FIT has joined a major city-backed initiative to push forward sustainable materials research. Gotham Foundry, […]
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Hue Holiday Gift Spotlight
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Bob Fisch Makes Future Student Sculpture Project Possible in Union Square
Seven Fine Arts students are collaborating with the Union Square Partnership and the design collective […]
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The Financial Times spoke with Jewelry Design Adjunct Associate Professor Michael Coan about the popularity of the elephant motif in jewelry pieces. Coan remarked that the elephant may have first appeared as early as 1693 in Western jewelry in Denmark. He said, “Elephants were regarded as towers of strength; they were regarded as [symbols of] longevity … and incredibly strong family ties.”
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