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  • Yvette Chaparro

    Assistant Professor of Product and Industrial Design

    Email
    chaparry@newschool.edu

    Office Location
    Parsons Faculty Hotseat

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    Yvette Chaparro

    Profile

    Yvette Chaparro is an Assistant Professor of Product and Industrial Design in the School of Constructed Environments.

    She is an educator and industrial designer. Yvette Chaparro Studio’s clients include Restoration Hardware, Ammara Designs, Villeroy & Boch, Kate Spade, Prym Consumer, West Elm, Ralph Lauren, and others. In addition to her studio work, she served as brand leader for products for Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, and more while working for Global Brands Group and Springs Global. Yvette is the former director of the MFA Industrial Design programme and has been teaching product and industrial design at Parsons since 2015. She has also taught at the Academy of Art University.

    Yvette holds a PhD by practice from Liverpool John Moores University, a Master of Industrial Design from Pratt Institute, and an undergraduate Professional degree in Industrial Design from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. She also participated in the Scandinavian Furniture Design Programme through the University of Copenhagen’s international study programme.

    Degrees Held

    PhD by practice, Liverpool John Moores University, UK

    MID, Master of Industrial Design, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

    5yr. Professional Degree in Industrial Design, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia

    Recent Publications

    Gorman, M., Chaparro, Y., Gopinath, P., (2022) A Decolonized & Decarbonized Dinner Party. Parsons / The New School. NYC. ISSUU

    Gorman, M., Chaparro, Y., Gopinath, P., (2024) A Decolonized & Decarbonized Dinner Party. Vol.2. Parsons / The New School. NYC. ISSUU

    Gorman, M., Chaparro, Y., Gopinath, P. (2025) A Decolonized & Decarbonized Dinner Party. Vol. 3. Parsons / The New School. NYC. ISSUU

     

    Portfolio

    https://yvettechaparro.com

    Future Courses

    ARS: Constructed Environments
    PLSD 3500, Fall 2026

    Past Courses

    ARS: Constructed Environments
    PLSD 3500, Fall 2025

    Design Studio 1
    PGIN 5100, Fall 2025

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