SPEAKER!!!!

Robert Blaich is coming to speak to us tomorrow, Tuesday October 20th at 5pm in the Warehouse Auditorium.

About him:

US industrial designer with a BFA in industrial design from Syracuse University, he worked in design and marketing before starting with the Herman Miller Furniture Company in 1953, and served as its vice-president of corporate design and communications from 1968 to 1979. In 1980, he became head of design at Royal Philips Electronics in the Netherlands, where he integrated engineering, marketing, and design and built a new corporate image of global design. In its 80-year history (as of 2005), Philips has had only five directors, including Blaich.

An active member of IDSA, he became a Fellow in 1981. He was president of The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) from 1985 to 1987. In 1990, he received an honorary doctorate in design from Syracuse University and in 1991, was knighted by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.