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Fast-rising packaging designer Bea Saludo returns to FIT
Bea Saludo (Packaging Design ’17) has joined the department where she earned her degree with highest honors. “It truly feels like a full-circle moment!” she says. “I’ve known from a young age that I wanted to study either design or education. I came to FIT for design, but knew that I would love to come…
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Flight patterns: Deborah Kruger’s feathered work migrates worldwide
There are more dimensions to textiles and to flat, recycled materials than width and length… and more uses beyond clothing than have been imagined by most. Deborah Kruger, Textile/Surface Design, ’76, has helped lead the way. The internationally recognized artist credits FIT. “FIT changed the course of my life. My artwork is influenced by textiles…
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Photon Sorcerer Cat Trzaskowski
Cat Trzaskowski’s “photon sorcery” nods to history but generates the excitement of entirely new experiences. His work’s scope is rooted in his own life but spans centuries. It’s evocative without being imitative. Uncovering hidden worlds through art is the bedrock of Trzaskowski’s practice. Trzaskowski’s senior thesis, comprised of photo composites, is informed by over a year…
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Playground Detroit had its origin in NYC. How Fashion Designer Paulina Petkoski employed her design skills to help make it happen
It can be easier to be a creative in Detroit, the city where she grew up, says Paulina Petkoski (Fashion Design ’10), but it helps to get a jump-start in New York City. After nearly a decade of working and designing in NYC, she returned to her hometown Detroit in 2014. Petkoski had already co-founded…
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Harrison Shaw: Innovation is his brand
FIT’s campus covers little more than a city block, but for their inspiration, students have all of New York City — and sometimes the whole world — to explore. Harrison “Harry” Shaw (Packaging Design ’23), took advantage, starting during the pandemic. His product concepts and presentations come across as almost real…as if we could walk…