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SVA MA Design Research, Writing and Criticism

Notes from the Studio: Spring 2024

The studio is humming, as our Class of 2024 polishes up their thesis portfolios and prepares to tell you all about their revelatory…

Mar 29

Notes from the Studio: Spring 2024

Mar 29

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D-Crit: Notes from The Studio

D–Crit Year in Review: 2023

The 2023 fall semester at SVA MA Design Research, Writing & Criticism (D-Crit) was one of the liveliest and most productive on record. We…

Dec 21, 2023

D–Crit Year in Review: 2023

Dec 21, 2023

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Taking Notice: Work from the 2023 D-Crit Summer Intensive

Kate Noll is in France

“I had to think about it and be like, ‘Maybe I’m bad at this, and that’s a good thing. It means I’m good at something else.’” — Kate…

Jul 30, 2023

Kate Noll is in France

Jul 30, 2023

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Taking Notice: Work from the 2023 D-Crit Summer Intensive

The Speculum Needs a Redesign

“And yet, here I am, just another vagina lying on a sheet of deli paper, in a universally sized piece of cotton, legs spread and bracing…

Jul 30, 2023

The Speculum Needs a Redesign

Jul 30, 2023

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Taking Notice: Work from the 2023 D-Crit Summer Intensive

Ottoman Treasures: Niches and Birdhouses

“By creating spaces that embrace both humans and animals, an opportunity emerges to foster harmonious coexistence.”

Jul 30, 2023

Ottoman Treasures: Niches and Birdhouses

Jul 30, 2023

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Taking Notice: Work from the 2023 D-Crit Summer Intensive

Safe Space for Blue Jays

“As neighbors, we are encouraged to seek creative ways in finding a delicate balance to coexist harmoniously with our avian friends.”

Jul 30, 2023

Safe Space for Blue Jays

Jul 30, 2023

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Taking Notice: Work from the 2023 D-Crit Summer Intensive

“Super-size” Meals: Portions in US Restaurants

“You might think: Well, I can always take the excess to go. But that just leads to more excess: excess packaging, excess utensils and…

Jul 30, 2023

“Super-size” Meals: Portions in US Restaurants

Jul 30, 2023

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Taking Notice: Work from the 2023 D-Crit Summer Intensive

A Swamp Grows in Brussels

“Over time, not only have a multitude of animals, mainly waterfowl, come to inhabit this bit of abandoned architecture, but as one of the…

Jul 30, 2023

A Swamp Grows in Brussels

Jul 30, 2023

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Taking Notice: Work from the 2023 D-Crit Summer Intensive

Behind My Mess

“Whenever it exposes its inner contents, the subtle scent that tickles my nose reminds me of the mess I brought to this world and the…

Jul 30, 2023

Behind My Mess

Jul 30, 2023

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Taking Notice: Work from the 2023 D-Crit Summer Intensive

Better Life for Kitty

“Is the ideal cat really the one that doesn’t cost money or grow old or demand more of my already strained attention? That’s cat capitalism…

Jul 30, 2023

Better Life for Kitty

Jul 30, 2023

SVA MA Design Research, Writing and Criticism

SVA MA Design Research, Writing and Criticism

We’re a two-semester MA program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City dedicated to the study of design, its contexts and consequences. Aka DCrit. ✏️🔍💡

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