Fabric Futures

Textile & Design-Focused Immersive STEAM education program.

Fabric Futures offers hands-on workshops at the intersection of textiles, design, and technology. Middle and High-School aged students will approach topics from a multidisciplinary perspective, working on projects through a combination of applied STEM and craft techniques, while exploring the historical and social significance of materials and processes. The combination of textiles and electronics present a unique opportunity to offer hands-on and computational thinking without sitting in front of a screen all day. Steeped in the history of technology, textiles, and labor, our programming aims to teach the importance of embracing emerging technology while drawing from the knowledge of long developed forms and traditions.
Our Team
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Elaine Cao – Co-Founder & Textile Arts Lead
Elaine is a textile artist, educator and non-profit worker focused on tangible skill building techniques alongside applied learning models that incoporate critical reflections in the context of history and society. Elaine holds a degree in Media, Culture, and Communications from New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.
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Sam Hafferty – Co-Founder & Creative Technology Lead
Sam is a creative technologist and educator passionate about sharing the magic of electronics to young audiences in an accessible and thoughtful manner. Sam holds a Master of Professional Studies from New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program at the Tisch School of Arts and Bachelor's from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study.
To discuss support opportunities please contact us via email: hello(at)fabricfutures.org