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Natalia Allen Design Futurists

Natalia Allen is a surfer, tri-athlete and linguist. She graduated from Parsons School of Design in 2004 after a brief concentration in oncology. During university, Natalia paralleled design studies with scholar courses in Political Theory at The New School for Social Research. Her work has received a score of distinctions including the Calvin Klein, Nylon Magazine and Ducati Design Awards, also the coveted Designer of the Year Award, a title she shares with Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford, and Badgley Mischka.

She has exhibited and lectured at international conferences such as The E-Culture Fair-Amsterdam, 2 Appliance Design-Bristol, Wearable Futures-Wales and Museum Night-Europe. Women's Wear Daily, New York Magazine, The BBC, Trace Magazine and US News and World Report were among the first to cover her unique story.

In 2005, Natalia founded an influential [self-titled] consultancy, where she specializes in the emerging areas of design and marketing for global clients, such as Quiksilver, Donna Karan-LVMH, Dupont, Philips and Saks Fifth Avenue. Her creative designs and network are considered an essential catalyst between companies with a shared interest in the future of fashion.

The Museum of the City of New York recently commissioned her fashion for exhibition, on view now through February 2007. Next month Natalia will lecture to students and professionals on the Relevancy of Technology in Design at The New School. She is also being featured in a series on Innovators for the Sundance Film Channel.