During the holiday season the Detroit Center for Design + Technology typically partners with local designers and business owners for events like our Noel Night Sustainable Pop-up.

Because 2020 has us all working from home, we’re spotlighting some of our favorite businesses here. And one of our longtime collaborators is Not Sorry Apparel, a Women-, Black- and Latinx-owned Detroit-based business that specializes in upcycled and sustainable goods.

Owners Dy-Min Johnson and Jessica Minnick say their customers “are some of the most authentic people we’ve ever met. They inspire our work.”

Find out what’s new at Not Sorry Apparel this season and let’s get shopping.

DCDT: How are you preparing for the 2020 holiday season?
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DJ: “We're prepping to launch our new website www.notsorrygoods.com! With our new site we'll be expanding our offerings to include sustainable home and lifestyle products that help reduce waste. We're bringing our bold message to reusable kitchen towels, beauty cotton rounds and more.”

We’re right @Home with… Gabrielle Larkin who is in the midst of her fifth year at Lawrence Technological University (LTU) in Southfield, Mich.

Brighton resident Gabrielle Larkin is in her fifth year studying industrial design at Lawrence Technological University (LTU). She brings products to life that are focused on human-centered design. And she sees so much more beyond the auto industry here in Detroit. Her work involves creating office spaces that work in a COVID-19 world. She told us more about it.
 
 
DCDT: What brought you to LTU and what has been most inspiring about the education you’re receiving there?
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We’re right @Home with… Transportation Design Student Evelyn Curry who is in the midst of her senior year at Lawrence Technological University (LTU) in Southfield, Mich.

​Evelyn Curry is a Hazel Park resident who’s focus is the design of vehicle interiors. She’s working on creating unique component solutions for multiple users during her senior year at LTU. This kind of work will inspire the design of vehicles we own in years to come.

​We caught up with her to see how she’s navigating 2020.
 
DCDT: What brought you to LTU and what has been most inspiring about the education you’re receiving there?

We’re checking in @Home with… Architecture Student Luke Blair who has learned a lot about himself, his work and his educational experiences from Lawrence Technological University throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

​Luke Blair is in his 4th year studying architecture at Lawrence Technological University (LTU). He commutes from nearby Farmington Hills. Luke also works as a research assistant. Both his studio and school work this semester focus on architectural practices and techniques that contribute to a circular construction model. Circular construction aims to minimize waste by recycling and reusing a building’s parts and materials.

​We found out more about that recently. Here’s what he had to say.
 
DCDT: What brought you to LTU and what has been most inspiring about the education you’re receiving there?