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Announcing E11VEN: MFA Products of Design Thesis Presentations are May 7th!
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Announcing E11VEN: MFA Products of Design Thesis Presentations are May 7th!

We invite you to attend the 11th Annual Master’s Thesis Presentations—of the 2024 graduating class of the MFA in Products of Design program—live at the SVA Theatre on Tuesday, May 7th from 1:00pm - 6:00pm (EDT, GMT-4). Sixteen graduating master’s students will each present their year-long thesis work comprised of research, artifacts, services, experiences, and platforms.

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Announcing 10NTH: MFA Products of Design Thesis Presentations are May 5th!
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Announcing 10NTH: MFA Products of Design Thesis Presentations are May 5th!

We invite you to attend the 10th Annual Master’s Thesis Presentations—of the 2023 graduating class of the MFA in Products of Design program—live at the SVA Theatre on Friday, May 5th from 1:00pm - 6:00pm (EDT, GMT-4). Fourteen graduating master’s students will each present their year-long thesis work, comprised of research, artifacts, services, experiences, and platforms.

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2022 Core77 Design Awards: Voda Wins in Two Categories!
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2022 Core77 Design Awards: Voda Wins in Two Categories!

This year’s Core77 Design Awards were just announced, and Products of Design alum Helen Chen won two awards for one of the projects she created as part of her Masters thesis, Fruiting Bodies: Fungal Futures for Collaborative Survival. The project, Internet of Mycelium was honored with the Student Winner in the Strategy & Research Award category, as well as a Student Runner Up in the Speculative Design Award category. Congratulations Helen!

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RE-ACTORS Wins Best of Schools Wanted Design/ICFF Award!
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RE-ACTORS Wins Best of Schools Wanted Design/ICFF Award!

This year’s NYCxDESIGN exhibit by the student of Products of Design won the “Best of Schools Award” from ICFF +Wanted Design! The award was presented by the extraordinary CEO of Alessi, Emanuele Gaeti, who spoke eloquently about the students’ work and about what they had accomplished.

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