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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.
Announcing N9NTH: MFA Products of Design Thesis Presentations are May 6th!
We invite you to attend the Master’s Thesis Presentations of the 2022 graduating class of the MFA in Products of Design program live at the SVA Theatre on Friday, May 6th from 1:00pm - 5:00pm (EDT, GMT-4). Twelve graduating master’s students will each present their year-long thesis work, comprised of research, artifacts, services, experiences, and platforms.
Announcing the Spring 2022 Lecture Series
We are delighted to announce our Visiting Lecture Series lineup for the Spring 2022 season. (See all of our department guest lecturers here.) Read more below about Sara Hendren, Helen Armstrong, Mansi Gupta, and Pune Dracker below!
REVEAL: Gallery Show and an Interview With the Curator
Products of Design is thrilled to mount its first show in the gallery, entitled REVEAL: How Does Design Reveal Truths About the World. On the occasion of its opening, we sat down with first-year student and curator Monica Albornoz to learn more about the exhibition.
Announcing the Fall 2021 Lecture Series
We are delighted to announce our Visiting Lecture Series lineup for the Fall 2021 season. (See all of our department guest lecturers here.) Read more below about Raja Schaar, Debbie Chachra, Cameron Tonkinwise, and Lina Srivastava below!
Panisa Khunprasert is in the windows of MoMA!
Huge congratulations to Class of 2016 alum Panisa Khunprasert, who is featured in both downtown and midtown windows of the Museum of Modern Art Gift Design Stores! Panisa’s relationship with MoMA began with MFA Products of Design’s annual collaboration with MoMA Wholesale, and the partnership has blossomed ever since. (Panisa’s coasters were the very first product produced as part of that partnership 6 years ago!) Check out some of the snapshots below.
Announcing New Faculty for Fall 2021!
We are thrilled to welcome four amazing new faculty to Products of Design for the Fall 2021 semester!
2021 Core77 Design Awards: Helen Chen 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!
Announcing EI8TH: MFA Products of Design Thesis Presentations are May 14!
We invite you to attend the Masters Thesis showcase presentations of the 2021 graduating class of the MFA in Products of Design program on Friday, May 14th at the SVA Theatre from 5-9pm EST. Fourteen graduating masters students will each present their year-long thesis work, comprised of research, artifacts, services, experiences, and platforms.