Name
Swiss Touch presents: Craftmens and Designers, Story of Encounters
Date & Time
Thursday, May 18, 2017, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Description
SWISS TOUCH PRESENTS:
Craftmens and Designers, Story of Encounters
How can collaboration between industrial designers and artisans open new opportunities and contribute to sustainable livelihoods.
Patronage:
Martin Dahinden, Ambassador of Switzerland to the United States of America
Welcoming remarks by André Schaller, Ambassador, Consul General of Switzerland in New York
WIth Dimitri Bähler, Swiss designer and participant in the Hors Pistes residency in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Amandine David, Co-founder of Hors Pistes, an international residency program promoting collaboration between designers and artisans
Andrea Lipps, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Nicolas Randin, Former Head of Swiss Cooperation Office in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, currently Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations
How can collaboration between industrial designers and artisans open new opportunities and contribute to sustainable livelihoods.
Patronage:
Martin Dahinden, Ambassador of Switzerland to the United States of America
Welcoming remarks by André Schaller, Ambassador, Consul General of Switzerland in New York
WIth Dimitri Bähler, Swiss designer and participant in the Hors Pistes residency in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Amandine David, Co-founder of Hors Pistes, an international residency program promoting collaboration between designers and artisans
Andrea Lipps, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Nicolas Randin, Former Head of Swiss Cooperation Office in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, currently Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations
Moderated by Oliver Haugen, Head of New York Office, swissnex Boston.
Location Name
The Landing, Building 2, Industry City, 238 36th street
Full Address
Industry City
238 36th Street
Brooklyn
New York 11232
United States
238 36th Street
Brooklyn
New York 11232
United States