PREETI GOPINATH:
Associate Professor and Director of the MFA Textile Program
Parsons School of Design, School of Fashion
Preethi Gopinath is an educator, textile designer, product development, and marketing professional with extensive international experience in the area of creative design for home and apparel textiles, CAD (including texture mapping), styling, production, sourcing, merchandising, entrepreneurship, and research with over 20 years of international experience in the textiles industry. She graduated from the National Institute of Design in India where she focused on weaving, printing, embroidery, and garment design. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in textile development, design, marketing and technology at the Fashion Institute of Technology, as well as fashion design, business, and management at George Brown College in Toronto. Gopinath has written for TheSweet Home.com, and has worked on product and design for Carini Lang, NYC; Springs Global, Canada; and Hua Fang USA. Gopinath’s research explores traditional Gyaser weaving techniques, particularly handloom, silk brocade weaving of Benares, India.
Opening Remarks 10:00am -10:30amPanel: Luxury Now x Future 10:45am – 12:00pmNetworking/Lunch 12:00pm – 1:00pmPanel B: Luxury A Force for Good? 1:00pm – 2:30pmNetworking/ Coffee break 2:30pm – 3:00pmKeynote: Mark Fina 3:00pm – 4:00pmNetworking/ Happy Hour 4:00pm – 5:00pm
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*Free lunch will be provided to the first 50 registered attendees.
Presented by Parsons School of Design Strategies and Parsons School of Fashion.