Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum presents a lecture and discussions on sustainable fashion at Cooper Hewitt in New York on Thursday October 28th at 6:30pm.
The trend toward organic goods and ethical trade is spreading in the fashion world with a wealth of new initiatives to connect designers to sustainable resources and materials. Hear from Summer Rayne Oakes, Co-founder/CEO of Source4Style – a B2B marketplace that allows designers – both fashion and interior – to search, compare and purchase more sustainable materials from around the world, and Tone Tobiasson, co-founder of NICE, Nordic Initiative Clean & Ethical, and nicefashion.org, a web tool for consumers, designers and people involved in the textile business, as well as a forum where professionals can find resources and exchange information.
$15 General admission
$10 CHNDM members, seniors, students