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Fashion Design Students Impress Renowned British Designer Elizabeth Emanuel with Innovative Takes on Marie Antoinette
When U.K.-based fashion designer Elizabeth Emanuel began posting design challenges on Instagram to spark creativity during this time of social distancing, Jeffrey Mayer, professor of fashion design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design, was hit…
Award Will Help School of Design Examine Students’ Attitudes Toward Sustainable Materials
A research project by a team from the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design is the recipient of one of two $5,000 awards from the New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling (NYSAR3) and the…
Designing for the United Nations
It was a coincidence that resulted not only in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) design students, but a first for the college’s School of Design itself. Rebecca Kelly, assistant professor of communications design, was…
When Art Meets Politics: Women’s Reproductive Rights
Lori Brown, Professor in the School of Architecture, was featured in a story about upcoming exhibitions on the Harvard Graduate School of Design website. Brown’s portion of the exhibition, Don’t Mess with Texas, incorporates a series of essays and maps…
VPA Design Student, Alumna Honored by American Society of Interior Designers
A student and alumna of the environmental and interior design (EDI) program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) School of Design were honored recently by the New York Upstate/Canada East chapter of the American Society of Interior…
School of Design’s Kelceoglu Wins International Lighting Design Award
Bekir Kelceoglu, assistant professor of industrial and interaction design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design, was a winner in the industrial design category of the international 2018 LIT Design Awards for the mAPPLE. Kelceoglu was…
School of Design’s Saluti Curates First Retrospective of Artist Louisa Chase ’73
“Louisa Chase: Below the Surface,” a current exhibition at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, New York, is the first retrospective of the neo-expressionist and new image painter and printmaker. Curated by Andrew Saluti, assistant professor and program coordinator…
Ashley Stewart ME by EMME 2019 Collection Features Dresses by Fashion Design Students
Ashley Stewart, a global lifestyle and social commerce brand, has launched the ME BY EMME 2019 capsule dress collection in partnership with iconic supermodel Emme ’85. The yearlong partnership consists of 12 new trend-forward dress styles that are perfect for…
Students Design Dresses for AHA’s Go Red for Women Fundraiser on Wednesday
The entire fashion design program has gone all in for the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Go Red for Women campaign. In collaboration with AHA and the Office of Community Engagement, the program is hosting “A Red Dress Affair” on Wednesday,…
VPA Design Professor Publishes Book on Mid-Century Modern Interiors
Lucinda Kaukus Havenhand, professor of environmental and interior design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design, has published the new book “Mid-Century Modern Interiors: The Ideas that Shaped Interior Design in America” (Bloomsbury Visual Arts). The 1930s to…