Spring Update

The Vignelli Center for Design Studies has partnered with designers on some exciting projects already this year, and it's only March!

The SHED Maker Showcase gallery and the Vignelli Visitors' Book are two examples of the kind of work that the Center supports and facilitates. 

The SHED Maker Showcase is scheduled to open later this spring and will serve in part as an extension of the VCDS galleries, and a range of other work while the Vignelli Visitors' Books will serve to record the names of visitors to the Center for posterity.

Josh Owen, Director of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies, recently joined the panel discussion 'Heller: Defining Design' at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.

Panelists shared stories and ideas about Heller’s bold journey, from their pioneering use of plastic in design to their ongoing collaborations with ground breaking designers through the decades.

Hector Silva has over nine years of teaching experience at acclaimed industrial design programs, including at the University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Notre Dame, Rochester Institute of Technology, Academy of Art University and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

His dedication to design education was recognized when he was named the Young Educator of the Year by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). He also works as an industrial design consultant, running his own design studio, H Design. His passion for promoting design education led him to establish AdvancedDesign, a nonprofit organization. This initiative earned him the Special Achievement Award from IDSA.

More recently, he has launched Offsite, an innovative online design school. Offsite is his experimental venture to bridge the gap between academia and industry, aiming to revamp the traditional methods of design education.

Rarify is a brand specializing in vintage and modern design from the past, present, and future. Founded in 2021 by David Rosenwasser and Jeremy Bilotti, Rarify has amassed a collection of over 12,000 iconic design pieces.

David Rosenwasser (Co-CEO at Rarify) is a researcher, furniture expert, and 15-year business owner. As a teenager, he founded D ROSE MOD, a vintage business focused on collecting and restoring iconic 20th-century design. Rosenwasser was Senior Research Personnel in the Sabin Design Lab at Cornell University. He holds a B.Arch. from Cornell, an M.Des. in Technology from the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD), and is a Hunter R. Rawlings III Presidential Research Scholar. Rosenwasser is deeply passionate about design, technology, and authenticity.

Jeremy Bilotti (Co-CEO at Rarify) is a designer, computer scientist, and research scientist. Originally trained as an architect, he has since established a body of work developing new computational technologies for the design industry. Bilotti holds two Masters of Science degrees from MIT in Design Computation and Computer Science, as well as a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University. Bilotti has worked with numerous design and technology firms, including the Sabin Design Lab, Microsoft Research, and the MIT Self-Assembly Lab. He has held faculty appointments at MIT and Cornell in product design and architecture, respectively.

The Vignelli’s Design is One philosophy leaves us with a universal message that design is a lens through which we can envision a more inclusive tomorrow.

- Josh Owen

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