A Design Laboratory for Modeling Change »

Welcome to the next order in design. Where we recognize that design is not just about products. It's about the process of using design thinking to model change. At UArts, our Master of Industrial Design (MID) Students use the design process as a means to spark innovation. We look for a better way. Ultimately, we seek to transform our world.

MID Director Speaks at Global Creative Summit

Jonas Milder, MID director, is panelist at the Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit at the Philadelphia Convention Center. http://www.gcecs2009.com/

NextFab Opening

January 22, 2010 marked the grand opening of NextFab Studio. NextFab Studio describe themselves as a membership-based, high-tech workshop and prototyping center- a “gym for innovators”.  A resident of the University City Science Center, located in West Philadelphia at 37th and Market, the state of the art facility offers "everything necessary for you to invent, repair, create, and innovate". NextFab boasts an impressive list of equipment available for member use.