Department of Product Design News

Clark Honors College and Product Design Senior Audrey Saing Looks to Level the Playing Field

Product Design '25 graduate Audrey Saing is drawn to the product design field because it lets her apply research in a hands-on way. Read more about her journey through the program.

Creating extraordinary things for everyday life

For 2025 graduate Eli Mikiten, product design means helping people stay active and live better.

Tinker Hatfield Award Brings Paris to Eugene in Spring Studio

The School of Art + Design's Departments of Product Design and Jewelry, with Kiersten Munchinger and Alida Bevirt co-teaching the class, offered a one-of-a-kind studio experience. With help from the annual Tinker Hatfield Award for Innovation, the two departments brought to life the 5Rings studio, a unique class combining a collaborative, interdepartmental studio with a unique, international sporting event: the Olympics.

Meet an Oregon Design Duck: Trent Nesbitt

The Oregon Design Ducks (ODD) flock at the College of Design is made up of promising students, award-winning faculty, and passionate staff. The following profile of Trent Nesbitt is just one way our ODD flock is standing out and making its mark on the world.

Meet an Oregon Design Duck: Kiera Patterson

The Oregon Design Ducks (ODD) flock at the College of Design is made up of promising students, award-winning faculty, and passionate staff. The following profile of Kiera Patterson showcases just one way our ODD flock is standing out and making its mark on the world.

When Art Meets Activism

Meet Product Design student, Kundai Kapurura, in this student profile published in the "Ethos" publication.

Teaching by Design with Trygve Faste

Oregon Quarterly features Product Design department head, Trygve Faste, in a feature that details his method and journey to teaching tomorrow's designers.