Category Archives: School of Art and Design

Toy Design’s Susan Adamo Baumbach on Whimsy, Twists and Tech

by Rachel Ellner Posted on March 22, 2023

Professor Susan Adamo Baumbach, longtime faculty member, is now acting chair of FIT’s high-profile Toy Design department. Thriving in the fast-moving world of design, refinement, production and sales of toys and games, is a challenge she meets. While she’s a … Continue reading →

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The Radical Act of Repair: Artful, Visible Mending

by Rachel Ellner Posted on March 15, 2023

It may be a radical idea, but you don’t always need to hide your mending. Your stitching can be admired. Students and faculty members recently participated in “Radical Acts of Repair,” a workshop featuring noted textile artist Celia Pym remotely … Continue reading →

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From Graffiti to Cornfields, Sarah Merenda Has Customers’ Walls Covered

by Rachel Ellner Posted on February 17, 2023

Sarah Merenda’s Fine Arts teacher, Prof. Marcy Rosenblat, told Merenda that she really needed to “work big.” Prof. Rosenblat was right, but she had no idea how big. Merenda entered FIT as a graffiti artist and skilled wallpaper hanger. Indeed … Continue reading →

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Two Jewelry Design students win Cultured Pearl Association awards

by Rachel Ellner Posted on November 28, 2022

Two FIT second-year students, Victor Rouesné and Luna Gwak, have won the Cultured Pearl Association of America’s design competition, student division. This was the first year that student work was judged separately. Students had to sketch (by hand or with … Continue reading →

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FIT Adjunct Cal Freundlich Makes Good Music!

by Rachel Ellner Posted on November 14, 2022

Music has always played an important role in film, starting with silent movies accompanied by pianos played in theaters. Interesting plot twist: FIT has been making a bit of noise lately when it comes to this. Cal Freundlich, who teaches … Continue reading →

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Fine Arts Professor Nick Lamia’s wilderness experiences captured in two artistic mediums

by Rachel Ellner Posted on October 12, 2022

Fine Arts professor Nick Lamia began photographing and painting abstract landscapes during an artists’ residency at the prestigious MacDowell Colony in New Hampshire over a decade ago. He would ride his bike along the countryside and come back and paint … Continue reading →

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