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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!
How to Be a Standout Applicant to SVA's Products of Design MFA Program
Reprinted from a past interview with Core77, Chair of PoD Allan Chochinov answers what it takes to get into the Products of Design program.
Guest Lecture Video: Lina Srivastava
On November 30, 2021, MFA Products of Design was pleased to host a guest lecture by writer & strategist Lina Srivastava. Her new talk, Building a Just Future: Stories of Transformational Change, unpacks how leadership unfolds and how it can be nurtured to facilitate transformational change in our own communities.
Why We Teach Every Discipline of Design
If you are checking out grad schools, we put together a brief video and description of why we have chosen a cross-disciplinary design program over a specialized program…and why we think you should too.
Watch Our Open House & Info Session Video!
Couldn’t make it to this year’s Open House & Info Session events? We’ve got you covered! You can watch the whole thing below, or focus in on the sections you are most interested in with the timecodes below. Enjoy!
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.
Class of 2022 and 2023 representing POD at the 48th NYC's Village Halloween Parade
After a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, SVA PoD is back at the much anticipated NYC’s Village Halloween Parade! Our first-year students worked tirelessly for two weeks to create 16 incredibly creative and beautifully crafted LED costumes with Arduino animation under the guidance of faculty member, Becky Stern, in their Making Studio class. Many from our senior cohort—who missed out the previous year—were able to join in the fun as well.
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!
Register For Our 2021 Virtual Open House & Info Sessions
Interested in changing your life with an MFA in Design? Please join us for this year's Products of Design Open House and Information Sessions on November 11th and on December 9th! Attendees will be able to meet faculty, alumni, and current students, see projects, and learn about the courses and fabrication labs. The sessions will be on Zoom, so you can participate from anywhere in the world. There will also be time to answer any Q&As you have!