Paul Dillinger
Vice President of Global Product Innovation, Levi’s
Fashion for good
Ivan Poupyrev, Director of Engineering at Google Inc. and Technical Project Lead at Google ATAP, Paul Dillinger, VP of Global Product Innovation at LEVI’S and Michael Ferraro, Executive Director at FIT/ Infor DTech Lab got together for a conversation about the Future of FashionTech and Disruptive Fashion | Advanced Technology. “So we’re actually seeing a partnership between two huge companies, Google and Levi’s. Why did you think this would be a beneficial partnership?” “Well, both companies are leaders in innovation. So Levi’s is innovation in apparel. They invented the blue jeans and Google is obviously innovation, leading in technology. […] we’re trying to invent or create a new category of products, which is connected garments, intelligent garments.”
Paul Dillinger is the VP of Global Product Innovation at Levi Strauss & Co. Following his passion for sustainability, Dillinger has been an integral partner with the company’s Social and Environmental group to develop front-end methods of sustainability in their process.
Paul Dillinger is the VP of Global Product Innovation at Levi Strauss & Co. Following his passion for sustainability, Dillinger has been an integral partner with the company’s Social and Environmental group to develop front-end methods of sustainability in their process.
Mr. Ferraro serves as the Executive Director of the FIT Design and Technology Lab (DTech) at FIT, where he oversees Industry Partnerships and Collaborative Programs for the college.
The DTech Lab is a vital part of the FIT Center for Innovation, acting as a bridge between academia and industry. Its mission is to advance the business objectives of industry partners by leveraging emerging technologies and innovative creative direction.
Mr. Ferraro is a creative technologist, researcher, artist, and educator whose career spans computer animation, software development, virtual reality media production, fashion, retail, fine art, entertainment, and higher education.
Before joining FIT, he spent 12 years at Lehman College/ CUNY as an associate professor in the digital media program of the art department. In 2015, he collaborated with students to win a NY Emmy for Graphics and Animation Supervision for a series of PSAs titled “Best of the Bronx.”
Before his tenure at Lehman, Mr. Ferraro founded Possible Worlds, an innovative real-time animation studio that worked with clients such as Warner Bros., MTV, Nickelodeon, and Cartoon Network.
In the 90s, Mr. Ferraro created large scale virtual worlds shown in contemporary art centers around the world, In the mid-1980s, he co-founded Blue Sky Studios and served as System Architect of the Academy Award-winning CGI Studio™ Renderer and production animation system. He created his first computer-generated image in 1969 and continues to produce them today.
Mr. Ferraro serves as the Executive Director of the FIT Design and Technology Lab (DTech) at FIT, where he oversees Industry Partnerships and Collaborative Programs for the college.
The DTech Lab is a vital part of the FIT Center for Innovation, acting as a bridge between academia and industry. Its mission is to advance the business objectives of industry partners by leveraging emerging technologies and innovative creative direction.
Mr. Ferraro is a creative technologist, researcher, artist, and educator whose career spans computer animation, software development, virtual reality media production, fashion, retail, fine art, entertainment, and higher education.
Before joining FIT, he spent 12 years at Lehman College/ CUNY as an associate professor in the digital media program of the art department. In 2015, he collaborated with students to win a NY Emmy for Graphics and Animation Supervision for a series of PSAs titled “Best of the Bronx.”
Before his tenure at Lehman, Mr. Ferraro founded Possible Worlds, an innovative real-time animation studio that worked with clients such as Warner Bros., MTV, Nickelodeon, and Cartoon Network.
In the 90s, Mr. Ferraro created large scale virtual worlds shown in contemporary art centers around the world, In the mid-1980s, he co-founded Blue Sky Studios and served as System Architect of the Academy Award-winning CGI Studio™ Renderer and production animation system. He created his first computer-generated image in 1969 and continues to produce them today.
Dr. Ivan Poupyrev is the Director of Engineering at Google. Innovation leader, engineer, scientist, and inventor working at the cutting edge of interactive technologies. Over the last 20 years he’s been leading invention and development of breakthrough technologies that span a variety of fields
Dr. Ivan Poupyrev is the Director of Engineering at Google. Innovation leader, engineer, scientist, and inventor working at the cutting edge of interactive technologies. Over the last 20 years he’s been leading invention and development of breakthrough technologies that span a variety of fields
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