The Wednesday Evening Color Salons are a public speaker series presented as part of The New Color, a course taught by Luanne Stovall, artist and color theorist. Each salon will pair a guest speaker with a color-focused topic.
Spoiler Alert - Color's best kept 'open secret' is hiding in plain sight! From our socks, shoes, cups, computers, toys, tables, bikes and beds to rockets, planes, trains and automobiles, color performs a significant role in our everyday lives. Come to this color salon to discover how color scientists, textile chemists, industrial designers and color managers harness new technologies to create our polychromed world. Explore industrial strength color with Harrie Schoots, tour behind the scenes landscapes of PPG Architectural Coatings with Tina Marti, and learn about the UT School of Architecture's extensive collection of architectural materials with Jen Wong.
Harrie Schoots, BS Textile Chemistry, North Carolina State University, MBA Suffolk University, Sawyer School of Management, is the Business Development Manager for Ascend Performance Materials and the President-Elect of the American Association of Textile Colorists and Chemists (AATCC). His previous experience include being a Shift Dyer for Mastercraft Fabrics, Process Engineer for Vernon Plastics, Field Tech Service for Rohm & Haas Company, and Technical Manager for Apparel for Celanese Emulsion Polymers.
Tina Marti, BA Interior Design, University of Incarnate Word, is a LEED-AP certified registered and licensed Interior Designer and IIDA Professional. She is the regional Specification Team: Architect + Design Manager for PPG Industries based in San Antonio. Tina is an experienced Account Executive with a demonstrated history of working with varied clients. She is skilled in Sales, Client Development, Corporate Account Growth, Negotiation, Design, and Finishes.
Jen Wong, BS Architecture, University of Cincinnati, Masters of Architecture, UT Austin, is an architectural researchers, eductor, and writer. She is Director of the Materials Lab at UT Austin, where she conducts and supports material investigation in design, oversees multi-disciplinary programming and education efforts, and curates an extensive collection of architectural materials and assemblies. Her research interests concern the role and impact of materials on built and natural environments from a systems standpoint, with a focus on low-impact, high-performance materials.