Disclaim Bolt N.14.6 by BFAMFAPhD BFAMFAPhD is a collaborative that works to address the constrains of rent, debt, and precarity on creative people. In one project (pictured), disclaimed paintings were sewn together and used to make motorcycle jackets. "The culture of making is immense," says Yuzna. "In the work of BFAMFAPhD, we get a sense of the incredible numbers of these 'creative workers': there are over 1.3 million people in the United States who have degrees in the arts—that’s more than doctors, lawyers, and firefighters combined." Photo 2 of 8 in The Design Community that Defines New York City by Allie Weiss

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Disclaim Bolt N.14.6 by BFAMFAPhD

BFAMFAPhD is a collaborative that works to address the constrains of rent, debt, and precarity on creative people. In one project (pictured), disclaimed paintings were sewn together and used to make motorcycle jackets.

"The culture of making is immense," says Yuzna. "In the work of BFAMFAPhD, we get a sense of the incredible numbers of these 'creative workers': there are over 1.3 million people in the United States who have degrees in the arts—that’s more than doctors, lawyers, and firefighters combined."