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A set of modular architects’ tools by Carlos Ng, on display at Wanted Design
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NEW YORK, May 9, 2014—
Parsons The New School for Design will be an active presence during the second annual NYCxDESIGN, running from May 9 to 20. The annualParsons Festival is again an official NYCxDESIGN partner, and features installations, exhibitions and events taking place at Wanted Design, the Collective 2 Design Fair, and the Parsons Greenwich Village campus. Details below, as well as at the Parsons Festival website.
Collective 2 Design Fair
May 10, 5:30 pm
Skylight Manhattan Station
360 West 33rd Street, New York, NY
http://www.collectivedesignfair.com/
Rama Chorpash is Associate Professor of Product Design in the School of Constructed Environments at Parsons The New School for Design, will speak at this major design conference about the resurgence of small-scale manufacturing in urban areas, along with the Haas Brothers.
Diane Von Furstenberg: It’s a Wrap! 40 Years of the Wrap Dress
May 12, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Tishman Auditorium, University Center, 63 Fifth Avenue
http://bit.ly/1kNz9OU
In 1974, Diane von Furstenberg introduced a modern design classic into the American consciousness: the wrap dress. The garment defined the 1970s, and outfitted a generation of women seeking (and achieving) professional, personal, and sexual independence. This conversation between Ms. von Furstenberg, the celebrated fashion designer and President of the Council of Fashion Designer of America (CFDA), and Professor Hazel Clark, Research Chair of Fashion at Parsons, marks 40 years of the wrap dress, and discusses the ways in which American fashion design has changed since 1974 as well as the past and future of this singular look.
Small Things Matter: A Partnership between Parsons BFA Product Design and Areaware
May 16–19, 10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Opening Reception: Friday, May 16, 7:00 p.m.
Wanted Design, The Tunnel / Terminal Stores Building, 269 11th Avenue
http://bit.ly/1kNzNMc
Students in Parsons’ BFA Product Design program engaged in a spring studio challenge from Areaware, a Brooklyn-based producer of everyday objects. Students were tasked to design a prototype for an inexpensive, point-of-purchase gift item that fits within the current Areaware product line, with a retail cost of below $30. Finalists will be on display at Wanted Design. The winning designs for these “impulse buy” items will be announced at the event’s opening reception and sold on Areaware.com, with proceeds going to charity.
CreativeMornings @ Parsons: David Kelley
May 16, 8:30 am
John L. Tishman Auditorium (U100), University Center, 63 Fifth Avenue
http://bit.ly/1npezs0
As founder of IDEO and the d.school at Stanford University, David Kelley has spent his career building innovative cultures that expand the role of design in the world. He speaks at Parsons as part of CreativeMornings, a breakfast lecture series for the creative community. Please see creativemornings.com/nyc for details.
Parsons Festival
Parsons The New School for Design
25 East 13th Street, New York
Through May 24, 2013
http://www.newschool.edu/parsonsfestival
Parsons The New School for Design presents its fourth annual Parsons Festival, showcasing the creativity and talent at Parsons, a global leader in art and design education. The Festival includes an exhibition of thesis and capstone projects from the architecture, interior design, lighting design and product design programs in the School of Constructed Environments at Parsons. For more information, please visit http://www.newschool.edu/parsonsfestival.
About Parsons The New School for Design
EDITOR’S NOTE: FULL CALENDAR OF PARSONS FESTIVAL EVENTS IS AVAILABLE BY CLICKING HERE
Parsons The New School for Design is one of the leading institutions for art and design education in the world. Based in New York but active around the world, the school offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the full spectrum of art and design disciplines. Critical thinking and collaboration are at the heart of a Parsons education. Parsons graduates are leaders in their respective fields, with a shared commitment to creatively and critically addressing the complexities of life in the 21st century. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu/parsons.
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