Tiled Treasures
Lawson Park
Fashion Design (School of Graduate Studies)
About this Item
- Title
- Tiled Treasures
- Date
- 2025
- Summary/Artist Statement
- Lawson Park is a textile and womenswear designer whose styles exude joy. Raised in Charlotte, NC by artist parents, she developed a lifelong love for color and craftsmanship. After earning her BA at UNC-Chapel Hill in Advertising, PR, & Design, she spent a year gaining industry experience before pursuing her MFA in Fashion Design at FIT. Lawson has channeled that passion into founding Brooks Avenue, where painterly prints — from sun-drenched florals to whimsical motifs — blend vintage charm with modern ease in feminine silhouettes.
- About This Collection:
- "Tiled Treasures" celebrates heirlooms of craft and culture. Initially drawn to the intricate patterns of Portuguese tiles, I wove in influences from my Southern upbringing in a vibrant, pattern-filled home with artist parents. Blending Portuguese motifs with American South techniques like quilting and smocking, this collection honors the universal beauty of handmade artistry. Each piece is woven with history and heart, and, like the tiles that inspired the collection, tells a story meant to endure.
- Course/Degree Information
- 2025 Fashion Design MFA graduate thesis collection. Presented on September 9, 2025 at 'Act 5: Fashion Design MFA Showcase.'
- M.F.A. in Fashion Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York 2025.
- Department: Fashion Design
- Related Materials
- Website
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Act 5: Fashion Design MFA 2025 Graduate Showcase - Official Trailer
- Rights
- In Copyright
- The copyright for this work is held by its author/creator(s). Usage of this material beyond what is permitted by copyright law must first be cleared with the rights-holder(s). This work has been made available online by the Fashion Institute of Technology Gladys Marcus Library strictly for research and educational purposes. If you are the copyright holder for this work and have any objections to this work being made available online, please notify us immediately at [email protected].
- Identifier
- FIT Repository ID: fd_mfa_000069
Citation
Park, L. (2025). Tiled Treasures. FIT Institutional Repository. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/661733
Park, Lawson. Tiled Treasures. 2025. FIT Digital Repository, https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/661733
Park, Lawson. "Tiled Treasures." FIT Digital Repository, 2025. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/661733