Italy and Italian: Art, Design, Business, and more

MADE IN ITALY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Program Schedule

Date: May 4, 2018       Time: 1:30-4 p.m.     Location: The Boardroom, 9th Floor, Marvin Feldman Center

1:30 p.m. Introductory Remarks (Dr. Isabella Bertoletti, Professor of Italian and Chair, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures)

1:45 p.m.  Keynote address by Dr. Eugenia Paulicelli (CUNY Grad Center/Queens College),

Made in Italy in the Future Tense: Fashion, Cultural Heritage, Sustainability

2:40 p.m.  Coffee Break

2:50 p.m. Roundtable discussion with FIT faculty to discuss leveraging professional and teaching opportunities in Italy

• Andy Liu (Assistant Professor, Fashion Design)
• Pamela Ellsworth (Chairperson, Global Fashion Management)
• Jeannine Scimeme (Adjunct Assistant Professor, Accessories Design)

3:30 p.m.  Presentation of  highlights from the Italian design collection at the Museum of FIT and the new Italian resources guide from the Gladys Marcus Library at FIT (Drs. Rebecca Bauman and Erica Moretti, Assistant Professors of Italian, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures)

3:50 p.m. Closing remarks

Concurrent with the event, NYC-based Italian textile source T-Project Showroom will display their wares as an example of how Accessories Design students at FIT interact with and utilize Italian materials in their own creations.