What are you inspired by?

students looking at a wooden model of a building

Environmental Psychology

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model in a pink dress on the runway

Fashion Design 

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Fashion Design Management

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Fiber Science

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college students pinning designs up on a wall in a classroom

Interior Design/Strategy

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Interaction/Product Design

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Our graduate programs

The Department of Human Centered Design (HCD) is home to two graduate fields, 8 graduate degrees and backed by a wide variety of faculty expertise, a multitude of facilities, and an extensive alumni network providing opportunities for industry interaction.

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I learned not only sketching and designing skills but also the business, research, and critical thinking skills necessary to thrive in the industry.

Livia Caligor '21
B.S. in Fashion Design Management

Our portfolio of progress

There's always something happening in our studios and labs. See what students and faculty are working on.

Tamer Uyar and Mohsen Aliashi work together on a nonobandage
Tamer Uyar and Mohsen Aliashi work together on a nonobandage

Our fiber scientists have identified an innovative way to harness the antioxidant and antibacterial properties of the botanical compound lawsone to make nanofiber-coated cotton bandages that fight infection and help wounds heal more quickly.

Three individuals pose behind a big red bear frame while someone snaps a photo
Three individuals pose behind a big red bear frame while someone snaps a photo

WeFrame bridges technology via custom Snapchat filters and physical products to bring people together and evoke lasting memories in this undergraduate project.

Graduate students take measurements on a women's hockey protective pads
Graduate students take measurements on a women's hockey protective pads

Working with Cornell women’s ice hockey and the Fashion & Body Tech Lab, we’ve designed better-fitting pads, exclusively for women, that offer shoulder and upper torso protection