Join Patricia Miller, CEO of M4 Factory as she discusses one way of being in our present plastic future and a distillation of how future materials are introduced into the factory as a way to inspire and drive change to the new paradigm.

Miller will share reflections of an intimate relationship created in daily factory life –  as seen through the lens of a creative, environmental activist, social entrepreneur and its implications to design and the crux of material as a bridge to a viable future. We invite you to share in these core philosophies on the intersection of design and manufacturing via materiality. 

ASL interpretation will not be offered at the event. The lecture uses a slide presentation. All content from the slides will be read aloud or described. 

Speaker Bio:

Regarded as a Visionary, Change Agent and Revolutionary, Patricia Miller has disrupted and upended product manufacturing as we know it. Patricia has created the first product design & manufacturing factory to drive industry growth and innovation; and usher in a new era of culture, leadership and future materials.

M4 was named to Inc’s 5000 Fastest Growing Company several years running and was named a Top Workplace and a Top Manufacturer in the US by Plastic News. Patricia was celebrated by Crain’s Chicago 40 under 40 for her achievements as well as recognized by Plastics News as most Notable Women in Manufacturing and an Enterprising Woman by Enterprising Women magazine.

Prior to ownership of M4, Patricia built a successful Fortune 500 career in marketing within the healthcare and biotech spaces. Her wealth of experience spans global brand launches, creative agency management, campaign development, market research and insights, and brand management.

After 15 years exploring the world and launching products globally, Patricia grounded in a countryside estate near the factory and continues to find a more intimate connection to nature.

About California College of the Arts

Located at the center of innovation and technology in the San Francisco Bay Area, California College of the Arts is home to a world-renowned faculty of practicing artists and entrepreneurs, and a diverse community of makers that are boldly reimagining the world. Offering 22 undergraduate and 11 graduate programs in fine arts, architecture, design, and writing, CCA’s creative culture is built around the ideals of interdisciplinary collaboration, sustainability, and community engagement.

California College of the Arts campuses are located in Huichin and Yelamu, also known as Oakland and San Francisco, respectively, on the unceded territories of Chochenyo and Ramaytush Ohlone peoples, who have continuously lived upon this land since time immemorial. We recognize the historic discrimination and violence inflicted upon Indigenous peoples in California and the Americas, including their forced removal from ancestral lands, and the deliberate and systematic destruction of their communities and culture. CCA honors Indigenous peoples—past, present, and future—here and around the world, and we wish to pay respect to local elders, including those of the lands from which you are joining us virtually today. If you are unsure of who’s land you are currently residing upon, we encourage you to visit native-land.ca.

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