The Vignelli Center for Design Studies

Watch: Jonathan Wajskol on Simplicity and Complexity in Modern Design

Jonathan Wajskol, of design studio designwajskol, gives a lecture at Vignelli Center for Design Studies on the tensions between simplicity + complexity in modern design.

Art

Watch: Richard Poulin on His Extensive Career + the Work of Rudolph de Harak

Richard Poulin joins the Design Conversations Lecture Series to discuss his extensive design career + the remarkable work of Rudolph de Harak.

Home Furnishings

Watch: Patricia Moore's Remarkable Career Designing for a Better World

Patricia Moore joins the Vignelli Center for Design Studies Design Conversation series to reflect on her pioneering journey in design breaking barriers as one of the few women.

Home Furnishings

Watch: Heller's John Edelman on His Path From Shoe Salesman to Design CEO

John Edelman visits The Vignelli Center for Design Studies as part of the Design Conversations Lecture Series to talk about his storied path from shoe salesman to CEO of top design brands.

Home Furnishings

RIT's Metaproject 13 Encouraged Students To Push the Boundaries of Seating

RIT's Metaproject 13 students partnered with alumni-owned, high-end furniture brand Lazzoni to bring seating projects to life and put them on show at NYCxDesign.

Art

Watch: Shawn Dunwoody on Bridging Communities With Art

The multidisciplinary force Shawn Dunwoody brings his infectious personality + ideas to RIT to discuss bridging communities with art.

Art

Watch: Su Mathews Hale on Approaching Branding Projects

In a Design Conversations Lecture Series, Su Mathews Hale, of branding agency Hale Design, shares about her upbringing and early roots in design, and how she approaches various branding projects.

DMTV Milkshake: Jeff Hammoud on How Rivian Balances Luxury + Grit

Rivian's Chief Design Officer Jeff Hammoud is dreaming up a new generation of electric vehicles – get a peek inside his head with this week's DMTV Milkshake episode!

Home Furnishings

Watch: Kathy Brew on the Design is One: Lella & Massimo Vignelli Documentary

Watch Kathy Brew, co-director of Design is One: Lella & Massimo Vignelli, speak and discuss the Vignelli film at RIT's lecture series.

Art

Watch: Amijai Benderski Shares His Design Experience + Love for the Vignelli's Work

Hear Amijai Benderski, designer and co-creator of the Vignelli90 poster exhibition, in this 2022 The Vignelli Center for Design Studies’ Design Conversations Lecture Series.

Architecture

Michael Maltzan Discusses His Design Philosophy + Work in This Design Coversations

Michael Maltzan shares more on his design philosophy and the work he and his team create in his Vignelli Center "Design Conversations."

Giovanna Castiglioni: Castiglioni’s World Is Still Alive

Daughter of Italian design master Achille Castiglioni and steward of his legacy, Giovanna Castiglioni speaks with the RIT community about her father's career and her own projects that illuminate his work in new and exciting ways.

Art

An Unplanned Path Through Sneakers, Soap + NFTs With Stephanie Howard [Video]

Sneaker designer, innovator, and now digital design pioneer, Stephanie Howard talks about using NFTs to unite physical and digital experiences. Watch!

Architecture