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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.
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!
Watch EI8TH: Our 2021 Thesis Presentations!
On May 14nd, the students of the Class of 2021 presented their Masters Thesis projects at the SVA Theatre—taped without an audience, but safely—and then livestreamed to the world. Enjoy the video in its entirety, with some snapshots of the day below!
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.
Watch Our Open House Videos! Product Design, Social Design, and Point of View
On November 11, PoD hosted the first in our three-part Open House Series with a star-studded panel on Product Design: Negotiating the Digital and the Physical. We were honored to have a wonderful collection of current students, alumni, and teachers speak with a diverse grouping of prospective students. Click to check out the video!
Register For our 2020 Open House & Info Sessions!
Join us at this year's Open House and Information Session, taking place on Wednesday, November 11th, 2020, from 7pm – 9:pm EST! Attendees will be able to meet faculty, alumni, and current students, see projects, learn about the program, participate in “lightning design charettes,” and ask questions about life at Products of Design. 7pm, so please log in a few minutes early. Hope to see you there!
The Lockdown Playbook: Download, Color, and Donate
This year, Wanted Design (along with all of the NYCxDESIGN celebration) was cancelled, and quarantined at home, the students researched and contemplate what “design performances” they could inspire. Putting together a huge collection in what they branded The Lockdown PlayBook—the result is a set of strategies and activities to give us hope, and help us triumph over the everyday challenges of the current quarantine.