Otis College’s BFA in Product Design program provides a unique environment where creativity and innovation intersect.
In the Otis College BFA in Product Design program, you will explore a wide range of projects that will develop your individual voice, build your skills as a designer, and lead you to a rewarding career. Within our multidisciplinary studio environment, we foster curiosity and skills that are key to creating products and experiences in both physical and digital form that people interact with every day.
Why Study Product Design at Otis
At Otis College, we want you to feel limitless in what you can create. Our BFA Product Design program provides the tools and resources to integrate your voice, vision, and interests into a life of design. Work with wood, metal, fabric, fiber, leather, rubber, ceramic, glass, plastics, synthetics, and other materials to create beautiful and functional objects that improve everyday lives.
We’re interested in what drives and excites you, so our teachings are personalized. We focus on the process and methodology of product development to help you build a toolbox of skills for succeeding in a wide range of design fields.
What You’ll Learn
The Otis College BFA in Product Design is a unique blend of art, design, business,
and entrepreneurship. Through our multidisciplinary approach, we combine 2D, 3D, 4D
digital, and physical skills and methodologies—with hands-on studio projects and professional
opportunities that teach you how to make products that enhance the human experience
and advance culture.
Student Work
In our BFA in Product Design program, sophomores, juniors, and seniors all work within the same space, fostering a collaborative maker culture. Student work reflects a wide range of products and industry sectors such as:
- Apparel
- Consumer Electronics
- Educational
- Experiential
- Eyewear
- Fashion Accessories
- Footwear
- Furniture
- Health and Wellness
- Home Appliances
- Home Goods
- Interiors
- Jewelry
- Lighting
- Medical Products
- Mobility
- Packaging
- Pet Products
- Sports Equipment
- Transportation
- Travel Accessories
- UX & UI
“We teach students to think, make, and communicate, and consciously create experiences of value.. Product Design is an entrepreneurial program. You go from nothing to something, and consider all the stakeholders along the way.”
Awards & Recognition
2013 Windgate-Lamar Fellowship Award
2013 Core77 Design Award
2014 Rome Prize
2014 Educational Initiative Award
2015 Windgate-Lamar Fellowship Award
2015 Dartmouth Business Internship
2016 Independent Handbag Award
2016 Valedictorian
2017 David Yurman Young Artist Award
2020 Windgate-Lamar Fellowship Award
2022 Windgate-Lamar Fellowship Award
2023 Valedictorian
Otis Labs & Shops
Our Elaine and Bram Goldsmith campus offers students full access to large painting, sculpture, and lighting studios; state-of-the-art, professionally staffed, wood and metal shops; photography, video, film, printmaking, and ceramics labs; and the Millard Sheets Library.
Career Possibilities
With hiring managers seeking versatility, adaptability, and problem solving skills, our multidisciplinary Product Design training prepares students to work in a wide range of industries. Many of our graduates are part of renowned, global companies.
Recent Employers
- Nike
- Coach
- HP
- Guess
- Belkin
- Herman Miller
- Williams Sonoma
- Raytheon
- Vans
- SpaceX
- Apple
- IBM
- Adidas
- Mattel
- Disney
- TOMS
- URBN
Product Design Faculty
Our faculty include material experts and accomplished contributors in the product design field. They encourage every student to explore their passion and create from a place of curiosity.
Chair, Toy Design and Product Design Assistant Chair, and Assistant Professor / Product Design Minor Area Head
Jennifer Caveza
Jonathan Fidler
Keep Exploring
Otis prepares artists and designers for successful careers, empowering you to make a living—and make an impact—across established and emerging creative fields. Take the next stept to create your future at Otis College of Art and Design.
Explore upcoming admission deadlines as well as next steps to submitting a successful application and portfolio.
Financial aid opportunities at Otis include academic scholarships, need-based grants, loans, and work study opportunities.
Follow your talents to a satisfying career with an education from Otis College of Art and Design.