such as 3D printing are making domestic reshoring of production possible, and are changing the geography of labor. Both the Ethical Fashion Initiative and Manufacture New York collaborate with new brands in the U.S. while looking for artisanal capacities for product development domestically.
This event is part of the Hand of Fashion, a series of discussions intended to widen the understanding of sustainability in fashion design, enable and encourage sustainable thinking, and help establish a new normal in the fashion industry. Free and open to the public, but an RSVP is requested. For more information, and to register, visit fitnyc.edu/handoffashion. The Hand of Fashion is a sponsored by the schools of Art and Design and Graduate Studies.