Faculty

Faculty At Large

Program Chair

Program Co-Founder

Advisory Board

  • Janine Benyus
    Biomimicry Institute
  • Liz Danzico
    Chair, SVA MFA IxD
  • Dale Dougherty
    Make Magazine
  • Robert Fabricant
    frog design
  • Kevin McCullagh
    Plan UK
  • Nathan Shedroff
    CCA DMBA
  • Cordy Swope
    IDEO
  • Lita Talarico
    SVA MFA Design
  • Tad Toulis
    Teague

 

Speakers

  • Deborah Adler
    Deborah Adler Design
  • Yves Behar
    fuseproject
  • Janine Benyus
    Biomimicry Institute
  • Tim Brown
    IDEO
  • Valerie Casey
    The Designers Accord
  • Stephen Burks
    Readymade Projects
  • Matali Crasset
    Matali Crasset Production
  • Dale Doherty
    MAKE / Maker Faire
  • Anthony Dunne
    Dunne + Raby
  • Robert Fabricant
    frog design
  • Steven Heller
    Program co-founder, Author
  • Chuck Hoberman
    Transformable Design Studio
  • Aimee Mullins
    Athlete, Model, Advocate
  • Fiona Raby
    Dunne + Raby
  • Stefan Sagmeister
    Sagmeister Inc.
  • Steve Portigal
    Portigal Consulting
  • Scott Wilson
    MNML
  • (more to come)

Studio Visits

  • Commonwealth
  • Etsy
  • MakerBot
  • RedHook Design District
  • Uhuru
  • (more to come)

Workshops

  • Mariana Amatullo
    DesignMatters
  • Matthew Miller
    Project H Design
  • Emily Pilloton
    Project H Design

News & Events

Join us in Boisbuchet, France this June 17 – 27, 2012, for a special workshop exploring the rapidly changing field of product design. Twenty participants will be surrounded by designers and design enthusiasts from all walks of life and corners of the world. Helmed by Allan Chochinov and Emilie Baltz, the program will lead you through an equally rigorous and delightful exploration of the enterprise of design as well as the joys of Southwestern France.
More on the program.

For further information contact us at 212.592.2118 or productsofdesign@sva.edu.

 

Summer Program in France: Applications Open

Thank you to all prospective students who posted their applications by our priority deadline of January 15th. Still interested in applying past the priority deadline? We will be reviewing apps submitted after January 15th on a rolling basis. Please follow the same procedures here, and contact us with any questions. Best of luck!

You Can Still Apply for Fall 2012!

Blog

Sneak Peek! A look inside the architecture of Products of Design
Sneak Peek! A look inside the architecture of Products of Design
March 22, 2012

In addition to our dedicated faculty and progressive curriculum, Products of Design is thrilled to offer another important asset to its students—a sustainably designed, state-of-the-art place in which to do all of their design making, thinking and doing. Under ... READ

Summer Program Info Session this Monday!
Summer Program Info Session this Monday!
February 24, 2012

Interested in applying to our ten-day Summer Program in France, held at the world-renowned Domaine de Boisbuchet? On Monday, we'll be hosting an Information Session to get you up to speed on the workshop curriculum, facilitators, and ... READ

Breaking Ground at the Visible Futures Lab
Breaking Ground at the Visible Futures Lab
February 9, 2012

This post is the first in a series on the Visible Futures Lab—the state-of-the-art making facility shared by the School of Visual Arts' Interaction Design and Products of Design Departments.

Nestled somewhere on the 7th floor of 132 West ... READ

John Thackara Visits Products of Design
John Thackara Visits Products of Design
February 7, 2012
Last Thursday, John Thackara capped off a brief trip to New York with a stop at the Products of Design Department. READ
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