MSDUE Class of 2016–

Professor of Design.

Silvia completed her bachelor’s degree in Product Design back in 2010 in Brazil. She worked in furniture design until she decided to pursue a master’s degree. She enrolled in the MS Design and Urban Ecologies program and graduated in 2016.

Her main interests are design and urban waste systems, especially social and environmental issues related to waste. She has expanded her design practice to deal with the urban scale, but she is still interested in product design, mainly focusing on the relations of design and sustainable practices. Silvia is currently teaching design at a public university in the city of Juiz de Fora, in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Personal Links:

LinkedIn: https://br.linkedin.com/in/silvia-resende-xavier-49296329
Portfolio: http://cargocollective.com/silviaxavier
Project page at Parsons’ website: https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/student-work/?id=17179874659