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MASTERS THESIS: Her Sense: Women, Technology and Intervention, by May Shuchang Sun
May Shuchang Sun's master's thesis, Her Sense: Women, Technology and Intervention, is aimed at helping women in the workplace by creating technology that builds confidence. The thesis work grew from her initial question: "How can we build and strengthen the relationship that women have with technology?"
MASTERS THESIS: The Void: Finding Value in Nothing, by Lucy Knops
The objective of Lucy Knops' master's thesis, The Void: Finding Value in Nothing, was to reframe the "role of absence" in people's daily lives. She began on a conceptual level by asking simple questions: What if nothing could be something? What if we could add to our lives by taking away more?
MASTERS THESIS: "I Was There When", by Eliz Ayaydin
Eliz Ayaydin's master's thesis, I Was There When, explores how people deal with traumatic memories-specifically, mental relief following natural disasters. Arguing that "at base, designers make sense of messes," Ayaydin set herself the challenge of making sense of one of the most unexpected and uncontrollable messes there are.
MASTERS THESIS: Kona: Changing Perspective on Learning in India, by Vidhi Goel
Vidhi Goel's master's thesis, Kona: Changing Perspective on Learning in India, challenges the structure and effectiveness of the current curriculum and public school system in India. She believes that "learning should empower children and liberate them from mental barriers and social crutches."
MASTERS THESIS: Grey Space, by Lance Green
Lance Green's master's thesis, Grey Space, is a study focused on the interstitial spaces in which we often find ourselves working, and on our ability to adapt to new or unfamiliar working environments.
MASTERS THESIS: Shift: A Proposal to Lift Community Morale, by Andrés Iglesias
Andres Iglesias' master's thesis, Shift: A Proposal to Lift Community Morale, explores two principal ideas: the power of optimism to change the way a group of people see their immediate surroundings, and how searching out "the good" in one's environment-rather than focusing on the flaws-can be crucial for developing a sense community.
MASTERS THESIS: In Knead: Re-Building Intent in Our Relationship with Food, by Miguel Olivares
Miguel Olivares’s master’s thesis, In Knead: Rebuilding Intent in Our Relationship with Food, examines how food can be a material for relationship building. Miguel’s love for food and design began in a 10-day immersive workshop held in the Domaine de Boisbuchet, France, studying the physical, emotional and experiential benefits associated with cooking. Inspired by the work of neurologists such as Frank Wilson and philosophers such as Martin Heidegger, In Knead focuses on the influence that the hands have on how we engage our way of being in our daily lives. In Knead is a case study in creating purpose through cooking, and is explored as a digital product, tools, public experience, and business enterprise.
ENGENDER from MFA Products of Design is Live at NYCxDesign!
As part of NYCxDesign, the students of the MFA in Products of Design at the School of Visual Arts present Engender, a roving and interactive exhibition that explores the role of design in the construction of gender identities. The exhibition’s eight interventions deconstruct simple artifacts and gestures of our gendered world and invite visitors to play along in a performative game of gender mash up and reconstruction.