Reception: 4:30 p.m. | Lecture: 5-6:30 p.m.

Suzanne Tick maintains a distinguished career as a CEO, textile designer, weaver and Vedic Meditation teacher in New York City. She served as the Creative Director at Luum and Design Partner with Skyline Design. Tick was awarded the IIDA Titan Award in 2013, inducted into the ASID College of Honorary Fellows in 2022 and Interior Design Magazine’s Hall of Fame in 2023. She is known for her intelligent and enthusiastic approach to design in evolving markets, as well as her conviction to provide innovative solutions with a nod towards sustainability and wellness. 

Tick’s sensitivity to nature and the environment are reflected in her fiber-to-finish approach to product and yarn development and the use of cutting-edge technology, with the goal of empowering designers and end-users to make the most sustainable choice whenever possible. 

In 2021, Suzanne designed Grid State and Ecotone, the contract industry’s first and second textiles made of 100% biodegradable, post-consumer recycled polyester for Luum Textiles, furthering her mission of being on the cutting edge of sustainability. By 2024, styles Biotope, Intraweb and Texture Map joined this offering of biodegradable textiles as well. 

Suzanne Tick Inc., an NYC-certified Women Owned Business, operates out of Tick Studio in the East Village where Suzanne works and lives. Tick Studio develops a range of products including glass, floor covering, upholstery, drapery, and wall covering. 

The townhouse operates as a new approach in working and living well. Spanning multiple floors including a design studio, weaving workshop and FIFTH FLOOR MEDITATION Center. The Center provides daily virtual meditation and knowledge talks (and will be held in person once safety measures are under control) and in-person advanced courses on Vedic meditation to engage one’s individuality and creativity on a deeper level. 

In addition to her industry work, Suzanne maintains a hand weaving practice and creates fine art woven sculptures from repurposed materials on the two looms in the space that are collected and exhibited worldwide. Her work has been exhibited in MoMA, Cooper Hewitt, MAD, Art Basel and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, as well as collected by private and corporate clients. Suzanne’s TedXNavesink Talk: “Weaving Trash into Treasure” presents her unique and personal approach to hand weaving. 

Suzanne’s passions include traveling, gardening, cooking and being a mom to her beautiful adult son, Gabe.