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Meet the 2015 MDes Cohort
October 23, 2015
All six of our incoming MDes students sat down to answer questions about their backgrounds, their approach to design, and their thoughts on “wicked problems” that need solving. Read More >
Meet the 2015 MFAs
October 23, 2015
Our incoming MFA candidates discuss their backgrounds, influences, and artistic practice. Read More >
Interning with Antony Gormley
August 26, 2015
Trevor King (MFA 2015) scored an internship with renowned sculptor Antony Gormley after meeting at the Stamps Speaker Series. Read More >
Brightmoor Maker Space
June 19, 2015
Help revitalize a Detroit community: become a stakeholder in the Brightmoor Maker Space at Detroit Community Schools today! Read More >
Laura Amtower: The Wild Idea of a Child-Designed Playground
March 9, 2015
Laura Amtower’s MFA thesis project lies at the nexus of child-centered design, participatory research and curriculum development. Read More >
Mike Bianco: Activist, Artist… Curator of Bees
March 8, 2015
Mike Bianco has pursued an ongoing investigation into the culture of bees and the relationship between his artistic practice and environmental degradation. Read More >
Future Cycles at Auto Show
January 13, 2015
There are many concept vehicles at the North American International Auto Show this year, but none quite like Stamps MFA candidate Cameron Van Dyke's Future Cycles. Read More >
Tiny House
January 6, 2015
Students design and build an 80 sq ft "tiny house" with members of an Ann Arbor homeless community. Read More >
Stories from Abroad
November 12, 2014
In 2012, MFA candidates traveled to locations across the globe in order to conduct research and pursue creative opportunities abroad. Read More >
Creative Careers: Ben Van Dyke
November 11, 2014
Ben Van Dyke (MFA '06) plays a lot of basketball — a game defined by its continually shifting spatial calculus. It’s an apt sport for Ben, because just as the trajectory of the ball to the net is endlessly variable, so is Ben’s typographic work. Taking… Read More >
