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Parsons The New School for Design has formally announced that designer Rama Chorpash has been named director of product design in its School of Constructed Environments, which offers undergraduate and graduate programs in fields including architecture, interior design, and lighting design. Chorpash—who has designed for the likes of Herman Miller, Swatch, Hewlett-Packard—will direct the school’s bachelor of fine arts program in product design, help to develop a graduate program in product design, and teach collaborative studios in contemporary design practice. He previously served as as the chair of industrial design at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts. “It is an exciting time to be leading product design at Parsons,” said Chorpash in a statement announcing his appointment. “The interdisciplinary dialogue that is happening not only within the School of Constructed Environments, but with faculty and students from fashion design, design and technology, and other areas of practice truly capture what it means to be a product designer in the 21st century.”

Parsons has also added three more faculty members to its School of Constructed Environments. Alice Chun has been named assistant professor of design, material culture, and fabrication. She will also serve as curator of the Angelo Donghia Materials Library and Study Center at Parsons—and in her spare time work on a project to develop a new material prototype integrating fabric and photovoltaics. In January, architect Anupama Kundoo will begin her appointment as assistant professor of environmental technology and material sciences. Rounding out the innovative bunch is climate engineer-turned-energy efficiency consultant David White, who also joins the Parsons faculty as an assistant professor of environmental technology and material sciences.

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