You might spend eight hours a day there, or more: It’s where you work. You walk in, greet your colleagues, turn on your gadgets, adjust the lighting, and arrange your snacks. You position your special chair just so. There might be a plant to water, materials to organize, tools, books, even familiar trinkets, or mementoes of journeys to cherished destinations. Maybe you work in a factory or a coffee shop; maybe you’re a stylist and the only constant is your makeup kit. Or you take calls on the beach with a margarita nearby. These days, of course, many of us work from home, with a pet lounging nearby—in bed, or on the couch in the proverbial sweatpants.

For our third pocket-sized issue of Hue, we investigated workspaces. We started with a call for submissions. Alumni, faculty, staff, and students sent in photos and even a painting of where they earn their daily bread. We culled a selection of resonant objects for a separate feature. We asked alumna Hilary Catterall ’06, an expert of wellness at the storied architecture firm Cookfox, to tell us how she designs a healthy office. Finally, we visited The Museum at FIT for a behind-the-scenes look at this essential institution. Where we work is where we live; here’s a little survey of how the FIT community is doing it in 2025.  —Alex Joseph



Alex Joseph, Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice ’15, chief storyteller, FIT

The office where I #wfh is dominated by a canvas by Amy Bay, a Portland, Oregon painter who used to work in FIT’s admissions office. I found that red mask in a craft shop in Isla Mujeres, Mexico. There’s also a portrait of my grandmother and an illustration of the writer Joan Silber, whose work I’ve long admired.