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MoMA Partnered Project #2 Kickoff: Rare & Well Done
MoMA is back for a second season! Gabrielle Zola (Business Development Manager, MoMA Retail), and Chay Costello (Associate Director of Merchandising at MoMA) came to the MFA Products of Design department last week to kick off the second partnered project with the Museum of Modern Art—this time around the topic of food. Students can't wait to...well, dig in to the project, and we are grateful that MoMA is has chosen to partner with the departmen. This time, students who will be creating products for MoMA's wholesale catalog!
"Bud": A Smart Preganancy Companion that Tells You and Your Baby Where You're At
"Bud" is a smart pregnancy companion that acts as a support system for pregnant women. Designed by Vidhi Goel and Eliz Ayaydin, the device emerged from the design brief of "Reimagining home monitoring" in the Product, Brand & Experience course of the MFA Products of Design Program. The project celebrates pregnancy for parent and child—a precious time that deserves care and attention, and a product category not yet addressed in the from a technology standpoint that is user-centric and humanistic.
#SLIDEFREE: Michael Bierut Delivers His First-Ever "No-Slides" Lecture at MFA Products of Design
Last month, Michael Bierut, partner at Pentagram and one of the most captivating design thinkers and speakers in the world, delivered his "first-ever talk without slides" at the MFA Products of Design Department. In a lecture that is candid and humble, incredibly personal, reflective, and inspiring, Michael examines his "first 10 years and his next 10 years"—sharing his history and dreams from childhood to present day, looking toward the future, and punctuating the talk with side trips to humble ambitions and lessons learned.
Products of Design Hosts its First Information Session
On Saturday we were thrilled to host the first-ever MFA Products of Design Information Session! Along with twenty faculty members, we welcomed a group of prospective students to watch a lively introduction to the department by Chair Allan Chochinov.