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September 2, 2015

Closing Reception: Camera Work

Today, September 2nd, marks the last day to see “Camera Work,” an exhibition presented by the MFA Photography Program in the School of Art, Media,…

September 1, 2015

ADHT Welcomes 64 New Graduate Students

Design Studies incoming students touring The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum with docent, Sakura Nomiyama On Monday, August 24th, 64 incoming graduate students gathered in…

July 30, 2015

HDCS Director Sarah A. Lichtman named recipient of the 2015 Distinguished Teaching Award

Tell us a little bit about your history as a teacher. How long have you been teaching? I started teaching at Parsons 10 years ago…

June 1, 2015

Veronica Uribe’s Valedictory Address to the Class of 2015

So, Design Studies… You are probably asking yourselves what is Design studies. Well…I don’t have an easy, straightforward answer to this question. However, this is…

May 22, 2015

Congratulations to the ADHT Class of 2015!

Yesterday, on Thursday, May 21, fifty one graduating students from the School of Art and Design History and Theory were celebrated for their hard work…

May 21, 2015

Announcing the publication of PLOT(S) Journal of Design Studies, Issue 2

The Design Studies Classes of 2015 and 2016 are pleased to announce the publication of the second issue of Plot(s), a peer reviewed, student-edited and produced…

May 20, 2015

ADHT Is Proud to Announce 2015 Graduate Journals

The School of Art and Design History and Theory is proud to present the 2015 issues of our annual graduate journals–BIAS, Plot(s), and Objective. This…

May 18, 2015

What’s Funny about This? Design and Process

 What’s Funny about This? Design and Process a project by Estefania Acosta, Laura Sanchez, and Misha Volf, MA Design Studies Class of 2016

May 14, 2015

ADHT Graduate Students Present at Parsons Festival

Thursday, May 14 11:00am Christina Moon Opening Remarks Designing People Francesca Granata – Introduction Lauren Sagatore – Constructing the Self through Costume: Fashion Studies Dress…

May 7, 2015

Hazel Clark helps kick off Parsons Festival

Thursday May 7th, from 6:00pm – 7:30pm in The Tishman Auditorium of the University Center. Professor Hazel Clark in dialogue with Opening Ceremony founders Carol Lim and…

April 25, 2015

Susan Yelavich speaks at RISD/Brown symposium on Critical Design

On April 24th, Susan Yelavich joined colleagues at RISD and Brown University at a symposium organized by Damian White (History, Philosophy + The Social Sciences,…

April 17, 2015

James Laslavic of Design Studies Spends Semester at NASA Ames Research Center

James Laslavic is a second-year student in the MA Design Studies program. He is currently working on his thesis, Conditions of Design: Outer Space and…

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