Parsons School of Design is one of the world's leading art and design schools at The New School in NYC.
The New School's Parsons School of Design is one of the world's leading art and design schools. Our enlightened approach to design education and sustainability results in a passionate commitment to improving all aspects of society through inquiry, radical ideas, iterative experimentation, and creative collaboration.
06/05/2026
Harpreet Sareen (Associate Professor of Interaction and Media Design) is on a mission to turn the average houseplant into a sensor that can make city life safer, smarter, and more alive.
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06/04/2026
Architectural Digest highlighted the Parsons Healthy Materials Lab's booth at this year's International Contemporary Furniture Fair, calling the installation a "standout" and noting the workshops that would be hosted by the team of HML experts.
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06/03/2026
Charles Osawa (BFA Architectural Design '08) was featured among ten creative artists making a significant impact, whose work continues to shape conversations and leave a lasting impression on the global creative landscape.
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05/16/2026
"We, as humans, must continue maintaining the cultural touch points and differences that operate outside the mainstream, as this is what AI gets its intelligence from," say Mark Gardner (Associate Professor of Architectural Practice & Society and Director of Design Build Projects). "If you want something that exceeds the average, you have to cultivate difference."
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"Huge gap in how everyone understands AI and how industries understand it" says Parsons School of Design An emphasis on emotional depth and cultural nuance within the design process is among the priorities in creative education, says Mark Gardener, Parsons School of Design.
This spring, we teamed up with Adobe to explore one of the most pressing questions facing creative education today: What does it look like to learn, create, and grow as a designer in the age of AI?
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05/15/2026
The Gromek Institute explored how Hearst, Leoni, and Scott have built authority in the fashion industry still shaped by unequal power and how different their paths were. The women talked about hurdles they face every day, even at the top.
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05/15/2026
Arch Digest Pro highlights Parsons’s Healthy Materials Lab as a standout at this year's ICFF, North America's largest furniture fair, where they will host a series of open workshops including sessions on carbon literacy and the newest developments in non-toxic paints.
NYCxDesign 2026: An AD PRO Essential Guide The must-see exhibits and openings to hit during the city’s ever-expanding annual Design Week
05/14/2026
Sugandha Gupta (Assistant Professor of Fashion Design and Materiality) was commissioned by the Costume Institute to create two looks for their permanent collection. One is currently on display as part of Costume Art, a new exhibition at The Met.
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05/14/2026
Geoffry Gertz (Director of AAS Fashion Design and AAS Fashion Marketing & Communication), Tiffany Webber (Assistant Professor of Fashion Management), and Emily Bennet (AAS Fashion Design '27) discuss how social media drives consumers to brands.
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05/08/2026
Annabelle Schneider (Interior Design AAS ‘18 and MFA ‘23) debuts Renaissance of the Real, created in partnership with the Swiss furniture brand USM and the international architecture firm Snøhetta.
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