Future Now: New Directions in Footwear Design
Schedule
Tue Apr 30 2024 at 05:30 pm to 07:30 pm
Location
The Museum at FIT | New York, NY
About this Event
Join the AFA for our next public program, a roundtable discussion inspired by Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks, a new traveling exhibition co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Bata Shoe Museum.
Operating at the intersection between form and function, innovation and imagination, today's footwear designers are pushing the boundaries of what wearable fashion can and should be. This program's featured panelists will consider how social justice initiatives and technological advancements have put footwear at the forefront of fashion innovation today.
Featured Speakers:
Elizabeth Semmelhack | Director and Senior Curator, Bata Shoe Museum
Dr. D'Wayne Edwards | President/Founder, Pensole Lewis College
Xunjie Zhang | Founder and CEO, Shift Robotics
Moderator:
Katharine J. Wright, PhD | Curator, American Federation of Arts
This program in partnership with the Footwear and Accessories Design program at FIT is free and open to the public with registration.
For questions and additional information, please contact [email protected].
Where is it happening?
The Museum at FIT, 227 West 27th Street, New York, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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