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  • Hendel Futerfas Reminds Us Of The Garment Industry During Labor Day Week

    A recent work by Hendel Futerfas (’12) highlights one of the themes of Labor Day, which had much to do with the development of garment manufacturing. “It evokes feelings of nostalgia for an older and simpler time,” says the Fine Arts alum of his oil on canvas. “I like the idea of infusing a flare of…

  • David Yurman is a Jewel for FIT

    Twenty-eight graduating seniors in Jewelry Design. Twenty-three boxes of gems. One generous and creative donor.  One department that knows how to make its students shine. What’s more is the department expects to have enough gems to go around for years to come. The creative donor is David Yurman, a great friend of the school and…

  • Erica Ventura goes upscale in design competition

    Not many clients these days “live above the store,” so to speak.  It takes a sharply inquisitive imagination and some fancy skills to know how to deck out a full-floor apartment at the Met Life Tower, complete with a spacious wrap-around porch overlooking Madison Square Park. For the redesign of the massive floor-through apartment Erica…

  • A circular course into the “Ephemeral” deep woods

    “Going to FIT took me deep into the woods. I’d wake up early to see the sunrise before catching the train.  I started dragging in logs to play with in sculpture class. My professor, Suikang Zhao, never questioned it.” -BFA Fine Arts graduate Carly Fitzsimons from Commack, Long Island. Carly Fitzsimons’ senior thesis “Ephemeral,” was constructed to…

  • Prince Powderpouffe gains his epaulettes in the classroom

    So you ask “Who is Prince Powderpouffe and who is his seamstress?” The Prince, whose signature look includes high hair, costume couture and generous applications of mascara, comes from the imagination and sewing skills of Eric Strauss. “I enjoy the 17th century man. It was a time when men were coiffed and dressed to the…