Dozens of universities, colleges, art and technical schools from across the nation applied for the chance to exhibit during NYCxDESIGN week at ICFF, being held May 14-17, 2016 in New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The pool of submissions highlight the best from undergraduate and graduate student programs and feature innovative, forward-thinking theories driving tomorrow’s design practices and meeting today’s design challenges. However, 13 submissions stood out from among the rest.
“The exhibitions chosen for this year’s ICFF Schools program showcase what’s new and what’s next from design futurists currently enrolled in the top design programs,” said Kevin O’Keefe, ICFF event director. “We are proud to welcome these esteemed institutions to exhibit at ICFF 2016.”
The following institutions were chosen to participate in the 2016 ICFF Schools program. Each school was chosen for its innovative and distinct studio portfolio theme:
Fashion Institute of Technology with: A Sense of Space…A Sense of Place
Kean University will present: Empathy + Aesthetics + Economy
Parsons School of Design with: How = What: Process and Experimentation
Pratt Institute will feature work from its Post Digital program
New Jersey Institute of Technology will address: The Contemporary 21st Century Lifestyle
Rhode Island School of Design presents: The Narrative of Making
Rochester Institute of Technology will present its Metaproject
Savannah College of Art and Design presents: Reaching Out
School of Art Institute of Chicago will present: SAIC AND CB2
South Dakota State University will present: Reggio Inspired Furniture Design
Syracuse University with its: Chair Practicum
University of Illinois at Chicago addresses: Reading Room: How Do You Read Design?
University of Iowa Studio Arts will feature work from its 3D Design Program
Each week leading up to the show, ICFF will spotlight one or two of the programs chosen to exhibit. Spotlights will highlight the research, collaborations, product design and in-the-field testing as well as faculty and student commentary and more, going into each exhibition at ICFF 2016.
