Sustainability – Page 3

UNIQLO Partners with FIT on an Upcycling Collection for RE.UNIQLO Studio

December 18, 2023 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, FIT + Industry, Innovation, School of Art & Design, Sustainability, Top Stories

More than 225 people gathered on Tuesday, December 12, at the UNIQLO Fifth Avenue Global Flagship Store to celebrate the […]

A Conference at FIT Focuses on Designing for Empathy

October 13, 2023 Alex Joseph College & Campus, Innovation, School of Graduate Studies, Sustainability, Top Stories

On October 26 and 27, FIT’s Exhibition and Experience Design MA program will host the annual Designing for Empathy summit. […]

Faculty Collaborate on Bioleather Accessories

September 11, 2023 Jonathan Vatner Faculty/Staff, Innovation, Sustainability, Top Stories

Preeti Arya, Textile Development and Marketing, has developed a bio-based, biodegradable textile using a combination of lab-grown materials including SCOBY […]

Stella McCartney standing in front of FIT step and repeat

Stella McCartney Speaks to Students at FIT

May 8, 2023 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Events, Sustainability, Top Stories

Before her red-carpet appearance at the Met Gala on May 1, eco-conscious designer Stella McCartney spoke with Dr. Valerie Steele, […]

individual photos Kerry Bannigan and Liz Breuer

Advice From Two Sustainability Advocates

April 24, 2023 Jonathan Vatner Alumni, College & Campus, Events, Sustainability, Top Stories

“Once you learn what’s going on behind the veil of fashion, it’s very difficult to continue on and ignore it,” […]

A Coloring Book That Teaches Kids About Water Conservation

April 17, 2023 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Featured, Students, Sustainability

Four undergraduate and two graduate Illustration students created a lively coloring book, Drippy’s Water Adventure, published by New York City’s […]

view of the stage with a large screen with a presentation on it and a row of people

Highlights of FIT’s 2023 Sustainability Conference

April 3, 2023 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Sustainability, Top Stories

FIT’s 17th Annual Sustainable Business and Design Conference took place March 28 and 29 in the Katie Murphy Amphitheatre, in […]

Ajoy Sarkar and Imran Islam in front of a presentation board

Textile Development and Marketing Faculty and Students Collaborate on Research

January 3, 2023 Irina Ivanova Faculty/Staff, FIT + Industry, School of Business & Technology, Students, Sustainability, Top Stories

Two Textile Development and Marketing faculty members presented work at conferences this fall—including one industry project conducted with students. At […]

FIT’s Natural Dye Garden Is Flourishing

October 12, 2022 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, Featured, Sustainability

FIT’s Natural Dye Garden, established in 2014 and located on the ninth floor rooftop of the Feldman Center, has long […]

Theanne Schiros and an illustration from Environmental Science Advances shows bio-leather dyed with various natural substances and two applications of the material.

Major Recognition for Theanne Schiros’s Bioleather Research

September 28, 2022 Irina Ivanova College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Innovation, School of Liberal Arts, Sustainability, Top Stories

Theanne Schiros’s research into microbial leather is finding broad recognition in the academic and popular press. Schiros, associate professor of […]