Living Memory: Upcycled Art Exhibition Opening Night (Panel + Cocktail Hour)
Join us for an intimate evening for collectors, press, artists, and voices across the sustainability space, ahead of the public opening of Living Memory's inaugural exhibition.
Where upcycled works become traceable cultural artifacts.
Eight artists across fashion, jewelry, furniture, and fine art present work that has passed through a certification process built specifically for upcycled goods for the first time.
Each piece is paired with an embedded digital record of its full history: the original object, its transformation, and everything that happens to it from this point forward.
The evening opens with a cocktail hour from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. Take the time to mingle, connect, and meet others within the Living Memory community over cocktails and light hors d'oeuvres.
At 6:30 PM, a panel discussion brings together several of our exhibiting artists alongside leaders in the sustainability space, in conversation about upcycling, provenance, and what it means to build a standard from the ground up.
The evening closes at 8:30 PM.
This is a first look, among the people who make up this community, at the framework Living Memory has spent years building.
Featured Artists
Chibuike Ifedilichukwu
Multidisciplinary Artist, Waste Upcycling
Chibuike Ifedilichukwu is a Nigerian multidisciplinary artist working in waste upcycling, addressing climate change and its economic and environmental impact through his practice. A member of the Society of Nigerian Artists and the Pan African Circle of Artists, his work has been recognized internationally, including at Imago Mundi in Rome.
Sophie Boylan
Textile Artist & Embroidery Specialist
Sophie Boylan is a Future Materials Fellow at the Jan van Eyck Academie, working at the intersection of haute couture hand embroidery and sustainable material research. She is part of the CHANEL & The King's Foundation Métiers d'art Embroidery Fellowship 2025 cohort, building on techniques developed at École Lesage in Paris.
Sarah Nsikak
Textile Artist
Sarah Nsikak is a Brooklyn-based textile artist whose work spans fine art, fashion, and installation, exhibited at institutions including The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute and Expo Chicago. A 2026 ELLE DECOR Rising Star Award recipient, she has spoken on sustainability and craft at venues from Hauser & Wirth to Bennington College.
Brownie Brown
Creative Director & Co-Founder, Living Memory
Brownie Brown is a designer, creative director, and upcycling practitioner whose work reconstructs and extends the lifecycle of discarded materials across fashion and design. A RØDE Creator of the Year honoree, her creative direction has appeared in THE MET, Vogue, Netflix, and W Magazine, among others.
Frida Martinsson
Designer, By Frida EM
Frida Martinsson is a Malmö-based designer and founder of By Frida EM, known for transforming discarded bicycle inner tubes into haute couture-level accessories and avant-garde pieces. She has spoken on entrepreneurship and sustainability in fashion as a featured panelist in the Careers in Fashion series.
Mira Musank
Textile Upcycling Artist, Founder of Fafafoom Studio
Mira Musank is a textile upcycling artist and founder of Fafafoom Studio, as well as Rethink the Runway, a sustainable fashion community platform. Her practice has diverted more than 300 pounds of textile waste from landfill, with work showcased at Climate Week events in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York.
Sandra Luks
Designer, LUKS
Sandra Luks is a Tallinn-based Estonian designer whose label, LUKS, transforms repurposed denim through tearing, weaving, and sewing into distinctive, wearable pieces. Her work has been exhibited at NYCxDesign in New York and Scandinavia House, and she is the recipient of the VIRUxEKA Young Design Export grant from the Estonian Academy of Arts.
Serafim Segunda Yssolo
Visual Artist
Serafim Segunda Yssolo is an Angolan visual artist, born in Luena, Moxico, and currently based in Lewiston. Trained at the Instituto Médio Industrial de Luanda and the Escola Vocacional de Artes Plásticas, his work explores the spiritual, moral, and social values found in human attitudes and interaction.
Sabrina Aguirre
Fashion Designer, Stylist & Costume Designer
Sabrina Aguirre is a fashion designer, stylist, and costume designer based in New York, trained in apparel design at FADU, the University of Buenos Aires. Her work spans runway styling for KIDSUPER at Paris and New York Fashion Week to editorial features in Flaunt Magazine, alongside her own label, Aguirrrre.
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