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Alumni Stories

A Friendship, Years in the Making By Jonathan Vatner At FIT, mentorship doesn’t stop at graduation It’s not just the high-level industry experience and connections that make FIT faculty special, it’s also their commitment to educating, nurturing, and mentoring students. Often the relationships shaped in the classroom flourish after students become alumni and need help […]

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Alumni Industry Product Development

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Material Concerns By Raquel Laneri Lauren Birrittella Shopping with Lauren Birrittella, Home Products Development ’07, is a hands-on experience. She can’t help knocking on a piece of furniture to see if it sounds like wood, or running an expensive sweater through her fingers to see whether it’s fine cashmere or some kind of blend. When […]

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Department Events Industry Product Development Trade Shows

Chic! Chicago

Students from the junior and senior Home Products program recently traveled together to Chicago to attend the International Home + Housewares Show. The trip included group activities pertaining to “best in booth” judging, fact/inspiration finding for our individual upcoming projects, and a great dinner out together. After our NY Now field trip, we were told […]