Metaproject 09 Goes to Sesame Street

July 26, 2019

Fifteen Industrial Design (BFA) students partnered with Sesame Workshop for Metaproject 09, creating modern products around the theme of "Urgency of Play."

Sesame Street-inspired umbrellas

Metaproject is the program's annual studio course pairing students with an industry partner to design a product or experience that solves a specific problem. For the 2018-19 collaboration, RIT worked with Theresa Fitzgerald '84 (Graphic Design), vice president of brand creative at Sesame Workshop, the educational nonprofit behind Sesame Street.

*Main image: Cloud Sweeper by Sumin-Petal Oh

A Sesame Street-themed birdbath — Birdbath by Justin Dorland

An imagination tent design — Imagination Station by LeiAnna Chin

A toy comprised of a system of connected sticks — Stick Connectors by Hannah Kim

A kids' outfit meant to get dirty through play — Uniform for Play by Hannah Giancola

A quilt with characters on it — Blanket Builders by Brendan Wu

Colorful reading seats — Active Reading Seat by Frank Barletta