- Sep 19 ,2025Sep 22 ,2025Sep 23 ,2025Sep 24 ,2025Sep 25 ,2025Sep 26 ,2025Sep 29 ,2025Sep 30 ,2025Oct 1 ,2025Oct 2 ,2025Oct 3 ,2025Oct 6 ,2025Oct 7 ,2025Oct 8 ,2025Oct 9 ,2025Oct 10 ,2025Oct 13 ,2025Oct 14 ,2025Oct 15 ,2025Oct 16 ,2025Oct 17 ,2025Oct 20 ,2025Oct 21 ,2025Oct 22 ,2025Oct 23 ,2025Oct 24 ,2025Oct 27 ,2025
- by Melissa Conroy
- Human Centered Design
- Jill Stuart Gallery, Human Ecology Building
Re-formation
Re-formation, The Barbara L. Kuhlman Scholars Exhibit features work by Kate Stiens, Liriana Nezaj, Roan Grace Harvey, Jr., Margaret Lily Watkins, and Margaret Pei-Ru Tsai. The exhibit is up in the Jill Stuart Gallery in the Human Ecology Building through Oct. 27.
- Sep 19 ,2025
- by Karen Steffy
- Human Centered Design
- T01 Human Ecology Building
The Hand in the Design Process
Melissa Conroy is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Human Centered Design who specializes in knitwear design and cross-disciplinary creative collaboration. She will discuss the differences and intersections between the disciplines of art, craft and design with an emphasis on understanding how the disciplines of art and craft can benefit the design process using hands-on processes.
- Dec 1, 2025
- by Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle
- Sustainability + Society, Technology + Human Thriving, Student Life
Bird-of-paradise inspires darkest fabric ever made
The color “ultrablack” has a variety of uses, including in cameras, solar panels and telescopes, but it’s difficult to produce and can appear less black when viewed at an angle. A Cornell lab has devised a simple method for making the elusive color.
- Oct 31 ,2025Nov 3 ,2025Nov 4 ,2025Nov 5 ,2025Nov 6 ,2025Nov 7 ,2025Nov 10 ,2025Nov 11 ,2025Nov 12 ,2025Nov 13 ,2025
- by Melissa Conroy
- Human Centered Design
- Jill Stuart Gallery, Human Ecology Building
Farm to Fashion
Farm to Fashion is an exhibit that shares the story of an ongoing collaboration between knitwear design students at Cornell University and partners within our regional textile economy. The exhibit features work by students from the Department of Human Centered Design as well as others engaged in fiber farming and textile manufacturing. The exhibit was funded by a generous donation from the Cornell Center for Teaching Innovation and a grant from New York Fashion Innovation
- Apr 9 ,2026
- by Hannah E. Bailey
- Human Centered Design, Cornell Human Ecology
- MVR G151
The Kay Obendorf Lecture with Founder and co-CEO of Another Tomorrow, Vanessa Barboni Hallik
The Kay Obendorf Lecture welcomes Founder and co-CEO of Another Tomorrow, Vanessa Barboni Hallik, a leading voice on regenerative fashion and building a sustainable luxury brand. The Kay Obendorf Lecture brings fashion industry experts to campus to share their experiences as both artists and entrepreneurs. With a focus on educating students and strengthening industry partnerships, this interactive event encourages students to envision themselves as the next generation of fashion entrepreneurs.
This lecture is generously sponsored
Mingla Charoenmuang
- Dec 4, 2023
- by Marisa LaFalce
- Sustainability + Society, Technology + Human Thriving
3D garment simulation software reduces customer returns
Have you ever bought new clothes online and purchased more than one size, color or style knowing that you will only keep the items that fit you best?
This behavior is called bracketing, and it comes at a major environmental cost because more items must be shipped and returns often end up in the landfill. Do-yeon Kong, a PhD student in apparel design, with a background in computer science, is using 3D imaging to reduce