the high expectations of clients. Key sponsored projects and competitions include: sunglasses and optical frame design for the McGee Group; watch design for Fossil; jewelry design for The Limited; 500 Inc. magazine’s Bernard Goldhirsch Entrepreneur of the Year trophy design competition; innovative pearl design for GALATEA Jewelry By Artist; jewelry and fashion design for Swarovski Crystal; and the Baccarat Blue Sky design competition.
In 2010, the metals and jewelry program, along with the fibers and furniture design departments, participated in the influential and internationally recognized Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, becoming the first university to be invited to do so in the celebrated event’s 34-year history. For four days, SCAD exhibited student work as more than 25,000 visitors browsed the booths at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
Students benefit from a fully equipped state-of-the-art facility that features precision casting, laser welding, metal finishing, enameling, lapidary, anodizing, etching, forming and stone-setting equipment. Supporting industry expectations for future employment, the advanced technology lab includes a laser welder, microscope system, a Stratasys Dimension SST 1200 prototype printer for ABS plastic, two Solidscape T66 prototypers specifically designed for jewelry wax printing, two Roland milling machines, and four advanced modeling Sensable pens for digital sculpting. Computer resources include Adobe Master Collection, Rhinoceros 3-D computer-aided design software, Matrix digital goldsmith, Flamingo 4, Hypershot and Claytools software.
To connect theory with practical experience, students in the metals and jewelry program work on industry-sponsored projects and participate in prestigious design competitions. The projects allow students to present concepts to actual clients with needs and deadlines. This stimulating professional environment exposes students to real-world situations and
The American Craft Council, a national nonprofit educational organization, invited the metals and jewelry department to debut top student work at the largest indoor juried craft show in the nation through its School-to-Market Program. The students, in collaboration with those in the fibers and furniture design departments, not only presented their high- quality handmade jewelry with a unique display and booth design to the buyers and visitors, but they also gained real- world craft market experience.
Yudie Shan, B.F.A. metals and jewelry student, Shanghai, China
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Lily Winder, B.F.A. metals and jewelry student, Dobbs Ferry, New York
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