Edwin Schlossberg

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Edwin Schlossberg
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Born
Edwin Arthur Schlossberg

(1945-07-19) July 19, 1945 (age 78)
New York City, U.S.
Alma mater Columbia University (BA, MA, PhD)
Occupation(s)Designer, author, artist
Spouse
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(m. 1986)​
Children Rose, Tatiana, and Jack
RelativesSee Kennedy Family
Awards U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (2012)

Edwin Arthur Schlossberg (born July 19, 1945) is an American designer, author, and artist. He specializes in designing interactive experiences, beginning in 1977 with the first hands-on learning environment in the U.S. for the Brooklyn Children's Museum. Schlossberg continues to work in the field and publishes often on the subject. He is the husband of Caroline Kennedy, daughter of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. He has published eleven books, including Einstein and Beckett and Interactive Excellence: Defining and Developing New Standards for the Twenty-first Century. His artwork has been presented in many solo shows and museum exhibits. [1] In 2011, he was appointed to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts by President Barack Obama, serving until 2013. [2] [3] [4]

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Early life

Schlossberg was born in New York City to an Orthodox Jewish family. [5] [6] Both his parents—Alfred I. Schlossberg and Mae Hirsch—were children of Ukrainian immigrants. Alfred founded a textile-manufacturing business and was president of the Park East Synagogue on New York's Upper East Side, where Ed studied Hebrew and celebrated his Bar Mitzvah. [7]

Education

Schlossberg attended New York's PS 166 and graduated from the Birch Wathen School and Columbia College of Columbia University in 1967. [8] [9] He was a classmate of New York City Schools Chancellor and United States Assistant Attorney General Joel Klein. [10] He also received his masters and doctoral degrees from Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. [11]

Career

Schlossberg's multi-disciplinary design firm, ESI Design, is based on Fifth Avenue in New York City. It has produced award-winning interactive experiences for institutional and corporate clients. [8] [12] Projects include:

Schlossberg has been singled out as a "leader in interactive design" by Wired magazine. [16]

Schlossberg's plans for a redesign of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland received public attention when ESI was engaged to lead the project in 2007, [12] [17] but the Hall of Fame ultimately chose a different design because of cost considerations. [18]

Personal life

Schlossberg married attorney Caroline Kennedy on July 19, 1986, his 41st birthday. [11] They have three children, all born in New York:

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