Women, Science, and Technology (WST) Learning Community Dinner: Ti Chang

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Monday March 8, 2021
      5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
  • Location: Atlanta, GA
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    There is no fee to attend.
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Contact

Carol Colatrella
carol.colatrella@lmc.gatech.edu

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Join Georgia Tech alum Ti Chang, a celebrated industrial designer, activist, and entrepreneur to discuss how design is the pathway to social change and empowerment on March 8.

Full Summary: Join Georgia Tech alum Ti Chang, a celebrated industrial designer, activist, and entrepreneur to discuss how design is the pathway to social change and empowerment on March 8.

Ti Chang (ID 2002) Georgia Tech alumna and founder of Crave
Monday, March 8, 2021, 5:30pm:
Blue Jeans Link: https://bluejeans.com/193757554

Join Georgia Tech alum Ti Chang, a celebrated industrial designer, activist, and entrepreneur to discuss how design is the pathway to social change and empowerment. Learn the five essential steps of design activism and how to use them to make a meaningful and lasting impact. Ti will share the basics of what design activism can look like and how it all starts with designers.

Biography: Ti Chang is an industrial designer, entrepreneur, and activist passionate about designing products for women. She is the co-founder and VP of Design of CRAVE, a San Francisco-based company specializing in aesthetic pleasure products. Ti leads the design vision for the company’s full line of products which has won international design awards and has led CRAVE to outlets such as the Nordstrom, MoMA Design Store, Standard Hotel, Goop, and Saint Laurent.

She is the chair of Women in Design section of Industrial Designers Society of America, where she support the community of industrial designers and women in design. She is also on the advisory board for San Francisco Design Week, Reimagine, and CRAVE Foundation for Women. Ti holds an M.A. in Design Products from the Royal College of Art in London and a B.S. in Industrial Design from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Women, Science, and Technology (WST) Learning Community Dinner
residents can pick up boxed dinners in Stein House at 5pm

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The Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology

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Faculty/Staff, Public, Undergraduate students
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  • Created By: Courtney Hill
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Feb 4, 2021 - 2:10pm
  • Last Updated: Feb 5, 2021 - 3:10pm