Profile
Graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technolgy with a specialization in Knitwear, I am a multidisciplinary designer based in New York, working across color development, contructive and textile-driven design. From concept to execution, I am driven by the intersection of creativity and functionality with color and texture as my signature tools.

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Education

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Fashion Institute of Technology, NY (BFA)
Knitwear Specialization
2024-2026

Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY KR (AAS)
2021-2023

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Employment/Internships

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Guest In Residence 
Fall 2025 

Berthollet NYC
2024-2025

A. Potts
Winter 2024

Carven Ong Couture
2023-2024

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Accolades

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FOF Traci Reed Critic Award Winner in Knitwear
2026

RocNation x FIT Design Compeetition Winner
2026

Eugene Rothkopf Award in Knitwear Design
2026

AAS Fashion Design Binna Lee Critic Award Winner
2023

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Skills

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Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

CLO 3d

Kaledo

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Press

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‘Roc Nation and FIT Reveal Winner of Inaugural Student Design Competition’
by Lisa Lockwood on WWD.com
2026

‘Roc Nation, FIT Award $20,000 Grant to Inaugural Design Competition Winner’
by Jaelani Turner-Williams on COMPLEX.com
2023

Roc Nation and FIT Announce Winner of Student Design Competition
by Catie Pusateri on Fashionista.com

Roc Nation and FIT Bridge Culture and Craft in a New Pipeline for Fashion’s Next Generation
by Page Editor on reveriepage.com
           

BEATRICE  XUAN MAKbeatricemak0820@gmail.com
@potabeaa

BFA THESIS 
May 2026
Model: Madison Reaich
Photographer: Lean Rottner
This  BFA Thesis collection that has been awarded the Traci Reed Critic Award is one that pays homage to home. The collection is almost entirely crafted from scratch from knitting the fabrics to hand carving the brooch and embellishing the pieces. 

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