Her creative scholarship specialties are in product development and innovation. Upon Ramirez joining the SFCS team in 2014, she and Hustvedt realized their love for textile design and innovation could fuel their mutual creative scholarship interests. This lead to the collaborative development of the SFCS Innovation studio as a Makerspace. This space is intended to create products and solutions for the near environment that marry the best of craftsmanship with new technologies. (PICTURED LEFT)