Made in Haiti

      Economics as if people mattered- EF Schumacher
Otto's recent trip to California brought back this treasure of a newspaper, explaining Frau Fiber's project Made In Haiti (http://madeinhaiti09.wordpress.com/). To protect Haiti's textile industry from the exploitation of multi-national brands, Made in Haiti seeks to create a collective system of production by the people of Haiti for the people of Haiti. Awesome! Check out some of the details:

Fashioning Endurance

This semester, a brand new class, Materiality: Fashioning Endurance,was added to the Uptown fashion repertoire. Lucky for IDCers we can take it too! It's exciting to see Parsons' two fashion programs rubbing shoulders, and exchanging ideas about repair and sustainability. Taught by Timo Rissanen, he asks students to think about how design can play a role in repair, prior to the consumer who traditionally (if at all) performs the task of repair. While students explore traditional repair techniques, they are encouraged to invent new ways too- check them out in action below!

a lovely unfashion installation in Parsons re:D

to stay alive in white walls

a trip to After Shelley Duvall ’72 (Frogs on the High Line) from IDC Fashion on Vimeo.
a class trip sparks a discussion of how to keep what we make alive, be it a curated gallery show, or a painting. something to think about...

Being Singular Plural 'the Family' Spring 2010

Parsons IDC: Student Sales Event 11/14/2010 from Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons on Vimeo.

love open studio

come visit and see what Pascale's Love class is up to!
From 1 to 3 @ 25 E 13th St Room 400

joy

critiques and schemes of forming dream bands : )

happiest birth on earth day!

an inspiring reminder

Skywriting by artist Kim Beck in Manhattan skies on Sunday

work hard, bike hard

Susan Cianciolo Spring 2012

Susan Cianciolo - Hearts Break Open To Revelation Sky from dataharvest on Vimeo.

the house that love built

Last spring, some of us in The Gift created one gift of a house in Bushwick. Using Bushwickian found materials, we sought to create a home away from home, encouraging community interactions like communal performative dinner parties : ) We entitled the piece FUCk this: MAke your home in my heart

dream team collab: Sarah Aphrodite + Lilah Horwitz

More pics and interview to come! In the meantime, go here>

http://www.sarahaphrodite.com/

Hi Jessi, Hi Notebook, Hi Backpack

Jessi is an IDC senior, temporary tatoo maven, and doodle drawing extraordinaire! She was recently featured in the Huffington Post for her beautiful handmade backpack (below and here) For more heartfelt creations go on http://jessihighet.wordpress.com/

memento amouri

memories from Unfashion 09 event! 

more pics here

just another lovely LOVE class!

Last Monday, the beautiful Emma performed an interactive dance in which she asked the class to record her movements with drawings and come up with one word to describe the experience. She also asked those ipod commuters to add their own soundtrack with a song they listened to on the way there. The whole process was a heartfelt way to start the week. Thanks Emma!

cOntent

Content, a collaboration formed between Chleo Bensahel, Ryan Trapp and Daniela Jacobs for Being Singular Plural Spring 2011, makes incredible build your own necklaces. Their crafty minimalist aesthetic and beautiful shapes are the by product love children of Mayan architecture, Surrealism, and Scandinavian design. Check out their blog here.

being singular plural 2010 ode to earth!