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Art presents a different way of looking at things than science; 

one which preserves the mystery of things without undoing the mystery.

Sir Roger Scruton


Garment Industry Standards

Gallery: School Uniforms

Textiles

Art, Design & Fashion Studios

Art, Design & Fashion Studios

Art presents a different way of looking at things than science; 

one which preserves the mystery of things without undoing the mystery.

Sir Roger Scruton

 

 

NFPA 1 Second Draft Meeting (A2026) June 2 – 3, 2025

“Interior de Ateliê” 1898 Rafael Frederico

We are guided by four interdependent titles that set the standard of care for safety and sustainability of occupancies supporting the fine arts in education communities.

(1)  Chapter 43: Spraying, Dipping and Coating Using Flammable or Combustible Material of NFPA 1: Fire Code.   As a “code” the public has free access to the current 2021 Edition , and Chapter 43 at the link below:

NFPA 1 Fire Code / Chapter 43 Spraying, Dipping and Coating Using Flammable or Combustible Materials

You get a sense of the back-and-forth among the technical committee members from the transcripts of committee activity linked below:

First Revisions Report (282 pages)

Our interest lies in fire safety provisions for educational occupancies with activity involving paint, chemicals used with paint (art studios) and Class III combustible materials (garment design & prototyping).

(2) NFPA also has another title — NFPA 33 Standard for Spray Application Using Flammable or Combustible Materials — provides more detail for instructional and facility maintenance operations activity.

(3) NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, much of which is derived from NFPA 1 (See: “How the Fire Code and Life Safety Code Work Together“)

(4) Finally, the International Code Council develops a competitor title — 2021 International Fire Code — which also provides fire safety standards for art, design and fashion studio safety.  The IFC is developed in the Group A tranche of titles:

2021/2022 Code Development Group A

2024/2025/2026 ICC CODE DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE

We encourage direct participation by education industry user-interests in the ICC and the NFPA code development process.  A user interest in education community would have a job title similar to the following: Principal, Dean, President, Chief of Business Operations, Facility Manager, Trade Shop Foreman.

Harvard University

We maintain all four titles identified in this post on the standing agenda of our Prometheus (fire safety) and Fine Arts colloquia.   See our CALENDAR for the next online meeting; open to everyone.

Issue: [10-31] [16-64]

Category: Fire Safety

Colleagues: Mike Anthony, Josh Evolve, Marcelo Hirschler


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Northeastern University: Safety Guide for Art Studios

Princeton University: Art Safety

University of Chicago Art Studio Safety Policy

 

Dresdner Stadtfest

Textiles & Fashion

Founded in 1992 the Dresden University of Applied Sciences offers a range of programs focused on practical and applied sciences, aiming to provide students skills directly applicable to their careers.  It provides an accredited course of study in “Fashion Design and Textile Design” that imparts creative and technical skills necessary for the fashion and textile industries which – by some criteria –are the third largest industry after energy and agriculture.

 

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Fashion Spring

  • St. Peter's High School | Richland County Ohio

Today at the usual hour we refresh our understanding of the best practice literature for the occupancies and equipment needed to prepare young people for careers in the textile arts; a remarkably large industry in every nation.

First the safety standards:

International Building Code

NFPA 497 and 499 (See link at the bottom of this page)

ASHRAE 62.1 (Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality)

29 CFR 1910.1000 (Air Contaminants)

Trade association standards:

National Art Education Association

International Textile and Apparel Association

Council of Fashion Designers of America

UK Fashion and Textile Association

No single trade association exclusively represents fashion arts educators outside of textiles and apparel (e.g., for fashion illustration or design arts broadly), but organizations like Fashion Illustration, Design, and Arts offer resources for educators in niche areas like fashion illustration through awards, exhibitions, and educational programs.

 

Fashion Arts & Design

“Rondel” 1892 / Louise Howland King Cox

School Uniforms  | Art Studios

Kent State University Fashion Museum | Portland State University Textile Arts & Costume Design

St. Clair College Fashion Technology | Ontario Canada

“A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.” – Oscar Wilde

Tom Selleck: Born in Detroit Michigan, 1941 | Michigan Southeast Tri-County

Co-Founders daughter, also Standards Michigan Legal Affairs

Art, Design & Fashion Studios

The Barbie Standard

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