Career Paths
Graduates are prepared to take on roles ranging from textile design for fashion, interiors, and theater to ubiquitous computing, automotive design, acoustic design, healthcare, and consulting. They explore opportunities to reimagine textile production
and design businesses, lend studio skills to companies, launch a business as an independent designer, fiber artist, or pursue advanced studies.
New York Textile Month
New York Textile Month (NYTM) is an annual September celebration of textile culture in New York that was initiated by visionary trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort adjacent to the establishment of the MFA Textiles program at Parsons. NYTM highlights innovation,
collaborations, and community-based approaches in the textile world through events that gather textile artists, craftspeople, industry experts, and the public. NYTM events include workshops, lectures, and exhibitions that offer MFA Textiles students
opportunities to connect with a broader network of artists and designers, galleries, showrooms, ateliers, collectors, and industry professionals.