It’s a classic brand and fragrance known the world over and represented by some of the most celebrated models and actors of our time, among them Marilyn Monroe and Catherine Deneuve. Now, Chanel No. 5 can boast two Carnegie Mellon University alumni associated with this iconic brand: School of Art pop artist Andy Warhol and School of Design pop artist Burton Morris.
Graphic Design USA, a source of news and information for graphic designers and the broader creative community for the past 60 years, has named Carnegie Mellon University's School of Design students Ricky Chen (BDes '24) and Jacky Lococo (BDes '24) as two of their Students to Watch for 2023.
A team of master's students from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Design recently won the prestigious San Francisco Design Week Award for their project, “Orbit,” an app-based service that promotes sustainability through rental and sharing economy amongst new parents.
Organized Chaos, our senior show, opened at the Miller ICA on February 4th. After endless iterations, prototypes and hours in the studio, the seniors have neatly organized and packed four years of designed frenzy into a final show.
Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Design was truly saddened to hear of the passing of alumnus John Little (1956) this past November. John was an incredibly accomplished product designer who was hired by the Ford Motor Company right out of his senior year at CMU. John’s work could be seen all throughout the automotive industry and his presence and expertise will truly be missed.
Jiyeon Chun, a junior at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Design studying Product Design and Human-Computer Interaction (BDes ’24), spent this past summer interning with Petit Pli, a London-based material technology company. You may have heard of Petit Pli’s best known creation to date, “Clothes that Grow,” which are garments that grow with children for up to seven sizes.
At the start of 2023, Carnegie Mellon University's School of Design students Anupriya Gupta, Elaine Lu, and Youngryun Cho were awarded kynamatrix Research Network's "Innovation through Collaboration" grants for projects in design, engineering, and computer science.
After a few years of battling cancer, Carnegie Mellon University's School of Design alumnus, Andrew Cramer (Andy), passed away on New Year’s Eve. He is survived by his wife and two young children. Andy called Pittsburgh home and had fond memories of his time at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Design, where he earned his Master of Design (M.Des. ‘06).
On January 1, 2023, Professor Eric Anderson was appointed Interim Head of the School of Design after Bruce Hanington stepped down. Hanington will take a leave during the spring 2023 semester and return to the faculty in fall 2023.