Interior decoration

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This series has 217 folders containing 190 scrapbooks that document the publicity, promotions, and advertising undertaken by the textile converting firm Everfast Fabrics, Inc., from 1921-1967. There are newspaper and magazine clippings, promotional materials, photographs, fabric swatches, business correspondence, and other miscellaneous paper ephemera.

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This series has two folders containing an assortment of loose fabric swatch cards from about the 1930s-1959 from Everfast Fabrics. There are also some associated newspaper clippings.

Scope and Contents Chair of the Textile Development and Marketing Department Ingrid Johnson discusses developments in textile studies since her start at FIT in 1981. Johnson notes that course work has evolved from a more science-oriented approach to one that favors reverse-engineering textiles to fit end-use applications. She then illustrates the end-use applications of various fibers. Johnson describes her work as a home furnishing fabric developer before being recruited by Arthur Price to join FIT, and goes...

Scope and Contents The Integrated Service-Learning Project is an extension of the Interior Design Relief Project which was founded in 2013. It aims to integrate the efforts of like-minded interior designers, architects, and contractors who believe that the design of the physical environment matters, shapes lives, and can empower people. Documents relate to projects conducted with FIT Interior Design students and various New York and New Jersey area organizations including the Bowery Mission Women’s Center in...

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Seventeen pencil renderings of interior elevations for retail design on paper. Brands represented include Estée Lauder, Jordan Marsh, Bamberger's, and Liz Claiborne.

Scope and Contents Professor of Interior Design and Chair of the Faculty Association at the time of this interview, Martin Zelnik was hired as a full-time professor in 1969. Zelnik received his BFA from Brandeis University and an MFA of Architecture from Columbia University. He discusses changes in student demographics, noting that students are less traditional and often older than when he started. He talks about how most faculty remain practitioners in their fields, and discusses the linkages between his...

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This folder contains 2 8x10 black and white photographs of textiles designs and interiors, one copy, and one 4x6 photo of a designer.

Scope and Contents Peter Scotese, the Chair of the board of trustees at FIT, joined in 1970. He discusses his appointment to the Board of Education and his advantageous textile manufacturing experience as the CEO of Spring Industries. Scotese lists board members he worked with at the start and later notes how the board has increased its reach. He describes the on-going support that the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries provides FIT and touts the unique offerings of the school such as the...

Scope and Contents This is an interview with FIT professor, architect, and designer Ron Lubman. He discusses his professional interior design experience and the future of design in relation to computers. Lubman was tapped to help found the Electronic Learning Facility, which educated students and faculty on the coming world of computers. He discusses how early demonstrations of computer-aided design were met with major opposition. Lubman goes on to discuss several courses he built on three dimensional space...

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This folder contains a column on architect and interior designer Robert Couturier and black and white portrait of Couturier, black and white photos and photocopies of his furniture designs and a bio of Robert Couturier.