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Sarah Campbell the print lady
Celebrated textile designer Sarah Campbell brought her keen sensibility, warmth and signature style to Faces & Places in Fashion this past Monday. “She was really heart warming, and intrinsically British,” said Assistant Dean Sass Brown who was in attendance. Currently a collaborator with the furniture company West Elm, Campbell’s client list includes Yves St Laurent,…
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Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr: vibrating in a space of intentional discord
Husband and wife founders of the “benevolent satire” line of Idiots Books, Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr will be guests of a Town Meeting in the John Reeves Great Hall on October 25. Their books, illustrated by Behr and written by Swanson, are satirical kids’ books for adults. Two popular titles, “The Baby is Disappointing,” and “Facial…
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Designing like an “anthropologist”–Frank Zambrelli
“Stop taking offense! It’s o.k. not to take things personally and to design for others. Design can be approached as an art, or a science. I liken it to an anthropologist. Both are valuable,” FIT grad and shoe designer (Banfi Zambrelli), Frank Zambrelli told students of Faces & Places class yesterday. Not surprisingly, Zambrelli, according to…
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Creative directors speak about “voice, vision and narrative”
An engaging hour’s talk filled with industry experience and trend observation of who, and what, dictates fashion, was held in Katie Murphy Amphitheater on Thursday. “What Makes a Good Creative Director?” was moderated by Faces & Places instructor Joshua Williams. L-R David Wolfe, Emmett Shine, Piera Gelardi One challenging topic was the response to fashion…