The Alberini Family Speaker Series is supported through
an endowment by the Carlos and Andrea Alberini Family Foundation.
It brings renowned innovators and thinkers in design to campus
and in virtual formats to inspire students and encourage
community engagement and learning.
Professor Timothy J. McNeil was among the winners at the
2024 SEGD Global Design Awards Ceremony recently held in Dallas.
McNeil received a Merit Award for his book The
Exhibition and Experience Design Handbook.
UC Davis Design Professor Gozde Goncu-Berk, director of WearLab,
in collaboration with Professor Houman
Homayoun and PhD Candidate Ruoyu Zhang from
the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
have been honored with the International Achievement Award
(IAA) in the category of Protective & Functional
Apparel by the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA).
Associate Professor Beth Ferguson and alumni Eldy Lazaro
(MFA, design, ‘20) and Emma Smith (Design student alum) won the
Best Paper Award for their project “Eco Materials Library” at
the International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces. The
symposium was hosted by University of Sheffield in the
United Kingdom.
Adele Zhang, senior continuing lecturer and design collection
curator and manager, is the co-author of a new bilingual
book, “Encountering the Global Textile Motifs” (China Textile
Press Co., Ltd, 2024). Written with Kunyuan Li, a Ph.D in design
studies from Jiangnan University, China, the book illustrates a
colorful survey of ethno-textile designs from the UC Davis Jo Ann
C. Stabb Design Collection and Han Costume Collection by Jiangnan
University.
The UC Davis Design Museum opens its 2024-2025 season on Nov. 1
with “Sonic Horizons: A Sensory Immersive Video Installation.”
The exhibition runs through Nov. 22.
Devised and curated by graduate student Maral Salehian,
this multi-screen installation showcases nature videos centered
around landscape themes. This sensory-rich immersive experience
aims to promote well-being and inspire a deeper connection to
nature.
The Design Museum, part of the College of Letters and Science and
free to the public, is in 124 Cruess Hall.
