industrial design
Lisa Marks, Parsons, named one of the 2019 Lexus Design Award finalists
Lisa Marks, recent alumni of MFA Industrial Design at Parsons SCE and currently faculty at Georgia Institute of Technology, has been named one of the Lexus Design Award finalists for 2019. Working at the intersection of craft research and algorithmic design, she designed a three-dimensional lace bra for breast cancer …
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 …
Lexus Design Award 2019
About the Award: Six finalists will earn the chance to present their work at Milan Design Week in April 2019, as well as mentorship from renowned designers (past judges and mentors have included Sir David Adjaye, Sou Fujimoto, Snarkitecture, and Formafantasma), and up to $25,000 to develop a prototype of their design. Since its launch in 2013, …
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 …
Director of MFA Industrial Design Rama Chorpash selected for 2018 Maker Bot Challenge
For MakerBot’s 2018 NYCxDESIGN 3D Printing for Smarter Living Challenge, Industrial Designer and Director of Parson’s MFA Industrial Design program Rama Chorpash selected dry-cleaning wire garment hanger proliferation and blight as his focus. With little public consciousness, approximately 3.5 billion garment hangers go into landfills annually. Nearly all community-recycling programs do not accept them as they jam machinery and pose risk-of-injury to workers. Produced …
4 DAY WORKSHOP W/ LEADING HOUSEWARES COMPANY
FREE 4 DAY WORKSHOP WITH LEADING HOUSEWARES COMPANY @ PARSONS WHAT: Looking for design students or 2018 recent graduates with strong visualization skills interested in participating in an intensive 4-day workshop to design new products & patterns for a global leader in housewares. Students will work in groups of two to propose concepts which both refresh …
BFA Product and MFA Industrial Design Students Visited Roche Bobois Showroom
Parsons BFA Product Design and MFA Industrial Design visited Roche Bobois Showroom in New York, and had an opportunity to meet with the Creative Director of Roche Bobois, Nicolas Roche. This is part of the partnered studios between Parsons SCE and Roche Bobois which give students an opportunity to design …