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✨Making of Resonance 🧘🏽‍♀️🧘🏽‍♂️✨
Amazing team @behnazfarahi @rui.peng.wang @yuxiang.step @xingannie, final video by @jimbodays sound @abby_frechette_thankful for the support from @mitmedialab @mitsap @mitdesignacademy @mitmta

🚀 Big ideas. Bold ventures. 10 years of innovation.

Join us Thursday, May 21 for MITdesignX Demo + Pitch Day as a new cohort of startups takes the stage to showcase ventures shaping the future of cities, technology, sustainability, and the human environment. See venture demos from the teams and hear pitches from all the new startups.

This year’s event celebrates 10 years of MITdesignX—turning design-driven ideas into real-world impact.

This event is free and open to the public, registration is encouraged.

📍 MIT Media Lab, 6th Floor
📅 Thursday, May 21
⏰ 1pm: Demos, 2pm: Pitches
🔗 Register & learn more at the link in bio

What if the calmness of your mind could become visible through water, light, and vibration?🧘🏽‍♂️🧘🏽‍♀️✨ Grateful to Geshe Tenley from Kurukulla Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies to be part of this project.
Team: @behnazfarahi @rui.peng.wang @yuxiang.step @xingannie
#meditation #vibration #mindandmatter #mindfulness reflectiveart 📸 @yuxiang.step @realxdd44

What if the calmness of your mind could become visible through water, light, and vibration?🧘🏽‍♂️🧘🏽‍♀️✨ Grateful to Geshe Tenley from Kurukulla Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies to be part of this project.
Team: @behnazfarahi @rui.peng.wang @yuxiang.step @xingannie
#meditation #vibration #mindandmatter #mindfulness reflectiveart 📸 @yuxiang.step @realxdd44

What if the calmness of your mind could become visible through water, light, and vibration?🧘🏽‍♂️🧘🏽‍♀️✨ Grateful to Geshe Tenley from Kurukulla Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies to be part of this project.
Team: @behnazfarahi @rui.peng.wang @yuxiang.step @xingannie
#meditation #vibration #mindandmatter #mindfulness reflectiveart 📸 @yuxiang.step @realxdd44

What if the calmness of your mind could become visible through water, light, and vibration?🧘🏽‍♂️🧘🏽‍♀️✨ Grateful to Geshe Tenley from Kurukulla Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies to be part of this project.
Team: @behnazfarahi @rui.peng.wang @yuxiang.step @xingannie
#meditation #vibration #mindandmatter #mindfulness reflectiveart 📸 @yuxiang.step @realxdd44

What if the calmness of your mind could become visible through water, light, and vibration?🧘🏽‍♂️🧘🏽‍♀️✨ Grateful to Geshe Tenley from Kurukulla Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies to be part of this project.
Team: @behnazfarahi @rui.peng.wang @yuxiang.step @xingannie
#meditation #vibration #mindandmatter #mindfulness reflectiveart 📸 @yuxiang.step @realxdd44

What if the calmness of your mind could become visible through water, light, and vibration?🧘🏽‍♂️🧘🏽‍♀️✨ Grateful to Geshe Tenley from Kurukulla Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies to be part of this project.
Team: @behnazfarahi @rui.peng.wang @yuxiang.step @xingannie
#meditation #vibration #mindandmatter #mindfulness reflectiveart 📸 @yuxiang.step @realxdd44

What if the calmness of your mind could become visible through water, light, and vibration?🧘🏽‍♂️🧘🏽‍♀️✨ Grateful to Geshe Tenley from Kurukulla Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies to be part of this project.
Team: @behnazfarahi @rui.peng.wang @yuxiang.step @xingannie
#meditation #vibration #mindandmatter #mindfulness reflectiveart 📸 @yuxiang.step @realxdd44

Bravo to 2026 MAD Design Fellow Yuki Gray, MArch ’27, and Sam Grunebaum of Bench Space 👏

repost @artsatmit

Congratulations to Bench Space (Yuki Gray MArch ‘27 and Sam Grunebaum) on winning the 2026 MIT Arts Startup Incubator! The platform connects makers and artists to short-term studio and workshop rentals, and took home the $15,000 first prize.

Five finalist teams each had five minutes to pitch their creative ventures to a panel of expert judges at the MIT Welcome Center on April 30. Alongside Bench Space, the finalists included an AI-powered interior design procurement tool, an interactive jazz practice platform, a virtual user-testing system for app designers, and a trust infrastructure for the contemporary art market. The four other semifinalist teams received $2,500 each.

Launched in 2013, the Arts Startup Incubator is a yearlong program that gives students the structure, mentorship, and peer feedback to turn arts-based business ideas into viable ventures.

🔗 Read more about all five teams at the link in bio�
📸 Credit HErickson/MIT

Bravo to 2026 MAD Design Fellow Yuki Gray, MArch ’27, and Sam Grunebaum of Bench Space 👏

repost @artsatmit

Congratulations to Bench Space (Yuki Gray MArch ‘27 and Sam Grunebaum) on winning the 2026 MIT Arts Startup Incubator! The platform connects makers and artists to short-term studio and workshop rentals, and took home the $15,000 first prize.

Five finalist teams each had five minutes to pitch their creative ventures to a panel of expert judges at the MIT Welcome Center on April 30. Alongside Bench Space, the finalists included an AI-powered interior design procurement tool, an interactive jazz practice platform, a virtual user-testing system for app designers, and a trust infrastructure for the contemporary art market. The four other semifinalist teams received $2,500 each.

Launched in 2013, the Arts Startup Incubator is a yearlong program that gives students the structure, mentorship, and peer feedback to turn arts-based business ideas into viable ventures.

🔗 Read more about all five teams at the link in bio�
📸 Credit HErickson/MIT

Bravo to 2026 MAD Design Fellow Yuki Gray, MArch ’27, and Sam Grunebaum of Bench Space 👏

repost @artsatmit

Congratulations to Bench Space (Yuki Gray MArch ‘27 and Sam Grunebaum) on winning the 2026 MIT Arts Startup Incubator! The platform connects makers and artists to short-term studio and workshop rentals, and took home the $15,000 first prize.

Five finalist teams each had five minutes to pitch their creative ventures to a panel of expert judges at the MIT Welcome Center on April 30. Alongside Bench Space, the finalists included an AI-powered interior design procurement tool, an interactive jazz practice platform, a virtual user-testing system for app designers, and a trust infrastructure for the contemporary art market. The four other semifinalist teams received $2,500 each.

Launched in 2013, the Arts Startup Incubator is a yearlong program that gives students the structure, mentorship, and peer feedback to turn arts-based business ideas into viable ventures.

🔗 Read more about all five teams at the link in bio�
📸 Credit HErickson/MIT

Bravo to 2026 MAD Design Fellow Yuki Gray, MArch ’27, and Sam Grunebaum of Bench Space 👏

repost @artsatmit

Congratulations to Bench Space (Yuki Gray MArch ‘27 and Sam Grunebaum) on winning the 2026 MIT Arts Startup Incubator! The platform connects makers and artists to short-term studio and workshop rentals, and took home the $15,000 first prize.

Five finalist teams each had five minutes to pitch their creative ventures to a panel of expert judges at the MIT Welcome Center on April 30. Alongside Bench Space, the finalists included an AI-powered interior design procurement tool, an interactive jazz practice platform, a virtual user-testing system for app designers, and a trust infrastructure for the contemporary art market. The four other semifinalist teams received $2,500 each.

Launched in 2013, the Arts Startup Incubator is a yearlong program that gives students the structure, mentorship, and peer feedback to turn arts-based business ideas into viable ventures.

🔗 Read more about all five teams at the link in bio�
📸 Credit HErickson/MIT

Bravo to 2026 MAD Design Fellow Yuki Gray, MArch ’27, and Sam Grunebaum of Bench Space 👏

repost @artsatmit

Congratulations to Bench Space (Yuki Gray MArch ‘27 and Sam Grunebaum) on winning the 2026 MIT Arts Startup Incubator! The platform connects makers and artists to short-term studio and workshop rentals, and took home the $15,000 first prize.

Five finalist teams each had five minutes to pitch their creative ventures to a panel of expert judges at the MIT Welcome Center on April 30. Alongside Bench Space, the finalists included an AI-powered interior design procurement tool, an interactive jazz practice platform, a virtual user-testing system for app designers, and a trust infrastructure for the contemporary art market. The four other semifinalist teams received $2,500 each.

Launched in 2013, the Arts Startup Incubator is a yearlong program that gives students the structure, mentorship, and peer feedback to turn arts-based business ideas into viable ventures.

🔗 Read more about all five teams at the link in bio�
📸 Credit HErickson/MIT

Bravo to 2026 MAD Design Fellow Yuki Gray, MArch ’27, and Sam Grunebaum of Bench Space 👏

repost @artsatmit

Congratulations to Bench Space (Yuki Gray MArch ‘27 and Sam Grunebaum) on winning the 2026 MIT Arts Startup Incubator! The platform connects makers and artists to short-term studio and workshop rentals, and took home the $15,000 first prize.

Five finalist teams each had five minutes to pitch their creative ventures to a panel of expert judges at the MIT Welcome Center on April 30. Alongside Bench Space, the finalists included an AI-powered interior design procurement tool, an interactive jazz practice platform, a virtual user-testing system for app designers, and a trust infrastructure for the contemporary art market. The four other semifinalist teams received $2,500 each.

Launched in 2013, the Arts Startup Incubator is a yearlong program that gives students the structure, mentorship, and peer feedback to turn arts-based business ideas into viable ventures.

🔗 Read more about all five teams at the link in bio�
📸 Credit HErickson/MIT

Bravo to 2026 MAD Design Fellow Yuki Gray, MArch ’27, and Sam Grunebaum of Bench Space 👏

repost @artsatmit

Congratulations to Bench Space (Yuki Gray MArch ‘27 and Sam Grunebaum) on winning the 2026 MIT Arts Startup Incubator! The platform connects makers and artists to short-term studio and workshop rentals, and took home the $15,000 first prize.

Five finalist teams each had five minutes to pitch their creative ventures to a panel of expert judges at the MIT Welcome Center on April 30. Alongside Bench Space, the finalists included an AI-powered interior design procurement tool, an interactive jazz practice platform, a virtual user-testing system for app designers, and a trust infrastructure for the contemporary art market. The four other semifinalist teams received $2,500 each.

Launched in 2013, the Arts Startup Incubator is a yearlong program that gives students the structure, mentorship, and peer feedback to turn arts-based business ideas into viable ventures.

🔗 Read more about all five teams at the link in bio�
📸 Credit HErickson/MIT

Bravo to 2026 MAD Design Fellow Yuki Gray, MArch ’27, and Sam Grunebaum of Bench Space 👏

repost @artsatmit

Congratulations to Bench Space (Yuki Gray MArch ‘27 and Sam Grunebaum) on winning the 2026 MIT Arts Startup Incubator! The platform connects makers and artists to short-term studio and workshop rentals, and took home the $15,000 first prize.

Five finalist teams each had five minutes to pitch their creative ventures to a panel of expert judges at the MIT Welcome Center on April 30. Alongside Bench Space, the finalists included an AI-powered interior design procurement tool, an interactive jazz practice platform, a virtual user-testing system for app designers, and a trust infrastructure for the contemporary art market. The four other semifinalist teams received $2,500 each.

Launched in 2013, the Arts Startup Incubator is a yearlong program that gives students the structure, mentorship, and peer feedback to turn arts-based business ideas into viable ventures.

🔗 Read more about all five teams at the link in bio�
📸 Credit HErickson/MIT

Bravo to 2026 MAD Design Fellow Yuki Gray, MArch ’27, and Sam Grunebaum of Bench Space 👏

repost @artsatmit

Congratulations to Bench Space (Yuki Gray MArch ‘27 and Sam Grunebaum) on winning the 2026 MIT Arts Startup Incubator! The platform connects makers and artists to short-term studio and workshop rentals, and took home the $15,000 first prize.

Five finalist teams each had five minutes to pitch their creative ventures to a panel of expert judges at the MIT Welcome Center on April 30. Alongside Bench Space, the finalists included an AI-powered interior design procurement tool, an interactive jazz practice platform, a virtual user-testing system for app designers, and a trust infrastructure for the contemporary art market. The four other semifinalist teams received $2,500 each.

Launched in 2013, the Arts Startup Incubator is a yearlong program that gives students the structure, mentorship, and peer feedback to turn arts-based business ideas into viable ventures.

🔗 Read more about all five teams at the link in bio�
📸 Credit HErickson/MIT

Bravo to 2026 MAD Design Fellow Yuki Gray, MArch ’27, and Sam Grunebaum of Bench Space 👏

repost @artsatmit

Congratulations to Bench Space (Yuki Gray MArch ‘27 and Sam Grunebaum) on winning the 2026 MIT Arts Startup Incubator! The platform connects makers and artists to short-term studio and workshop rentals, and took home the $15,000 first prize.

Five finalist teams each had five minutes to pitch their creative ventures to a panel of expert judges at the MIT Welcome Center on April 30. Alongside Bench Space, the finalists included an AI-powered interior design procurement tool, an interactive jazz practice platform, a virtual user-testing system for app designers, and a trust infrastructure for the contemporary art market. The four other semifinalist teams received $2,500 each.

Launched in 2013, the Arts Startup Incubator is a yearlong program that gives students the structure, mentorship, and peer feedback to turn arts-based business ideas into viable ventures.

🔗 Read more about all five teams at the link in bio�
📸 Credit HErickson/MIT

Spotlight on this year’s MAD in Dialogue speakers ✨

At MAD in Dialogue held on April 21, five previous MAD Design Fellows shared their perspectives on the role of design across disciplines and demonstrated their research from the time of their Design Fellowship and beyond!

Featured speakers:

Lauren “Ren” Ramlan—2025 MAD Fellow (@laurenramlan)
Genetic Engineer and Biodesigner

Zane Schemmer—2025 MAD Fellow (@zane.schemmer)
Civil and Environmental Engineer

Rebecca Lin—2025 MAD Fellow (@rebeccayelin)
Researcher and Artist

Ganit Goldstein—2022 MAD Fellow (@ganitgoldstein)
Computational Designer and Textile Researcher

Dení López—2024 MAD Fellow (@denilopezlopez)
Urban Planner

The research topics touched upon modular clothing, synthetic biology, fashion, disaster justice, concrete 3D printing, and more. Discussions following the talks were moderated by MIT MAD curator-director and lecturer, Roi Salgueiro Barrio.

Following the talks, MAD founding director John Ochsendorf announced the new 2026 cohort of MAD Design Fellows. Learn more about the new Design Fellows at the link in bio.

Thank you to our speakers, and congratulations to the 2026 Design Fellows.

📸 photos by Qingyang Xie

Spotlight on this year’s MAD in Dialogue speakers ✨

At MAD in Dialogue held on April 21, five previous MAD Design Fellows shared their perspectives on the role of design across disciplines and demonstrated their research from the time of their Design Fellowship and beyond!

Featured speakers:

Lauren “Ren” Ramlan—2025 MAD Fellow (@laurenramlan)
Genetic Engineer and Biodesigner

Zane Schemmer—2025 MAD Fellow (@zane.schemmer)
Civil and Environmental Engineer

Rebecca Lin—2025 MAD Fellow (@rebeccayelin)
Researcher and Artist

Ganit Goldstein—2022 MAD Fellow (@ganitgoldstein)
Computational Designer and Textile Researcher

Dení López—2024 MAD Fellow (@denilopezlopez)
Urban Planner

The research topics touched upon modular clothing, synthetic biology, fashion, disaster justice, concrete 3D printing, and more. Discussions following the talks were moderated by MIT MAD curator-director and lecturer, Roi Salgueiro Barrio.

Following the talks, MAD founding director John Ochsendorf announced the new 2026 cohort of MAD Design Fellows. Learn more about the new Design Fellows at the link in bio.

Thank you to our speakers, and congratulations to the 2026 Design Fellows.

📸 photos by Qingyang Xie

Spotlight on this year’s MAD in Dialogue speakers ✨

At MAD in Dialogue held on April 21, five previous MAD Design Fellows shared their perspectives on the role of design across disciplines and demonstrated their research from the time of their Design Fellowship and beyond!

Featured speakers:

Lauren “Ren” Ramlan—2025 MAD Fellow (@laurenramlan)
Genetic Engineer and Biodesigner

Zane Schemmer—2025 MAD Fellow (@zane.schemmer)
Civil and Environmental Engineer

Rebecca Lin—2025 MAD Fellow (@rebeccayelin)
Researcher and Artist

Ganit Goldstein—2022 MAD Fellow (@ganitgoldstein)
Computational Designer and Textile Researcher

Dení López—2024 MAD Fellow (@denilopezlopez)
Urban Planner

The research topics touched upon modular clothing, synthetic biology, fashion, disaster justice, concrete 3D printing, and more. Discussions following the talks were moderated by MIT MAD curator-director and lecturer, Roi Salgueiro Barrio.

Following the talks, MAD founding director John Ochsendorf announced the new 2026 cohort of MAD Design Fellows. Learn more about the new Design Fellows at the link in bio.

Thank you to our speakers, and congratulations to the 2026 Design Fellows.

📸 photos by Qingyang Xie

Spotlight on this year’s MAD in Dialogue speakers ✨

At MAD in Dialogue held on April 21, five previous MAD Design Fellows shared their perspectives on the role of design across disciplines and demonstrated their research from the time of their Design Fellowship and beyond!

Featured speakers:

Lauren “Ren” Ramlan—2025 MAD Fellow (@laurenramlan)
Genetic Engineer and Biodesigner

Zane Schemmer—2025 MAD Fellow (@zane.schemmer)
Civil and Environmental Engineer

Rebecca Lin—2025 MAD Fellow (@rebeccayelin)
Researcher and Artist

Ganit Goldstein—2022 MAD Fellow (@ganitgoldstein)
Computational Designer and Textile Researcher

Dení López—2024 MAD Fellow (@denilopezlopez)
Urban Planner

The research topics touched upon modular clothing, synthetic biology, fashion, disaster justice, concrete 3D printing, and more. Discussions following the talks were moderated by MIT MAD curator-director and lecturer, Roi Salgueiro Barrio.

Following the talks, MAD founding director John Ochsendorf announced the new 2026 cohort of MAD Design Fellows. Learn more about the new Design Fellows at the link in bio.

Thank you to our speakers, and congratulations to the 2026 Design Fellows.

📸 photos by Qingyang Xie

Spotlight on this year’s MAD in Dialogue speakers ✨

At MAD in Dialogue held on April 21, five previous MAD Design Fellows shared their perspectives on the role of design across disciplines and demonstrated their research from the time of their Design Fellowship and beyond!

Featured speakers:

Lauren “Ren” Ramlan—2025 MAD Fellow (@laurenramlan)
Genetic Engineer and Biodesigner

Zane Schemmer—2025 MAD Fellow (@zane.schemmer)
Civil and Environmental Engineer

Rebecca Lin—2025 MAD Fellow (@rebeccayelin)
Researcher and Artist

Ganit Goldstein—2022 MAD Fellow (@ganitgoldstein)
Computational Designer and Textile Researcher

Dení López—2024 MAD Fellow (@denilopezlopez)
Urban Planner

The research topics touched upon modular clothing, synthetic biology, fashion, disaster justice, concrete 3D printing, and more. Discussions following the talks were moderated by MIT MAD curator-director and lecturer, Roi Salgueiro Barrio.

Following the talks, MAD founding director John Ochsendorf announced the new 2026 cohort of MAD Design Fellows. Learn more about the new Design Fellows at the link in bio.

Thank you to our speakers, and congratulations to the 2026 Design Fellows.

📸 photos by Qingyang Xie

Spotlight on this year’s MAD in Dialogue speakers ✨

At MAD in Dialogue held on April 21, five previous MAD Design Fellows shared their perspectives on the role of design across disciplines and demonstrated their research from the time of their Design Fellowship and beyond!

Featured speakers:

Lauren “Ren” Ramlan—2025 MAD Fellow (@laurenramlan)
Genetic Engineer and Biodesigner

Zane Schemmer—2025 MAD Fellow (@zane.schemmer)
Civil and Environmental Engineer

Rebecca Lin—2025 MAD Fellow (@rebeccayelin)
Researcher and Artist

Ganit Goldstein—2022 MAD Fellow (@ganitgoldstein)
Computational Designer and Textile Researcher

Dení López—2024 MAD Fellow (@denilopezlopez)
Urban Planner

The research topics touched upon modular clothing, synthetic biology, fashion, disaster justice, concrete 3D printing, and more. Discussions following the talks were moderated by MIT MAD curator-director and lecturer, Roi Salgueiro Barrio.

Following the talks, MAD founding director John Ochsendorf announced the new 2026 cohort of MAD Design Fellows. Learn more about the new Design Fellows at the link in bio.

Thank you to our speakers, and congratulations to the 2026 Design Fellows.

📸 photos by Qingyang Xie

Spotlight on this year’s MAD in Dialogue speakers ✨

At MAD in Dialogue held on April 21, five previous MAD Design Fellows shared their perspectives on the role of design across disciplines and demonstrated their research from the time of their Design Fellowship and beyond!

Featured speakers:

Lauren “Ren” Ramlan—2025 MAD Fellow (@laurenramlan)
Genetic Engineer and Biodesigner

Zane Schemmer—2025 MAD Fellow (@zane.schemmer)
Civil and Environmental Engineer

Rebecca Lin—2025 MAD Fellow (@rebeccayelin)
Researcher and Artist

Ganit Goldstein—2022 MAD Fellow (@ganitgoldstein)
Computational Designer and Textile Researcher

Dení López—2024 MAD Fellow (@denilopezlopez)
Urban Planner

The research topics touched upon modular clothing, synthetic biology, fashion, disaster justice, concrete 3D printing, and more. Discussions following the talks were moderated by MIT MAD curator-director and lecturer, Roi Salgueiro Barrio.

Following the talks, MAD founding director John Ochsendorf announced the new 2026 cohort of MAD Design Fellows. Learn more about the new Design Fellows at the link in bio.

Thank you to our speakers, and congratulations to the 2026 Design Fellows.

📸 photos by Qingyang Xie

Did your invite to the MET Gala get lost in the mail?

Don’t worry! Sunday, May 10, is your chance to join us for the MIT Gala—a fashion show of student-created looks!

Where fashion meets fabrication, the MIT Gala (@the_mitgala) returns as a one-of-a-kind celebration of creativity at the intersection of art, science, and design.

This event is open to the MIT community, and is sponsored by the Council for the Arts at MIT, the Department of Architecture, and the MIT Morningside Academy for Design (MAD).

🗓️ Sunday, May 10 | Runway 8–10pm
📍MIT Media Lab, 6th Floor
🎟️ Tickets $8
🔗 Learn more & Register: link in bio
(registration requires MIT login)

slide 1: The battery-operated Blade Bird designed by Robin Liu and modeled by Miho Koda. 2024 MIT Gala. Image: Daka

slide 2: Emily Pan’s rib skirt, modeled by Anna Chan, closely resembles human ribs, with a sternum and spine. 2024 MIT Gala. Image: Michelle Xiang

slide 3: Ball gown, modeled by Yihong Amy Chen, presented by Chris Schmidt-Hong on the runway at the 2024 MIT Gala. Image: Michelle Xiang

slide 4: Corset designed by Layla Stanton and sleeveless black dress by Aarushi Mehrotra at the 2024 MIT Gala. Image: Michelle Xiang

@the_mitgala | @mitsap | @artsatmit

Did your invite to the MET Gala get lost in the mail?

Don’t worry! Sunday, May 10, is your chance to join us for the MIT Gala—a fashion show of student-created looks!

Where fashion meets fabrication, the MIT Gala (@the_mitgala) returns as a one-of-a-kind celebration of creativity at the intersection of art, science, and design.

This event is open to the MIT community, and is sponsored by the Council for the Arts at MIT, the Department of Architecture, and the MIT Morningside Academy for Design (MAD).

🗓️ Sunday, May 10 | Runway 8–10pm
📍MIT Media Lab, 6th Floor
🎟️ Tickets $8
🔗 Learn more & Register: link in bio
(registration requires MIT login)

slide 1: The battery-operated Blade Bird designed by Robin Liu and modeled by Miho Koda. 2024 MIT Gala. Image: Daka

slide 2: Emily Pan’s rib skirt, modeled by Anna Chan, closely resembles human ribs, with a sternum and spine. 2024 MIT Gala. Image: Michelle Xiang

slide 3: Ball gown, modeled by Yihong Amy Chen, presented by Chris Schmidt-Hong on the runway at the 2024 MIT Gala. Image: Michelle Xiang

slide 4: Corset designed by Layla Stanton and sleeveless black dress by Aarushi Mehrotra at the 2024 MIT Gala. Image: Michelle Xiang

@the_mitgala | @mitsap | @artsatmit

Did your invite to the MET Gala get lost in the mail?

Don’t worry! Sunday, May 10, is your chance to join us for the MIT Gala—a fashion show of student-created looks!

Where fashion meets fabrication, the MIT Gala (@the_mitgala) returns as a one-of-a-kind celebration of creativity at the intersection of art, science, and design.

This event is open to the MIT community, and is sponsored by the Council for the Arts at MIT, the Department of Architecture, and the MIT Morningside Academy for Design (MAD).

🗓️ Sunday, May 10 | Runway 8–10pm
📍MIT Media Lab, 6th Floor
🎟️ Tickets $8
🔗 Learn more & Register: link in bio
(registration requires MIT login)

slide 1: The battery-operated Blade Bird designed by Robin Liu and modeled by Miho Koda. 2024 MIT Gala. Image: Daka

slide 2: Emily Pan’s rib skirt, modeled by Anna Chan, closely resembles human ribs, with a sternum and spine. 2024 MIT Gala. Image: Michelle Xiang

slide 3: Ball gown, modeled by Yihong Amy Chen, presented by Chris Schmidt-Hong on the runway at the 2024 MIT Gala. Image: Michelle Xiang

slide 4: Corset designed by Layla Stanton and sleeveless black dress by Aarushi Mehrotra at the 2024 MIT Gala. Image: Michelle Xiang

@the_mitgala | @mitsap | @artsatmit

Did your invite to the MET Gala get lost in the mail?

Don’t worry! Sunday, May 10, is your chance to join us for the MIT Gala—a fashion show of student-created looks!

Where fashion meets fabrication, the MIT Gala (@the_mitgala) returns as a one-of-a-kind celebration of creativity at the intersection of art, science, and design.

This event is open to the MIT community, and is sponsored by the Council for the Arts at MIT, the Department of Architecture, and the MIT Morningside Academy for Design (MAD).

🗓️ Sunday, May 10 | Runway 8–10pm
📍MIT Media Lab, 6th Floor
🎟️ Tickets $8
🔗 Learn more & Register: link in bio
(registration requires MIT login)

slide 1: The battery-operated Blade Bird designed by Robin Liu and modeled by Miho Koda. 2024 MIT Gala. Image: Daka

slide 2: Emily Pan’s rib skirt, modeled by Anna Chan, closely resembles human ribs, with a sternum and spine. 2024 MIT Gala. Image: Michelle Xiang

slide 3: Ball gown, modeled by Yihong Amy Chen, presented by Chris Schmidt-Hong on the runway at the 2024 MIT Gala. Image: Michelle Xiang

slide 4: Corset designed by Layla Stanton and sleeveless black dress by Aarushi Mehrotra at the 2024 MIT Gala. Image: Michelle Xiang

@the_mitgala | @mitsap | @artsatmit

Wonderful visit from @lcdsoundsystem to MIT this weekend!

Thanks to everyone for sharing their incredible work on new materials, fabrication, and physical AI. @cjacobpayne @berfinataman @mateoferfer @cyrusclarke @ethanchang.design @skylartibbits And to @nancywhang and @whitneybedford for making this all happen. 🔥

@mit
@mitarchitecture
@selfassemblylab
@artsatmit

Wonderful visit from @lcdsoundsystem to MIT this weekend!

Thanks to everyone for sharing their incredible work on new materials, fabrication, and physical AI. @cjacobpayne @berfinataman @mateoferfer @cyrusclarke @ethanchang.design @skylartibbits And to @nancywhang and @whitneybedford for making this all happen. 🔥

@mit
@mitarchitecture
@selfassemblylab
@artsatmit

Wonderful visit from @lcdsoundsystem to MIT this weekend!

Thanks to everyone for sharing their incredible work on new materials, fabrication, and physical AI. @cjacobpayne @berfinataman @mateoferfer @cyrusclarke @ethanchang.design @skylartibbits And to @nancywhang and @whitneybedford for making this all happen. 🔥

@mit
@mitarchitecture
@selfassemblylab
@artsatmit

Wonderful visit from @lcdsoundsystem to MIT this weekend!

Thanks to everyone for sharing their incredible work on new materials, fabrication, and physical AI. @cjacobpayne @berfinataman @mateoferfer @cyrusclarke @ethanchang.design @skylartibbits And to @nancywhang and @whitneybedford for making this all happen. 🔥

@mit
@mitarchitecture
@selfassemblylab
@artsatmit

Wonderful visit from @lcdsoundsystem to MIT this weekend!

Thanks to everyone for sharing their incredible work on new materials, fabrication, and physical AI. @cjacobpayne @berfinataman @mateoferfer @cyrusclarke @ethanchang.design @skylartibbits And to @nancywhang and @whitneybedford for making this all happen. 🔥

@mit
@mitarchitecture
@selfassemblylab
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Wonderful visit from @lcdsoundsystem to MIT this weekend!

Thanks to everyone for sharing their incredible work on new materials, fabrication, and physical AI. @cjacobpayne @berfinataman @mateoferfer @cyrusclarke @ethanchang.design @skylartibbits And to @nancywhang and @whitneybedford for making this all happen. 🔥

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👏 We’re excited to introduce the 2026 MAD Design Fellows!

The ten Design Fellows are MIT graduate students working at the intersection of design and multiple disciplines. Fellows pursue a research project and participate in seminars bridging perspectives in design across the institute.

2026 FELLOWS: (slide 1, pictured left to right)

— THOMAS HYO-MIN KING: Master, Architecture; Master, City Planning

— YUKI GRAY: Master, Architecture

— TEMUULEN ENKHBAT: Master, Urban Studies and Planning

— JOSEPH MULENGA NTAIMO: PhD, Mechanical Engineering

— ANITA LIN: Master, Architectural Studies

— STEPHEN BRADE: PhD, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

— MAGGIE NELSON: PhD, Materials Science and Engineering

— DANIEL MASSIMINO: PhD, Mechanical Engineering

— LING XU: Master, Mechanical Engineering

— CASSANDRA OVERNEY, PhD, MIT Media Lab

💥 Congratulations to the 2026 Fellows!

🔗 Read the full Introduction to the Fellows, link in bio

📸 photo by Qingyang Xie

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🎶 This Thursday, April 30, come explore the intersection of human and machine creativity at Design Redefined: Music, AI, and Community at the MIT Museum.

— Experience live demos and experiments with MIT researchers exploring through a musical lens

— Use AI tools to generate movement, sound, and ideas, and shape them into a communal performance

— Leave with a sense of community, and a new perspective of what’s possible when humans and AI co-design

🎟️ Free with MIT Museum admission.
🔗 Learn more, link in bio

This event is hosted in collaboration with the MIT Museum (@mitmuseum) and Innovators for Purpose (@innovatorsforpurpose)

🎥 Join us for a screening of the film “If Only I Could Hibernate” as part of the Living Climate Futures Symposium 2026 on Thursday, April 23, 6:30–8:30pm.

The film follows an academically gifted teenager living in ger districts (outskirt of Ulaanbaatar) who must choose between his future and shelving his studies to help support his siblings in the middle of winter. The film is a powerful representation of many living in poor areas of ger districts. “If Only I Could Hibernate was Mongolia’s Official Entry to the 2025 Academy Awards.

The film screening will be followed by a Q&A session with:

→ Temuulen Enkhbat: urban practitioner, MIT D-Lab alumna, and Master’s in City Planning student at MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning

→ Manduhai Buyandelger: MIT Professor of Anthropology, Director of Women’s and Gender Studies

This event is free and open to all.

🗓️ Thursday, April 23, 2026
⏰ 6:30–8:30pm
📍MIT Building 45–230, 51 Vassar St, Cambridge
🔗 Learn more and Register, link in bio

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👟 With the Boston Marathon underway, all eyes—on the course and along the sidelines—turn to a critical piece of design in motion: the running shoe.

While many elite athletes have their footwear individually designed for their needs, most footwear is standardized and doesn’t offer a personalized performance.

Skylar Tibbits—associate professor and MIT MAD assistant director for education— and the MIT Self-Assembly Lab have been developing tests surrounding the phenomenon of granular convection within the midsole of running shoes to create a shoe that evolves over time to provide an individualized product.

This technology has the potential to create adaptive cushioning systems for application in footwear and beyond.

🔗 Read the full story, link in bio

📸 photo courtesy of MIT Self-Assembly Lab

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What is it actually like to study design at MIT MAD? 💭 Find out firsthand from two MIT students 💡

Hear from Gloria Zhu, a senior studying Computer Science and Design, and Teresa Jiang, a senior double-majoring in Art & Design and Business Management, as they recount their design journeys.

Gloria and Teresa break down the design major requirements and detail what it’s like to study design at MIT, providing an inside look for any student interested in pursuing a design major or minor. Their experiences highlight how flexible the major is, like a “choose your own adventure,” with plenty of room to shape your own path through studios and electives.

🔗 Read the full guide, link in bio
(originally published by MIT Admissions)

slide 1: illustrations by Sam Liang, MIT Admissions
slide 2: Gloria’s project “Thermal Arcade”
slide 3: Teresa’s project “Useless Shelf”
slide 4: Teresa’s 3D powder printed model of the MIT Chapel
slide 5: Photo taken by Gloria for Intro to Photography and Related Media
slide 6: Photo taken by Teresa for Intro to Photography and Related Media

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What is it actually like to study design at MIT MAD? 💭 Find out firsthand from two MIT students 💡

Hear from Gloria Zhu, a senior studying Computer Science and Design, and Teresa Jiang, a senior double-majoring in Art & Design and Business Management, as they recount their design journeys.

Gloria and Teresa break down the design major requirements and detail what it’s like to study design at MIT, providing an inside look for any student interested in pursuing a design major or minor. Their experiences highlight how flexible the major is, like a “choose your own adventure,” with plenty of room to shape your own path through studios and electives.

🔗 Read the full guide, link in bio
(originally published by MIT Admissions)

slide 1: illustrations by Sam Liang, MIT Admissions
slide 2: Gloria’s project “Thermal Arcade”
slide 3: Teresa’s project “Useless Shelf”
slide 4: Teresa’s 3D powder printed model of the MIT Chapel
slide 5: Photo taken by Gloria for Intro to Photography and Related Media
slide 6: Photo taken by Teresa for Intro to Photography and Related Media

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What is it actually like to study design at MIT MAD? 💭 Find out firsthand from two MIT students 💡

Hear from Gloria Zhu, a senior studying Computer Science and Design, and Teresa Jiang, a senior double-majoring in Art & Design and Business Management, as they recount their design journeys.

Gloria and Teresa break down the design major requirements and detail what it’s like to study design at MIT, providing an inside look for any student interested in pursuing a design major or minor. Their experiences highlight how flexible the major is, like a “choose your own adventure,” with plenty of room to shape your own path through studios and electives.

🔗 Read the full guide, link in bio
(originally published by MIT Admissions)

slide 1: illustrations by Sam Liang, MIT Admissions
slide 2: Gloria’s project “Thermal Arcade”
slide 3: Teresa’s project “Useless Shelf”
slide 4: Teresa’s 3D powder printed model of the MIT Chapel
slide 5: Photo taken by Gloria for Intro to Photography and Related Media
slide 6: Photo taken by Teresa for Intro to Photography and Related Media

@mitsap |@riazh__ |@_tjiang_

What is it actually like to study design at MIT MAD? 💭 Find out firsthand from two MIT students 💡

Hear from Gloria Zhu, a senior studying Computer Science and Design, and Teresa Jiang, a senior double-majoring in Art & Design and Business Management, as they recount their design journeys.

Gloria and Teresa break down the design major requirements and detail what it’s like to study design at MIT, providing an inside look for any student interested in pursuing a design major or minor. Their experiences highlight how flexible the major is, like a “choose your own adventure,” with plenty of room to shape your own path through studios and electives.

🔗 Read the full guide, link in bio
(originally published by MIT Admissions)

slide 1: illustrations by Sam Liang, MIT Admissions
slide 2: Gloria’s project “Thermal Arcade”
slide 3: Teresa’s project “Useless Shelf”
slide 4: Teresa’s 3D powder printed model of the MIT Chapel
slide 5: Photo taken by Gloria for Intro to Photography and Related Media
slide 6: Photo taken by Teresa for Intro to Photography and Related Media

@mitsap |@riazh__ |@_tjiang_

What is it actually like to study design at MIT MAD? 💭 Find out firsthand from two MIT students 💡

Hear from Gloria Zhu, a senior studying Computer Science and Design, and Teresa Jiang, a senior double-majoring in Art & Design and Business Management, as they recount their design journeys.

Gloria and Teresa break down the design major requirements and detail what it’s like to study design at MIT, providing an inside look for any student interested in pursuing a design major or minor. Their experiences highlight how flexible the major is, like a “choose your own adventure,” with plenty of room to shape your own path through studios and electives.

🔗 Read the full guide, link in bio
(originally published by MIT Admissions)

slide 1: illustrations by Sam Liang, MIT Admissions
slide 2: Gloria’s project “Thermal Arcade”
slide 3: Teresa’s project “Useless Shelf”
slide 4: Teresa’s 3D powder printed model of the MIT Chapel
slide 5: Photo taken by Gloria for Intro to Photography and Related Media
slide 6: Photo taken by Teresa for Intro to Photography and Related Media

@mitsap |@riazh__ |@_tjiang_

What is it actually like to study design at MIT MAD? 💭 Find out firsthand from two MIT students 💡

Hear from Gloria Zhu, a senior studying Computer Science and Design, and Teresa Jiang, a senior double-majoring in Art & Design and Business Management, as they recount their design journeys.

Gloria and Teresa break down the design major requirements and detail what it’s like to study design at MIT, providing an inside look for any student interested in pursuing a design major or minor. Their experiences highlight how flexible the major is, like a “choose your own adventure,” with plenty of room to shape your own path through studios and electives.

🔗 Read the full guide, link in bio
(originally published by MIT Admissions)

slide 1: illustrations by Sam Liang, MIT Admissions
slide 2: Gloria’s project “Thermal Arcade”
slide 3: Teresa’s project “Useless Shelf”
slide 4: Teresa’s 3D powder printed model of the MIT Chapel
slide 5: Photo taken by Gloria for Intro to Photography and Related Media
slide 6: Photo taken by Teresa for Intro to Photography and Related Media

@mitsap |@riazh__ |@_tjiang_