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Designer Tom Dixon at the Parsons School of Design in New York – discussing mass production and uniqueness

“The thing that is a little bit nagging in people’s minds about mass production is that everything looks the same. But could you mass-produce uniqueness? That’s the perfect crime.” To give this thought a push Mr. Tom Dixon and Ikea held a workshop at Parsons School of Design at The New School in New York …


IKEA + Parsons School of Design

What if you dress it, add wheels, take it outside, add storage, make it vintage or add technology? What could this open source platform for living do for people living in small spaces or with kids? And how can it evolve during a lifetime? These are some of the questions …


Spring 2017 Career Expo!

The Spring 2017 Career Expo is almost here! Please reference below dates to see when your session is occurring. The Career Expo is designed for graduate and undergraduate students alike.


‘Give it to the cause’ – Parsons MFA Interior Design students represent at DIFFA

‘Give it to the cause’ – Parsons MFA Interior Design students (Sarah Burns, Lena Kouvela, Joel Rice) represented The School of Constructed Environments well at the annual DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids) ‘Dinning by Design’ event which was held this past week, March 16-20 at Pier 92 in New York.  …


IDSA STUDENT MEMBER HELPS UNVEIL NEW WEARABLES AT SXSW

In March 2017 at SXSW Interactive in Austin, TX, Tim Ronco, S/IDSA, was among a group of Parsons School of Design students who unveiled new, wearable technology devices and experiences to transform wellness. Göbie and Sleepwise were designed by students from Parsons MFA Industrial Design, MFA Design and Technology and BBA Strategic Design and Management programs, along with members of Game Changer Catapult—which …


Product Design Faculty Tucker Viemeister and Steph Mantis to present at the 2017 IDSA NE Regional Conference

Product Design Faculty Tucker Viemeister and Steph Mantis to present at the 2017 IDSA NE Regional Conference Tucker Viemeister and Steph Mantis are two faculty from the BFA Product Design Program that come from different professional backgrounds and generations. However, when they teamed up in Fall 2016 to lead a …


The submission period for CONTAINER is now open and due APRIL 14TH!

The submission period for container is open! SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE APRIL 14TH There is no specific “topic,” but all work should be framed under the theme “THE EXTENDED PHENOTYPE.” Any and all design and written work performed while attending the SCE is acceptable.The interdisciplinary design journal published through Parsons School of Constructed …


Call for Proposals: Kalil Endowment for Smart Design

  Call for Proposals: Kalil Endowment for Smart Design: The Michael Kalil Endowment for Smart Design Application Deadline: April 23, 2017 Three $5000 Fellowship Project Grant will be awarded this year to support the project of an undergraduate and graduate student, or a team of students working in collaboration across the …


Professors Andy Bernheimer and David Leven given special thanks as Design Excellence Collaborators in NYCHA’s New Design Guidelines

The work of Andy Bernheimer and David Leven along with Parsons M.Arch program students Hayley Reiter, Marc Delaney, Sam Powers Eric Romeo, William Eatough and Nick Tafel for the New York City Housing Authority in the Design Excellence Program was honored in the newly published “Design Guidelines: Rehabilitation of NYCH …


Students in the Light-Space Art fall 2016 elective build art installation as part of Questioning Light public program

  The Light-Space Art class at Parsons created a temporary installation that was part of a public program titled Questioning Light. The site specific installation, titled Resonance, examined notions of time and body movement in conjunction with division, as the art work was installed in the middle of the presentation …