Department Blog

Department news, events, and snapshots of student life at SVA in New York City.

All Blog Posts

SWIFT: An Arm-Free Crutch for Below-Knee Amputees
Student Projects Guest User Student Projects Guest User

SWIFT: An Arm-Free Crutch for Below-Knee Amputees

The idea for Swift came about while Smruti watched videos on the YouTube channel “AmputeeOT” by Christina Stephens, an occupational therapist and below-knee unilateral amputee. Smruti was especially struck by a video in which Stephens describes the annoyances of going to the bathroom or getting up for a glass of water in the middle of the night; Stephens mentions that she usually crawls on the floor to get to the bathroom or kitchen because putting on her prosthetic is so time-consuming.

Read More
Josh Corn's Multi-ccino Mug in the New York Times!
News, Student Projects Allan Chochinov News, Student Projects Allan Chochinov

Josh Corn's Multi-ccino Mug in the New York Times!

Florence Fabricant (herself!) wrote up an item in the New York Times about Josh Corn's Multi-ccino Mug in the New York Times this week—one of 6 MFA Products of Design objects that will be celebrated during the month of April in both MoMA retail stores! (The department is also designing the window displays for both the midtown and SoHO stores.) Congratulations Josh!

Read More