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According to Worldbank, the fashion industry uses 93 billion cubic meters of water per year and is estimated to be responsible for 10% of global carbon emissions. With ambitious goals to reach environmental targets in the very near future, it is crucial to have visibility into your textile supply network to measure and reduce impact on people and the planet. Join us in this conversation to discuss how to brace for impact.
Speaker: Kutay Saritosun – Head of Marketing & Communications, Bluesign Technologies
Moderator: Adi Maoz Cohen – Director of Education, Istituto Marangoni Paris
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Adi Maoz Cohen is the Director of Education of Istituto Marangoni Paris.
Adi is a Fashion designer, researcher, lecturer and the former programme leader of postgraduate programmes at Istituto Marangoni Paris.
Adi started her design journey studying BA in Bezalel, the Academy of Art and Design in Israel where she majored in Fashion & Textile Design, Accessories & Footwear Design and Goldsmithing.
During this time, she was awarded with two excellence academic awards and graduated her 4 years BA studies with Excellency.
Soon after graduating Adi was hired as a fashion design for “Tamnoon LTD”, a PAP brand (owns more than 100 stores) where she was in charge for 3 wide range clothing lines, managing the graphic design and colour & material teams for 12 seasons.
From the inspiration trips and exhibitions to the trend research, building the seasonal themes and colour palettes, material research to designing a balanced commercial collection for varies customer groups.
In addition, for 8 seasons Adi developed the coordination of the PR & Advertising team with the design studio, created communications concepts while managing creative teams such as web designers, fashion photographers, video art artists, Graphic designers and stylists.
In 2011 Adi was offered a scholarship for the Master course at Istituto Marangoni Paris and decided to take the next step in her design journey.
While studying at Istituto Marangoni she had the opportunity to work with designers such as Josephus Thimistier and India Mahdavi.
Following her studies Adi worked for French fashion houses as Rick Owens and Sandrine Philippe and started lecturing at Istituto Marangoni.
In 2015, Adi successfully obtained a Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education at Manchester Metropolitan University.
In 2016 she was appointed as the programme leader of the Postgraduate programmes at Istituto Marangoni Paris.
In 2020 she was appointed the Director of Education at Istituto Marangoni Paris.
Adi Maoz Cohen is the Director of Education of Istituto Marangoni Paris.
Adi is a Fashion designer, researcher, lecturer and the former programme leader of postgraduate programmes at Istituto Marangoni Paris.
Adi started her design journey studying BA in Bezalel, the Academy of Art and Design in Israel where she majored in Fashion & Textile Design, Accessories & Footwear Design and Goldsmithing.
During this time, she was awarded with two excellence academic awards and graduated her 4 years BA studies with Excellency.
Soon after graduating Adi was hired as a fashion design for “Tamnoon LTD”, a PAP brand (owns more than 100 stores) where she was in charge for 3 wide range clothing lines, managing the graphic design and colour & material teams for 12 seasons.
From the inspiration trips and exhibitions to the trend research, building the seasonal themes and colour palettes, material research to designing a balanced commercial collection for varies customer groups.
In addition, for 8 seasons Adi developed the coordination of the PR & Advertising team with the design studio, created communications concepts while managing creative teams such as web designers, fashion photographers, video art artists, Graphic designers and stylists.
In 2011 Adi was offered a scholarship for the Master course at Istituto Marangoni Paris and decided to take the next step in her design journey.
While studying at Istituto Marangoni she had the opportunity to work with designers such as Josephus Thimistier and India Mahdavi.
Following her studies Adi worked for French fashion houses as Rick Owens and Sandrine Philippe and started lecturing at Istituto Marangoni.
In 2015, Adi successfully obtained a Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education at Manchester Metropolitan University.
In 2016 she was appointed as the programme leader of the Postgraduate programmes at Istituto Marangoni Paris.
In 2020 she was appointed the Director of Education at Istituto Marangoni Paris.
Kutay Saritosun is a textile engineer and sustainability aficionado with a passion for the environmental and social impacts of the fashion industry. Prior to Bluesign, Saritosun served as CSR Senior Executive at ISKO, working in close cooperation with leading sustainability platforms as well as prestigious certification bodies for sustainable denim production. Mentorship activities include CFDA+Lexus Fashion Initiative and teaching Sustainable Fashion seasonal workshops at POLIMODA in Florence, Italy. Based in Switzerland, Saritosun currently serves as Head of Marketing and Communications at bluesign technologies ag, helping to unite chemical suppliers, textile manufacturers and brands to jointly reduce their impact on people and the environment
Kutay Saritosun is a textile engineer and sustainability aficionado with a passion for the environmental and social impacts of the fashion industry. Prior to Bluesign, Saritosun served as CSR Senior Executive at ISKO, working in close cooperation with leading sustainability platforms as well as prestigious certification bodies for sustainable denim production. Mentorship activities include CFDA+Lexus Fashion Initiative and teaching Sustainable Fashion seasonal workshops at POLIMODA in Florence, Italy. Based in Switzerland, Saritosun currently serves as Head of Marketing and Communications at bluesign technologies ag, helping to unite chemical suppliers, textile manufacturers and brands to jointly reduce their impact on people and the environment
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