We support students through a lecture series featuring speakers
that speak to the myriad of ways that designers are integrating
research into a variety of design sub-disciplines. Students
participate in a yearly retreat at one of the UC Davis Natural
Reserves.
Community Room, Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art
Dylan Mulder is an
award-winning industrial designer, lecturer, consultant, and
digital fabrication expert whose work encompasses product design,
feature films, and wearable technology. Mulder will give a talk
titled “Weaving Heritage and High Tech: From Wearables to Movie
Magic” for the UC Davis Department of Design’s Alberini
Family Speaker Series in Design.
Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Davis, CA
The UC Davis Fashion and Design Society (FADS) will present
“Through the Looking Glass,” the 2025 Picnic Day Fashion
Show, on April 12. The event will spotlight fashion
created and executed by Department of Design undergraduate
students in the Signature Collections course.
The event will be presented live and outdoors on the Cruess Hall
Makerspace Courtyard at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tickets will go on
sale in mid-March.
Harry Fonseca Works from the Shingle Springs Band Collection
Gorman Museum of Native American Art
The solo-exhibition features the
artwork of Harry Fonseca drawn from the Shingle Springs Band
Collection. Embracing the lifework of this tribal citizen,
the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians acquired an important
collection of works spanning his career.
An engaging exhibition, which brings together visual journals
belonging to students who participated in the UC Davis Design
study abroad program, opens on Jan. 21 at the UC Davis Design
Museum. “Visual Journals: 2010-2024” is a partnership between the
UC Davis Department of Design and Global Affairs. The
installation runs through April 25.
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.
