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Donna Karan Partners With Parsons to Launch Design School in Haiti

April 18, 2015

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Designer Donna Karan has teamed up with a Parsons New School

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of Design to launch DOT, a Design, Organization and Training core for rising artists in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

According to HollywoodReporter,

The designer, who previously has championed Haitian craftsmanship with her Urban Zen Foundation, has partnered with the private art-and-design school to help foster Haiti’s emerging talent. Karan, who has been deeply inspired by the country’s craftsmanship since visiting Port-au-Prince following 2007’s massive earthquake, also heads up the Urban Zen Foundation, which works to empower Haitian artisans by providing models of sustainab

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le commerce. Along with Parsons, the Urban Zen Foundation also will be responsible for providing tools and resources to DOT.

In an interview with WWD, the 66-year-old designer stated, “I always wanted to start with vocational education because when you give someone a job, it’s like a fishing rod. It’s teaching

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them how to do it for themselves. Everyone in Haiti has an artisan capability. That is their true nature.” Eventually, the designer hopes to bring Parsons st

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udents to Haiti to collaborate with Haitian artisans and revamp the fashion world — which, she notes, has become too homogenized. “When I was first starting out, the differences between New York, Paris, Milan and London were vast. Now it’s the same stores, same kind of restaurants, same everything. Where’s the speciality? That comes from artists and designers.”

Correction to Hollywood Reporter Article, the earthquake was in 2010 not 2007.

Want to apply for a Parsons Fellowship?

The Parsons Design Fellowship program is a competitive program launched by Donna Karan’s Urban Zen. Launched in April 2015, the program is open to current seniors and final year graduate and graduating students (2015) who are able to travel for the specified dates in the summer of 2015. Donna Karan/Urban Zen and Parsons faculty will review applications. The three successful Parsons Design Fellows will travel to Haiti for a 6 to 8 week period beginning early June through July/August 2015. They will be joined by two Parsons faculty for shorter (5 day) periods. In Haiti, the Parsons fellows will research a number of product explorations for design development and production, using local practices and locally-sourced materials. In addition, students will develop and lead workshops with the artisan community of Haiti. – Apply here: – Source

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Kettelyne says:

April 19, 2015 at 11:23 AM

“Karan, who has been deeply inspired by the country’s craftsmanship since visiting Port-au-Prince following 2007’s massive earthquake”

The massive earthquake was in January 12, 2010.
C. Durand says:

April 19, 2015 at 11:35 AM

Hi,
The earthquake in question occurred in January of 2010, not in 2007, as reported in this article.
- Mrswanda says:
  
  April 19, 2015 at 10:25 PM
  
  I mentioned and corrected their mistake below their excerpts.
Franoshka Telemaque says:

April 19, 2015 at 12:05 PM

I would.love to participate and apply to your work shop this coming summer.
Could you give me.more informations and send.me.the application form.to.fill?
Thank you for.yoir prompt reply.
Best Regards,
Franoshka Telemaque
Enide says:

June 3, 2015 at 4:41 PM

Hello my name is Enide Florestal and I would love to participate in this project that you’re creating for Haiti. My daughter is 8 years old and so creative. She has a passion off want to learn more.