Auditorium, School of Fashion, Parsons The New School for Design, 560 7th Ave

March 31, 2011 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Moderator Dr. Sabine Seymour, assistant professor of Fashionable Technology, Parsons The New School for Design, is gathering a select group of experts in the field of fashion, technology, science, and design to ignite a critical discourse around materials used in Fashionable Technology. Join us for an exciting evening to celebrate this interdisciplinary engagement.

Speakers include:

Matt Johnson, Bare Conductive, conductive skin ink (London)

Elisabeth de Seineville, fashion designer & professor at ENSAD, smart textiles (Paris)

Gayil Nalls, PhD, artist & researcher, olfactory (New York)

Alice Min Soo Chun, Parsons the New School, School of Constructed Environments, assistant professor, Design+Material Culture (New York)

Sarah Scaturro, Cooper Hewitt, Textile Conservator (New York)

There will also be “Intelligent Materials Workshops” conducted by Elisabeth de Seineville (ENSAD, Paris) on: Wednesday, March 30, 12:00-6:00 p.m. and Thursday, March 31, 12:00-5:00 p.m., at 2 W 13th Street, room 1006, 10th floor. These workshops introduce participants to intelligent materials and smart textiles. RSVP by emailing ft@parsons.edu.