Future Design Embassy at Vignelli Center for Design Studies
Vignelli Center for Design Studies, College of Art and Design, RIT, New YorkThe Vignelli Center for Design Studies is a hub of research, education, and creative inspiration that houses over 750,000 artifacts across all fields of design. Iconic works by Lella and Massimo Vignelli are featured at the heart of our collection and their legacy forms the foundation of design excellence and innovation that the Vignelli Center celebrates today.
Opening hours
Access is through RIT’s University Gallery. Please visit their website or contact by phone (585) 475-2866 or email universitygallery@rit.edu for gallery hours.
Contact
Address
73 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5608
Ambassadors
Tayo Oke
Industrial Design MFA student“Designers must be exposed to diverse cultural ecosystems, in order to learn new techniques. As design students, we are encouraged to approach the design process with openness and attentiveness to our
“Designers must be exposed to diverse cultural ecosystems, in order to learn new techniques. As design students, we are encouraged to approach the design process with openness and attentiveness to our surroundings. In consequence, an accurate observation can’t be achieved by only restricting oneself to a singular environment.”
Zaheer Shujayee
Industrial Design MFA StudentHi, I’m Zaheer, I am an Industrial Designer from Pittsburg California and the Rochester Institute of Technology. I specialize in products geared towards personal wellness and satisfaction. I believe in a
Hi, I’m Zaheer, I am an Industrial Designer from Pittsburg California and the Rochester Institute of Technology. I specialize in products geared towards personal wellness and satisfaction. I believe in a design process that features iteration and gearing a project towards its users. Historically, I use the media and culture surrounding a product space to enhance the way I design for a situation, focusing on wider cultural contexts. I am enthusiastic about representing RIT as an ambassador and look forward to working with my fellow designers.
“I will bring a new and unique perspective to the RIT and Folkwang collaboration, encouraging students to think critically and differently about their designs while also encouraging ideas in a way that will advance and develop them.”
Embassy team
Josh Owen
Prof.Josh Owen is the Vignelli Distinguished Professor of Design and the Director of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies at RIT. Prior to this, Owen directed the Industrial Design Department in
Josh Owen is the Vignelli Distinguished Professor of Design and the Director of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies at RIT. Prior to this, Owen directed the Industrial Design Department in which he continues to teach his popular course known as the Metaproject. Owen is also the president of his design studio, Josh Owen LLC. His work is included in the permanent design collections of the Centre Georges Pompidou (FR), the Chicago Athenaeum (USA), the Corning Museum of Glass (USA), the Denver Art Museum (USA), the Design Museum Brussels (BE), the Museum of American Jewish History (USA), the Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal (CA), the Philadelphia Museum of Art (USA) and the Taiwan Design Museum (TP). Owen‘s professional work has been featured in major exhibitions, numerous books on design and is regularly included in critical design discourse. He is the author of the book, Lenses for Design and the forthcoming book, Design for Study.