Special Event
MFA Products of Design Thesis Presentations 2018
SVA Theatre
333 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011MFA Products of Design presents the Masters Thesis showcase presentations of the program's class of 2018. The 17 graduating masters students will each present their year-long thesis work, comprised of research, artifacts, services, experiences and platforms. RSVP here.
The day will be punctuated by catered breaks, as well as a champagne reception at the close of the session. Guests in all facets of design and innovation are welcome, including designers, entrepreneurs, teachers, advocates, talent-scouts, journalists and cultural critics.
Presentations:
In Equality: How Slavery Infiltrates our Contemporary Global Economy
by Bernice Wong
GentleMEN: Challenging Adults to Raise Feminine Boys
by Andrew Schlesinger
Me, Myself & A.I.: How I Learned to Love the Machine that Took My Job
by Will Crum
Dare + Defy: Outdoor Exploration as a Catalyst for Gender Equality
by Alexia Cohen
Hacking the Racial Binary: Design Provocations for Empathy and Shame
by Manako Tamura
You Are On the Fastest Route: Intentional Community and Responsible Autonomy in the New Motor Age
by Lassor Feasley
Not Just A Mask: Redefine your Identity through Anonymity
by Jingting He
LoopWhole: Motivational Factors and Rates of Consumption
by Christopher Rand
"Yes, Maybe Not": A Design Investigation Into Emerging Adulthood
by Jiani Lin
The "New" Prosumer: Crafting Alternate Consumption Experiences
by Sowmya Iyer
Upgrade: Policy, Prosthetics and the Promise of Human Augmentation
by Smruti Adya
Symbiosis: Designing at the intersection of humans and nature
by Kuan Xu
110%: Design Solutions to Improve the Athlete in You!
by Sebastian Harmsen
Contemporary Soundscapes: Designing to Prioritize Untapped Aural Potential in the Visual World
by Antriksh Nangia
Making it Personal: Re-designing our Relationship with Objects in the Augmented Age
by Louis Elwood Leach
Respawn: Activating the Bedroom Generation by Gamifying Public Spaces
by Teng Yu
Cast Away: Design Intervention for Socially Isolated Korean Who Contemplate Suicide
by Juho Lee