Student News
TASCHEN store sale
The TASCHEN store in SoHo is to be relocated later this year and will host the last of its bi-annual sales from January 24th – 27th. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to browse and stock up on books and limited editions at low prices. Opening hours: Monday to Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to …
Parsons BFA Product and MFA Industrial Design students swept all but one place with six awards at the prestigious Collab Competition
Students from the BFA Product and MFA Industrial Design participated in the Collab Student Competition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on November 12th. 2018. This year the competition was inspired by Dieter Rams and the study of his ten principles for Good Design. The work presented by our students …
Third Biannual Conference for Timber In The City 10/4- 10/5
Parsons School of Design invites you to New York City this fall for the third biannual timber conference sponsored by the Binational Softwood Lumber Council. Timber has the potential to play a vital role in the design and creation of healthy and vibrant urban space on a large scale. …
2017 Street Seats Won Core 77 Community Choice Grand Prize!
The community has spoken! 2017 Street Seats is the grand prize winner of this year’s Community Choice. Congratulations to all the students and faculty involved in the project. Design Build Students: Reem Abi Samra, Katelin Collier, Javier Contreras, Russell Conway, Shaya Gansburg, Finn Harries, Charlotte Hoefer, Seung Chae Kang, Pranati …
M.Arch Students’ Proposal Received an Award of Merit by the Mayor of Venice
Parsons was the only North American School invited to participate in the “Marghera City of Making: International Design Competition.” The design competition aims to explore visions and urban schemes envisaging the re-articulation of manufacturing areas in between Mestre and Marghera industrial area in Italy, the two mainland cities connected …
SCE Presents Street Seats 2018
In the third iteration of the BFA Architectural Design elective, a multidisciplinary team of New School students, including BFA Architectural Design, Product Design, Interior Design, and BA Food Studies students, together with graduate research assistants from Design and Technology and Lighting Design. Students created a multilevel planter and seating area …
MFA Industrial Design Students Are Core77 Runners-up!
Congratulations new MFA graduates Sarah Templin, Gregory Beson, Danielle Connelly, and Wenny Chen for receiving the Runner-up in Core77 Design Awards: Design for Social Impact. Their project, BinBin, proposes a produce system that puts a strong focus on the circular economy. It combines the lightweight convenience of cardboard produce …
Street Seats 2017 Received a Core77 Notable Mention!
Class group photo. Top (left to right): Carlos, Gabrijela, Michael, Charlotte, Maha, Alyson, Shaya, Huy, Javier. Bottom: Finn, Jeana, Pranati, Phil, Naiky, Reem, Seung, Katelin, Russell. Congratulations to Design Build: Street Seats 2017 for receiving a Notable Mention in the Core77 Design Awards: Design Education Initiatives. The 2017 iteration …
BFA PD Senior Susannah Weaver Won the RADO Star Prize
Our very own BFA PD senior Susannah Weaver WON the juries selection for the RADO star prize! It was for her “felted concrete” stool, which is an evolution of a project she did in studio with Daniel Michalik and Christian Swafford in Fall 2017. Weaver also works in the Healthy …
MFA Industrial Design Student on The New York Times
Not limited to the School of Fashion, reducing waste in fashion is also one of the topics that SCE faculty and students have been exploring. They look at various ways to utilize unsold or worn fabric into useful furnishings. Shanya Lewis, a graduate student in industrial design, partnered with The New …