HOW TO TURN A PASSION INTO A PROFESSION
Manufacturing: Design, Textiles & Art
Mannington Mills
75 Mannington Mills Road
Salem. NJ 08079
When: Friday, October 7, 2016
Who: Students grades 8th - 12th wth an interest in design, art, textiles, manufacturing, math, science, fashion or any combination thereof
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
One of the world’s leading manufacturers of luxury flooring, Mannington Mills, Inc., based in Salem, New Jersey (USA), is a producer of residential and commercial sheet vinyl, luxury vinyl, laminate, hardwood and porcelain tile floors, as well as commercial carpet and rubber. Founded in 1915, Mannington is committed to quality, customer satisfaction and the environment.
A host of Mannington experts will spend 3 - 4 hours exposing the students to a production tour, an onsite Styling review of how flooring products are researched, developed and produced and an expose on turning design and art into a profession. Delivery will include trends in the home and fashion and how those trends affect decisions on production. The students will tour the site and eat lunch at the facility.
This will provide the students with a great introduction to manufacturing, design and textiles.
