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With founder/CEOs Gabi Asfour (threeASFOUR), Francis Bitonti (Studio Bitonti), Ted Southern (Final Frontier Design), Barbara Trippeer (Prof. Fashion Design, FIT).
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 @ 06:30 PM   $15   Galvanize, 315 Hudson St
 
     
 
 
              

      
 
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<H2 CLASS="text-align-center">FAAR:driving the future of living, lifestyle & well-being, on earth & in space</H2>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">FAAR's mission is to promote the participation of all sectors & points of view in the development of the space industry, in order to advance the best possible quality of life, lifestyle & well-being of humans on earth & in space.</P>
<P CLASS="text-align-center"><SPAN>This event is part of a series, throughout the US & internationally.</SPAN></P>
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<P>Fashion & Aerospace have been partners since the first Space Age. Their historical achievements have paved the way for a robust textile industry that serves both our Space endeavors & our life on earth. An introductory presentation by FAAR founder, Lee Anderson, will give an overview of that shared history, & some of the most exciting new & upcoming developments.</P>
<P>The panel, following the presentation, will demonstrate these overlaps through a deep dive into the interdisciplinary interactions behind their work, discussing technology in textiles & manufacturing, & the process of creating & problem solving with new tools & knowledge now accessible.</P>
<P>Panelsts:</P>
<P><SPAN><STRONG>Gabi Asfour</STRONG> <BR></SPAN><A HREF="https://lee-anderson-cf03.squarespace.com/#" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">threeASFOUR</A></P>
<P><BR><SPAN><STRONG>Francis Bitonti</STRONG><BR></SPAN><A HREF="http://studiobitonti.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Studio Bitonti</A></P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">Francis Bitonti blends computational design techniques with emerging technologies to usher in a new manufacturing paradigm that is itself a unique form of design. Bitontis trademark process merges cutting-edge digital design & manufacturing technologies that transform industrialized systems. In doing so, he blurs the line between designer, technologist andindustrialist.</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">Founded in 2012 as Francis Bitonti Studio during a competition hosted by the New York City Department of Transportation, Google, & The Cooper Hewitt Museum, Francis Bitonti earned his name designing limited edition high tech works including a 3D printed dress for Dita Vonteese, & Mutatio, 3D printed shoes for United Nude. These projects were featured in Wired, The New York Times, Fast Company & The Wall Street Journal. His pieces have been collected & featured in the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, the Museum of Arts & Design, the Boston Museum of Fine Art, the High Museum, & the Mint Museum among elsewhere. Francis Bitonti was also named a 2015 Wired Innovation Fellow.</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">The studios early work required Bitonti to develop new software, manufacturing processes, & materials, & placed technology at the center of the studios design philosophy. Works like Mutatio responded to shifts in fashion design & footwear manufacturing. Today Bitonti believes these tools are necessary to the future of design thinking & practice not only for the works commissioned to his studio, but to transform the way a brand conceives of its own work. Since 2014 Bitonti has taught technology-focused workshops at design schools including Ravensbourne College & Pratt Institute under the name New Skins.</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">In 2016 the focus of Francis Bitonti Studio, along with its name, changed. Today, Studio Bitonti operates as a team of Design Futurists & Computational Designers led by Bitonti himself. The studio collaborates with its clients to create not only new products but ways of imagining, creating, & producing material goods & ideas. Born & raised in New York, Francis Bitonti holds a Master of Architecture from the Pratt Institute. He is the founder of Studio Bitonti.</P>
<P><BR><SPAN><STRONG>Ted Southern<BR></STRONG></SPAN><A HREF="http://www.finalfrontierdesign.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Final Frontier Design</A></P>
<P><SPAN>Ted Southern studied French Horn performance at the University of Puget Sound before discovering his passion for body armor & wearables. He received a MFA in Sculpture from Pratt Institute in 2007.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>Ted has worked in the costume & special effects industry for more than 15 years, with design & fabrication experience on major television, movie, broadway, opera, fine art, & commercial productions, including Victorias Secret, Cirque du Soleil, Gladstone Gallery, & Paramount Pictures. Teds costuming expertise is in design & fabrication of electro-mechanical worn armatures, wings & inflatables.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>Auto-didactically trained in space suit design, Ted participated NASAs 2007 & 2009 Astronaut Glove Challenge, winning $100,000 with his business partner Nikolay Moiseev in 2009 by outperforming NASAs current space suit technology. Nik & Ted went on to found Final Frontier Design in 2010, to build & qualify space safety gear for the commercial space industry. Ted has served as the PI for 7 NASA contracts since 2010, & has overseen the development of 4 generations of commercial IVA space suits. </SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>Teds passion is adapting electronics & armatures to the human body. He lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, with his wife, fashion designer Flora Gill, & his dog Milo.</SPAN></P>
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<P><STRONG>Barbara Cottrell Trippeer</STRONG></P>
<P><SPAN>Barbara Cottrell Trippeer, a former graduate of Parsons School of Design, Paris (BFA 1994) earned her MFA (2015) from the University of North Texas' Toulouse Graduate School in Innovation Studies/Applied Design Research.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>During her work in the garment industry, Barbara has held senior apparel design positions at a variety of notable retail firms, such as: JCPenney's, Target Corporation, May Merchandising Company, & Liz Claiborne.</SPAN></P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>As a design researcher, Barbara's work focuses on sustainability & socially responsible design, such analyzing the broader impacts of the fashion industry. As an applied design research is focused on bringing an anthropological approach to innovation & design thinking, aimed at creating public policy applications related to social development, sustainable technology, & wearable products. </SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>As an extension of her experience in the apparel industry, Barbara's thesis dissertation focused on the development of a "child-centered" smart garment system, a system which could empower children who suffer from chronic illnesses by giving them enhanced tools to monitor & control their well-being. </SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>Barbara currently works as an Assistant Professor of Fashion Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York.</SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></P>
 
 
 
 
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