In 2013, The Factory Café opens, becoming a gathering place for guests, community members, staff, workshop participants, and visitors to dine—and create. Four-by-six-inch recycled cards and sharp pencils are placed on each table so that guests can draw and write. The collection of thoughtful notes and unique sketches that are regularly left behind are photographed for what becomes the “Left on the Café Table” series. In 2020, The Factory Café closes permanently for lunch service and the Friends of the Café dinners are suspended due to the risks of COVID-19. We are eternally grateful to our guests, chefs, and team...
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Founded in 2003, the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund provides opportunities for emerging designers during the lasting economic and societal impacts of 9/11. At the onset of another global crisis in 2020, the CFDA repurposes this fund into “A Common Thread,” a fundraiser to aid businesses within the fashion industry whose operations are impacted by the pandemic. This philanthropic initiative serves as a lifeline for many organizations in the midst of great uncertainty. As a grateful recipient of this grant, Alabama Chanin is able to scale up its face mask production and produce over 60,000 masks for those in need during the nationwide shortage.
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In response to the growing Covid-19 pandemic, and the shortage of N95 face masks, Alabama Chanin pivots manufacturing to masks, designed in collaboration with local medical professionals and intended for reuse.
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Natalie and Alabama Chanin are featured in The Women Who Revolutionized Fashion: 250 Years of Design, a publication that accompanies an exhibit created by the Peabody Essex Museum. Called Made It: The Women Who Revolutionized Fashion, the exhibit and book seek to provide greater recognition of women as makers of fashion.
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