Tag: designers
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Magazine of the Week
Welcome back to our weekly spot on magazines to look for. Today I want to show you a recent issue of an old standby, Communication Arts. Typography has become a stylish thing to comment upon as the consuming public becomes more aware of the artifice inherent in the world around them. But loooooong before typefaces…
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Balmain: From French Refinement to Global Glitz
This article is the second in our presentations about Parisian couture houses active today and how they came into being. Pierre Balmain, founder, 1914-1982 Balmain was born in the town of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, in the Savoy region of France. His father sold textiles wholesale and his mother ran a fashion boutique. Despite his interest in fashion,…
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Long Winter’s Nap
Hi, all! It’s been pretty busy here at FIT, with students and teachers working on final projects and papers. For that reason, and because FIT is closed from December 23-January 2, this will be a short post. After the holidays we will resume the schedule of having a long post at the beginning of the…