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A series of public programs, workshops, and events hosted by Parsons School of Design to explore current and future notions of luxury.

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.

 

REDEFINING LUXURY CONFERENCE 

October 5, 2018 (Friday)

Kellen Auditorium (N101)

CONFERENCE FORMAT: 
Opening Remarks                                   10:00am -10:30am
Panel: Luxury Now x Future                  10:45am – 12:00pm
Networking/Lunch                                   12:00pm – 1:00pm
Panel B: Luxury A Force for Good?       1:00pm – 2:30pm
Networking/ Coffee break                        2:30pm – 3:00pm
Keynote: Mark Fina                               3:00pm – 4:00pm
Networking/ Happy Hour                         4:00pm – 5:00pm

 

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Eventbrite – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/redefining-luxury-tickets-50369918783

*Free lunch will be provided to the first 50 registered attendees.


Presented by Parsons School of Design Strategies and Parsons School of Fashion.