It takes place in New York.
Initiatives in Art & Culture will hold the 19th Annual Fashion + Design Conference, called “White,” Nov. 10 and 11 in New York.
The event will take place at the CUNY Graduate Center.
The show “examines white as the repository of hope and change through the work of contemporary designers of clothing and accessories and the materials with which they work.”
“As the color of beginnings, white becomes a potent symbol for social and environmental responsibility and ethical clarity, and for a better future and world,” the announcement continues.
The following presentations related to jewelry are planned:
Friday, Nov. 10
11:25 a.m.-12:25 p.m.
Changing the Landscape: How Design Reshaped Urban History.
Jacques Panis in conversation with Mickey Alam Khan.
2-3 p.m.
Blinded by the Light: Why Diamonds Matter.
John Hatleberg, John King, Benjamin Zucker; moderator, Jack Ogden.
Saturday, Nov. 11
10:35-11:20 a.m.
Contra Mundum: Creativity and Collaboration.
Shaun Leane in conversation with Valerie Steele.
11:40 a.m.-12:25 p.m.
Sustainably Exquisite: Revolutionary Pearl Design.
Paula Crevoshay, Talila Gafter, Hisano Shepherd; moderator, Hedda Schupak.
2:40-3:35 p.m.
“With this Ring …”: The Changing Landscape of Commitment.
Wendy Brandes, Rachel Leonard, Jean Z. Poh, Ronnie Vanderlinden; moderator, Hedda Schupak.
A reception is planned for 6:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at Shinola Flagship, 177 Franklin St., with remarks by Jacques Panis, president of Shinola.
Register for the conference here.
Shaun Leane and Daphne Guinness, Contra Mundum,pavé diamonds set over 18 kt white gold. Photo: courtesy, Shaun Leane.