Interviews, Media & Press Coverage

  1. “Two RIT faculty members receive Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards to conduct research abroad,” RIT University News, Rochester, NY USA, May 2021. Article on 2021 RIT Fulbright Faculty & Specialists. https://www.rit.edu/news/two-rit-faculty-members-receive-fulbright-us-scholar-awards-conduct-research-abroad

  2. “Remington awarded Vignelli medal,” RIT University News, Rochester, NY USA, May 2020. Article on the design, development, and presentation of the Massimo and Lella Vignelli Distinguished Medal honoring retiring Distinguished Professor R. Roger Remington. https://www.rit.edu/news/remington-awarded-vignelli-medal

  3. “Industrial design duo presents research on artisan innovation,” RIT College of Art and Design News, Rochester, NY USA, December 2019. Article highlighting Abracemos lo Nuestro research presentation at 2019 Cumulus conference in Bogotá, Colombia. https://www.rit.edu/artdesign/news/industrial-design-duo-presents-research-artisan-innovation

  4. “WOMEN EMPOWERED: Fashions from the Frontline,” The Cornell Costume & Textile Collection, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York USA. Interviewed for and quoted in the groundbreaking WOMEN EMPOWERED exhibit & program that received national press coverage. Exhibit dates: November 2018 – April 2019. https://events.cornell.edu/event/women_empowered_exhibit

  5. Ideation, Ideation and Communication interview, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York USA, October 2018. Recorded video interview for edX Design Thinking MicroMasters Program course.

  6. WantedDesign 2018 Wrap Up video. Wrap up video highlighting selected WantedDesign 2018 exhibits that was used for 2019 promotion. RIT Soft Studio appears at 0:53. www.wanteddesignnyc.com. https://vimeo.com/276463356

  7. Rochester Institute of Technology. (6/2018). RIT University News articles discussing & depicting Soft Studio participation in NYCxDesign 2018 were featured on main university and CIAS landing pages. www.rit.edu & cias.rit.edu (now cad.rit.edu)

  8. “Metropolis’s Top Design Moments at NYCxDesign,” Metropolis Editor, May 2018. A round up of various Metropolis editor’s favorite exhibits, including Soft Studio (with photo) and RIT Hope for Honduras booths. https://www.metropolismag.com/design/nycxdesign-2018-design-moments/

  9. “RIT at NYC Design Week 2018,” RIT University News Video, May 2018. Features WantedDesign IC 2018 booth footage as well as Melissa speaking to the foundation of good design. https://youtu.be/WkC8kbdixRk

  10. “RIT's large Design Week presence kicks off with difference-making exhibits,” RIT University News, May 2018. Features RIT Soft Studio, RIT’s Hope for Honduras, quotes, and photos. https://www.rit.edu/news/rits-large-design-week-presence-kicks-difference-making-exhibits

  11. “Design, engineering students exhibit at NYCxDESIGN,” R. Kiley for RIT University News, May 2018. Soft Studio & RIT Hope for Honduras booths at WantedDesign IC 2018 are discussed. https://www.rit.edu/news/design-engineering-students-exhibit-nycxdesign

  12. “Soon you may be able to 3D print clothing in your own home,” K. Baggely for www.nbc.com/MACH, February 2018. Melissa is the top quoted expert regarding the future of 3D printed clothing. https://tinyurl.com/ybejx9q8.

  13. “Researchers 3D Print Flexible Textiles for Development of Functional Objects, “ R. Ahmed for www.3Dprinting.com, July 2017. Stretching the Bounds research is favorably reviewed as having discovered better integration techniques for textiles & 3D printing. https://3dprinting.com/news/researchers-3d-print-flexible-textiles-for-development-of-functional-objects/

  14. “Carnegie Mellon research project combines 3D printing with embedded textiles,“ Benedict for www.3ders.org, July 2017. Stretching the Bounds research is favorably reviewed. http://www.3ders.org/articles/20170703-carnegie-mellon-research-project-combines-3d-printing-with-embedded-textiles.html

  15. “Research embeds textiles in 3D printing for functional, flexible parts,” C. Clarke for 3dprintingindustry.com, July 2017. Stretching the Bounds research is favorably reviewed. https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/research-embeds-textiles-3d-printing-functional-flexible-parts-117459/

  16. “Mechanical Metamaterials and Other 3D Printing Tech from CHI 2017,” E. Ackerman for IEEE Spectrum, May 2017. Stretching the Bounds is listed first in a list of “all the coolest 3D printing projects from CHI’17.” https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/hardware/mechanical-metamaterials-and-other-3d-printing-tech-from-chi-2017