Future Now: New Directions in Footwear Design

Tue Apr 30 2024 at 05:30 pm to 07:30 pm UTC-04:00

The Museum at FIT | New York

American Federation of Arts
Publisher/HostAmerican Federation of Arts
Future Now: New Directions in Footwear Design
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Join the AFA for its next public program exploring new designs, innovations, and social justice initiatives in footwear.
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].

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Museum at FIT, 227 West 27th Street, New York, United States

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