Parsons Redefining Luxury Conference- Kickoff Videos

Redefining Luxury Conference. A series of public programs, workshops, and events hosted by Parsons School of Design to explore current and future notions of luxury. Made possible by the Parsons Cross-School Fund 2018/19.

Redefining Luxury Faculty Committee: Wendy W Fok, Assistant Professor of Integrated Design, School of Design Strategies (Faculty Lead) Emily Huggard, Assistant Professor of Fashion Communication, Parsons School of Fashion Erin Cho, Associate Professor of Design & Management, School of Design Strategies Jessica Corr, Assistant Professor of Design, Parsons, The New School.

Opening Remarks – Kay Unger

Keynote – Mark Fina

Panel A – Luxury Now x Future
Luxury has been an ever-evolving notion, however, the last few years have seemed to present a radical shift in how we define luxury. This panel asks professionals in diverse fields within the luxury industry to provide their definition of luxury now, and how they imagine the future of luxury.

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Panel B – Luxury as an Agent of Change?
Can Luxury be a force for good? Luxury has great power in the dissemination of aspirational and influential imagery. With this power comes responsibility. Many luxury brands have begun to take steps to use their platform to promote sustainability, diversity and inclusive practices. What more can luxury do to be a force for environmental and social justice?

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Redefining Luxury Faculty Committee:

Erin Cho, Associate Professor of Design & Management, School of Design Strategies

Emily Huggard, Assistant Professor of Fashion Communication, Parsons School of Fashion

Jessica Corr, Assistant Professor of Design, Parsons, The New School

Wendy W Fok, Assistant Professor of Integrated Design, School of Design Strategies (Faculty Lead)

Student Taskforce:

Logan Larkin, BFA Fine Art ’21

Erin Lee Carman, BFA Integrated Design ’20

Eugene OBJ, BFA Communications Design ’19

Made possible by the Parsons Cross-School Fund 2018/19.

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