The Fifth Avenue Hotel is pleased to host Haptic Futures: Sustainable Materials in Design Innovation, co-presented with Rhode Island School of Design on the occasion of New York Climate Week.
This panel discussion brings together global corporate leaders connected to RISD for a conversation on design and sustainable material development, and celebrates RISD’s partnership with Hyundai Motor Group and HRH King Charles III’ Sustainable Markets Initiative work with RISD in the Terra Carta Design Lab. This conversation will tap into overlaps between industry, sustainability innovations, and experimentation.
Panelists include:
—Crystal Williams, President, Rhode Island School of Design
—SangYup Lee, Executive Vice President, Head of Hyundai and Genesis Global Design Center, Hyundai Motor Company
—Charlotte McCurdy, RISD alumni and biomaterial fashion designer
—Celine Semaan, Founder, SlowFactory Foundation
—Andrew Haarsager, Founding Director of Retail Innovation Lab, Cartier
This program is open to guests of The Fifth Avenue Hotel and is otherwise by invitation. To inquire about attendance, please write to experiences@thefifthavenuehotel.com.
