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13 Schools to Exhibit at ICFF
March 30,
2016 by in Designer Weekly, Display, Industry, Special Events 
Thirteen colleges will exhibit during NYCxDesign week at ICFF in May.
Dozens of universities, colleges, art and technical schools applied for a chance to participate during the event May 14-17.
The pool of submissions highlight the best from undergraduate and graduate student programs, and feature innovative theories driving tomorrow’s design practices, and meeting today’s design challenges.
“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 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.