KNOLL TRIP WITH NJIT IDSA

Efecem Kutuk organised a field trip to Knoll Furniture in East Greensville, PA for the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) student group at NJIT. First stop was the Product Development department where a presentation was made by a senior material specialist and mechanical engineers from the company. Then a review of the history, present and future of Knoll was offered by the marketing manager, followed by a plant visit. Lastly, Linda Kasper, Museum Manager, led a tour of the museum.

The day-long experience was thorough, in terms of understanding how a product goes from concept to development to final refinement to mass production, and finally marketing and exhibition.

VISIT TO SMART DESIGN NYC

A field trip organized to Smart Design NYC for both sections of ID Studio II. First a presentation by Russell Blanchard, Associate Director of Industrial Design, who then led an office & modelling shop tour. It was an amazing experience for students to witness how a research based professional industrial design studio operates.

* Top left image and Smard Design logo is courtesy of Smart Design Worldwide

FIELD TRIP TO DAUPHIN FURNITURE

A field trip organized for the "Materials and Processes" class to Dauphin Furniture in Boonton, NJ. The goal of the visit was to understand the early steps of an end product before going to market; from the initial concept, development, refinement, feasibilty, and manufacturability to sustainability. First a very thorough presentation held by president Gary Chin, followed by a factory tour where students observed in-house production capabilities and apprehended the applications that were taught during the semester. 

DREXEL PRODUCT DESIGN STUDENTS AT KNOLL MUSEUM!

An amazing day at Knoll Museum and Manufacturing Plant in East Greensville, PA with Drexel University Product Design students. Thanks Knoll for your hospitality and very imformative presentation/tour.