Paige Tomfohrde
Paige Tomfohrde (she/her) is a multiracial diasporic settler of color living on and learning from the lands of the Gayogohó:nǫˀ people. She is a PhD candidate in Fiber Science and Apparel Design at Cornell University. She has an MA in Design from the University of Minnesota, a BA in Apparel Design and Technology from Purdue University, and an AAS in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Her mixed methods community-engaged research investigates the
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- Human Centered Design
- MVR 1250 Gallery
Perversion of Interfaces
Perversion of Interfaces showcases design prototypes that are made as part of research at the Machine Poetics Lab. The exhibit includes physical product designs that have AI as a core part.
Catherine Kueffer Blumenkamp
Catherine Kueffer Blumenkamp is a designer and educator whose work is guided by her interest in material culture and the aesthetic, cultural, and collective meanings of design.
As a lecturer in Human Centered Design, she teaches courses in fashion, aesthetics and society and fashion draping; hosts workshops that invite outside experts to share their experience with the Human Centered Design community; and serves as associate director of the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection. She is
Kimberly Phoenix
For the past 25 years, I have had the privilege of working with students, sharing my expertise in patterning, fit, and garment construction. I spent 15 years as a professional cutter and draper for Cornell University's theatre program, where I honed my skills in creating costumes for live productions. For the last 11 years, I have been part of the Apparel Design program, guiding students as they refine their techniques and transform their creative designs
- Oct 30, 2023
- by Marisa LaFalce
- Sustainability + Society, Student Life
Martin ’25 explores religion and hate in new exhibit
Nikolas Martin ’25, a junior majoring in fashion design and management, explores the weaponization of Christianity against Black and LGBTQ+ people in America in his new exhibit, “Our Rapture.” A mixed media art exhibit, it uses fashion, sculpture, photography and film to explore the subject and coincides with the Cornell University Freedom of Expression theme year.
The six pieces in the exhibit draw from Martin’s research into Black and LGBT history and biblical scholarship
- Feb 25 ,2026
- by Karen Steffy
- Human Centered Design
- Zoom
Fashion, cognition, power, and activism
How do we see fashion, and what does fashion make visible? What agency do we gain through fashion, and what does fashion make us do? What power do we have through fashion, and how does fashion have power over us? The answers will vary depending on how we approach fashion and consumerism and which theoretical lenses we use. But they are essential questions to ask if we are to reflect on agency, designations, action spaces, and
