6/21/2023 0 Comments Ellen lupton extra bold![]() ![]() We invited Ellen and other women to a panel discussion at Pratt Institute in 2018. As students, Valentina and myself felt that these perspectives were missing from our education as well. The book has seven co-authors and dozens of contributors.įARAH KAFEI: There was such a lack of resources and info for a practical and inclusive handbook for marginalized groups trying to work in a heavily white male dominated design industry. ![]() I reached out to them about collaborating on a book. ![]() They created an exhibition about women designers, and they organized a panel discussion in the school’s historic auditorium. As design students at Pratt, they were frustrated that their faculty rarely talked about design leaders who are women or who come from marginalized communities. Q: What sparked your interest to create Extra Bold?ĮLLEN LUPTON: This book is inspired by the senior project created by Farah Kafei and Valentina Vergara when they graduated from Pratt Institute in New York in 2018. ![]()
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