Metallic fabrics have been popular in fashion for centuries all around the globe. As early as the 12th century, textile […]
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Category: Top Stories
The Art of the Fold
On Thursday, November 29, students, faculty, and members of the Guild of Book Workers gathered in the Maker Minds Space on the sixth floor […]
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Global Ambition: Connie Aluoch, Fashion Design ’02, brings her expertise home to Kenya
When Kenyan Connie Aluoch ’02 was working on her BFA in Fashion Design, she had a life-changing internship with the […]
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Knitting for Civility
As part of their community service requirement, the FIT student chapter of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) […]
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FIT Partners with Stony Brook to Explore Convergence of Design and Engineering
In May of this year, FIT and Stony Brook College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (another State University of New […]
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Students Refine 3D Draping Software in DTech Lab
At the FIT/Infor DTech Lab, students and faculty work with industry to experiment with innovative technologies that could shape the […]
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FIT Is a Model for Energy Efficiency for the City and Beyond
FIT is being recognized by New York City for its impressive 50 percent reduction in energy use and 55 percent […]
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The Floating Classroom: 15 Facts About the Ocean Plastics Crisis
Ocean plastics pollution has become a crisis, with some predicting that by 2050 there will be more plastic by weight in the world’s oceans than […]
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Street Life
Street photographer Arlene Gottfried, Photography ’72, was obscure for most of her life. Now that’s changing. Gottfried’s work is currently […]
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In DTech, Student Interns Experiment with Technology to Advance Industry
Since its inception in 2017, the FIT/Infor DTech Lab has collaborated with 16 faculty members and hired 60 student interns […]
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