Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, Founding Dean, Sass Brown and Associate Dean, Hani Asfour take Dubai Design Week’s Mainstage to discuss the diverse world of careers in design for aspiring students and their parents. With the region requiring 30,000 new design graduates by 2019, aspiring design professionals can learn about how best to prepare for careers of the future at DIDI.


DXBDW Mainstage – Building 4, Dubai Design District (d3)

Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, Founding Dean, Sass Brown and Associate Dean, Hani Asfour take Dubai Design Week’s Mainstage to discuss the diverse world of careers in design for aspiring students and their parents. With the region requiring 30,000 new design graduates by 2019, aspiring design professionals can learn about how best to prepare for careers of the future at DIDI.

About Sass Brown

Sass Brown – Founding Dean, Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI)

Sass is fashion designer, researcher, writer and educator, whose area of expertise is ethical fashion. Prior to joining Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI) as Founding Dean, Brown was the Interim Dean for the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) School of Art and Design in New York, and was Acting Associate Dean, and the Resident Director of FIT’s campus in Florence, Italy. Author of two books on sustainable fashion: Eco Fashion and Refashioned, Brown holds a Master’s in Global Fashion Management from FIT, a Bachelor in Fashion Design from Ravensbourne College of Art and Design, UK, and is a PhD candidate at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

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