A couple weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to receive a group of FIT students in my office to present their final concepts for Dining by Design’s Student Design Initiative by DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS).
I met with four groups of students, each with their own unique ideas for their installations.
Here are some pictures from that day:
I think mentoring is one of my favorite aspects of my career. Not only do students bring an energy and excitement to what they are creating, they also challenge me to think beyond my own comfort zone and step into somewhere new.
Tell me about one mentor who changed your life.
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George Bernard Shaw once said: “You see things and say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were and say, ‘Why not?’” That quote embodies how Preston Bailey approaches every event.
Selena Lee
March 4, 2011
Any chance you would also mentor students from your PBSWED course? It would be an amazing opportunity to get to meet the master behind the course and get input on our final projects too!
Brooke O
March 4, 2011
Jennyfer Mancino. She has changed my life in the most significant way. She took me under her wing in the cake decorating world and has taught me so many wonderful things that I will keep with me for the rest of my cake decorating life. I owe my future to her.
Marainna Tusjak
March 4, 2011
Arpasi Zoltan – he was my first boss 1994-2002. he teached me the love of our work, and I try to be a good leader like that, than he was.
I had fortune work with Molnar Piroska in last year – she is one of the greatist actress in Hungary, and she show me the deepness of vocational humility. She is 66 years old in this year, and she don’t know impossibility role or task.
Theo
March 4, 2011
No question: Vocal legend Sheila Jordan changed my life forever. I won’t go into the wonderfully sweet and involved story here, but suffice it to say, without her, I probably wouldn’t be writing this comment right now. Lucky me. http://www.SheilaJordanjazz.com
Clare Baukham
March 5, 2011
Always be aware of someone that wants to mentor you. In these raw days of greed and technology there will always be someone that could be a wolf dressed in sheeps clothing. I had a great acting/performing mentor who took me down a rabbit hole that I still have a hard time climbing out of. He started with good intentions but as we went along farther I was used and yes abused. Someone like Mr. Bailey seems genuine and I think that it’s a great thing to be helping students for the sake of helping them become better people. I did however learn from my “mentor” and he did change my life. I would not be as good a person today had I not learned from his mistakes.
Juli
March 7, 2011
It’s great that you are mentoring design students and providing them with valuable lessons in what they will face in the world… but I must admit I was very surprised and somewhat disappointed to see such an undisguised look of distate on one of your ‘mentors’ face in photo #5. Perhaps she could do with a lesson in subtlety before being placed amongst students again? Mr bailey, I think you and your work is fabulous, but this person has really let you down.
afcpam
March 10, 2011
I’ve never had the privilege of having a mentor. I had to dig out everything on my own. This is why I have made it a point to be a mentor. It gives me great satisfaction to see someone succeed, and very proud to have been a small part of that success.
You are such a giver, Preston. YOU are the one who has inspired me more than anyone else in this industry. Thank you so much!