SVA MA Design Research, Writing and CriticismNotes from the Studio: Spring 2024The studio is humming, as our Class of 2024 polishes up their thesis portfolios and prepares to tell you all about their revelatory…5 min read·Mar 29, 2024----
SVA MA Design Research, Writing and CriticisminD-Crit: Notes from The StudioD–Crit Year in Review: 2023The 2023 fall semester at SVA MA Design Research, Writing & Criticism (D-Crit) was one of the liveliest and most productive on record. We…7 min read·Dec 21, 2023----
SVA MA Design Research, Writing and CriticisminTaking Notice: Work from the 2023 D-Crit Summer IntensiveKate 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…4 min read·Jul 30, 2023----
SVA MA Design Research, Writing and CriticisminTaking Notice: Work from the 2023 D-Crit Summer IntensiveThe 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…2 min read·Jul 30, 2023--1--1
SVA MA Design Research, Writing and CriticisminTaking Notice: Work from the 2023 D-Crit Summer IntensiveOttoman Treasures: Niches and Birdhouses“By creating spaces that embrace both humans and animals, an opportunity emerges to foster harmonious coexistence.”3 min read·Jul 30, 2023----
SVA MA Design Research, Writing and CriticisminTaking Notice: Work from the 2023 D-Crit Summer IntensiveSafe 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.”3 min read·Jul 30, 2023----
SVA MA Design Research, Writing and CriticisminTaking 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…2 min read·Jul 30, 2023----
SVA MA Design Research, Writing and CriticisminTaking Notice: Work from the 2023 D-Crit Summer IntensiveA 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…5 min read·Jul 30, 2023----
SVA MA Design Research, Writing and CriticisminTaking Notice: Work from the 2023 D-Crit Summer IntensiveBehind 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…3 min read·Jul 30, 2023----
SVA MA Design Research, Writing and CriticisminTaking Notice: Work from the 2023 D-Crit Summer IntensiveBetter 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…6 min read·Jul 30, 2023----