Student News
BABFA student, Reem Abi Samra, receives Eugene Lang Opportunity Award
Reem, a dual degree student majoring in Architecture and Urban Studies, has been awarded $5000 for her project from the Eugene Lang Opportunity Award This award will allow Reem to participate in the School for Field Studies‘ summer program in Arusha, Tanzania: Wildlife Management and Conservation. Below is an excerpt …
Congrats Emmet Elliott on Your Fulbright Award!
Upon completing his dual degree in Architecture and Philosophy this year, Emmet will be embarking on a nine-month drawing project of the city of Dresden, Germany. Emmet will collaborate with Prof. Niels-Christian Fritsche and the Department of Architectural Delineation at Technische Universität Dresden. In his words, Emmet explained his reason for …
2018 IDSA Student Merit Awards _Congratulations!
Congratulations to 7 amazing nominated BFA PD seniors on your presentations at the 2018 IDSA Student Merit Awards. Christi Ernest Tanvi Thakur Brendan Cunningham Akinyemi Fapohunda Tarika Jain Kayla Wolfe Aishwarya Janwadkar And CONGRATS to Tarika Jain, who will be representing Parsons at the NE District Design Conference at RIT next …
Congrats Parsons Alum Julia Liao, winner of 2018 Core77 x A/D/O Residency
Julia graduated with a dual degree from the New School with a BFA in Product Design from Parsons School of Design and a BA in Sociology from Eugene Lang College. As a 2018 Core77 x A/D/O designer in residence, Julia will be working on creating various inclusive and accessible design …
Parsons Named the Best Art and Design School in the Country in 2018
QS World University Rankings named Parsons number 1 on its list of best art and design schools in the U.S., and number 2 on its list of best art and design schools in the world. The rankings highlight the world’s top universities in 46 individual subjects, based on academic …
Parsons x Roche Bobois Joint Studio: Final Projects and Winners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU5qo-ntVuA During Fall 2017 semester, students in MFA Industrial Design and BFA Product Design worked with the prestigious French furniture store, Roche Bobois, to prototype full-scale seating devices aimed at reinvigorating “the cultural and historical rituals of resting, gathering, and nourishing the body.” The winners are: First Prize: The …
Sheila Johnson Design Center_Light Focus Spring 2018
Derek Porter (faculty), Seoyeon Park, Ana Sandoval, Clara Torres, Yishan Zhang, Iris Ahn, Sean Casey Each Semester a group of students from the MFA Lighting Design program design and aim the lighting for a new exhibition in the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery. This hands-on experience offers an invaluable education …
BFA Product Design Senior Jenny Aaslund included in Wallpaper* Magazine’s 2018 Graduate Directory
BFA Product Design Senior Jenny Aaslund’s work was selected for Wallpaper* Magazine’s Graduate Directory, in the January 2018 “New Futurists issue. Her featured “Stal” collection of accessories is intended to support a genderless beauty regimen. Congratulations, Jenny!
Congrats to MFA Industrial Design Students!!
2nd Year MFA Industrial Design graduate students Danielle Connelly, Sarah Templin, Gregory Beson, and Weiran Chen were one of five finalists in the Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge in partnership with Autodesk. Their project BinBin proposes a produce bin system which combines the lightweight convenience of cardboard produce boxes with the durability and utility of plastic bins into …
Industrial Design Students Showcasing Their Projects at Copper Hewitt Lab
As part of the Cooper Hewitt Lab | Showcase of Student Projects on Accessibility and Inclusion two separate projects from our MFA Industrial Design were selected. Joined by 17 other successful students from around the world, the select entries will be on display in Cooper Hewitt’s Barbara and Morton Mandel gallery between February 5–24, 2018. The students will showcase and present …