Special Event

MFA Interaction Design presents its 2023 thesis festival, EVOLVE. A culmination of the two-year program, the festival showcases work from the graduates who present their thesis explorations in a public forum. This year’s topic, “evolve,” is inspired by the act of changing ourselves and broadening our perspectives to persevere, grow and ultimately, push boundaries through design.

This event will be held in person at the SVA Theater, 333 West 23rd Street, on Thursday, May 18, 4:00 – 7:30pm, followed by a reception at the MFA IxD Studio, 136 West 21st Street, 3rd floor, 7:30 – 9:00pm.

Follow the event on social media via #IxDThesisFestival23.

EVOLVE:

Doors open at 3:30pm

Presentations begin at 4:00pm

Introspection

Esther Lin - The Stop Sign Project

Danny Weng - Whispo

Nayeon Kim - Habi

Allison Chiu - Younique

Sukky Yan - Focus

Leah How - Reflect 

Expansion

Roshel Chawla - TechFellows

Ted Lee - Handy

Ashley Ma - Bridge

Awanee Joshi - Stor.io

Yazhen Zhang - Genie

Connection

Hillary Soletic - Solo Sisters

Jessica Zhang - Swap

Suri Namkoung - Muse

April Chien - Pathways

Jane Guan - Coeo

Inclusion

Young Kim - Beyond

Yi Jie - ReadEase

Yi Li - Wisgen

Mona Luo - Bloom

Osama Husain - VoCreate

A reception will follow the festival at MFA IxD, 136 West 21st Street, 3rd floor, 7:30pm - 9:00pm.